1022 Épisodes

  1. From the archive: The bells v the boutique hotel: the battle to save Britain’s oldest factory

    Publié: 31/01/2024
  2. One Swedish zoo, seven escaped chimpanzees

    Publié: 29/01/2024
  3. Days of the Jackal: how Andrew Wylie turned serious literature into big business

    Publié: 26/01/2024
  4. From the archive: ‘I just needed to find my family’: the scandal of Chile’s stolen children – podcast

    Publié: 24/01/2024
  5. We have a tool to stop Israel’s war crimes: BDS

    Publié: 22/01/2024
  6. The ghosts haunting China’s cities

    Publié: 19/01/2024
  7. From the archive: Inside the bizarre, bungled raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy

    Publié: 17/01/2024
  8. ‘They treated me like an animal’: how Filipino domestic workers become trapped

    Publié: 15/01/2024
  9. America’s undying empire: why the decline of US power has been greatly exaggerated

    Publié: 12/01/2024
  10. From the archive: How Nespresso’s coffee revolution got ground down

    Publié: 10/01/2024
  11. Four bike rides, four years in the life of Black Britain: ‘On the road, we found ourselves again’

    Publié: 08/01/2024
  12. Too much stuff: can we solve our addiction to consumerism?

    Publié: 05/01/2024
  13. From the archive: Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze

    Publié: 03/01/2024
  14. Last love: a romance in a care home

    Publié: 01/01/2024
  15. Best of 2023: The widow and the murderer: a friendship born of tragedy

    Publié: 29/12/2023
  16. Best of 2023: No coach, no agent, no ego: the incredible story of the ‘Lionel Messi of cliff diving’

    Publié: 25/12/2023
  17. Best of 2023: The strange survival of Guinness World Records

    Publié: 22/12/2023
  18. Best of 2023: Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site

    Publié: 18/12/2023
  19. Best of 2023: Proust, ChatGPT and the case of the forgotten quote

    Publié: 15/12/2023
  20. Best of 2023: Dark waters: how the adventure of a lifetime turned to tragedy

    Publié: 11/12/2023

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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.

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