To have a good laugh, get away from it all, dream, cultivate yourself, and even tickle your libido… Discover our very best of stories below! Alone, in bed, doing the dishes, or to cover the antics of your unleashed neighbors: we all have a good reason to sit down with those little voices that whisper in the hollow of your ears. Hop! We put on our helmet and let’s go!
It is not only on Netflix or Disney + that we can be entertained with content available on demand. The podcast is popular and music streaming platforms are increasingly relying on the format. Here is a selection of the crème de la crème of its kind.
Whether it’s fictional or not, the podcast always offers the prospect of having a good time. On the different music streaming platforms, the productions of the genre are numerous and it is sometimes difficult to choose. Discover our selection.
Balls on the table
Every other Thursday, in this great podcast from Binge Audio (500,000 listens each month), journalist Victoire Tuaillon speaks in depth about an aspect of contemporary masculinities with a guest (Virginie Despentes, for example). What does pornography teach us about masculinity? How does male dominance also affect men? How do boys’ clubs work? How to be a male ally of feminists? Its based on the most recent work of researchers in the social sciences, we understand without dogmatism that masculinity is not natural, that it is a social construction and that it must be questioned if we want to achieve real equality between women and men.
See you soon
A name to sleep outside and the unclassifiable humor of the genius and UFO Sophie-Marie Larrouy (RIP Vaness La Bomba!). Like a counter-evening in the kitchen, she talks with her guest, and casually allows you to learn more about her neighbor. Among the people who came to chill with SML: Christine and the Queens, Benoît Hamon, Vincent Delerm, Valérie Damidot, Pénélope Bagieu, Marina Rollman… A program broadcast on Binge Audio, recorded in public at La Nouvelle Seine or in the studio.
To eat
Previously titled “Culinary Plan”, subtitled “The podcast that cooks our eating habits”, this podcast has been renamed more soberly “Manger”. But has not for all that lost its humor and intelligence! One of Louie Media’s best podcasts. On the program: “Why do we always like to eat the same thing?”; “Why are you ashamed to eat alone?” Behind the seemingly innocent question and the playful tone of the podcasters hides a real journalistic background.
The Pink App
Imagine a Tinder or Happn without photos, where the selection would be made by voice… That’s the whole point of this erotic audio series to discover on Audible. Ten hot sausage episodes written by director Olympe de G, spying on intimate telephone conversations between two strangers who warm up and discover each other. Please note that the episodes are not free (€ 2.95 each or € 17.95 per series).
All (Alone) Together
The baseline already: “Have you already classified your kitchen utensils in order of size and learned how to make your own sourdough? Are you two Marc Dorcel videos away from a tendonitis of the wrist? “In order to try to survive his forties, David Castello-Lopes interviews chroniclers, comedians, directors, but also porn or anonymous actors from a distance. They tell us about their daily lives and then us. spinning their tips to keep morale despite confinement.
Imaginary worlds
With its bicentennial history punctuated by palaces, train derailments and today works of art, Orsay was bound to offer us something in these times of confinement. With her series Imaginary Worlds created last fall for children (but not only!), The author Béatrice Fontanel proposes to tell the imaginary story of 13 paintings kept in the institution, with a different voice to each time, like that of Ariane Ascaride, who will narrate the dreams of the little girl seated at the table in The Diner, Lamp Effect by Félix Vallotton.
A good time
Bringing friends together for a conversation and small games is the ambition of Un Bon Moment. This podcast launched by the creator of the short pastille, in association with Canal +, brings together artists around a table to tell anecdotes of life, of filming. The first episode was notably devoted to the Canal + Blocked series. Kyan Khojkandi and Navo are also preparing games to liven up the conversation, such as the complicity game. Both players are to be taken to guess a word, using their shared experiences to do so. A real laugh that reminds us of the aperitifs before the pandemic.
4 comics in the wind but against the grain
Many comedians develop podcasts for platforms. This is particularly the case of Seb Mellia, to whom we already owed the excellent 1 hour before the breakup. In 4 comiques dans le vent but in the opposite direction, he invites comedians to share their stage experiences.
The Floodcast
Show fans are probably already familiar with the Floodcast. For those in the background who would have missed out, Florent Bernard and Adrien Ménielle meet every week around a table to discuss in particular the news. They succeed personalities of the small and the big screen around several unusual games. They also devote a few special episodes to popular franchises such as the Batman saga or the Marvel films.
