Pardon My French with Garance Doré
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 261 ratingsPardon My French is a podcast hosted by Garance Doré, founder of the eponymous website, author of the New York Times best-selling book Love Style Life, and CFDA award winning writer, illustrator and photographer. Grounded in her love for fashion, creativity and self-expression, here she shares stories and her point-of-view on everyday subjects with her guests, in a relaxed and open conversation. In everything she does, Garance brings a French eye (and accent), with an unabashed sense of humor and authenticity that has made her known around the world. Garance’s readers are her friends, and now her listeners will be too. New episodes released every Monday.
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Carte Blanche: Kids on Growing Up
June 24, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBThis month on our site we’re talking about growing up. What does growing up even mean? Do we ever really grow up? These are things we’re exploring in our last podcast episode of the season, and we thought it would be fun to talk to some of the most honest people out there – kids! [...]
Stephanie Danan: Conscious Creation
June 17, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBGarance was so honored when her friend Stephanie Danan asked her to participate in the Pre-Fall campaign for Co, the brand she co-created with her partner, Justin Kern. Not only because she deeply respects Stephanie and everything she does, but because she knows how important it is for Stephanie to collaborate with people she truly [...]
Pocket PMF: Myths of Adulthood
June 10, 2019 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBIn our last pocket episode of the season, Christina, Linne, Veronica and Carie are talking about what we thought our adult lives would look like when we were youngsters. From the influence of media shaping the lives we wanted to lead and crafting our lives around those ideals, to the reality of paying NYC rent [...]
Pocket PMF: Adulting
June 04, 2019 14:34 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThis month on the site we’re covering the idea of growing up and getting older. Adulting, if you will. Today Veronica’s in NYC with Linne and Christina and Carie’s calling in from LA and the four of them are talking about the realness of burnout (it’s officially a medical diagnosis), the stresses and the freedoms [...]
Ian Schrager: Boundary Pusher
May 27, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIt’s possible you don’t know the name Ian Schrager, but you definitely know some of the projects he’s created. You know — the incredibly iconic nightclub, Studio 54, that he co-founded in the late 1970s, or one of the numerous hotels he has around the world with EDITION Hotels that he created in partnership with [...]
Carte Blanche: Renewing the Relationship with Yourself
May 21, 2019 14:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBSometimes in life, renewal comes after of one of those « aha » moments and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes it comes after an accumulation of a few, or many little things that bring you to a place where you’re finally ready to dig deep and make some changes, on your own terms. Even if it means having [...]
Pocket PMF: Spirituality
May 13, 2019 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBSpirituality is a big topic to try and tackle in a pocket episode, but Emily, Veronica, Linne and Nathan make a serious effort this week. While they cover the heavier topics like the connectedness of spirituality and religion, the unexpected and moving moments when you feel most spiritual, fear of death and annoyance at how [...]
Pocket PMF: Renewing a Relationship
May 06, 2019 14:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week we’re breaking down what it means to renew a relationship. It can be a relationship with a friend, a partner or even a parent. Emily, Caitlin, Linne and our newest team member, Nathan, talk about the importance of letting a relationship evolve to become something different than when it started, the moment your [...]
Carte Blanche: Turning a Creative Passion into a Business
April 29, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 73 MBThis week Garance is at home chatting with three very creative women, who also happen to be dear friends of hers who she greatly respects and admires. Clare Vivier, Tina Frey and Ellen Marie Bennett have built their respective creative businesses by seizing an opportunity and following a creative passion. The four women discuss the [...]
Pocket PMF: Lauren Schaefer, A Culinary Creative
April 23, 2019 14:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBCreativity comes in all shapes and sizes and can easily go unnoticed as it can exist in the simplest forms. You can express it in your day to day life by the way you arrange flowers at home, a present you give, how you craft an email or through a meal you make for loved [...]
Pocket PMF: Creativity, Part Deux
April 15, 2019 14:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThis week the editorial team at Atelier Doré is a couple glasses of wine in and continuing their dialogue on creativity. They debate whether or not sports are creative endeavors, discuss creative dreams and the difference between jobs and careers, and are forced to name the most creative people they know. You won’t want to [...]
Eric Ripert: The Fire Inside
April 08, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBThis week Garance sits down with legendary chef, Eric Ripert, at his three-Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Bernardin, in NYC, to discuss his path to success and the very intentional route he took to get where he is today. They talk about his early love of food and his transition from a self-described « monster in the kitchen » [...]
