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France Culture

Radio programmes, podcasts and features on ideas, science, culture and society.

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A concrete use case

Find an interview in context

Locate programme, episode, participants and the full passage around a quotation.

Check first: Separate opinion from cited facts and retain the broadcast date.

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Our worked method

Locate a passage in the right France Culture episode

Programme
Find the required show.
Episode
Identify the relevant broadcast.
  1. Distinguish live listening, replay and original podcasts.
  2. Open the episode and record its date.
  3. Keep the passage with speaker and timestamp.

Fictional example: Romain finds a programme name but listens to another episode. He adds date, title and guest to his search before citing a passage.

Your useful record: Programme, episode, speaker, date and timestamp.

Listening date does not necessarily describe when the quoted statement was made.

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Editorial method informed by Radio France — Réécouter un programme. Documentation consulted on . Examples are fictional exercises, not results from a live service test.

Documented resource details

Cite an episode rather than an entire programme

France Culture is available live, in replay and as podcasts on Radio France. Open the specific episode, record title and date, and note the passage used. A programme name alone does not identify a statement across editions.

Reference
Episode title, date and address.
Citation
Speaker and audio timestamp.
Live and replay
Help distinguishes live radio, replay and original podcasts.
Source: Radio France — Réécouter un programme · consulted on
App listening
The Radio France app gathers live broadcasts, podcasts and web radios.
Source: Radio France — Réécouter un programme · consulted on
Will the live link locate the same passage tomorrow?

Use the specific replay episode when available.

Initial profile documentation

Initial profile documentation consulted on . Added details carry their own source and consultation date above.

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