Is France prepared to face more hellish heatwaves and why the French are ruling the World Cup?

<p>On this week's show we discuss the heat, yes France and the rest of Europe is in the grip of another brutal heatwave - and it's still only June.</p><br><p>We'll look at the huge impact it's having on daily life in France and why the country isn't better prepared to deal with spells of extreme heat - given we know they are only going to become frequent and even hotter. And we’ll explain some important rules about getting naked when it’s hot in France.</p><br><p>Away from the weather we'll look at why France has 99 players at the World Cup including 54 from the Paris region alone.&nbsp; Yes it's all about dual nationals - but do some people in France still not accept them playing for the national team?</p><br><p><strong><em><u>Listeners of Talking France can get full access to all our articles for just €29.99 a year with our introductory offer. </u></em></strong><a href="https://www.thelocal.fr/membership-offer?tpcc=invite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em><u>Join today</u></em></strong></a><strong><em><u>.</u></em></strong></p><br><p>And we'll hear from readers about their biggest worries about moving to France from concerns about language and taxes to outright panic over where to find a decent bag of crisps.</p><br><p>And we'll enable you to have a conversation in French about heatwaves and the climate crisis. The words and expressions will, I can assure you, come in handy.</p><br><p>Host Ben McPartland is joined by the team from The Local France Emma Pearson, Emma Albright and politics expert John Lichfield.</p><p><br></p>

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