The Guardian's Audio Long Reads
The Guardian's Audio Long Reads podcasts are a selection of the Guardian’s long read articles which are published in the paper and online. It gives you the opportunity to get on with your day whilst listening to some of the finest journalism the Guardian has to offer: in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more.
- Website
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read
- Description
- The Guardian's Audio Long Reads podcasts are a selection of the Guardian’s long read articles which are published in the paper and online. It gives you the opportunity to get on with your day whilst listening to some of the finest journalism the Guardian has to offer: in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2025-01-21 06:01
- last episode published
- 2025-01-20 05:00
- publication frequency
- 2.98 days
- Contributors
- theguardian.com
- Owner Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 1144
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- News
Recommendations
Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-20 |
‘Look, they’re getting skin!’: are we right to strive to save the world’s tiniest babies? Doctors are pushing the limits of science and human biology to save more extremely premature babies than ever before. But when so few survive, are we putting them through needless suffering? By Sophie McBain. Read by Chloe Pirrie. Help support our inde... |
|
| 2025-01-17 | Canonisation has long been a way for the Catholic church to shape its image. The Vatican is preparing to anoint its first millennial saint, but how does it decide who is worthy? By Linda Kinstler. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.... |
|
| 2025-01-15 |
From the archive: ‘A deranged pyroscape’: how fires across the world have grown weirder We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: Despite the rise of headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now than ... |
|
| 2025-01-13 |
The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger. By Simon Parkin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod |
|
| 2025-01-10 | John Calhoun designed an apartment complex for mice to examine the effects of overcrowding. It was hailed as a groundbreaking study of social breakdown, but is largely forgotten. So what happened? By Lee Alan Dugatkin. Help support our independent jour... |
|
| 2025-01-08 |
From the archive: Cold comfort: how cold water swimming cured my broken heart We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: After a painful breakup and the death of her father, one writer retreated to the coast of Br... |
|
| 2025-01-06 |
Teeth as time capsules: Soviet secrets and my dentist grandmother In postwar Warsaw, my grandmother Zosia fixed the teeth of prisoners and spies. In doing so, she came into contact with the hidden history of her times in a way few others could. By Jacob Mikanowski. Help support our independent journalism at theguardi... |
|
| 2025-01-03 |
The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter Using cutting-edge methods, Alexandra Morton-Hayward is cracking the secrets of ancient brains – even as hers betrays her. By Kermit Pattison. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod |
|
| 2025-01-01 |
From the archive: The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine? We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: Caffeine makes us more energetic, efficient and faster. But we have become so dependent that... |
|
| 2024-12-30 |
The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK’s fastest thrill-ride John Burton was just 27 when he was put in charge of creating Thorpe Park’s biggest-ever project. Once too scared to go on rides himself, how did he become the architect of so many daredevils’ dreams? By Tom Lamont. Help support our independent journal... |
|