Episodes

  • Massacre in the jungle: how an Indigenous man was made the public face of an atrocity

    Massacre in the jungle: how an Indigenous man was made the public face of an atrocity
    Mar 3 2025
    In 2004, 29 people were killed by members of the Cinta Larga tribe in Brazil’s Amazon basin. The story shocked the country – but the truth of what happened is still being fought over By Alex Cuadros. Read by Felipe Pacheco. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    33 mins
  • Israel and the delusions of Germany’s ‘memory culture’

    Israel and the delusions of Germany’s ‘memory culture’
    Feb 28 2025
    Germany embraced Israel to atone for its wartime guilt. But was this in part a way to avoid truly confronting its past? By Pankaj Mishra. Read by Mikhail Sen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    34 mins
  • From the archive: One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting

    From the archive: One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting
    Feb 26 2025
    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 2017: Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. When they turned on him, he decided to get out – but escaping that life would not prove as easy as falling into it. By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee. Read by Lola Ogunyemi. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    41 mins
  • Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football

    Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football
    Feb 24 2025
    For the children of the Nigerian diaspora, displaced by war and split between two worlds, footballers from John Fashanu to Jay-Jay Okocha were a first glimpse of themselves in Britain’s mainstream. Written and read by Aniefiok Ekpoudom. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    27 mins
  • The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay

    The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay
    Feb 21 2025
    Victor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sells millions. Has he become a Kremlin apologist? By Sophie Pinkham. Read by Olga Koch. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    35 mins
  • From the archive: Was it inevitable? A short history of Russia’s war on Ukraine

    From the archive: Was it inevitable? A short history of Russia’s war on Ukraine
    Feb 19 2025
    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: To understand the tragedy of this war, it is worth going back beyond the last few weeks and months, and even beyond Vladimir Putin. By Keith Gessen. Read by Andrew McGregor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    46 mins
  • The loudest megaphone: how Trump mastered our new attention age

    The loudest megaphone: how Trump mastered our new attention age
    Feb 17 2025
    The old model of political debate is over, and spectacle beats argument every time. How did we get here? By Chris Hayes. Read by Adam Sims. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    33 mins
  • How a young Dutch woman’s life began when she was allowed to die

    How a young Dutch woman’s life began when she was allowed to die
    Feb 14 2025
    At the last minute, Zoë decided to call off her euthanasia. But how do you start over after you’ve said all of your goodbyes? By Stephanie Bakker. Read by Micky Overman. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    39 mins