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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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  • Hard to digest: we still live in Fast Food Nation

    Hard to digest: we still live in Fast Food Nation
    Jan 12 2026
    Twenty-five years after I revealed the practices of the industrial food giants, the profits – and dangers – of mass producing meat and milk have only grown Written and read by Eric Schlosser. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    38 mins
  • ‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service

    ‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service
    Jan 9 2026
    After I was paralysed in a climbing accident, I discovered how inconsiderate, illogical and incompetent many wheelchair providers can be By Paul Sagar. Read by Felipe Pacheco. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    29 mins
  • From the archive: The cartel, the journalist and the gangland killings that rocked the Netherlands

    From the archive: The cartel, the journalist and the gangland killings that rocked the Netherlands
    Jan 7 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: In a country known for its liberal drugs policies, organised crime operated for years under the public’s nose – until a series of shocking killings revealed how deep the problem went By Jessica Loudis. Read by Alice Arnold. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    58 mins
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