During 48 hours, from March 21 to 22, the Radio France application takes on the colors of France Culture with a special program “Change your mind.” The know-how, humor, and escapism that France Culture offers take you elsewhere for the weekend. The world is rumbling and everything is speeding up. But have confidence; spring is here, with its promise of renewal. France Culture accompanies you in this new wave for laughter, dreaming, escaping, and breathing thanks to a selection of podcasts concocted for the occasion. Because changing your mind is also about giving yourself something new.
Laugh, about everything! There are a thousand ways to disconnect. The first, and perhaps the best, is to laugh. And never mind if it boils down to a “politeness of despair,” to borrow a famous definition of humor. Let us tame this lightness alongside some comic legends.
Finally, for those who have not yet laughed with Balzac, the Book Club reminds us that the author of “La Comédie Humaine” was also a great humorist, to whom we owe some of the most comical scenes of 19th-century literature. If you prefer vaudeville to one-man shows, Feydeau awaits you in our archives: “Le Système Ribadier”, created in 1892 and performed by the actors of the Comédie-Française, remains one of his most perfect comic machines.
The world of radio humor has a long history on stage, under the spotlight, and in the archives. From Jean Yanne to the “Papous,” funny shows have left valuable and often hilarious sound traces.
To conclude, practical philosophy comes into your daily life, thanks to philosopher Laurence Devillairs: getting over a breakup with Lucretius, ending procrastination with Arendt, saving time with Montaigne, or not being afraid to fail with Bergson. Philosophy has not waited for personal development to be useful in existence and to learn joy – not just superficial good humor, but something deeper and more enduring.
Because good news also exists: the bearded vulture is back in the French Alps, disappeared a century ago and successfully reintroduced after decades of efforts. And Atlantic salmon have returned to several British rivers that they had abandoned.
It is not forbidden to start this spring with the feeling that the world is sometimes moving in the right direction.