Pocket PMF: Creativity Under the Influence
April 04, 2019 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBWe can’t deny that some of the greatest artists were fueled and inspired while under the influence (Hemingway, Bukowski, Picasso – you get the drill), so to kick off our month on creativity, our edit team sat down to safely imbibe in some lovely rosé from Lorenza Wine Company to talk about what gets their [...]
Carte Blanche: Risking Everything
March 26, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBThis week we bring you a very special story for our Carte Blanche episode on the idea of « escape. » We all know escape can be interpreted in many ways, and sometimes it can mean taking a terrifying risk to leave behind everything you know and your preset path, in order to find your true path. [...]
Pocket PMF: Dream Vacations and More
March 18, 2019 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBToday Christina, Vanessa and Veronica sit down to talk escaping via dream vacations, which quickly detours into the cost of said dream vacations, the dream of taking a year off, travel trends and how popularity of certain destinations can ultimately kill the vibe. Pardon My French is released on iTunes every Monday.
Hayley Quinn: Escaping Expectations
March 11, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBThis week Garance chats with dating expert and coach, Hayley Quinn, after discovering Hayley through her Ted Talk, « Searching for Love to Escape Ourselves. » Based in the UK, Hayley’s approach to dating is informed by her own romantic experiences and what she learned as a ghost writer in the not to appealing, underground community of [...]
Pocket PMF: Escaping with Katie Sturino
March 04, 2019 15:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBIn kicking off our month of « escape, » we decided to invite our good friend, Megababe founder, creator of the blog, 12ishstyle, and mother of dogs, Katie Sturino, who happens to be a little bit anti-escapism to our need for escape. She chats with Veronica and Christina about how you can’t escape yourself, coloring as an [...]
Pocket PMF: Sexual Fantasies
February 25, 2019 15:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBMost of us have them but it can be hard to talk about them, let alone act them out. That’s right, today we’re talking about sexual fantasies! Garance, Emily and Veronica talk celeb crushes, having and acting on fantasies, sexual freedom and really just wanting to be seen. You won’t want to miss it! Pardon [...]
Carte Blanche: Sex
February 18, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBIt’s sex month at The Atelier, which has raised a lot of questions about…. well.. sex! In this Carte Blanche episode, we decided to try and answer some of those questions like, what is it really like to go to a sex party? How do tell your partner what you want or don’t want? We [...]
Pocket PMF: Sex + Dating Coach, Myisha Battle
February 14, 2019 15:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBToday we’re bringing you a sexy bonus episode of Pocket PMF for Valentine’s Day! We definitely couldn’t do a month of sex content without chatting up some experts, so Carie sat down with one such expert, Myisha Battle. Based in the Bay Area (though serving clients the world over), Myisha is a certified sex and [...]
Pocket PMF: First Time
February 11, 2019 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBTalking about their introductions into the world of sex, Garance, Emily and Veronica sit down to discuss firsts. They cover their first experiences, expectations, realizations and dig into the psychology around sex and more! Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.
Alisa Vitti: Reclaiming Our Hormonal Destiny
February 04, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBToday Garance sits down with Alisa Vitti, hormone expert, functional nutritionist, founder of Flo Living and author of WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source. The two of them discuss how vital our hormonal health is and how it can impact every aspect of our lives, [...]
Perla Servan-Schreiber: Growing Joy (Dubbed in English)
January 28, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBThis episode of Pardon My French was originally recorded in French. You can also listen to the undubbed version of the episode on our website and wherever you listen to our podcast. Today’s episode is quite a special one as Garance’s conversation with the immensely wise Parisian, Perla Servan-Schreiber, was originally recorded in French, and [...]
Perla Servan-Schreiber: Growing Joy (FRANÇAIS)
January 28, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBIl faut lire le livre de Perla Servan Schreber, tout de suite. Son message sur le vieillissement est d’utilité publique. Evidemment il résonne encore plus parce qu’elle est une femme et que comme chacune d’entre nous, connait la pression et l’injonction d’être jeune. Ça, c’est une évidence. Mais s’il faut la lire, c’est, par delà [...]
