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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 journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more

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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 journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more

    The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same

    The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same

    From the generic hipster cafe to the ‘Instagram wall’, the internet has pushed us towards a kind of global ubiquity – and this phenomenon is only going to intensify. By Kyle Chayka. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 29 min
    Electric mountain: the power station that shows the beauty of infrastructure

    Electric mountain: the power station that shows the beauty of infrastructure

    Utilitarian as they may be, some civic projects are so monumental they approach the sublime. And one of the most elegant is hidden inside a mountain in Wales. By Deb Chachra. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 24 min
    From the archive: How western travel influencers got tangled up in Pakistan’s politics

    From the archive: How western travel influencers got tangled up in Pakistan’s politics

    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: Travel bloggers have flocked to Pakistan in recent years – but have some of them become too close to the authorities? By Samira Shackle. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 47 min
    ‘Can I now send the funds?’: secrets of the Conservative money machine

    ‘Can I now send the funds?’: secrets of the Conservative money machine

    To see how easy it is for the wealthy to buy political access and influence, consider the story of the Tory donor Mohamed Amersi. By Tom Burgis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 31 min
    ‘Good times and dances might last for ever’: the sound of London’s Black gay scene

    ‘Good times and dances might last for ever’: the sound of London’s Black gay scene

    For many Black gay men in 1980s and 90s Britain, nightlife was community, family and lifeline – but its history is in danger of disappearing. By Jason Okundaye. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 26 min
    From the archive: ‘A chain of stupidity’: the Skripal case and the decline of Russia’s spy agencies

    From the archive: ‘A chain of stupidity’: the Skripal case and the decline of Russia’s spy agencies

    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: The unmasking of the Salisbury poisoning suspects by a new digital journalism outfit was an embarrassment for Putin – and evidence that Russian spies are not what they once were. By Luke Harding. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 40 min

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