Why is Paris called Paname?
The Earful Tower: Paris
Oliver Gee
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2017
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Amber Minogue, the woman behind the Paname podcast, comes into the studio and clears up how Paris got its nickname.
She also talks about her Paris podcast, the cafe that charges five euros for a cup of milk, and how to spot a movie set in Paris.
And hang around for Corey's Story at the end, this time he's talking about the ultimate scam in the history of Paris.
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| 0:00.0 | Earful Tower listeners, this week we have Amber Monogue. |
| 0:02.6 | That's the woman behind a new podcast about Paris called Pan Am. |
| 0:06.8 | Why is it called Pan Am? What does Pan Am mean? |
| 0:08.9 | Well, I asked her in the show, she's going to explain it. |
| 0:11.1 | So we have a little chat, and that's going to be followed by a story from Corey, as usual, |
| 0:14.7 | and he's going to be talking about the ultimate scam in the history of Paris. |
| 0:18.9 | Let's do it. |
| 0:19.9 | Hereful Tower with Oliver G. |
| 0:25.2 | Amber Minot, welcome to the studio. |
| 0:26.9 | Thank you very much. |
| 0:27.7 | So you've got a podcast. |
| 0:29.2 | Yeah, I do. |
| 0:29.9 | What's it called? |
| 0:30.3 | It's called Pan Am. |
| 0:31.2 | Pan Am. |
| 0:32.0 | An unusual word? |
| 0:33.8 | It is an unusual word, right? |
| 0:35.9 | First, before we even get into anything, why would you call |
| 0:39.1 | a podcast about Paris, Pan Am? Good question. That's a very good question. Thank you. Yes, no. Well, when I |
| 0:46.0 | move to Paris, it should be called Paris. Exactly, right, but it is called Paris because Pan Am is just |
| 0:50.8 | another word for Paris. Yes, it's just a slang word for Paris. |
| 0:55.7 | It sounds like something you should do an episode about. |
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