Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCésar Aira’s unreal magic: how the eccentric author took over Latin American literature
He has published more than 100 novels, gives his work away, and his surrealist books have a massive cult following. Now Argentina’s favourite rule-br…
1 year, 9 months ago
From the archive: ‘The Silicon Valley of turf’: how the UK’s pursuit of the perfect pitch changed football
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, 9 months ago
Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?
In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped…
1 year, 9 months ago
‘I’ll stay an MP for as long as I can’: Diane Abbott’s tumultuous political journey
Britain’s first black female MP faced hostility from the media and political establishment from the start. Nearly 40 years on, she is still not givin…
1 year, 9 months ago
From the archive: The secret deportations: how Britain betrayed the Chinese men who served the country in the war
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, 9 months ago
‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India
For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and…
1 year, 9 months ago
Guatemala’s baby brokers: how thousands of children were stolen for adoption
From the 1960s, baby brokers persuaded often Indigenous Mayan women to give up newborns while kidnappers ‘disappeared’ babies. Now, international ado…
1 year, 9 months ago
From the archive: Trump’s useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys
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, 9 months ago
After I was assaulted, I posted a photo of my injuries. The reaction I craved was not pity, but anger
Going public after I was attacked was hard, but it helped me overcome the shame that so many victims feel. By Rena Effendi. Help support our independ…
1 year, 9 months ago
‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of Shein
It is taking fast fashion to ever faster and ever cheaper extremes, and making billions from it. Why is the whole world shopping at Shein? By Nicole …
1 year, 9 months ago