Land, sea and air: let us move you

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<p>In a special episode, our Paris bureau chief witnesses the <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/12/11/france-needs-better-slow-trains-not-just-fast-ones?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">political divides</a> that become apparent as she switches from France’s famed high-speed railways to forgotten lines. Our culture editor considers the improbably <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/11/23/twenty-five-years-on-titanic-feels-like-a-prophecy?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prophetic nature</a> of the film “Titanic”. And, as the last 747 rolls off the line, our correspondent reflects on how the jet <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/12/10/what-caused-the-demise-of-boeings-747-airliner?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reshaped the airline industry</a>. </p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>