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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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  • How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution

    How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution
    Apr 13 2026
    When Trump granted white South Africans refugee status, he was echoing a falsehood about Black people taking revenge for years of brutality. But no one flourishes in a repressive police state By Eve Fairbanks. Read by Katherine Fenton. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    34 mins
  • AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying

    AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
    Apr 10 2026
    LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity By Kevin T Baker. Read by Adam Sims. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    38 mins
  • From the archive: Freedom without constraints: how the US squandered its cold war victory

    From the archive: Freedom without constraints: how the US squandered its cold war victory
    Apr 8 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 2020: The US believed the American way of life was humankind’s ultimate destiny. But unrestrained greed has led to an era of injustice and division. By Andrew Bacevich. Read by Kelly Burke. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    38 mins
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