Paris, 1753. A provincial widow arrives at Madame Geoffrin's salon and spends four decades among the great minds of the Enlightenment — Diderot, Voltaire, Rousseau, d'Alembert, Franklin — as the Age of Reason gives way to revolution.
One hour. Ten chapters. Over 300 rare English words woven into the narrative. Full transcript and chapter illustrations included.
Watch with illustrated visuals and time-synced subtitles on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e_n8nLSyluk
Produced with ElevenLabs (narration), Gemini (illustrations), and Claude (writing and orchestration). Based on extensive historical research, but AI-generated content may contain inaccuracies.
Feb 13 202640 min
Feb 13 20261 h