The Audio Long Read

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Three times a week, The Audio Long Read podcast brings you the Guardian’s exceptional longform journalism in audio form. Covering topics from politics and culture to philosophy and sport, as well as investigations and current affairs.

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Where Duolingo falls down: how I learned to speak Welsh with my mother

Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation By Dan Fox. Read by Matt Addis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

48 min
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‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab

After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordeal By Giles Tremlett. Read by Norah Lopez Holden. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

50 min
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From the archive: the impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees

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 2023: players, pundits and fans complain bitterly that referees are getting worse each season – but is that fair? By William Ralston. Read by Simon Darwen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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Inside China’s robotics revolution

How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out By Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

43 min
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Endo dreams of sushi: a trip around Japan with one of the world’s greatest chefs

Endo Kazutoshi spent decades climbing to the top of the culinary world, only for a devastating fire to threaten it all. I joined him in the aftermath as he travelled around his homeland, visiting the people that helped make him Written and read by Kieran Morris. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

45 min
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From the archive: The high cost of living in a disabling world

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: For all the advances that have been made in recent decades, disabled people cannot yet participate in society ‘on an equal basis’ with others – and the pandemic has led to many protections being cruelly eroded By Jan Grue. Read by Giles Abbott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

39 min
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Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI

I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack By Peter C Baker. Read by Adam Sims. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

39 min
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35,000 pints of stolen Guinness, 950 wheels of pilfered cheese: can the UK’s cargo theft crisis be stopped?

It costs the UK economy £700m a year, and criminal gangs are operating with near impunity. Every time a lorry gets robbed, raided or hijacked, it’s Mike Dawber who investigates By Stuart McGurk. Read by Nicholas Camm. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

41 min

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2024-02-23

jcampulous

I listen to all the episodes. I agree that American English (if that’s what it is) can be grating. I also wonder if the copy is proofread.
Does anyone proof-listen to these??

2021-10-08

sgw555

I normally really like these podcasts, and while some readers are better than others, I like the variety. But I just listened to the episode about coal mining in Appalachia and it was pretty bad. I’m not a fan of the habit of saying ‘ff’ instead of ‘th’ at the end of words (like saying “forff’ for ‘forth’ of whatever), and when the guy said ‘reprive’ (long I sound) instead of ‘reprieve’ (long e sound), I thought it was just a slip. It wasn’t until the reader said “Grenwitch’ (pronouncing the W) instead of ‘Grenich’ (silent W) about a zillion times that I started wondering how the heck these readers are chosen. The guy’s accent was American. How do you grow up in the US not knowing how to pronounce the name of Connecticut's state capital? Seemed particularly unprofessional for an org like The Guardian.
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2021-08-01

omamine

The Guardian is imo the best news source for the English speaker in today’s world. I find their scope of coverage to be far larger and their analysis to be somewhat deeper than most global outlets available today digitally and otherwise. They could improve on their reporting on North Korea—yes.
Enjoyable and informative

2020-05-18

Steve from Rossland

I just love the speaking style of the presenters. Always enjoyable and informative even when the subject is something I didn’t think I was interested in.

Three times a week, The Audio Long Read podcast brings you the Guardian’s exceptional longform journalism in audio form. Covering topics from politics and culture to philosophy and sport, as well as investigations and current affairs.