About Laetitia
My name is Laetitia Perraut and I have been running the podcast One Thing In A French Day since November 2006.
I’m French, I live in Bois-Colombes and I have always lived close to Paris. I’m married to Pietro, from Lyon and of Italian origins, and we have three daughters, known as « Les trois chipies » : Micaela born in 2005, Felicia born in 2007 and Lisa born in 2009.
Besides the podcast, I work as a self-employed entrepreneur in the publishing industry.
Les podcasts
The podcast has existed since November 2006, over 18 years, with more than 2,500 episodes published.
Since 2006, I've been sharing my real French life and Parisian stories through my podcasts with transcripts. This adventure, born from personal constraints, led me to create a unique format: short, authentic, and carefully written episodes.
These French learning podcasts offer you natural spoken language in context, with varied structures and rich vocabulary. Each episode provides quality French comprehensible input – content that's engaging and just challenging enough to help you progress.
The complete texts, vocabulary notes, and cultural insights enhance your learning experience. Whether you're an intermediate learner looking to refine your comprehension or someone who finds French audio challenging, my approachable French podcast combines natural spoken language with thoughtfully written content.
Slow French
For those who find listening more difficult, I created "Cultivate Your French," a Slow French version that helps you adapt to natural rhythm while still offering content at an intermediate (B1/B2) level.
Experience how these Parisian French podcasts make learning both effective and enjoyable.
I write and record the podcasts myself.
Encounters with People Who Live in France
For several years now, I have also been sharing my encounters with you in the form of interviews. These are people I contact because I want to meet them. I prepare my interviews based on questions I have about their activity or their approach. I meet them in person, I go to their workplace or to a café.
Your questions answered
I'm an A1 beginner: is this podcast for me? — I'm sure it is. Cultivate Your French is the podcast for you to pick up words you already know and to get used to the pronunciation.
I'm at A2/B1 level (elementary): is this podcast for me? — Cultivate Your French is a good start for improving your comprehension skills because the same text is said twice. It is said slowly once and then a t normal speed. It's great training for comprehension.
I already have a good level of French (B2/C1/C2): is this podcast for me? — One Thing In A French Day is for you. It's the perfect podcast for developing or maintaining your understanding of French. I speak naturally and at my true speed.
Will I be able to understand other French people ? Yes, of course, because once your brain is used to the way I speak, it will very easily adapt to other people way of speaking. You will easily check this when there are other people speaking on the podcast. This way, you will be able to start understanding and enjoying more media and have more nice conversations with teachers or friends.
Why Are Written Texts Crucial for Effective French Learning? The podcast episodes are primarily written texts. This approach is a significant advantage of my content: you're experiencing French as you should learn it, with proper syntax. When you master the written form, you can express yourself correctly. Understanding purely conversational French will then become much easier. Having the complete text of interviews is particularly valuable, as it allows you to notice the nuanced differences between spoken and written French.