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

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 68 Ratings

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 age of perpetual crisis: how the 2010s disrupted everything but resolved nothing

    From the archive: The age of perpetual crisis: how the 2010s disrupted everything but resolved nothing

    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 2019: In an era of bewildering upheaval, how will the past decade be remembered? By Andy Beckett. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 39 min
    How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet

    How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet

    Despite promises of reform, exploitation remains endemic in India’s sandstone industry, with children doing dangerous work for low pay – often to decorate driveways and gardens thousands of miles away. By Romita Saluja. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 29 min
    Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history

    Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history

    Advances in fields such as spectrometry and gene sequencing are unleashing torrents of new data about the ancient world – and could offer answers to questions we never even knew to ask. By Jacob Mikanowski. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 36 min
    From the archive: The battle over dyslexia

    From the archive: The battle over dyslexia

    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: It was once a widely accepted way of explaining why some children struggled to read and write. But in recent years, some experts have begun to question the existence of dyslexia itself. By Sirin Kale. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 45 min
    The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’

    The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’

    New research into the dying brain suggests the line between life and death may be less distinct than previously thought. By Alex Blasdel. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 34 min
    Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest

    Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest

    Organising is a kind of alchemy: it turns alienation into connection, despair into dedication, and oppression into strength. By Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
68 Ratings

68 Ratings

Geek22 ,

A total delight

So happy this podcasts exists. From heartbreaking to uplifting stories. From shocking to amusing stories. It has a bit of everything for everyone.

Thank you, the Guardian!

Dandellllll ,

Not what it used to be

Very elitist reporting. Guardian prefers the public not to think for itself so it manipulates a good vs. bad guy script in a bias report. Shouldn't be allowed to a have a powerful media outlet indoctrinate the public

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