Best of 2024 … so far: Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history

30/08/2024

The Audio Long Read

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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 editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from May: Advances in fields such as spectrometry and gene sequencing are unleashing torrents of new data about the ancient world – and could offer answers to questions we never even knew to ask. By Jacob Mikanowski. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

D'autres épisodes de "The Audio Long Read"

Slash and burn: is private equity out of control?
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From football clubs to water companies, music catalogues to care homes, private equity has infiltrated almost every facet of modern life in its endless search to maximise profits. By Alex Blasdel. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
10 years of the long read: Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands (2019)
06/11/2024
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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 authors. This week from 2019: For a century, the humble paper towel has dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for loo supremacy. By Samanth Subramanian. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Hidden traces of humanity: what AI images reveal about our world
04/11/2024
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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 in ways we might not expect. By Rachel Ossip. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US
01/11/2024
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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 support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
10 years of the long read: Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand (2018)
30/10/2024
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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 authors. This week from 2018: How an extreme libertarian tract predicting the collapse of liberal democracies – written by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s father – inspired the likes of Peter Thiel to buy up property across the Pacific. By Mark O’Connell. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
‘Places to heal, not to harm’: why brutal prison design kills off hope
28/10/2024
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From razor-wire fences and crumbling cells to no windows and overcrowding, conditions in most jails mean rehabilitation is a nonstarter. Here’s how we can create better spaces for prisoners. By Yvonne Jewkes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
The trial of Björn Höcke, the ‘real boss’ of Germany’s far right
25/10/2024
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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. This year, a court put that question to the test. By Alex Dziadosz. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
10 years of the long read: How the sandwich consumed Britain (2017)
23/10/2024
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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 authors. This week from 2017: The world-beating British sandwich industry is worth £8bn a year. It transformed the way we eat lunch, then did the same for breakfast – and now it’s coming for dinner. By Sam Knight. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade
21/10/2024
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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. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
How oligarchs took on the UK fraud squad – and won
18/10/2024
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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. Now new documents illuminate a case that has rewritten UK law and is set to end with a huge bill handed to taxpayers. By Tom Burgis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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Best of 2024 … so far: Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history

The Audio Long Read

D'autres épisodes de "The Audio Long Read"

Slash and burn: is private equity out of control?

10 years of the long read: Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands (2019)

Hidden traces of humanity: what AI images reveal about our world

The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US

10 years of the long read: Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand (2018)

‘Places to heal, not to harm’: why brutal prison design kills off hope

The trial of Björn Höcke, the ‘real boss’ of Germany’s far right

10 years of the long read: How the sandwich consumed Britain (2017)

‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade

How oligarchs took on the UK fraud squad – and won