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Weekend

Weekend

By: The Guardian
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 Every Saturday, the Weekend podcast brings some of the best Guardian writing from the week, read by talented narrators. Listen to celebrity interviews, lifestyle features, and opinions from our most popular columnists including Marina Hyde and John Crace. Weekend is the perfect way to relax.© 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter – an Audio Long Read podcast

    The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter – an Audio Long Read podcast
    Apr 12 2025
    Alexandra Morton-Hayward is using cutting-edge methods to crack the secrets of ancient brains – even as hers betrays her There are more Audio Long Reads here, or search Audio Long Read wherever you listen to your podcasts
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    36 mins
  • The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia and then came to symbolise its moral decay – an Audio Long Read podcast

    The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia and then came to symbolise its moral decay – an Audio Long Read podcast
    Apr 5 2025
    Victor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with his 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? There are more Audio Long Reads here, or search Audio Long Read wherever you listen to your podcasts
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    36 mins
  • Inside the Vatican’s secret saint-making process – an Audio Long Read podcast

    Inside the Vatican’s secret saint-making process – an Audio Long Read podcast
    Mar 29 2025
    Canonisation has long been a way for the Catholic church to shape its own image. As the Vatican prepares to anoint its first millennial saint, we ask how it decides who is worthy There are more Audio Long Reads here, or search Audio Long Read wherever you listen to podcasts
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    35 mins

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