Episódios

  • Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

    Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’
    Feb 6 2026
    The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights By Charlotte Higgins. Read by Evelyn Miller. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    37 minutos
  • From the archive: the free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis

    From the archive: the free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis
    Feb 4 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 2018: snowflake students have become the target of a new rightwing crusade. But exaggerated claims of censorship reveal a deeper anxiety at the core of modern conservatism By William Davies. Read by Lucy Scott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    42 minutos
  • ‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2

    ‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
    Feb 2 2026
    Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line By Patrick Barkham. Read by Dermot Daly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    41 minutos
  • Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence

    Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence
    Jan 30 2026
    A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn’t inevitable Written and read by Alex South. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    27 minutos
  • From the archive: The King of Kowloon: my search for the cult graffiti prophet of Hong Kong

    From the archive: The King of Kowloon: my search for the cult graffiti prophet of Hong Kong
    Jan 28 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: For years Tsang Tsou-choi daubed his eccentric demands around Hong Kong, and the authorities raced to cover them up. But as the city’s protest movements bloomed, his words mysteriously reappeared Written and read by Louisa Lim. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    41 minutos
  • We published explosive stories about the president of El Salvador. Now we can’t go home

    We published explosive stories about the president of El Salvador. Now we can’t go home
    Jan 26 2026
    Days before we ran interviews with gang leaders describing their alleged ties to Nayib Bukele’s government, we left the country to avoid arrest. We fear our exile will never end This story, republished with permission, was originally run by El Faro English By Óscar Martínez and Carlos Martínez. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    30 minutos
  • ‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?

    ‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?
    Jan 23 2026
    During the conflict, the Damascus suburb became a killing field. But some of Assad’s henchmen are still around – and even working with the new government By Melvyn Ingleby. Read by Selva Rasalingam. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    38 minutos
  • From the archive: The last humanist: how Paul Gilroy became the most vital guide to our age of crisis

    From the archive: The last humanist: how Paul Gilroy became the most vital guide to our age of crisis
    Jan 21 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: one of Britain’s most influential scholars has spent a lifetime trying to convince people to take race and racism seriously. Are we finally ready to listen? By Yohann Koshy. Read by Dermot Daly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    57 minutos