Pocket PMF: Introvert vs. Extrovert
January 21, 2019 15:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBToday Garance is chatting with Veronica and Vanessa in NYC and Carie who is calling in from LA, to talk about life as an introvert versus an extrovert. The ladies discuss their respective identities, dating people who fall into the same categories, and how you identify can evolve as you age and get to know [...]
Veronica Poblete: Mother of the Desert
January 18, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBToday’s episode is with a very special woman, Veronica Poblete, who Garance met in the Atacama Desert in Chile while on our « Self-Discovery » retreat. Veronica is a biologist, botanist and taxonomist who’s studied around the world and she is also the resident botanist who designed the grounds and gardens of the Alto Atacama Desert Lodge [...]
Pocket PMF: Self-Discovery
January 07, 2019 15:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThis month we’re focusing on « self-discovery, » so what better way to kick off the podcast in the new year than to hear Garance, Veronica and Emily talk about their respective experiences on our Art of Self Discovery retreat in Chile. They chat about how well they know themselves, the power of free journaling, the catharsis [...]
Carte Blanche: Home
December 17, 2018 12:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBAs we all know, a home does not have to be the place you were born, where you grew up or even where you live now. It can be a person or a smell and your understanding of it can evolve as you grow older. Homes can be nomadic, they can be wherever your loved ones [...]
Pocket PMF: Augustinus Bader
December 06, 2018 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBA little while ago, Veronica introduced us to a new brand on the beauty beat, Augustinus Bader, and the science behind its two products, The Cream and The Rich Cream. Like a true beauty junkie, Veronica committed to trying out The Cream for 27 days and she’s here to report her findings and generally talk [...]
Pocket PMF: Childhood Homes
December 03, 2018 15:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBAs we kick off our month on home, Garance and Vanessa sit down with a couple newcomers to the podcast to reflect on their childhood home life. They talk curfews, sibling fights, leaving home for the first time and how what you takeaway from those early years can inform the type of home and life [...]
Caroline Belhumeur: A Quiet Sophistication
November 27, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBCaroline Belhumeur is the creative force behind a brand we love, Vince. Her designs are like her – quiet and powerful. Garance sat down with Caroline in her new home in LA to talk about how moving from NYC to LA has informed her life and style and her approach to designing. They talk about [...]
Pocket PMF: Gut Health
November 19, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBWe can’t talk about nourishment without chatting about gut health. While some may view this as a taboo subject to discuss openly with your coworkers, let alone on a podcast, not so at Atelier Doré! Christina, Bogdana and Sarah break down the discomfort of bloating for Garance, get down and dirty into the details of [...]
Pocket PMF: Celeb Crushes
November 12, 2018 15:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBWe’ve talked about who would be our « free pass » before on the site, but this week Veronica, Linne, Vanessa and Christina are chatting about their celeb crushes. While they all make fun of Linne for her not-so-secret crush, Christina tries to claim she doesn’t have any and Veronica reveals one of her unfortunate celeb crushes. [...]
Pocket PMF: Nourishment for the Soul
November 05, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBNovember is all about nourishment and the many forms it can take and this week Garance is in NYC catching up with Caitlin, Sarah and Christina to talk about nourishment for the soul. After discussing the idea of the soul as a concept and if that means being a squirrel in previous life, they dig [...]
Carte Blanche: Relationships
October 29, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBBefore relaunching the podcast this season, we spent the summer thinking about what else we wanted to with Pardon My French, how do we want to expand it? We had lots of ideas, but didn’t want to pigeonhole ourselves, so we came up with Carte Blanche and gave ourselves the freedom to do whatever we [...]
Pocket PMF: Friendship After Kids
October 22, 2018 14:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBFor the first pocket episode of our new season, a few of us sat down with Garance to talk about how friendships evolve after people start having children. It’s an interesting thing to watch your friends become parents and see if they turn into uptight worriers or relaxed moms and dads, and how all of [...]
Cassandra Grey: The Confidence Code
October 15, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBPardon My French is back! We’re kicking off our new season with our favorite beauty queen, Cassandra Grey,founder of Violet Grey, the in-the-know website curating the best of the best for all of your beauty needs. Garance and Cassandra met up in Cassandra’s home in the hills of Hollywood to talk about what motivated her [...]
