About this episode

In this episode, Oliver Gee introduces the 20th arrondissement of Paris through the eyes of local social worker Abiola.

Welcome to "The 20 Kingdoms", a new season of The Earful Tower podcast. As you probably know, there are 20 districts in Paris, known in French as arrondissements . But my brother once referred to them as kingdoms and I liked it. It's true, each of the districts has its own soul, quite separate from the next. They may as well be kingdoms. At least for a podcast season. In this 20-episode season of the podcast, I'm going to visit each kingdom and introduce you to someone who truly loves that particular district. Maybe they work there, maybe they live there, or maybe they just love it. That's the whole concept. This isn't me recommending cafes or restaurants in different parts of town. This is true locals telling us about the soul of their kingdom and what they like to do there. The goal is to give you a very real look at each of these districts from a local's perspective. And for the 20th Kingdom, the first episode of the season, you'll meet Abiola, a social worker who looks after kids in the north western side of the district. He loves cafes, good food, football and the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Here's what he had to say. Mentioned in this episode: Restaurant Paloma Website…

People in this episode

Host: Oliver Gee

Guest: Abiola

Topics covered

• 20th arrondissement
• local perspective
• Paris districts
• social work
• community
• food culture

Keywords

• 20th arrondissement
• Paris
• local insights
• social worker
• food
• cafes
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Restaurant Paloma, Bar Combat, Cafes Candle Kids

Places: 93 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris, 63 Rue de Belleville, 75019 Paris, 107 rue des couronne

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