The Audio Long Reads 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
https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 14 days 8 hours 35 minutes
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From the archive: Killer, kleptocrat, genius, spy: the many myths of Vladimir Putin
We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week: Russia’s role in Trump’s election has led to a boom in Putinology. But do all these theories say more about us than Putin?
Trump's defeat and the death throes of the Civil War
How Republicans applied old school racism to new demographics, and lost. By Gary Younge
'Singing and dancing to their deaths': football’s forgotten tragedy
In 1971, an Old Firm derby at Ibrox ended with the death of 66 fans as they celebrated a late goal. John Hodgman survived the terrifying crush and, 50 years on, asks how Rangers avoided taking responsibility. By John Hodgman
From the archives: Total recall: the people who never forget
We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week: An extremely rare condition may transform our understanding of memory. By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret
The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on an industrial scale. By Oliver Balch.
'I just want to see the person I always saw in my head': the story of a face
How a trans woman found the surgery that could restore her sense of self. By Jenny Kleeman
From the archives: Why we fell for clean eating
We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week: The oh-so-Instagrammable food movement has been thoroughly debunked – but it shows no signs of going away. The real question is why we were so desperate to believe it. By Bee Wilson
How to be entitled: can Debrett’s help outsiders join Britain’s elite?
The faithful chronicler of the aristocracy for 250 years is reinventing itself as an engine for social mobility, offering courses in manners and getting your foot in the door. Is this just snobbery rebranded? By Aida Edemariam
A Christmas message – audio long reads
Merry Christmas! We hope you’re having a good one. We are taking a short break but will be back on 4th January 2021
From the archives: Fifa: the video game that changed football
We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week: Fifa belongs to a select group of titles familiar to people who have no interest in gaming – or even real football. What’s the secret of its success? By Simon Parkin