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Episode List

FCL News 1/27 & Jean Pouliot Preview

Jan 27th, 2026 5:07 AM

Lots of great stuff is happening in Maine and Jesse is here to let you know about it. Then he'll talk about next week's episode with Jean Pouliot. You might have seen him at Poutinefest last year, because he attended all three of them! Tune in next week for the full interview!! Links for Jean - The Singing Bridge - https://www.amazon.com/Singing-Bridge-Hymns-Franco-American-Mill/dp/B0D5LVJNW9 Website - https://www.jeanedouardpouliot.com/ Substack - https://jeanpouliot.substack.com News Links - https://umaine.edu/francoamerican/the-yearly-rassemblement-or-gathering/ https://www.umfk.edu/offices/archives/acadian-history-lecture/

Episode 109 - Notre rêve américain with Jean-Michel Dufaux

Jan 20th, 2026 5:07 AM

Our first interview of the new season is a good one. Jean-Michel Dufaux is part of the team behind the fantastic documentary, Notre rêve américain. Jesse and other friends that we've had on the podcast were honored to take part and he's excited to talk about it. You'll also learn about the other work Jean-Michel has been a part of. https://www.facebook.com/jeanmichel.dufaux/ https://siegehublot.com/ https://reverberesmedia.com/artistes/jean-michel-dufaux/ http://jmdufaux.com/ Notre rêve américain - https://video.telequebec.tv/details/51369-notre-reve-americain (Might be Geolocked) YouTube link - https://youtu.be/hYvyD-f8ds0

FCL News 1-13 & Notre rêve américain Preview

Jan 13th, 2026 12:00 AM

We’re back with a new season of The French-Canadian Legacy Podcast and Jesse is behind the news desk to let you know about events, books and blogs in the Franco-American world. Then he’ll let you know about Next Week’s Guest Jean-Michel Dufaux and the project Jesse was able to work on with him, Notre rêve américain. YouTube link - https://youtu.be/hYvyD-f8ds0?si=iy3voAF7iCR8KwQT FCL News Links Manchester Ink-Link Q&A about Robert's Book: https://manchester.inklink.news/qa-with-robert-b-perreault-local-historian-pens-engaging-novel/ Amazon Link to Robert's Book https://www.amazon.com/Courtship-Purgatory-Novel-Franco-american/dp/1963714075 Page to information on The Shopkeeper of Alsace and all the upcoming events she has https://www.lauraknoy.com/ Amazon link to buy the book https://us.amazon.com/Shopkeeper-Alsace-Laura-Knoy/dp/1960373765/ The link to Winteractive https://www.winteractive.org/ Link to Patrick's newest blog post https://querythepast.com/250-ans-americanite/ Link to the Nous page https://www.nous-foundation.org/

FCL Podcast - French Canadian Voyages Announcement

Oct 16th, 2025 4:00 AM

We have an exciting new project that is launching TODAY!!! Jesse has always wanted to make a video series about French-Canadian locations in New England, so for the past year we've been working on that exact project. French-Canadian Voyages is a video series that will travel to Historical sites and your host Camden Martin will let you know why that location is important to our story. We hope you'll subscribe to the French-Canadian Voyages channel and enjoy the voyage!!! French-Canadian Voyages YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@FrenchCanadianVoyages

Episode 108 - Professor of History and Education Dr Paul Buck

Aug 27th, 2024 12:40 PM

This week Jesse sits down with Professor of History and Education at UMaine Fort Kent, Dr. Paul Buck. They'll take about life in Fort Kent, Madawaska and the Saint John Valley. How Dr. Buck came to research Franco-Americans and how he ended up in Fort Kent. We hope you enjoy this episode and we'll see you next season! You can support Melody on Patreon - https://patreon.com/modernefrancos or Substack - https://modernefrancos.substack.com/

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