Meet Charles Pappas - Mr World Fair. Charles likes nothing more in the world than a Universal Exhibition, especially if it's one of the seven that were hosted in Paris. In fact, he's written the book on the topic.  I met him on a road-side terrace at Harvest cafe in the 11th arrondissement to talk Paris, Haussmann, coffee, and of course, World Fairs.  His new book is: <a href= "https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/nobody-sits-like-the-french/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tracking.us.nylas.com/l/ecf0e1918698447b9f040379c18ba435/0/8a37bfef92a1ee266e1417a6ea0ae29e4a1b0d67ef8aa6ab0c09afdd8a7faed3?cache_buster%3D1743432408&source=gmail&ust=1758107588373000&usg=AOvVaw1doAs423xVh2tZX_xwWAKZ"> Nobody Sits Like the French: Exploring Paris Through Its World Expos</a>, a historical guidebook on how these World Expos, held between 1855-1937, transformed the city of Paris forever. The music in this episode is from Pres Maxson. *********** The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris.  <a href="http://patreon.com/theearfultower">Membership takes only a minute to set up on Patreon,</a> or <a href= "https://theearfultower.substack.com/p/its-here-the-official-launch-of-the">Substack</a>. Thank you for keeping this channel independent.  For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links: <a href= "https://theearfultower.com/">Website </a> <a href="https://theearfultower.substack.com/">Weekly newsletter</a>  <a href="https://www.theearfultower.com/tours">Walking Tours</a>

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