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Back to SearchBest of 2024 … so far: Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history
Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2024, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editori…
1 year, 7 months ago
‘It comes for your very soul’: how Alzheimer’s undid my dazzling, creative wife in her 40s
By the time my wife got a diagnosis, her long and harrowing deterioration had already begun. By the end, I was in awe of her. By Michael Aylwin. Help…
1 year, 8 months ago
Best of 2024 … so far: ‘Scars on every street’: the refugee camp where generations of Palestinians have lost their futures
Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2024, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editori…
1 year, 8 months ago
Food, water, wifi: is this the future of humanitarian aid?
Working in food aid delivery, I have seen the benefits of embracing new technologies. But some problems need to be solved between humans. By Jean-Mar…
1 year, 8 months ago
Best of 2024…so far: ‘They were dying, and they’d not had their money’: Britain’s multibillion-pound equal pay scandal
Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2024, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editori…
1 year, 8 months ago
My family and other Nazis
My father did terrible things during the second world war, and my other relatives were equally unrepentant. But it wasn’t until I was in my late 50s …
1 year, 8 months ago
Best of 2024 … so far: Hippy, capitalist, guru, grocer: the forgotten genius who changed British food
Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2024, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editori…
1 year, 8 months ago
Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world
Since its discovery in the 18th century, nitrous oxide has gone from vaudeville gimmick to pioneering anaesthetic to modern party drug. By Mark Miodo…
1 year, 8 months ago
From Nobel peace prize to civil war: how Ethiopia’s leader beguiled the world
When Abiy Ahmed took power in Ethiopia, he was feted at home and abroad as a great unifier and reformer. Two years later, terrible violence was ragin…
1 year, 8 months ago
From the archive: From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars
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, 8 months ago