Three times a week, The Audio Long Read podcast brings you the Guardian’s exceptional longform journalism in audio form. Covering topics from politics and culture to philosophy and sport, as well as investigations and current affairs.

Latest episodes

From the archive – No place like home: my bitter return to Palestine

October 7, 2026 · 35 min

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: All my life, my exiled parents had told me about the tragedy of Palestine. Then…
‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence

October 5, 2026 · 44 min

Scientists are battling over whether supposedly simple organisms should be considered ‘intelligent’. The outcome could reshape our understanding of the natural world – and our own place within it By Samanth Subramanian. Read by Mikhail…
Introducing Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

October 4, 2026 · 53 min

Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis…
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

October 2, 2026 · 36 min

An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them By Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. Read by Katherine Fenton. Help support our independent…
From the archive: How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking

September 30, 2026 · 47 min

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 2023: Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to…
The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future

September 28, 2026 · 28 min

Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber? By James Crawford. Read by David Carlyle. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
The other Post Office scandal: how organised crime launders money on the high street

September 25, 2026 · 28 min

Hundreds of millions of pounds of dirty money are being deposited at post offices every year. So why are the police reluctant to investigate the scale of the problem? By Oliver Bullough. Help support our independent journalism at…
From the archive: ‘I know where the bodies are buried’: one woman’s mission to change how the police investigate rape

September 23, 2026 · 55 min

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 2023: For the past two years, Betsy Stanko has been leading an unprecedented…