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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
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  • From the archive: Flour power: meet the bread heads baking a better loaf

    From the archive: Flour power: meet the bread heads baking a better loaf
    Jul 1 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: The days of the mass-produced pappy white British supermarket loaf may be numbered. Meet the bread heads revolutionising the way we eat By Wendell Steavenson. Read by Lucy Scott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    39 mins
  • ‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings

    ‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings
    Jun 29 2026
    For tens of thousands of years, these Palaeolithic artworks were unseen. When they were rediscovered, onlookers marvelled at their vivid beauty. One of the world’s leading experts took me up close Written and read by Stephen Phelan. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    32 mins
  • Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea

    Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea
    Jun 26 2026
    The bottom of the ocean has barely been explored, but every journey to the deep reveals wondrous new lifeforms. As underwater mining gains momentum, we risk destroying one of Earth’s last great wildernesses By Jacob Mikanowski. Read by Lincoln Conway. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    30 mins
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