{"podcast":{"title":"France Made Simple","slug":"france-made-simple-6755861","podcast_index_feed_id":6755861,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/76d82c48/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.survivefrance.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/19838786/19838786-1727860969992-e9c5bb826b00e.jpg","author":"Catharine Sceats","episode_count":133,"summary":"France Made Simple explains everything you need to know to create a new life there for you and your family. Host Catharine Higginson draws on her personal experience gained from over 20 years of living and working in France and shares insight from specialist guests tackling subjects such as inheritance planning, property purchase and renovation, visas and insurance. And if you appreciated what we do, please feel free to head over to my Buy Me A Coffee page - buymeacoffee.com/francemadesimple - lots of free resources there too!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/france-made-simple-6755861"},"episode":{"title":"When You’re Sick In France…","slug":"when-you-re-sick-in-france","published_at":"2026-02-24T07:32:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/france-made-simple-6755861/when-you-re-sick-in-france","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/france-made-simple-6755861","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/francemadesimple/episodes/When-Youre-Sick-In-France-e3fhc72","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/76d82c48/podcast/play/115961506/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-24%2F418712202-44100-2-8359afcfe80ca.mp3","summary":"There’s an urban myth that the French are a nation of hypochondriacs and compared to us ‘stiff upper lip’ British, there’s certainly an element of truth in that.But is it them? Or is it having a system that actively encourages you to run to the doctor at the first sign of a snotty nose?Having been ill for the last week (and no, I haven’t been to the doctor!), I thought it was time to take a look at the differences between the French and the AngloSaxon world when it comes to being under the weather. And the things that (allegedly) prevent you from getting ill in the first place. Enjoy! And don’t forget to tell me what you’ve found to be different about life in France.","meta_description":"There’s an urban myth that the French are a nation of hypochondriacs and compared to us ‘stiff upper lip’ British, there’s certainly an element of truth i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1072,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/france-made-simple-6755861/episodes/when-you-re-sick-in-france/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/france-made-simple-6755861/when-you-re-sick-in-france.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}