WRP is proud to broadcast an original series of shows this summer, each Friday at 7pm, called Wild Angles, produced by Ian Callen, in sunny Provence. Each episode is a collection of stories narrated by various contributors, all around one theme: Trees, Bears, Protests, Trains… You can listen to the whole series on the Wild Angles page.
WRP is now broadcast on DAB+ in Monaco on a new transmitter, allowing for continuous reception in your car, from Ventimilla (Italy) to Théoule-sur-Mer (West of Cannes), so roughly 100 Km of listening along the Côte d’Azur (French Riviera).
You can also listen to WRP in Paris and in Normandy.
This can only be possible thanks to listeners’ generous regular donations, year after year.
Do you know the difference between a macaron, a macaroon, and Macron? Or why a croissant is shaped like a crescent?
Welcome to Fabulously Delicious – The French Food Podcast, where the stories, history, and flavours of French cuisine come to life.
Each episode explores the fascinating world of French food, from iconic ingredients and classic dishes to the remarkable chefs who shaped France’s culinary traditions. Discover the history behind famous foods, learn about regional specialities, and meet the legendary figures of French gastronomy.
Whether you’re passionate about French cooking, planning a food trip to France, or simply curious about the culture behind some of the world’s most beloved dishes, this French food podcast will take you on a delicious journey through France’s rich culinary heritage.
This show now airs on WRP on Thursdays at 12:30pm and 4pm.
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In 2026, Paris will yet again be home to exceptionnal concerts, by artists played on WRP MusicMix:
Bruno Mars : 18, 20, 21 june
The Weeknd : 8, 10, 11, 12 july
Guns N’ Roses : 1-3 juillet 2026
BTS : 17, 18 juily
Prince Royce / Romeo Santos : July 9
Luke Combs : July 7
Bad Bunny : July 4/5
Niall Horan – Dinner Party Tour – Nov 6
Jill Scott – To whom it may Concern Tour – Oct 9
Myles Smith – My Mess, My Heart, My Life tour – Oct 19 – Zenith
Madison Beer – May 22
Noah Kahan – The Great Divide tour- Dec 7th
Tove Lo – Estrus Love Tour – Nov 10
Pulp – July 6
Holly Humberstone – Sept 15
Delta Goodrem – June 26
James Baker – Oct 6
Dermot Kennedy – May 18-20
Robyn – July 1
The Wallflowers – Nov 17
Gavin Degraw – Oct 9
Khalid – Oct 21 – It’s always summer somewhere tour – Zénith La Villette
Jessie Ware – Nov 10 – Superbloom tour
Omah Lay – Nov 13
Jay-Z & guests – Sept 10
A number of lines and stations on the Paris metro are or will soon be under modernization, requiring full or partial closure.
Line 3 will close between stations Gambetta and Gallieni, from April 8 to May 12
Line 3bis close most Sunday atfer 10pm and all day May 16 to May 21
Line 4 will close from April 20 to May 1 between Barbes and Chatelet
Line 8 will close between Concorde and Reuilly from Aug 18 to 31. Station 8 Republique will remain closed for several months after that.
Line 12 will be closed from Jules Joffrin to Concorde July 16 to 26.
Nation on line A will be closed June 29 and 30. No trains from Nanterre to Cergy on June weekends.
No CDG airport B train May 8 to 10 and May 23 to 25. RER B will also close this summer : June 5-7 and July 25-Aug 16 south of Gare du Nord.
No trains to TROYES on weekends from May and all summer.
There are a number of changes to mention when it comes to traveling in France this Spring.
First, as of March 29, Air France has completely abandoned operations at Orly (with a few exceptions due to regulations on some flights to Corsica). All long and short-haul Air France flights have moved to CDG. All flights to Nice, Montpellier, Marseille and Toulouse formally operated by Air France are now handed over to its low cost subsidiary Transavia.
Due to frequent flyers’ numerous complains, Transavia will still give Free access to a Lounge for Platinum Flying Blue members, along with fast-track access to Orly 2 (domestic). But a low cost airline remains a low cost : carry-on bags, checked bags, and seats selection will remain available for a fee.
Transavia has been in the news for canceling about 400 flights (that’s 2% of their flights) in May and June due to higher jet fuel prices.
All flights to the French Caribbean islands, Guyana and Reunion are also moved to Roissy CDG.
There are now more trains operated by SNCF’s Italian competitor between Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Not only are these red trains usually cheaper than most Inoui and Ouigo TGVs, they offer dinner at your seat on premium fares. SNCF has announced train tickets for the summer will go on sale March 12.
Expect lots of metro closures in Paris for construction, including station Republique on line 8 and RER B heavily disrupted through Spring and Summer. More details on the RATP website or here.
Back in December 2025, French president Emmanuel Macron had announced his intention to pass a bill which would restrict the use of social media among young people, an idea that was one of the main points of his party’s program ahead of the June 2024 legislative elections. This year, a bill to do just that was approved by the Assemblée Nationale on January 26 and is expected to be put into effect in September.
The bill stipulates that “access to an online social networking service provided by an online platform is prohibited for minors under the age of 15“, excluding educational resources such as encyclopedias. For the prohibition to work, an age verification system will have to be added to the prohibited websites – the system is currently undergoing a test phase through the France Identité platform.
Obviously, the feasibility of the ban and the effects it would entail are still to be seen, but one might wonder : what are the reasons pushing the French government to ban social media for minors? The world has been using social networking platforms for well over 20 years, so what pushed us to act now?
Would putting a cap on usage make a difference
With everyone having access to a phone and Internet in today’s society, a lot of children already use platforms like TikTok or Snapchat on a regular basis.
A study shared by the Arcom, the French Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication, estimated that 44% of minors joined social media before being 13 years old. Early last year, the European Statistical Office had also estimated that in France, more than 90% of 16-to-24-year-olds rely on online messaging systems to communicate as well. Social media is, like it or not, inherently part of today’s society.
This overwhelming use comes with its own set of problems. A few weeks ago, a report established by Parliament member Arthur Delaporte and former French people living outside France MP Stéphane Vojetta analyzed some of the negative influence social media can have on its users, both adults and minors.
The report notably pointed out issues related to the so-called influencers and called out invasive practices pushing users to spend large amounts of money for entertainment’s sake, as well as the perverse effect of push notifications on smartphones, some of which are suggestive enough to make people use applications for excessive durations.
Preventing more digital harm
Segments of the report are also dedicated to concrete cases of abuse and crimes tied to social media, including procuring on platforms like OnlyFans, or the live-streamed death of Kick streamer “Jean Pormanove” – real-name Raphaël Graven – for which two other streamers who would abuse him will be tried by a correctional tribunal in July.
While the report focuses on manageable issues, it is worth keeping the future uses of social media in mind as well. Recently, the Center for Countering Digital Hate estimated that the AI tool Grok, available on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) had generated more than 3 million photorealistic sexualized images since the implementation of its image generation system in August 2025.
According to data from the CCDH, approximately 23,000 of those images depicted children. The French offices of X were raided on February 3 as part of a probe into sexual deepfakes – as well as alleged political interference, another topic of discussion altogether, but one that also attests to the influence of social media.
The end of last year also saw the rise of the video artificial intelligence app Sora AI, which could essentially push deep fake practices further, or worsen the distribution of disinformation throughout online channels.
In that sense a social media ban could work to limit widespread use of those platforms, which can be useful and informative at times, but do cause harm now, harm that should not be able to reach minors.
But how can it truly be done? And what would be its real effects? To try and answer those questions, Tarek Diouri–Adequin interviewed Jennifer Branch-Allen, president of the Australian Parents Council, to gauge the new normal of Australia, which implemented its own version of the social media ban at the end of 2025.
Want to hear the interview? Check out the latest episode of the High-Tech Intermission on its dedicated page or listen to it on platforms like Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
An Englishman, a Frenchman, a Scot, a Welshman, an Irishman and an Italian walk into a bar.
It’s not the start of a cheesy joke – it’s the 2026 Rugby Six Nations, which kicks off with Ireland v France at the Stade de France here in Paris this Thursday evening (5 February).
It’s one of two chances to see live rugby action in Paris during this year’s tournament. The other Stade de France match is the closing game, France v England on Super Saturday, 14 March.
France are the Six Nations holders, led by inspirational captain Antoine Dupont, and Les Bleus are, for many, clear favourites to defend their title and get their 2027 World Cup campaign off to a flying start with 18 months to go.
Last-minute tickets for the Stade de France fixtures are on sale on the official France Rugby Ticketing website.
Better still… for a great Six Nations experience, our friends at Frog Pubs will be screening every game, in each of their eight Paris pubs, live on big screens – but be sure to turn up early to get a table with the best views, as it’ll get busy!
To enjoy the thrill of the Rugby Six Nations at Frog Pubs – with great beers, great food and great times – find your nearest at https://www.frogpubs.com/
All the fixtures in full (all kick-off times are Paris time)
Thursday 5 February 9.10pm – France v Ireland
Saturday 7 February 3.10pm – Italy v Scotland
Saturday 7 February 5.40pm – England v Wales
Saturday 14 February 3.10pm – Ireland v Italy
Saturday 14 February 5.40pm – Scotland v England
Sunday 15 February 4.10pm – Wales v France
Saturday 21 February 3.10pm – England v Ireland
Saturday 21 February 5.40pm – Wales v Scotland
Sunday 22 February 4.10pm – France v Italy
Saturday 6 March 9.10pm – Ireland v Wales
Sunday 7 March 3.10pm – Scotland v France
Sunday 7 March 5.40pm – Italy v England
Saturday 14 March 3.10pm – Ireland v Scotland
Saturday 14 March 5.40pm – Wales v Italy
Saturday 14 March 9.10pm – France v England
In honor of Paris Fashion Week and the release of his new mixtape, The Pilot, North Carolina rapper MAVI gave his Parisian fans a free show at FGO-Barbara on Jan. 23.
MAVI released The Pilot on Nov. 25, 2025, while on tour with rapper-producer duo Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist. This performance in Paris marked his first time playing songs from his new mixtape in front of a live audience.
Before his performance, he joined host Parker Songco for an episode of World Radio Paris Presents to discuss everything from his inspiration for creating The Pilot to his anticipation of playing these songs live in front of his fans for the first time.
“I always feel like performing is the last step of producing a song. You get to see how a song really exists in a space, and then in the mind of the listener. So I’m excited to see how people perceive it,” MAVI told WRP.
The people perceived it perfectly. MAVI had FGO-Barbara jumping and waving their hands the whole night, creating the type of environment he said he wanted going into it:
“Especially for my European fans — I’m not out here so often — I wanted a more intimate, relaxed environment. My international tour dates are often closely packed and stressful. I be really tired. So for me to be relaxed and having fun, willing to give more time, and able to give more energy — that’s the goal.”
And that’s exactly what it felt like: relaxed and personal. It didn’t feel like MAVI was just running through songs for the sake of it. He was genuinely enjoying the fact that he got to hear these records breathe in a room for the first time.
One of the best moments of the night came during his performance of “Landgrab,” when he brought a fan on stage to rap Earl Sweatshirt’s verse. FGO-Barbara went crazy.
He even performed a brand new song from his upcoming full-length album, First In Flight, making the night feel like more than a mixtape celebration, but a preview of what’s next.
Listen to the entire World Radio Paris Presents episode on our website, or via Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
