You won’t believe why the French say ‘speak like a Spanish cow’ 🐄

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a lovely third gathering of Le Cercle de Bruno on Monday!

We dove into chapter 2, right at the moment Bruno and Mia see each other again after weeks apart.

And Barry, once again, slipped in some wonderfully colorful French idioms for us to unpack together.

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“Put It Away”: Freshened Wits for Your French Journey

Dear French Story Listeners,

Have you ever noticed that around the fifteen-minute mark of anything — a lesson, a podcast, a task you’re not thrilled about — your mind quietly starts to wander?

You’re not doing it wrong. Your brain is just doing what brains do.

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Session 2 replay is up! + join us tomorrow for chapter 2 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a joy it was to finish chapter 1 of Barry’s new book together!

It’s such a pleasure watching this story come alive through all of your voices.

By the end of the chapter, Bruno has chosen his path — magic over love — and is preparing to spend his summer in Brittany training with his aunt,

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Meeting in a few hours! + a lovely French expression 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

We’re meeting again in a few hours to continue reading and editing Barry’s brand-new book together!

📅 Today’s Details

Today, Friday, September 18th
🕓 4pm UK / 5pm France / 11am EDT / 8am PDT

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What a first session! + Chapter 2 next Friday, and something special 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a beautiful first session of Le Cercle de Bruno! 💕

There was so much laughter, so many wonderful tangents, and the kind of real, unpolished French conversation that reminds us why we started this in the first place.

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It’s today! Join us for Le Cercle de Bruno 📚

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

Today’s the day!

We’re so happy to remind you that Le Cercle de Bruno begins this afternoon, and we would love for you to be there.

📅 Today’s Details

Today, Friday, September 11th
🕓 4pm UK / 5pm France / 11am EDT / 8am PDT

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This Is How Your Brain Picks Up French, One Little Story at a Time

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

Something wonderful arrived in our Telegram group this week!

Nadya shared the most delightful photograph of her handmade crochet cats, all in shades of violet and lavender, settled cosily among a little stack of French books.

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