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  • From the archive: Freedom without constraints: how the US squandered its cold war victory

    From the archive: Freedom without constraints: how the US squandered its cold war victory
    Apr 8 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 2020: The US believed the American way of life was humankind’s ultimate destiny. But unrestrained greed has led to an era of injustice and division. By Andrew Bacevich. Read by Kelly Burke. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    38 minutos
  • Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong

    Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
    Apr 3 2026
    For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive? By Marcus Haraldsson. Read by Diana Bermudez. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    38 minutos
  • My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’

    My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’
    Apr 6 2026
    I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis. Could retraining my brain be the answer? By Hermione Hoby. Read by Alby Baldwin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    34 minutos
  • From the archive: the butcher’s shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)

    From the archive: the butcher’s shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)
    Apr 1 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 2020: Frank Fisher, now 90, was a traditional high street butcher his whole working life – as were three generations of his family before him. How does a man dedicated to serving his community decide when it’s time to hang up his white coat? By Tom Lamont. Read by Jonathan Andrew Hume. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    47 minutos
  • ‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?

    ‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?
    Mar 30 2026
    His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has become about much more than literary ethics By Madeleine Schwartz. Read by Kate Handford. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    51 minutos
  • What was Doge? How Elon Musk tried to gamify government

    What was Doge? How Elon Musk tried to gamify government
    Mar 27 2026
    Steeped in gaming and rightwing culture wars, Musk and his team of teenage coders set out to defeat the enemy of the United States: its people By Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian. Read by Vincent Lai. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    31 minutos
  • From the archive: Are we really prisoners of geography?

    From the archive: Are we really prisoners of geography?
    Mar 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 2022: A wave of bestselling authors claim that global affairs are still ultimately governed by the immutable facts of geography – mountains, oceans, rivers, resources. But the world has changed more than they realise By Daniel Immerwahr. Read by Christopher Ragland. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    42 minutos
  • Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya

    Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya
    Mar 23 2026
    When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, a former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign intervention By Anas El Gomati. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    42 minutos