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 cul...

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From the archive: Bicycle graveyards: why do so many bikes end up underwater? contributed by Lukas · Jul 30, 2025
Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination contributed by Lukas · Jul 28, 2025
‘A relentless, destructive energy’: inside the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon contributed by Lukas · Jul 25, 2025
From the archive: how two BBC journalists risked their jobs to reveal the truth about Jimmy Savile contributed by Lukas · Jul 23, 2025
The curse of Toumaï: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity’s origins contributed by Lukas · Jul 21, 2025
Horse racing and erotica: how I survived the fickle world of freelance writing contributed by Lukas · Jul 18, 2025
From the archive: The sludge king: how one man turned an industrial wasteland into his own El Dorado contributed by Lukas · Jul 16, 2025
Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean contributed by Lukas · Jul 14, 2025
How does woke start winning again? contributed by Lukas · Jul 11, 2025
From the archive: The death of the department store contributed by Lukas · Jul 9, 2025
‘Do you have a family?’: midlife with no kids, ageing parents – and no crisis contributed by Lukas · Jul 7, 2025
Why does Switzerland have more nuclear bunkers than any other country? contributed by Lukas · Jul 4, 2025
From the archive: ‘You can’t be the player’s friend’: inside the secret world of tennis umpires contributed by Lukas · Jul 2, 2025
My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed contributed by Lukas · Jun 30, 2025
‘The Mozart of the attention economy’: why MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTube star contributed by Lukas · Jun 27, 2025
From the archive: ‘A nursery of the Commons’: how the Oxford Union created today’s ruling political class contributed by Lukas · Jun 25, 2025
‘Outdated and unjust’: can we reform global capitalism? contributed by Lukas · Jun 23, 2025
Extremely loud and incredibly scouse: how Jamie Carragher conquered football punditry contributed by Lukas · Jun 20, 2025
From the archive: Burying Leni Riefenstahl: one woman’s lifelong crusade against Hitler’s favourite film-maker contributed by Lukas · Jun 18, 2025
‘You can let go now’: inside the hospital where staff treat fear of death as well as physical pain contributed by Lukas · Jun 16, 2025
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🇦🇷 #8 · 🇷🇺 #12 · 🇳🇿 #15 · 🇫🇮 #21 · 🇿🇦 #21 · 🇮🇪 #23 · 🇵🇱 #25 · 🇮🇳 #25 · 🇮🇩 #27 · 🇬🇧 #33 · +20 more

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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.

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As of 2026-09-16, The Audio Long Read ranks #57 on Apple Podcasts in Argentina, and appears on charts in 3 countries.

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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇦🇷 Argentina as of 2026-09-16

🇦🇷 Argentina #57 🇮🇪 Ireland #188 🇳🇿 New Zealand #195 Society & Culture #8 Apple
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First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#57 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-09-16
Days on chart301
Countries now3
CategoriesSociety & Culture