Ben Wittes
Co-Host of A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben Wittes
Benjamin Wittes is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Editor in Chief of Lawfare.
Ben Wittes has hosted 36 Episodes.
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Episode 24: Season 4 Finale! (Season 4, Episodes 11 & 12)
August 20th, 2021 | Season 4 | 1 hr 5 mins
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Sarah and Ben discuss Season 4, Episodes 11 & 12
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Episode 23: Coming to the End (Season 4, Episodes 9 & 10)
August 13th, 2021 | Season 4 | 1 hr 3 mins
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Sarah and Ben discuss Season 4, Episodes 9 & 10
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Episode 22: Jailbreak! (Season 4, Episodes 7 & 8)
August 6th, 2021 | Season 4 | 1 hr 4 mins
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Sarah and Ben discuss Season 4, Episodes 7 & 8
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Episode 21: The Commies Are Back, Again! (Season 4, Episodes 5 & 6)
July 30th, 2021 | Season 4 | 58 mins 46 secs
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Sarah and Ben discuss Season 4, Episodes 5 & 6
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Episode 20: Who's Ready to Hang Out In the Woods! (Season 4, Episodes 3 & 4)
July 23rd, 2021 | Season 4 | 1 hr 2 mins
Sarah and Ben discuss Season 4, Episodes 3 & 4
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Episode 19: Renewed for Season 4! (Season 4, Episodes 1 & 2)
July 16th, 2021 | Season 4 | 1 hr 27 secs
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Sarah and Ben dive into season 4 of the French Village. With a special guest.
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Episode 18: Behind the Log Pile (Season 3, Episodes 11 & 12)
July 9th, 2021 | Season 3 | 1 hr 4 mins
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It’s the season 3 finale! Sarah and Ben discuss Season 3, Episodes 11 & 12
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Episode 17: The Commies Are Back (Season 3, Episodes 9 & 10)
June 25th, 2021 | Season 3 | 1 hr 6 mins
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Sarah and Ben discuss Season 3, Episodes 9 & 10
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Episode 16: Love and Radios (S3 Episodes 7 & 8)
June 18th, 2021 | Season 3 | 1 hr 10 mins
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Love and resistance is in the air on this week's episode of A French Village Podcast. Sarah and Ben discuss S3 Eps 7 & 8.
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Episode 15: The Train Has Left (Season 3, Episodes 5 & 6)
June 11th, 2021 | Season 3 | 54 mins 11 secs
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Hortense has a moment of redemption… but did she earn it? Some of the scheming from these episodes seems a little too contrived. Some of the escapes seem improbably, too—but then again, so did the ones in real life. Is the show playing games with the numbers? Will it ever not be soul-crushing again? Please?
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Episode 14: The First Spark of Resistance (Season 3, Episodes 3 & 4)
June 4th, 2021 | Season 3 | 1 hr 6 mins
Sarah and Ben discuss how Nazi’s used used child separation as a tool as they break down a difficult pair of episodes.
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Episode 13: Why Is Hortense Alive? (Season 3, Episodes 1 & 2)
May 28th, 2021 | Season 3 | 1 hr 4 mins
But seriously, how and why is Hortense alive? Sarah is confused; Ben is indignant. Warning: Season 3 has some nasty Holocaust stuff. The nature of Vichy changes as the deportation start. Class, status, and nationality distinctions deteriorate within the Jewish community (communities?). Servier is a stand-in for bureaucracy, and he gets much worse in these episodes. The printing press caper put the bourgeoning resistance in a difficult situation.