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How to live without a car in France and are we facing an insufferably hot summer?

As we recorded this episode, France is baking under a record-breaking May heatwave that has sadly proved deadly - at least seven people having died in incidents linked to the hot weather. We’ll get the latest on the weather and find out if it’s a sign that summer will be insufferable in France this year.

In this week’s show we’ll also hear about how France’s most iconic car is making a comeback and find out why owning a car perhaps isn’t really a necessity anymore if you live in France.

And we’ll get the lowdown on what’s been a mixed week for some of France’s presidential hopefuls.

And we’ll…

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