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The Audio Long Read

The Audio Long Read

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 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.© 2026 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Social Sciences
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  • Endo dreams of sushi: a trip around Japan with one of the world’s greatest chefs

    Endo dreams of sushi: a trip around Japan with one of the world’s greatest chefs
    Apr 24 2026
    Endo Kazutoshi spent decades climbing to the top of the culinary world, only for a devastating fire to threaten it all. I joined him in the aftermath as he travelled around his homeland, visiting the people that helped make him Written and read by Kieran Morris. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    45 mins
  • From the archive: The high cost of living in a disabling world

    From the archive: The high cost of living in a disabling world
    Apr 22 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 2021: For all the advances that have been made in recent decades, disabled people cannot yet participate in society ‘on an equal basis’ with others – and the pandemic has led to many protections being cruelly eroded By Jan Grue. Read by Giles Abbott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    39 mins
  • Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI

    Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI
    Apr 20 2026
    I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack By Peter C Baker. Read by Adam Sims. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    39 mins
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