Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
News:Politics
Hello! As you wearily stood in a queue for a flight that was four hours delayed, having been hit with a hefty fee for a bag that you swore would fit under the seat, have you ever wondered if there was a better way to travel? Well, you’re not alone! 2022 was a bumper year for international train travel, as people took to the rails to see Europe and beyond. While long-distance train travel is better for the environment, it is often expensive and buying tickets can be fiddly. We speak to rail royalty Mark Smith, better known as the Man in Seat 61, who tells us why this is changing. Journalist and author Monisha Rajesh inspires us with tales of her travels around the world by train and finally we talk to Jody Bauer from Eurail, the company that sells Interrail passes, about its 50th anniversary and why it has revolutionised rail travel around Europe.
Plus: Has Ed hired the assistance of a food stylist?
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176 and a half. BONUS EPISODE - THE MEN WHO STARE AT OATS: Encouraging middle-aged men to adopt a more climate-friendly, plant-based diet.
176. WHO BUILDS WINDMILLS OFF THE SEA SHORE: lessons from Denmark on offshore wind
175. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: learning from the world’s longevity hotspots
174. ACCOUNT(ABILITY) SUSPENDED: who governs online speech?
173. TIME CONTROL: a flexible working future
172. BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND: Dale Vince on green energy, vegan football & sky diamonds
171. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2020 CHART SHOW
170. WE WISH YOU A-M-A* CHRISTMAS (*Ask Me Anything with Ed and Geoff)
169. WESTMINSTER DOESN’T KNOW BEST: time to give power away
168. BEYOND THE LEAN MEAN GOVERNING MACHINE: reimagining the state
167. YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED: shaping the political conversation
166. TO B(CORP) OR NOT TO B: a different way of doing business
165. SHAKE IT LIKE A POLARISED PICTURE: bridging political divides
164. DUMP DONALD, SAVE THE WORLD: the road to COP26
163. DATA, MINE: taking back control from Big Tech
162. HOW MOVEMENTS CHANGE THE WORLD
161. SWEET STREAMS AREN’T MADE OF THIS: what about the musicians?
160. SQUAD SAVE AMERICA: from Ilhan Omar to the Sunrise Movement
159. CTRL ALT-LABOUR: organising in the modern workplace
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