Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFrom the archive: Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face
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, from 2022: Thanks to a savvy California lawyer, Al…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
The origins of today’s conflict between American Jews over Israel
In the early years, American Jewish support for Israel was a fraught issue. The turning point was the six-day war of 1967, which solidified a strength of feeling that has only recently begun to fract…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
‘I have to do it’: why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China
In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race By Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai. Help support…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
From the archive: ‘Infertility stung me’: Black motherhood and me
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, from 2022: I assumed I would be part of the first …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning
Over a few brutal days in March, as sectarian violence and revenge killings tore through parts of Syria, two friends from different communities tried to find a way to survive By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Re…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest
The late Kenyan novelist and activist believed erasing language was the most lasting weapon of oppression. Here, Aminatta Forna recalls the man and introduces his essay on decolonisation By Ngũgĩ wa …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
From the archive: The Blackstone rebellion: how one country took on the world’s biggest commercial landlord
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, from 2022: the giant asset management firm used to…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster
Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster By Kate …
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction
Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made bad choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a disease By Xi Chen. R…
Published on 2 months ago
From the archive: Divine comedy: the standup double act who turned to the priesthood
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, from 2022: Josh and Jack used to interrogate life …
Published on 2 months ago