The Audio Long Read
A podcast by The Guardian
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925 Episodes
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Can I Tell You a Secret: episode one of a new podcast
Published: 24/09/2022 -
Saviour or wrecker? The truth about the Treasury
Published: 23/09/2022 -
From the archive – Poles apart: the bitter conflict over a nation’s communist history
Published: 21/09/2022 -
The sludge king: how one man turned an industrial wasteland into his own El Dorado
Published: 19/09/2022 -
‘Parents are frightened for themselves and for their children’: an inspirational school in impossible times
Published: 16/09/2022 -
From the archive: What kind of King will Charles III be?
Published: 14/09/2022 -
‘Is this justice?’: why Sudan is facing a multibillion-dollar bill for 9/11
Published: 12/09/2022 -
Special edition: ‘London Bridge is down’: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death
Published: 09/09/2022 -
From Today in Focus: the life and death of Queen Elizabeth II
Published: 09/09/2022 -
From the archive: The shocking rape trial that galvanised Spain’s feminists – and the far right
Published: 07/09/2022 -
How Bolivia’s ruthless tin baron saved thousands of Jewish refugees
Published: 05/09/2022 -
The King of Kowloon: my search for the cult graffiti prophet of Hong Kong
Published: 02/09/2022 -
The century of climate migration: why we need to plan for the great upheaval
Published: 29/08/2022 -
Best of 2022 … so far: How south London became a talent factory for Black British footballers
Published: 26/08/2022 -
‘The deepest silences’: what lies behind the Arctic’s Indigenous suicide crisis
Published: 22/08/2022 -
Best of 2022 … so far: A day in the life of (almost) every vending machine in the world
Published: 19/08/2022 -
Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English rivers
Published: 15/08/2022 -
Best of 2022 … so far: ‘In our teens, we dreamed of making peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Then my friend was shot’
Published: 12/08/2022 -
Bicycle graveyards: why do so many bikes end up underwater?
Published: 08/08/2022 -
Best of 2022 … so far: Burying Leni Riefenstahl: one woman’s lifelong crusade against Hitler’s favourite film-maker
Published: 05/08/2022
The Audio Long Read podcast is a selection of the Guardian’s long reads, giving you the opportunity to get on with your day while listening to some of the finest longform journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on current affairs, climate change, global warming, immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more. The podcast explores a range of subjects and news across business, global politics (including Trump, Israel, Palestine and Gaza), money, philosophy, science, internet culture, modern life, war, climate change, current affairs, music and trends, and seeks to answer key questions around them through in depth interviews explainers, and analysis with quality Guardian reporting. Through first person accounts, narrative audio storytelling and investigative reporting, the Audio Long Read seeks to dive deep, debunk myths and uncover hidden histories. In previous episodes we have asked questions like: do we need a new theory of evolution? Whether Trump can win the US presidency or not? Why can't we stop quantifying our lives? Why have our nuclear fears faded? Why do so many bikes end up underwater? How did Germany get hooked on Russian energy? Are we all prisoners of geography? How was London's Olympic legacy sold out? Who owns Einstein? Is free will an illusion? What lies beghind the Arctic's Indigenous suicide crisis? What is the mystery of India's deadly exam scam? Who is the man who built his own cathedral? And, how did the world get hooked on palm oil? Other topics range from: history including empire to politics, conflict, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Gaza, philosophy, science, psychology, health and finance. Audio Long Read journalists include Samira Shackle, Tom Lamont, Sophie Elmhirst, Samanth Subramanian, Imogen West-Knights, Sirin Kale, Daniel Trilling and Giles Tremlett.
