The Audio Long Read
A podcast by The Guardian
Categories:
925 Episodes
-
From the archive: From Lagos to Winchester – how a divisive Nigerian pastor built a global following
Published: 07/02/2024 -
‘Weapons of mass migration’: how states exploit the failure of migration policies
Published: 05/02/2024 -
Sanctuary: I grew up during The Troubles and have been seeking a place of peace ever since
Published: 02/02/2024 -
From the archive: The bells v the boutique hotel: the battle to save Britain’s oldest factory
Published: 31/01/2024 -
One Swedish zoo, seven escaped chimpanzees
Published: 29/01/2024 -
Days of the Jackal: how Andrew Wylie turned serious literature into big business
Published: 26/01/2024 -
From the archive: ‘I just needed to find my family’: the scandal of Chile’s stolen children – podcast
Published: 24/01/2024 -
We have a tool to stop Israel’s war crimes: BDS
Published: 22/01/2024 -
The ghosts haunting China’s cities
Published: 19/01/2024 -
From the archive: Inside the bizarre, bungled raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy
Published: 17/01/2024 -
‘They treated me like an animal’: how Filipino domestic workers become trapped
Published: 15/01/2024 -
America’s undying empire: why the decline of US power has been greatly exaggerated
Published: 12/01/2024 -
From the archive: How Nespresso’s coffee revolution got ground down
Published: 10/01/2024 -
Four bike rides, four years in the life of Black Britain: ‘On the road, we found ourselves again’
Published: 08/01/2024 -
Too much stuff: can we solve our addiction to consumerism?
Published: 05/01/2024 -
From the archive: Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze
Published: 03/01/2024 -
Last love: a romance in a care home
Published: 01/01/2024 -
Best of 2023: The widow and the murderer: a friendship born of tragedy
Published: 29/12/2023 -
Best of 2023: No coach, no agent, no ego: the incredible story of the ‘Lionel Messi of cliff diving’
Published: 25/12/2023 -
Best of 2023: The strange survival of Guinness World Records
Published: 22/12/2023
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.
