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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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  • ‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab

    ‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab
    May 1 2026
    After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordeal By Giles Tremlett. Read by Norah Lopez Holden. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    50 mins
  • From the archive: the impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees

    From the archive: the impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees
    Apr 29 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 2023: players, pundits and fans complain bitterly that referees are getting worse each season – but is that fair? By William Ralston. Read by Simon Darwen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Inside China’s robotics revolution

    Inside China’s robotics revolution
    Apr 27 2026
    How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out By Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    43 mins
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