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The Audio Long Read

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1Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea cover artPing-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea030:50
2‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings cover art‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings033:28
3From the archive: Flour power: meet the bread heads baking a better loaf cover artFrom the archive: Flour power: meet the bread heads baking a better loaf039:40
4I launched Cuba’s first independent magazine. And that’s when my troubles began cover artI launched Cuba’s first independent magazine. And that’s when my troubles began043:31
5How did Mexico’s president become the world’s most popular leftwing leader? cover artHow did Mexico’s president become the world’s most popular leftwing leader?053:56
6From the archive: Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online cover artFrom the archive: Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online034:31
7‘He liked that people were scared of him’: my year unpicking fantasy and reality with a veteran of Italy’s football ultras cover art‘He liked that people were scared of him’: my year unpicking fantasy and reality with a veteran of Italy’s football ultras039:08
8‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend cover art‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend039:22
9From the archive: Battle of the botanic garden: the horticulture war roiling the Isle of Wight cover artFrom the archive: Battle of the botanic garden: the horticulture war roiling the Isle of Wight044:18
10‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI cover art‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI053:45
11Saint Levant: the pop star from Gaza caught between passionate fandom and bitter disapproval cover artSaint Levant: the pop star from Gaza caught between passionate fandom and bitter disapproval042:23
12Pinker’s progress: the celebrity scientist at the centre of the culture wars cover artPinker’s progress: the celebrity scientist at the centre of the culture wars053:25
13What training my chaotic dog taught me about power, control – and human beings cover artWhat training my chaotic dog taught me about power, control – and human beings030:25
14‘It is comforting to be haunted’: how attitudes to abortion have changed through the ages cover art‘It is comforting to be haunted’: how attitudes to abortion have changed through the ages039:01
15From the archive: ‘A dizzying maze’: how the UK immigration system is geared to reject cover artFrom the archive: ‘A dizzying maze’: how the UK immigration system is geared to reject035:30
16‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works? cover art‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works?050:42
17‘This process has turned into a form of torture’: inside the trial of Erdoğan’s challenger cover art‘This process has turned into a form of torture’: inside the trial of Erdoğan’s challenger031:40
18Best of 2026…so far: My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’ cover artBest of 2026…so far: My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’036:28
19Best of 2026…so far: ‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK cover artBest of 2026…so far: ‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK034:56
20The Dacre dynasty: how Britain’s rightwing press was radicalised cover artThe Dacre dynasty: how Britain’s rightwing press was radicalised047:36
21Best of 2026…so far: 35,000 pints of stolen Guinness, 950 wheels of pilfered cheese: can the UK’s cargo theft crisis be stopped? cover artBest of 2026…so far: 35,000 pints of stolen Guinness, 950 wheels of pilfered cheese: can the UK’s cargo theft crisis be stopped?043:20
22Best of 2026…so far: Endo dreams of sushi: a trip around Japan with one of the world’s greatest chefs cover artBest of 2026…so far: Endo dreams of sushi: a trip around Japan with one of the world’s greatest chefs047:31
23Iraq’s impossible predicament: why the country is trapped between Iran and the US cover artIraq’s impossible predicament: why the country is trapped between Iran and the US027:04
24Best of 2026 … so far: Asian mothers, bad feelings: notes on an all-conquering stereotype cover artBest of 2026 … so far: Asian mothers, bad feelings: notes on an all-conquering stereotype035:54
25Best of 2026 … so far: Where Duolingo falls down: how I learned to speak Welsh with my mother cover artBest of 2026 … so far: Where Duolingo falls down: how I learned to speak Welsh with my mother051:47

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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.

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