Episodios

  • ‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service

    ‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service
    Jan 9 2026
    After I was paralysed in a climbing accident, I discovered how inconsiderate, illogical and incompetent many wheelchair providers can be By Paul Sagar. Read by Felipe Pacheco. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    29 m
  • From the archive: The cartel, the journalist and the gangland killings that rocked the Netherlands

    From the archive: The cartel, the journalist and the gangland killings that rocked the Netherlands
    Jan 7 2026
    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: In a country known for its liberal drugs policies, organised crime operated for years under the public’s nose – until a series of shocking killings revealed how deep the problem went By Jessica Loudis. Read by Alice Arnold. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    58 m
  • Inside the rise and fall of Podemos: ‘We believed we had a stake in the future’

    Inside the rise and fall of Podemos: ‘We believed we had a stake in the future’
    Jan 5 2026
    The leftist party exploded out of Spain’s anti-austerity protests in 2011 and upended Spain’s entrenched two-party system. I was instantly captivated – and for the next decade, I worked for the party. But I ended up quitting politics in disappointment. What happened? By Lilith Verstrynge. Read by Norah Lopez Holden. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    31 m
  • Best of 2025: ‘A relentless, destructive energy’: inside the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon

    Best of 2025: ‘A relentless, destructive energy’: inside the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon
    Jan 2 2026
    Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From July: how did the daughter of an aristocrat end up at the Old Bailey with her partner, charged with killing their two-week-old baby? By Sophie Elmhirst. Read by Serena Manteghi. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    1 h y 5 m
  • Best of 2025: ‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning

    Best of 2025: ‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning
    Dec 29 2025
    Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From October: 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. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    45 m
  • Best of 2025: The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job

    Best of 2025: The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job
    Dec 26 2025
    Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From October: From murder scenes to whale blubber, Ben Giles has seen it – and cleaned it – all. In their stickiest hours, people rely on him to restore order By Tom Lamont. Read by Elis James. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    32 m
  • Best of 2025: Life in a ‘sinking nation’: Tuvalu’s dreams of dry land

    Best of 2025: Life in a ‘sinking nation’: Tuvalu’s dreams of dry land
    Dec 22 2025
    Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From September: with sea levels rising, much of the nation’s population is confronting the prospect that their home may soon cease to exist. Where are they going to go? By Atul Dev. Read by Mikhail Sen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    44 m
  • Best of 2025: The real Scandi noir: how a filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image

    Best of 2025: The real Scandi noir: how a filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image
    Dec 19 2025
    Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From April: The Black Swan follows a repentant master criminal as she sets up corrupt clients in front of hidden cameras. But is she really reformed – and is the director up to his own tricks? By Samanth Subramanian. Read by David Bateson. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    50 m
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