Episodios

  • What technology takes from us – and how to take it back

    What technology takes from us – and how to take it back
    Feb 16 2026
    Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort By Rebecca Solnit. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    38 m
  • The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age

    The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
    Feb 13 2026
    Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve entered By Robert P Baird. Read by James Sobol Kelly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    48 m
  • From the archive: Do we need a new theory of evolution?

    From the archive: Do we need a new theory of evolution?
    Feb 11 2026
    We 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: A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists – and the conflict may determine the future of biology By Stephen Buranyi. Read by Andrew McGregor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    41 m
  • Walking into disaster: the narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI

    Walking into disaster: the narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI
    Feb 9 2026
    When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its way By Edward Siddons. Read by Simon Darwen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    45 m
  • Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

    Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’
    Feb 6 2026
    The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights By Charlotte Higgins. Read by Evelyn Miller. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    37 m
  • From the archive: the free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis

    From the archive: the free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis
    Feb 4 2026
    We 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: snowflake students have become the target of a new rightwing crusade. But exaggerated claims of censorship reveal a deeper anxiety at the core of modern conservatism By William Davies. Read by Lucy Scott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    42 m
  • ‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2

    ‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
    Feb 2 2026
    Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line By Patrick Barkham. Read by Dermot Daly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    41 m
  • Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence

    Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence
    Jan 30 2026
    A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn’t inevitable Written and read by Alex South. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    27 m