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The Audio Long Read

The Audio Long Read

By: The Guardian
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Three times a week, The Audio Long Read podcast brings you the Guardian’s exceptional longform journalism in audio form. Covering topics from politics and culture to philosophy and sport, as well as investigations and current affairs.© 2026 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The other Post Office scandal: how organised crime launders money on the high street

    The other Post Office scandal: how organised crime launders money on the high street
    Sep 25 2026
    Hundreds of millions of pounds of dirty money are being deposited at post offices every year. So why are the police reluctant to investigate the scale of the problem? By Oliver Bullough. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    28 mins
  • I launched Cuba’s first independent magazine. And that’s when my troubles began

    I launched Cuba’s first independent magazine. And that’s when my troubles began
    Jul 3 2026
    My friends and I wanted to tell the story of Cuban life, without interference. Before long, I was being isolated, monitored and interrogated By Abraham Jiménez Enoa. Read by Sebastián Capitán Viveros A version of this essay was previously published in the Dial under the title The Sneeze. Translation by Lily Meyer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    42 mins
  • How did Mexico’s president become the world’s most popular leftwing leader?

    How did Mexico’s president become the world’s most popular leftwing leader?
    Jul 6 2026
    Claudia Sheinbaum started as an activist. Now she is Mexico’s president. Has she stayed true to her ideals? By Rachel Nolan. Read by Gemma Acosta. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    53 mins
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