The Audio Long Read
A podcast by The Guardian
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926 Episodes
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Best long reads of 2021: The rich vs the very, very rich: the Wentworth golf club rebellion
Published: 24/12/2021 -
From the archive: Field of dreams: heartbreak and heroics at the World Ploughing Championships – podcast
Published: 22/12/2021 -
Ten ways to confront the climate crisis without losing hope – podcast
Published: 20/12/2021 -
A tale of two pandemics: the true cost of Covid in the global south
Published: 17/12/2021 -
From the archive: Unlearning the myth of American innocence – podcast
Published: 15/12/2021 -
Votes for children! Why we should lower the voting age to six
Published: 13/12/2021 -
The high cost of living in a disabling world
Published: 10/12/2021 -
From the archive: Who murdered Giulio Regeni? – podcast
Published: 08/12/2021 -
Built on the bodies of slaves: how Africa was erased from the history of the modern world – podcast
Published: 06/12/2021 -
What lies beneath: the secrets of France’s top serial killer expert
Published: 03/12/2021 -
From the archive: The ruthlessly effective rebranding of Europe’s new far right – podcast
Published: 01/12/2021 -
Meet the ‘inactivists’, tangling up the climate crisis in culture wars
Published: 29/11/2021 -
How two BBC journalists risked their jobs to reveal the truth about Jimmy Savile
Published: 26/11/2021 -
From the archive: ‘London Bridge is down’, the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death – podcast
Published: 24/11/2021 -
Why progressive gestures from big business aren’t just useless, they’re dangerous
Published: 22/11/2021 -
Has Covid ended the neoliberal era?
Published: 19/11/2021 -
From the archive: BDS: how a controversial non-violent movement has transformed the Israeli-Palestinian debate
Published: 17/11/2021 -
Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online – podcast
Published: 15/11/2021 -
‘We are so divided now’: how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders – podcast
Published: 12/11/2021 -
From the archive: When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity? – podcast
Published: 10/11/2021
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.
