The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

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.

  1. Walking into disaster: the narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI

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    Walking into disaster: the narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI

    When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its way By Edward Siddons. Read by Simon Darwen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    45 min
  2. Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

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    Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

    The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights By Charlotte Higgins. Read by Evelyn Miller. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    37 min
  3. From the archive: the free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis

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    From the archive: the free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis

    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 2018: snowflake students have become the target of a new rightwing crusade. But exaggerated claims of censorship reveal a deeper anxiety at the core of modern conservatism By William Davies. Read by Lucy Scott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    42 min
  4. ‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2

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    ‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2

    Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line By Patrick Barkham. Read by Dermot Daly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    41 min
  5. Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence

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    Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence

    A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn’t inevitable Written and read by Alex South. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    27 min
  6. From the archive: The King of Kowloon: my search for the cult graffiti prophet of Hong Kong

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    From the archive: The King of Kowloon: my search for the cult graffiti prophet of Hong Kong

    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: For years Tsang Tsou-choi daubed his eccentric demands around Hong Kong, and the authorities raced to cover them up. But as the city’s protest movements bloomed, his words mysteriously reappeared Written and read by Louisa Lim. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    41 min
  7. We published explosive stories about the president of El Salvador. Now we can’t go home

    26 JANV.

    We published explosive stories about the president of El Salvador. Now we can’t go home

    Days before we ran interviews with gang leaders describing their alleged ties to Nayib Bukele’s government, we left the country to avoid arrest. We fear our exile will never end This story, republished with permission, was originally run by El Faro English By Óscar Martínez and Carlos Martínez. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    30 min
  8. ‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?

    23 JANV.

    ‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?

    During the conflict, the Damascus suburb became a killing field. But some of Assad’s henchmen are still around – and even working with the new government By Melvyn Ingleby. Read by Selva Rasalingam. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    38 min
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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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    The Guardian
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    The Guardian
  • Années d’activité
    2012 - 2026
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    624
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