The Guardian's Audio Long Reads
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The Guardian's Audio Long Reads podcasts are a selection of the Guardians long read articles which are published in the paper and online. It gives you the opportunity to get on with your day whilst listening to some of the finest journalism the Guardian has to offer: in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more.
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My small, doomed stand against Margaret Thatcher’s war on truth
07/11/2022 Duración: 25minAs a civil servant in the 1980s, I had a front row seat as the British government began to lose touch with reality. Since then, things have only got worse. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Greenwashing a police state: the truth behind Egypt’s Cop27 masquerade
04/11/2022 Duración: 38minSisi’s Egypt is making a big show of solar panels and biodegradable straws ahead of next week’s climate summit – but in reality the regime imprisons activists and bans research. The climate movement should not play along. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: The dark history of Donald Trump’s rightwing revolt
02/11/2022 Duración: 45minWe are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2016: The Republican intellectual establishment is united against Trump – but his message of cultural and racial resentment has deep roots in the American right. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Psychiatry wars: the lawsuit that put psychoanalysis on trial
31/10/2022 Duración: 40minForty years ago, Dr Ray Osheroff sued a US hospital for failing to give him antidepressants. The case would change the course of medical history – even if it couldn’t help the patient himself. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Ben Roberts-Smith v the media: episode one of a new podcast
29/10/2022 Duración: 46minBen Roberts-Smith v the media is a five-part series available via Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast feed. All episodes streaming now. In the defamation trial of the century, Australia’s most-decorated living soldier is seeking to defend his reputation against reports in three newspapers that he says falsely accuse him of being a war criminal. His lawyers argue Roberts-Smith has been unfairly targeted by envious comrades and assisted by credulous journalists. The newspapers’ lawyers say their reporting is true, and that Roberts-Smith broke the ‘moral and legal rules of military engagement’, something he denies outright. But who is Ben Roberts-Smith, and how did he earn the military’s highest honour, the Victoria Cross?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The amazing true(ish) story of the ‘Honduran Maradona’
28/10/2022 Duración: 28minFor one of our many adolescent pranks, my friend and I planted tips about an obscure young footballer. Then he suddenly started going places. What had we done? By Kieran Morris. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: ‘A zombie party’: the deepening crisis of conservatism
26/10/2022 Duración: 42minWe are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2019: The traditional right is clinging on to power – but its ideas are dead in the water. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The cartel, the journalist and the gangland killings that rocked the Netherlands
24/10/2022 Duración: 54minIn a country known for its liberal drugs policies, organised crime operated for years under the public’s nose – until a series of shocking killings revealed how deep the problem went. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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No place like home: my bitter return to Palestine
21/10/2022 Duración: 33minAll my life, my exiled parents had told me about the tragedy of Palestine. Then, when I was in my early 20s, my family moved back – and I saw it with my own eyes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: Going underground: inside the world of the mole-catchers
19/10/2022 Duración: 35minWe are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2017: A bitter battle is raging within the mole-catching community over the kindest way to carry out their deadly work. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The Blackstone rebellion: how one country took on the world’s biggest commercial landlord
17/10/2022 Duración: 42minThe giant asset management firm used to target places where people worked and shopped. Then it started buying up people’s homes. In one country, the backlash was ferocious. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Ransomware hunters: the self-taught tech geniuses fighting cybercrime
14/10/2022 Duración: 30minHackers are increasingly taking users’ data hostage and demanding huge sums for its release. They have targeted individuals, businesses, vital infrastructure and even hospitals. Authorities have been slow to respond – but there is help out there. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: The school beneath the wave: the unimaginable tragedy of Japan’s tsunami
12/10/2022 Duración: 38minWe are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2017: In 2011 a tsunami engulfed Japan’s north-east coast. More than 18,000 people were killed. Six years later, in one community, survivors are still tormented by a catastrophic split-second decision. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Allergic to the world: can medicine help people with severe intolerance to chemicals?
10/10/2022 Duración: 34minWhether it’s organic or psychosomatic or something in between, multiple chemical sensitivity can cause chronic illness, and its sufferers often feel abandoned. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Divine comedy: the standup double act who turned to the priesthood
07/10/2022 Duración: 42minJosh and Jack used to interrogate life via absurdist jokes and sketches. But the questions they had just kept getting bigger – and led them both to embark upon a profound transformation. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: Why we should bulldoze the business school
05/10/2022 Duración: 27minThis week, from 2018: There are 13,000 business schools on Earth. That’s 13,000 too many. And I should know – I’ve taught in them for 20 years. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The clockwork universe: is free will an illusion?
03/10/2022 Duración: 44minA growing chorus of scientists and philosophers argue that free will does not exist. Could they be right?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Unboxing, bad baby and evil Santa: how YouTube got swamped with creepy content for kids
30/09/2022 Duración: 30minWhen children first started flocking to YouTube, some seriously strange stuff started to appear – and after much outcry, the company found itself scrambling to fix the problem. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: ‘State capture’: the corruption investigation that has shaken South Africa
28/09/2022 Duración: 46minWe are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2019: Gavin Watson was a hero of the struggle against apartheid. But this once-powerful businessman is now caught up in a sweeping inquiry that goes to the heart of how a nation is run. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘Farmed’: why were so many Black children fostered by white families in the UK?
26/09/2022 Duración: 31minFrom the 1950s, thousands of children of African parents were happily fostered by white British families. But for some, the well-intentioned plan was deeply damaging. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod