Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath
At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him k…
1 year, 3 months ago
From the archive: Votes for children! Why we should lower the voting age to six
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, …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Rainham volcano: a waste dump is constantly on fire in east London. Why will no one stop it?
Under Arnolds Field, tonnes of illegally dumped waste have been burning for years, spewing pollution over the area. Locals fear for their health – an…
1 year, 3 months ago
It came from outer space: the meteorite that landed in a Cotswolds cul-de-sac
Meteorite falls are extremely rare and offer a glimpse of the processes that formed our world billions of years ago. When a space rock came to an Eng…
1 year, 3 months ago
From the archive: ‘The treeline is out of control’: how the climate crisis is turning the Arctic green
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, …
1 year, 3 months ago
Holidays in hell: summer camp with Russia’s forgotten children
At the rural orphanage where I volunteered, the place resembled a Dickensian workhouse. The staff’s main tools were antipsychotics and violence. The …
1 year, 3 months ago
The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’
Over 50 years, she has become one of the most revered writers in Australia. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognition? By Sophie Elmhirst. Re…
1 year, 3 months ago
From the archive: Is society coming apart?
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, …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Coventry experiment: why were Indian women in Britain given radioactive food without their consent?
When details about a scientific study in the 1960s became public, there was shock, outrage and anxiety. But exactly what happened? By Samira Shackle.…
1 year, 3 months ago
My life as a prison officer: ‘It wasn’t just the smell that hit you. It was the noise’
I saw first hand how prisons are having to use segregation units for acutely mentally ill inmates who should not be in prison at all Written and read…
1 year, 3 months ago