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Author: Oliver Gee

Host of The Earful Tower podcast and writer of the blog posts
Entertainment / Understanding the French

Everything you know about Parisian women is WRONG!

November 29, 2017October 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

With Julie Collas, talking about her new theatre show. (Yes, she is a real Parisian woman).

Books about Paris

Have you heard of the American library by the Eiffel Tower?

November 27, 2017October 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

Books, books, books, and Paris.

Paris secrets

A stroll through the Paris Sewers

November 23, 2017November 8, 2019 Oliver Gee

I went through the Paris Sewer Museum (with Amber Minogue) so you don’t have to.

Books about Paris / Entertainment

LIVE EPISODE with author John Baxter: Here’s how it all went down (plus pics!)

November 20, 2017October 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

Featuring John Baxter, Corey Frye, and Abby from Set in Paris. Recorded live with a vocal audience.

Entertainment

Meet the couple recreating Paris with embroidery

November 17, 2017November 8, 2019 Oliver Gee

Elin and Charles are changing the way you look at Paris, one stitch at a time.

Language

Guadeloupe and French tongue twisters

November 13, 2017November 8, 2019 Oliver Gee

We’re in Guadeloupe today, trying our hand at French tongue twisters with Laura K Lawless.

Food and drink

Meet the man matching his shoes to his French pastry

November 8, 2017October 31, 2019 Oliver Gee

When food meets fashion… meet Tal Spiegel from Desserted in Paris.

Paris secrets

Why is Paris called the City of Light? The City of Love? And why ‘Paris’?

November 7, 2017July 3, 2019 Oliver Gee

Here’s one for fans of history, etymology, and of course, Paris. Or should that be Parisii…?

Paris secrets

What’s so special about the Left Bank of Paris?

November 6, 2017November 8, 2019 Oliver Gee

According to four people leading interesting lives on the Rive Gauche.

Paris secrets

First time in Paris? Here are 12 tips from a local

November 5, 2017July 2, 2021 Oliver Gee

Don’t come to Paris without reading this first.

Paris secrets

Five unexpected things I learned about Paris this month: October edition

October 29, 2017October 14, 2022 Oliver Gee

Featuring Jim Morrison, Macaulay Culkin, and the woman who married the Eiffel Tower (of course).

Paris secrets

14 peculiar things I’ve noticed about the French language

October 20, 2017November 8, 2019 Oliver Gee

You’re not going to learn all these at French school…

Paris secrets

How I see Paris after 50+ years as an expat

October 17, 2017November 8, 2019 Oliver Gee

This guy’s been here since 1965. Listen to him talk about Paris.

Paris secrets

The guide to how to NOT be an American in Paris

October 11, 2017May 27, 2019 Oliver Gee

According to Heidi Moore, an American in Paris.

Paris secrets

🎙️ Why is Paris called Paname?

October 10, 2017October 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here’s Amber Minogue from the Paname podcast telling stories about the City of Light.

Paris secrets

Great knockers and awesome knobs: The best of Paris doors

October 6, 2017April 26, 2018 Oliver Gee

Hope these knock you out too!

Paris secrets

Nico from HolyBelly: ‘I used to hate the word brunch’

October 5, 2017November 8, 2019 Oliver Gee

Looking for a good breakfast spot in Paris?

Paris secrets

Did you know there’s an abandoned ‘human zoo’ in Paris?

October 1, 2017December 25, 2017 Oliver Gee

Join me for a walk around a Paris site that isn’t in the guide books.

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Meet Oliver Gee

Hello! I’m Oliver Gee, the guy behind The Earful Tower – a channel about Paris and France. It all started as a podcast in 2016, now it’s one of the top travel shows in the world.

I wrote Paris On Air, Kylie the Crocodile, Roger the Liger and Grace the Giraffe.

Welcome to my website.

The Earful Tower’s PDF Guide To Paris

Here’s The Earful Tower’s 2023 PDF guide to Paris. All the tips you need for a visit to the City of Light. Buy it now for €19.99 and you’ll get it automatically in an email.

Click here to purchase the PDF guide.

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If you like what you see, but are itching for more, become a Patron and get all the bonus content, including my PDF guide to Paris. Check it all out on Patreon here.

Follow me on Instagram @theearfultower

“The sewer is the conscience of Paris”. That’s what Victor Hugo said, and he should know. I went and checked out the Paris sewer museum, here’s what it looks like. Antiques roadshow. I got the six canes from the trash valued. Here are the results - from cheapest to most expensive :) Cane reveal! Here’s the “unboxing” video of the six canes we found in the trash. Part two coming soon. Who’d have thought!!!??? A listener sent me this picture last week - six antique canes in a paris trash can. I got excited and made a dash for them. This photo sparked a mad cross-city white-knuckle treasure hunt that plays out on today’s podcast episode of The Earful Tower. And just like that, we’ve left the seventh arrondissement. Gone are the days of wide avenues, expensive mangoes, strolls on rue Cler, and a little hatch that opened up onto our rooftop with a spectacular view of all of Paris. I’ll miss it all. Farewell rue Cler. After two years of walking this street every single day, we’re starting a new Paris adventure in another part of town.

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Here are all our books, Grace the Giraffe, Roger the Liger, Kylie the Crocodile, and Paris On Air. Click here for your copy.

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