Max pays tribute to Loana, the emblem of reality TV, whose death was announced just hours before the show.
1. La Libre Antenne de Max (RMC Gold, 22h–23h) opens on March 25 with a tribute to Loana, whose death that day prompted the entire evening's programming.
2. Max hosts with Gabi, Julien, Yannick, and Mathilde; no external guests appear in this segment of the episode.
3. The episode's central thread is Max's personal history with Loft Story and Loana, combined with a vinyl collecting discussion with caller Jérémy.
4. Max corrects a widespread myth: Loana's Loft Story exit party was not on the Champs-Élysées but on the avenue de la Grande Armée through Porte Maillot.
5. Max worked at M6 and was personally asked by producers Alexia Laroche-Joubert and Arthur (Casse Productions) to co-host the Loft Story Season 1 finale exit event with Benjamin Castaldi.
6. During Loft Story Season 2, Max hosted a live Saturday show at M6/FUN Radio placed head-to-head against Thierry Ardisson's France 2 programme and Laurent Ruquier's 'Ce Soir ou Jamais,' drawing 2.5 million viewers versus their roughly 1 million.
7. Max describes being told mid-broadcast through an earpiece to extend the show by 30 more minutes with no script or conductor, receiving lofters who had just exited that week including Afida Turner (then named Leslie).
8. The producers behind those shows went on to produce Danse avec les Stars on TF1, according to Max.
9. Max mentions being friends with Jean-Edouard, Loana's famous pool companion, who he says he crosses paths with occasionally.
10. The team discusses the statistic that 9 in 10 French people aged 18–30 know Loana's name despite her never winning Loft Story; the actual winner is unknown.
11. Max compares Loana's fame to Amel Bent finishing 5th on Popstar but being more famous than any winner, and to the Libre Antenne's own cultural footprint.
12. The team reads a statistic that 43% of French women watch reality TV versus 18% of men, and discusses the predominantly female studio audience at Loft events.
13. Caller Jérémy (43 years old) calls in to discuss Max's vinyl Instagram account 3615 LaBoum and his own funk and hip-hop collection.
14. Max reveals rare vinyl discoveries: a 7-minute 120-BPM club version of Alphaville's 'Forever Young,' a 7-minute Born in the USA maxi, and an extended 'Could You Be Loved' by Bob Marley.
15. Jérémy recommends Melba Moore, leading Max to play 'Mind Up Tonight' and 'Pick Me Up' on air; Max notes the latter was remixed by a DJ (possibly DJ Shadow) into a house track.
16. The conversation turns to François Fellman as 'the most funky French producer,' with Max promising to bring an album by Mickey Milan (produced by Fellman) the following day.
17. Max explains the editorial logic of his 3615 LaBoum Instagram: two international releases per post, one French, alternating to maintain variety; his wife and daughter manage the vinyl photo shoots.
18. The episode transitions to a French Touch programming block anchored by Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You,' originally played two minutes before the show started.
19. The tone throughout is warm, personal, and nostalgic — Max frequently addresses the audience directly and integrates TikTok live viewers into the broadcast in real time.
20. Listeners who grew up watching Loft Story in 2001–2002, collect 1980s maxi singles, or follow French radio culture will find this episode most rewarding; those unfamiliar with French reality TV history or vinyl culture will find limited entry points.
