France Inter

France Inter is France's flagship talk and music station, carrying the kind of cultural gravitas that comes from decades of shaping national conversation. The programming splits between journalists covering politics and social issues, then musicians and artists discussing their work. This hybrid approach means you're never sure what you'll get, which is part of the draw. One segment might be a documentary about contemporary French film, the next a live session with a Paris-based electronic artist. The music blocks themselves feel occasional rather than central, which reinforces that this is a…