Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHorse racing and erotica: how I survived the fickle world of freelance writing
Gabrielle Drolet had always dreamed of being a writer. But when disability closed down most of her opportunities, a strange career began By Gabrielle…
1 year, 2 months ago
From the archive: The sludge king: how one man turned an industrial wasteland into his own El Dorado
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
Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean
Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have spent more than $1bn on an Albanian island that will be a luxury resort – once the unexploded ordnanc…
1 year, 3 months ago
How does woke start winning again?
British progressives have suffered major setbacks in recent years, in both public opinion and court rulings. Was a backlash inevitable, and are new t…
1 year, 3 months ago
From the archive: The death of the department store
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
‘Do you have a family?’: midlife with no kids, ageing parents – and no crisis
In my 40s, I found myself with a life that didn’t look like it was ‘supposed’ to. What was I doing? On trips to South Korea with my mother, an answer…
1 year, 3 months ago
Why does Switzerland have more nuclear bunkers than any other country?
Switzerland is home to more than 370,000 nuclear bunkers – enough to shelter every member of the population. But if the worst should happen, would th…
1 year, 3 months ago
From the archive: ‘You can’t be the player’s friend’: inside the secret world of tennis umpires
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
My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed
I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance o…
1 year, 3 months ago
‘The Mozart of the attention economy’: why MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTube star
He’s spent 24 hours immersed in slime, two days buried alive – and showered vast amounts of cash on lucky participants. But are MrBeast’s videos simp…
1 year, 3 months ago