Pocket PMF: Being Your Own Boss
June 18, 2018 14:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBGarance, Carie and our good friend, Anna Zahn, meet up at Garance’s studio in L.A. this week to chat about what it’s like being your own boss. They talk about the joys of making your own schedule, working when you’re most productive, self-motivation, the perks and challenges of working in your pajamas, snack breaks and [...]
Fran Hauser: Leading with Kindness
June 11, 2018 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBFran Hauser is someone we should all look up to because she leads with kindness, which she proves both in meeting her and in her book, « The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate, » is very underrated. Garance sits down with Fran in New York to [...]
Pocket PMF: Honesty
June 04, 2018 14:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBGarance is at the Atelier this week with Emily, Veronica and Brittany and they’re chatting about honesty. A very important topic that means different things to different people. They discuss white lies, being honest with friends and family and much more. For photos visit www.atelierdore.com. Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.
Gillian Jacobs: Taking the Long View
May 29, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBHave you seen Love? Ibiza? Life of the Party? Then you’ve witnessed the talent of Garance’s guest, Gillian Jacobs. They sat down in L.A. at Cliff’s Edge and talked about life, her Lenny Letter, being labeled « untalented » and how she learned to open up. For photos visit www.atelierdore.com. Pardon My French is released every Monday [...]
Pocket PMF: Public Speaking
May 21, 2018 14:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThe dread! The rush! The anxiety! Public speaking! Do you love it or hate it? Today Garance is with Veronica, Vanessa and Caitlin discussing how they each feel about both planned and unplanned speaking in front of a group of people. They talk tips, tricks and things that definitely don’t work. Please let us know [...]
Pocket PMF: Wellness in a Modern Life
May 14, 2018 14:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBWe’re bringing you a special pocket PMF this week to announce a new sweepstakes we’re launching centered around wellness! Our Managing Editor, Veronica, sits down with the founders of Sakara and one of the founders from CAP Beauty, all of whom generously contributed to the sweepstakes, as did the lovely founders of The New Potato! [...]
Pocket PMF: Breaking Up With Friends
May 07, 2018 14:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIt’s a tough thing to do, but sometimes it’s the only option; breaking up with friends. Today Garance is in NYC chatting with Emily, Veronica and Caitlin about ending toxic friendships. They talk about the regrets, the sadness that comes with it, and learning to recognize and do what’s best for you.For photos visit www.atelierdore.com. [...]
Scott Sternberg + Nicole Cari: A Brand New World
April 30, 2018 12:50 - 58 minutes - 574 KBThe outsider spirit of Scott Sternberg, founder of the brand, Band of Outsiders, always captivated Garance. Today she sits down with Scott and his longtime collaborator, Nicole Cari, at Scott’s home in the Silver Lake neighborhood of L.A. to discuss his new venture, Entireworld. They talk about what they learned from the downfall of Band [...]
Norma Kamali: Ahead of Her Time
April 16, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBToday Garance is bringing you one of our most inspiring episodes yet. Norma Kamali is a fashion designer and a pioneer in every way. She’s made some of fashions most recognizable designs and she also has been talking about wellness well before there was even a word for it. We learned so much from Norma [...]
Pocket PMF: PDA
April 09, 2018 14:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThis week Garance learns what PDA stands for while chatting with Emily, Vanessa and Tori at the Atelier in NYC. Once she learns it stands public display of affection, they go over the levels of appropriateness of kissing in front of strangers, their parents and the many other forms it can take. You won’t want [...]
Pocket PMF: Lymphatic Drainage
March 26, 2018 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBThis week we’ve asked our good friend, Anna Zahn from Ricari Studios, to join us and chat about the lesser known lymph system and the many perks that come from giving it just a little TLC. Anna gives us some tips and tricks on ways we can naturally stimulate our lymph systems to help get [...]
Kelly Wearstler: Color as Her Muse
March 19, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBGarance meets up with the talented and daring interior designer, Kelly Wearstler, at her beautiful home in Beverly Hills. Kelly’s style is bold and recognizable and she and Garance chat about how it all started by designing a dining room for a friend of a friend and how it grew into the internationally respected boutique [...]
Pocket PMF: Dating People Hotter Than You
March 12, 2018 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBGarance sits down this week with Emily, Tori and Mary in the Atelier to talk honestly about something we’ve all experienced or witnessed; dating someone who is hotter than you. And the reverse! We’ve all been there, one way or another, and there are some pretty hilarious moments you won’t want to miss! For photos [...]