In Khadjou Sambe’s home country of Senegal, surfing is considered a male-only sport. But that hasn’t stopped Khadjou from pursuing her surfing dreams, becoming the first girl in Dakar to rule the waves. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/34e0gpK.

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Deepen your language skills and knowledge of the French-speaking world through fascinating true stories in easy-to-follow French, with added English for context. From Duolingo, the world's #1 way to learn a language. Hosted by Ngofeen Mputubwele.
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Folge vom 07.07.2020Surfer au Sénégal (Surfing in Senegal)
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Folge vom 30.06.2020Rerun: Le pouvoir du foot (Soccer Power)In honor of Pride and LGBTQ people across the world, this week we're rerunning the story of Marine Rome and the French soccer team that rocked the Women’s World Cup in 2019. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3KMKz9Z.
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Folge vom 23.06.2020En scène avec Jacques Brel (In the Spotlight with Jacques Brel)Arnaud Askoy has already had three different careers when, at age 43, he discovers his true calling: singing. But not his own music. Arnaud plans to launch a career impersonating Jacques Brel, one of the world’s most famous francophone musicians, and might just be crazy enough to pull it off. Check out recordings of Arnaud’s live performances here (arnaudaskoy.org/video). We also made a Spotify playlist (spoti.fi/36MhU19) where you can kick back and listen to some of Jacques Brel’s greatest hits. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3u1Mku0.
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Folge vom 16.06.2020Rêves d'une Karatéka (Karate Dreams)For many years, Valérie struggled with feeling different from the other students at her karate school in Montreal. But after learning she had Asperger's syndrome, Valérie’s new self-knowledge inspired her to work even harder toward achieving her karate dreams. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/34goRKY.