Episodes

  • I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today

    I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today
    Mar 2 2026
    Among the many people I met, there was a pervasive feeling of hopelessness and a sense that resistance is slowly becoming a memory By Ewen MacAskill. Read by Greg Stylianou-Burns. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    37 mins
  • Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?

    Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?
    Feb 27 2026
    Years of civil war have turned whole areas of the city into rows of empty husks. But after the fall of Assad, Syrians have returned to their old homes determined to rebuild By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    28 mins
  • From the archive: Why can’t we agree on what’s true any more?

    From the archive: Why can’t we agree on what’s true any more?
    Feb 25 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 2019: It’s not about foreign trolls, filter bubbles or fake news. Technology encourages us to believe we can all have first-hand access to the ‘real’ facts – and now we can’t stop fighting about it By William Davies. Read by Andrew McGregor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    35 mins
  • A century in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot

    A century in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
    Feb 23 2026
    In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there By Sophie Pinkham. Read by Olga Koch. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    27 mins
  • Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness?

    Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness?
    Feb 20 2026
    Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiences Written and read by Michael Pollan. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    32 mins
  • From the archive: ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today

    From the archive: ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today
    Feb 18 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: Idealising the past is nothing new, but there is something peculiarly revealing about the way a certain generation of Facebook users look back fondly on tougher times By Dan Hancox. Read by Dermot Daly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    39 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins