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
- 2025-02-22 11:06
- last episode published
- 2025-02-21 05:00
- publication frequency
- 2.97 days
- Contributors
- theguardian.com
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- Number of Episodes
- 1158
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2025-02-21 |
The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay Victor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sells millions. Has he become a Kremlin apologist? By Sophie Pinkham. Read by Olga K... |
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| 2025-02-19 |
From the archive: Was it inevitable? A short history of Russia’s war on Ukraine 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: To understand the tragedy of this war, it is worth going back beyond the last few weeks and ... |
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| 2025-02-17 |
The loudest megaphone: how Trump mastered our new attention age The old model of political debate is over, and spectacle beats argument every time. How did we get here? By Chris Hayes. Read by Adam Sims. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod |
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| 2025-02-14 |
How a young Dutch woman’s life began when she was allowed to die At the last minute, Zoë decided to call off her euthanasia. But how do you start over after you’ve said all of your goodbyes? By Stephanie Bakker. Read by Micky Overman. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod |
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| 2025-02-12 |
From the archive: The knackerman: the toughest job in British farming 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: Between accidents, disease and bad weather, farm animals are prey to so many disasters that ... |
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| 2025-02-10 |
‘Bring me my tariffs’: how Trump’s China plan was 40 years in the making Both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s political careers were shaped by their formative experiences in the 1980s – and, above all, their encounters with Japan. By Andrew Liu. Read by Vincent Lai. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/l... |
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| 2025-02-07 |
Tokyo drift: what happens when a city stops being the future? Tokyo remains, in the world’s imagination, a place of sophistication and wealth. But with economic revival forever distant, ‘tourism pollution’ seems the only viable plan. By Dylan Levi King. Read by Kenichiro Thomson. Help support our independent jour... |
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| 2025-02-05 | 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 2020: When the Colombian army defeated the Farc guerrillas, ending decades of conflict, General Ma... |
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| 2025-02-03 |
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria. By Tess McClure. Read by Sara Lynam. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod |
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| 2025-01-31 |
Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads As a sociologist, my career couldn’t be further from that of my father, who spent his life on the road as a truck driver. It’s only in recent years, as illness has struck, that I’ve started to truly understand him. By José Henrique Bortoluci. Read by F... |
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