This week's Podcast connected Kylian Mbappé, a 1942 French novel, and a stereotype the French deal with constantly — being called rude when they're really just being direct. 

We go deeper into Mbappé's career-long reputation (not just one match), my own experiences with the French "rude" stereotype — including a story from my university exchange in France that still sticks with me — and the harder question underneath all of it: where's the actual line between authenticity and just being inconsiderate?

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