The Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire on April 15 2019.
So - where are we now?
Well, French author Agnes Poirier has just written a book on the topic called "Notre Dame: The Soul of France" so I sat down to chat about the cathedral's past and present.
This episode also features the voice of Ariel Weil, the mayor of Paris Centre, to talk about the future of the cathedral.
A few links that are relevant:
Find Agnes's book here and my Book Club here.
Meanwhile, Ariel Weil was also on this podcast in Season 6 episode 40.
The night of the fire, I went live on Facebook here. For a shorter version, with the Parisians singing hymns, click here.
For more about the fire, here is a link to a post I wrote shortly after the incident.
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