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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: China’s troll king: how a tabloid editor became the voice of Chinese nationalism

    From the archive: China’s troll king: how a tabloid editor became the voice of Chinese nationalism
    Mar 4 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 2022: Hu Xijin is China’s most famous propagandist. At the Global Times, he helped establish a chest-thumping new tone for China on the world stage – but can he keep up with the forces he has unleashed? By Han Zhang. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    39 mins
  • I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today

    I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today
    Mar 2 2026
    Among the many people I met, there was a pervasive feeling of hopelessness and a sense that resistance is slowly becoming a memory By Ewen MacAskill. Read by Greg Stylianou-Burns. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    37 mins
  • 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
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