Podcast Episodes
Back to Search10 years of the long read: Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands (2019)
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the autho…
1 year, 5 months ago
Hidden traces of humanity: what AI images reveal about our world
As generative AI advances, it is easy to see it as yet another area where machines are taking over – but humans remain at the centre of AI art, just …
1 year, 5 months ago
The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US
It used to be that Britons would complain about Americanisms diluting the English language. But in fact it’s a two-way street. By Ben Yagoda. Help su…
1 year, 5 months ago
10 years of the long read: Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand (2018)
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the autho…
1 year, 5 months ago
‘Places to heal, not to harm’: why brutal prison design kills off hope
From razor-wire fences and crumbling cells to no windows and overcrowding, conditions in most jails mean rehabilitation is a nonstarter. Here’s how w…
1 year, 6 months ago
The trial of Björn Höcke, the ‘real boss’ of Germany’s far right
As leader of the AfD’s most radical faction, he is infamous in Germany and his critics have long accused him of using language that echoes the Nazis.…
1 year, 6 months ago
10 years of the long read: How the sandwich consumed Britain (2017)
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the autho…
1 year, 6 months ago
‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade
I spoke to dozens of people – from ‘donors’ to brokers – to find out how this exploitative trade thrives on chaos and desperation. By Seán Columb. He…
1 year, 6 months ago
How oligarchs took on the UK fraud squad – and won
It began as a routine investigation into a multinational called ENRC. It became a decade-long saga that has rocked the UK’s financial crime agency. N…
1 year, 6 months ago
10 years of the long read: Man v rat: could the long war soon be over? (2016)
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the autho…
1 year, 6 months ago