The Audio Long Read

The Audio Long Read

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From the archive: ‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’

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 2023: While the world becomes drier, profit and pollution are draining our resources. We have to change our approach By Tim Sm ...  Afficher plus

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From the archive: ‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’

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 2023: While the world becomes drier, profit and pollution are draining our resources. We have to change our approach By Tim Sm ...  Afficher plus

‘I can sense Sinatra enter my body and exit my lungs’: aboard the celebrity impersonators’ cruise

I joined Marilyn Monroe, Walter White, Ozzy Osbourne and other tribute artists on a cruise where imitation is its own art form By Mina Tavakoli. Read by Norma Butikofer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod 

Best of 2026…so far: ‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab

Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2026, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from February: After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken ...  Afficher plus

Best of 2026…so far: Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong

Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2026, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from February: For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya ...  Afficher plus

‘The war leaked into every lesson’: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege

Soon after my first visit to Ukraine four years ago, I began language lessons. It taught me more than I ever expected Written and read by Charlotte Higgins On Wednesday 30 September, join Charlotte Higgins and our panel of acclaimed Ukrainian writers to reflect on the profound co ...  Afficher plus