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The Audio Long Read

The Audio Long Read

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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
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  • Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?

    Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?
    Feb 27 2026
    Years of civil war have turned whole areas of the city into rows of empty husks. But after the fall of Assad, Syrians have returned to their old homes determined to rebuild By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    28 mins
  • From the archive: Why can’t we agree on what’s true any more?

    From the archive: Why can’t we agree on what’s true any more?
    Feb 25 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 2019: It’s not about foreign trolls, filter bubbles or fake news. Technology encourages us to believe we can all have first-hand access to the ‘real’ facts – and now we can’t stop fighting about it By William Davies. Read by Andrew McGregor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    35 mins
  • A century in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot

    A century in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
    Feb 23 2026
    In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there By Sophie Pinkham. Read by Olga Koch. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    27 mins
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