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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Nitrogen wars: the Dutch farmers’ revolt that turned a nation upside-down
08/12/2023 Duración: 41minIn 2019, a looming crisis over pollution led the Dutch government to crack down on farm emissions. The response was furious – and offers a warning to other countries about protecting the environment without losing public trust. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: The rise and fall of French cuisine
06/12/2023 Duración: 35minWe 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: French food was the envy of the world – before it became trapped by its own history. Can a new school of traditionalists revive its glories?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘I remember the silence between the falling shells’: the terror of living under siege as a child
04/12/2023 Duración: 25minI was 10 years old in 1992 when Kabul was bombarded by warring forces, and life became a cycle of hunger, fear and horror. Then as now, children bear the brunt of war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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A violent murder, a child on death row
01/12/2023 Duración: 36minPaula Cooper was 15 when she murdered 77-year-old Ruth Pelke in her Indiana home, and was sentenced to death. But a campaign for her life came from an unexpected quarter. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: ‘We the people’: the battle to define populism
29/11/2023 Duración: 44minWe 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: The noisy dispute over the meaning of populism is more than just an academic squabble – it’s a crucial argument about what we expect from democracy. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israel’s longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image
27/11/2023 Duración: 37minHe first became prime minister in 1996, and has been pushing the country further right ever since. Most agree his political days are numbered – but the approach he established will prove very difficult to shift. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Chainsaws, disguises and toxic tea: the battle for Sheffield’s trees
24/11/2023 Duración: 54minWhat started out as a small protest escalated into a decade-long struggle between the council and hundreds of ordinary people who decided to take radical action to save their city’s trees. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: How the murders of two elderly Jewish women shook France
22/11/2023 Duración: 52minWe 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: Two killings in Paris, one year apart, have inflamed the bitter French debate over antisemitism, race and religion. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘I stopped counting how many friends died’: life after the contaminated blood scandal
20/11/2023 Duración: 37minAs a victim of one of the NHS’s worst failures, I campaigned for years for an investigation into what led to so many people becoming infected with deadly viruses. Finally we got an inquiry – but did we get answers?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Inside the Taliban’s luxury hotel
17/11/2023 Duración: 37minOnce the site of legendary parties, the Intercontinental in Kabul is still a potent symbol of who rules Afghanistan – and what its future might hold. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Special Edition: Behind the scenes at the Long Read
15/11/2023 Duración: 25minTo celebrate the launch of the new Guardian Long Read magazine this week, join the Long Read editor David Wolf in discussion with regular contributors Sophie Elmhirst and Samanth Subramanian • The Guardian Long Read magazine is available to order now. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The mass protest decade: why did the street movements of the 2010s fail?
13/11/2023 Duración: 34minFrom Brazil to Egypt, Turkey to Hong Kong, the 2010s saw a series of huge public uprisings. Yet many of them led to the opposite of what they asked for. I spoke to 200 participants across 12 countries to find out why. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘Incoherence and inconsistency’: the inside story of the Rwanda deportation plan
10/11/2023 Duración: 35minThere were so many warnings it would fail. How did it get this far?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: The last of the Zoroastrians
08/11/2023 Duración: 41minWe 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: A funeral, a family, and a journey into a disappearing religion. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
06/11/2023 Duración: 43minAs author of The Big Short and Moneyball, Michael Lewis is perhaps the most celebrated journalist of his generation. His latest book delivers an astonishing portrait of the fallen crypto billionaire. But did he get too close?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world
03/11/2023 Duración: 34minWhen a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: What I have learned from my suicidal patients
01/11/2023 Duración: 29minWe 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:A GP has minutes to try to convince a person that life is worth living. It’s a challenge that brings rare rewards. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The trials of Robert Habeck: is the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail?
30/10/2023 Duración: 43minA year ago, Germany’s vice-chancellor was one of the country’s best-liked public figures. Then came the tabloid-driven backlash. Now he has to win the argument all over again. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘A hidden universe of suffering’: the Palestinian children sent to jail
27/10/2023 Duración: 29minOne night in 2005, Israeli soldiers came for Huda Dahbour’s teenage son. He was gone for a year and a half. The damage done to their family – and so many others like them – was incalculable. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: ‘In our teens, we dreamed of making peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Then my friend was shot’
25/10/2023 Duración: 40minWe 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: At a summer camp for kids from conflict zones, I met my brave, funny friend Aseel. He was Palestinian. I was Israeli. When he was killed by police, my hope for our future died with him. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod