

The fabulous Earful Tower Podcast, of which the star of the show is Paris, hit number one this month in the USA Apple podcast charts. Lisa chats to host Oliver Gee about seeing Paris like a local, chasing beavers down canals, catacombs, a moose on the loose in Sweden, grand Colonial hotels in Fiji, East African trucking on a shoe-string, great American road-trips, people who call you baby and sugar in gas stations and so much more.
On this episode we cover:
His recent number 1 in the US Apple places and travel charts
Being mentioned in the New York Times
The favourite episodes being people who have nothing to sell
The elderly British man with the best story that stopped him on the street
Leaving Sweden for Paris
Being a journalist at the time of the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks
Arriving in Paris ‘for evil not love’
Reporting on the Bataclan attacks
The concept of parachute journalism
Starting the podcast being a big change
The Parisians being misunderstood
Tourists expecting French waiters to speak English
The golden rule; you always need to start with Bonjour
American’s excellent service in restaurants
Persuading the Australian ambassador to throw him a party
Prominent Australians in Paris
Lisa totally winging it in business presentations in Paris
Loving the restaurants with cheese trolleys
The romantic old school Paris
The intoxicating cradle of Paris – the two old islands in the middle of the Seine
Tracing the ancient wall and 800 year old towers
Paris’ incredible catacombs lined with skulls and bones
The beekeeper that showed him the secret alleyways underground
Chasing the mysterious beavers of Canal St Martin
Asking random Parisians if they’ve seen a beaver
The wistful old lady releasing crocodiles into the canal
The waterways being a great way to see the city
Travel tip – don’t miss the Canal St Martin boat trip for a unique view of the city
Lisa losing her clothes on her first day of a solo week in Paris
The lead singer of the band having a panic attack on a bridge
Africa on a very small budget being a very shaping trip
Taking a truck from Tanzania through Uganda to the Victoria Falls
The news in Sweden – a moose on the loose
Sweden taking in migrants
Road-tripping the long way from LA to New York
The beautiful Grand Pacific Hotel in Fiji
Lisa’s podcast with Lady Pamela Hicks, the daughter of Lord Mountbatten, and India Hicks
The Queen and Commonwealth
Great American accents and people who call you baby
The joys of French pop singer Julien Dore
Lisa’s love of Christine and The Queens
Oliver’s memoir Paris on Air and its sparkling sounding ‘audio experience’