The Two Guys
Ben Névert, after having invited all the stars of YouTube in his bed for his show Insomnia, deconstructs masculinities in his show Entre Mecs. With different interlocutors, he discusses notions around sexuality, friendship or even romantic breakups. An uncompromising discussion that relies on the sincerity of the various interlocutors to seduce its audience.
The Marvel Initiative
If you are passionate about superheroes, this is the podcast for you. Launched in 2017 by Plan Séquence, The Marvel Initiative is interested in all feature films stamped by the house of ideas. These amateurs meet around shooting anecdotes, analyzing comics and criticizing new releases. An appointment not to be missed. Since the advent of the DCEU, the team has also been interested in Warner Bros. productions such as Birds of Prey or more recently Wonder-Woman 1984.
As you want
John Burming is a convict biding his time on death row in Huntsville, Texas prison. Arrested for killing a family and devouring the hearts of its victims in front of the one person he spared, he never said a word. But while a journalist witnesses his execution, the latter will finally resolve to speak. He hides a heavy secret that he intends to reveal to the whole world. The vocal cast of this angle production includes Fred Testot, Bernard Gabey, Jérémie Covillault and Lorie Pester. Listening to this podcast can be a fun thing to do this weekend or even to listen to it at work.
Queen of Snakes
Constance and Juliane are two roommates with seemingly unremarkable lives. But when a stranger drops a mysterious package in front of the vet office where Juliana works, all of that will quickly change. They will engage in dangerous traffic, that of the Black Mamba. Produced by Goodbye Charlie, this series in twelve episodes is captivating and benefits from a high-flying cast. We will notably find Joey Starr, Malik Bentalha, Thomas Solivérès and Mathilda May.
Sara
Natoo doesn’t just work on YouTube. The young woman is also featured in a fictional podcast produced by Spotify. She plays Hélène, a young woman who has always dreamed of leaving her hometown. When she gets a job in the company that develops the virtual assistant Sara, she thinks she has found a golden job. But her past will quickly catch up with her. The Youtubeuse is joined in the cast by Virgine Efira, Stephane de Groot and Mélanie Bernier.
Spotify employee
Imagined by Victor Bonnefoy, L’Employé plunges us into a totalitarian world where a climate of tension looms. As arrests increase, the Employee is handling the most sensitive cases. He has carte blanche to bring them back to the right path. This thriller in 12 episodes is carried by Raphaël Personnaz, Virginie Ledoyen and Thibault de Montalebert.
Blind Deaths of TCM Cinéma
Between the Western and the thriller, Death in the blind is interested in the adventures of James, a cowboy traumatized following the murder of his family by the Commanches. He was taken in by a small religious community in New Mexico. But soon, the tortured and mutilated body of a young girl is discovered by the river and it is James who will have to investigate. Produced by TCM Cinéma, this breathtaking audio mini-series relies on a high-flying vocal cast to make us shiver. We find in particular J. Zaffarano (French voice of Hugh Jackman), P.Noérie (George Clooney) and B. Choël (Johnny Deep).
Doer Consciousness
Produced by Faiseuse, Conscience follows two friends who embark on an extraordinary adventure. They are preparing to promote their new eco-responsible clothing brand: Amizade. Through vocal notes, the two creators Marion Séclin and Natalie Séjean showcase a strained friendship, a sort of epistolary chronicle. It’s fast, efficient and surprising.
Hasta Dente
France Culture launched in 2019 its new detective series to listen to in 3D sound. Hasta Dente! follows two provincial police officers who are responsible for investigating a seemingly innocuous affair: the discovery of a cache of ramen and delirious leaflets. A wacky but devilishly effective story in 11 episodes. This podcast is fun to listen to by adults and young adults. It can be a fun activity at home just by listening to it.
Generation XX
Make way for women entrepreneurs in this modern and inspiring podcast through which we learn a lot, both about professional life and about people, at the heart of major projects. How do these women combine their personal life and work, how did they come to be their own boss, was it a crazy gamble or a fluke, what their day to day looks like and what are the things that inspire them to keep going ? Generation XX is a conversation with women of all ages and backgrounds who prove that anything is possible.
New School
There have been more than 60 episodes in the last two years, so much “New School” runs like a machine. Machine of ideas, and machine of talents. In this podcast, Antonin Archer chats for over an hour with the most inspiring French people. Self-entrepreneurs, actors, artists, personalities of all kinds. Together they are remaking the world through their lives, their projects, their experiences which have taught them and which they wish to share. It is an exchange of philosophy of life angled according to each one, to discover what pushes them to pursue their desires and their dreams.