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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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
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‘You may have been poisoned’: how an independent Russian journalist became a target
23/10/2023 Duración: 29minMy reporting on the invasion of Ukraine led to an assassination order being issued – and then came the mysterious illness. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Justice for Neanderthals! What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us
20/10/2023 Duración: 28minThey were long derided as knuckle-draggers, but new discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink the nature of the Neanderthals, we could also learn something about our own humanity. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes
18/10/2023 Duración: 33minWe 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: Cholera has largely been beaten in the west, but it still kills tens of thousands of people in poorer countries every year. As we search for a cure for coronavirus, we have to make sure it will be available to everyone, not just to those in wealthy nations. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘Our health data is about to flow more freely, like it or not’: big tech’s plans for the NHS
16/10/2023 Duración: 39minThe government is about to award a £480m contract to build a vast new database of patient data. But if people don’t trust it, they’ll opt out – I know, because I felt I had to. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The widow and the murderer: a friendship born of tragedy
13/10/2023 Duración: 49minA decade after Maixabel Lasa’s husband was shot by Basque separatists, she received a message from one of his killers. He wanted to meet her. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: Was the Millennium Dome really so bad? The inside story of a (not so) total disaster
11/10/2023 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: Even before it opened, the Dome had become a byword for failure. But two decades on, it could be time for a reassessment. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The Melilla massacre: how a Spanish enclave in Africa became a deadly flashpoint
09/10/2023 Duración: 31minAt least 37 people were killed in June 2022 at the Morocco-Spain border, while scores more were injured. Despite the brutality and chaos, officials praised the actions of border agents. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘A huge heart’: the insatiable activism of Zimbabwean exile Patson Muzuwa
05/10/2023 Duración: 32minAfter agitating against Robert Mugabe in Harare in the late 90s, Patson Muzuwa fled to the UK. He continued the fight from afar, and became a tireless torchbearer for those he had to leave behind. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: ‘A body drifted past the window’: surviving the Ladbroke Grove train crash
04/10/2023 Duración: 30minWe 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: On 5 October 1999, two trains collided at speed in west London, killing both drivers and 29 passengers. Barrister Greg Treverton-Jones, who survived the crash and worked on the harrowing inquiry, pieced together what went wrong Warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of injury and trauma. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Empire of dust: what the tiniest specks reveal about the world
02/10/2023 Duración: 26minNobody normally gives a second thought to dust, but it is inescapable. And if we pay close attention, we can see the biggest things – time, death and life itself – within these tiny floating particles. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘The Eurocentric fallacy’: the myths that underpin European identity
29/09/2023 Duración: 28minThe EU likes to celebrate itself as a place where borders are soft and ‘regionalism’ creates diversity and openness. But just as much as any powerful nation, Europe defines itself against the rest of the world. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From the archive: ‘Mama Boko Haram’: one woman’s extraordinary mission to rescue ‘her boys’ from terrorism
27/09/2023 Duración: 38minWe 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: Aisha Wakil knew many of Boko Haram’s fighters as children. Now she uses those ties to broker peace deals, mediate hostage negotiations and convince militants to put down their weapons – but as the violence escalates, her task is becoming impossible. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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‘Voters are unhappier with the NHS than they’ve been for 30 years. As a GP, I feel the same’
25/09/2023 Duración: 34minEven those at the top admit the NHS can’t do what is being asked of it today. But it is far from unsalvageable – we just need serious politicians who will commit to funding it. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Proust, ChatGPT and the case of the forgotten quote
22/09/2023 Duración: 35minIn search of a half-remembered passage among the French writer’s voluminous work, I turned to AI to help me find it. The results were instructive – just not about Proust. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod