The Audio Long Read
A podcast by The Guardian
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926 Episodes
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From the archive: The diabolical genius of the baby advice industry – podcast
Published: 22/09/2021 -
The real urban jungle: how ancient societies reimagined what cities could be – podcast
Published: 20/09/2021 -
How the US created a world of endless war
Published: 17/09/2021 -
From the archive: Forever prisoners: were a father and son wrongly ensnared by America’s war on terror?
Published: 15/09/2021 -
The unravelling of a conspiracy: were the 16 charged with plotting to kill India’s prime minister framed? – podcast
Published: 13/09/2021 -
A dog’s inner life: what a robot pet taught me about consciousness – podcast
Published: 10/09/2021 -
From the archives: Accelerationism: how a fringe philosophy predicted the future we live in – podcast
Published: 08/09/2021 -
The last humanist: how Paul Gilroy became the most vital guide to our age of crisis – podcast
Published: 06/09/2021 -
The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport – podcast
Published: 03/09/2021 -
From the archives: John Horton Conway: the world’s most charismatic mathematician – podcast
Published: 01/09/2021 -
Man v food: is lab-grown meat really going to solve our nasty agriculture problem? – podcast
Published: 30/08/2021 -
‘While there’s British interference, there’s going to be action’: why a hardcore of dissident Irish republicans are not giving up – podcast
Published: 27/08/2021 -
From the archive: Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world – podcast
Published: 25/08/2021 -
Safe space: the cosmic importance of planetary quarantine – podcast
Published: 23/08/2021 -
The revolt against liberalism: what’s driving Poland and Hungary’s nativist turn? – podcast
Published: 21/08/2021 -
From the archives: Perfect prams for perfect parents: the rise of the bougie buggy – podcast
Published: 18/08/2021 -
The toppling of Saddam’s statue: how the US military made a myth
Published: 16/08/2021 -
The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine? – podcast
Published: 12/08/2021 -
From the archives: How many murders can a police informer get away with? – podcast
Published: 11/08/2021 -
No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world – podcast
Published: 09/08/2021
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.
