300 episodes

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 Audio Long Read The Guardian

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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

    From the archive: The man in the iron lung

    From the archive: The man in the iron lung

    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 he was six, Paul Alexander contracted polio and was paralysed for life. Today he is 74, and one of the last people in the world still using an iron lung. But after surviving one deadly outbreak, he did not expect to find himself threatened by another. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 40 min
    On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world

    On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world

    Bulgaria in the 1980s became known as the ‘virus factory’, where hundreds of malicious computer programs were unleashed to wreak havoc. But who was writing them, and why?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 31 min
    The dark universe: can a scientist battling long Covid unlock the mysteries of the cosmos?

    The dark universe: can a scientist battling long Covid unlock the mysteries of the cosmos?

    Since being laid low with the virus more than a year ago, Catherine Heymans can only operate in half-hour bursts. But her work could still change the way we understand the universe. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 44 min
    From the archive: Splendid isolation: how I stopped time by sitting in a forest for 24 hours

    From the archive: Splendid isolation: how I stopped time by sitting in a forest for 24 hours

    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: My life seemed to be getting busier, faster: I felt constantly short of time – so I stepped outside it for a day and a night and did nothing. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 37 min
    How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking

    How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking

    Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex More from this series: Rights and freedom Content warning – the following article contains descriptions of child sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 42 min
    ‘I feel like I’m selling my soul’: inside the crisis at Juventus

    ‘I feel like I’m selling my soul’: inside the crisis at Juventus

    A series of financial scandals have rocked Italy’s most glamorous club. But is the trouble at Juventus symptomatic of a deeper rot in world football?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

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1.5K Ratings

1.5K Ratings

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What kind of King Will Charles III be?

Very interesting and one of my favourite narrators

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Transphobia

Due to the transphobia and providing a platform for hate speech I can no longer support the guardian.

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America the beautiful?

Honestly, this “audio production” has ruined this otherwise amazing program. “America the Beautiful” overlayed over an introduction about trump and right-wing populism. It’s just so cheesy…to quote trump on his former twitter account: “#SAD!”

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