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
https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 27 days 7 hours 55 minutes
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From the archives: The lawyer who takes the cases no one wants
From the archives: It has never been easy to win as an immigration lawyer – but now the government is trying to make it impossible
Confessions of a killer policeman
In a state bloodied by decades of armed rebellion, Thounaojam Herojit became one of India’s most deadly police officers – killing more than a hundred people. Then, he became something rarer still: an executioner who wanted to tell the world about his crimes
Inside the airline industry's meltdown
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From the archives: The prison where murderers play for Manchester United
From the archives: Luzira was once the most notorious prison in Uganda. Now it’s home to what is surely the world’s most elaborate prison football league – and a model for the transformative power of the beautiful game.
How one man spent 34 years in prison after setting fire to a pair of curtains
David Blagdon’s long-term detention has been described as ‘barbaric’. Whatever his disastrous personal choices, the system failed him repeatedly
The disruption con: why big tech’s favourite buzzword is nonsense
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From the archives: Time, gentlemen: when will the last all-male clubs admit women?
From the archives: The Garrick Club in London is preparing for a bitter struggle over whether to admit women members. How long can the British establishment fend off modernity?
How rescuing drowning migrants became a crime
The Iuventa ran hundreds of missions to save migrants from drowning off the coast of Libya. But after Europe cracked down on migration, its crew found themselves facing prosecution
'I don't want to be seen as a zealot': what MPs really think about the climate crisis
In return for anonymity, MPs agreed to speak candidly about climate change. The difference between what they say in private and in public is striking – and shows us how we can make climate action central to post-pandemic politics. By Rebecca Willis
From the archives: The simple idea that could transform US criminal justice
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