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Philippe Collin Links WWII History to Today's Far-Right

1/25/2026

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Philippe Collin, a French podcaster and France Inter producer, hosts 'Facing History' on France's World War II history.
His latest episode covers a 900-year-old castle in Germany where Nazi-backed French collaborators celebrated Christmas.
The series has over 40 million downloads and aims to recall the French resistance.
Collin ties this history to concerns about the far-right in France and Russia's expanding war in Europe.

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Philippe Collin, a French podcaster and France Inter producer, hosts 'Facing History' on France's World War II history.
His latest episode covers a 900-year-old castle in Germany where Nazi-backed French collaborators celebrated Christmas.
The series has over 40 million downloads and aims to recall the French resistance.
Collin ties this history to concerns about the far-right in France and Russia's expanding war in Europe.