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  • ‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?

    ‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?
    Dec 8 2025
    As the police and courts continue to struggle with the legacy of austerity, many people are seeking alternative routes to justice – but it could be making matters worse By Hettie O’Brien. Read by Rebecca Trehearn. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    33 min
  • When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong

    When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong
    Dec 5 2025
    I knew he was running away from something. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered the truth Written and read by Pamela Gordon. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    31 min
  • Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

    Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
    Nov 21 2025
    Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime By Jacob Silverman.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    32 min
  • From the archive: A day in the life of (almost) every vending machine in the world

    From the archive: A day in the life of (almost) every vending machine in the world
    Dec 3 2025
    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: what’s behind the indestructible appeal of the robotic snack? By Tom Lamont. Read by Andrew McGregor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    48 min
  • ‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID

    ‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID
    Dec 1 2025
    When Donald Trump set about dismantling USAID, many around the world were shocked. But on the ground in Sierra Leone, the latest betrayal was not unexpected By Mara Kardas-Nelson. Read by Lanna Joffrey. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    41 min
  • ‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose

    ‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose
    Nov 28 2025
    When a fishing boat left port in Alaska in December 2019 with an experienced crew, an icy storm was brewing. What happened to them shows why deep sea fishing is one of the most dangerous professions in the world By Rose George. Read by Rosalie Craig. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    28 min
  • From the archive: ‘If you decide to cut staff, people die’: how Nottingham prison descended into chaos

    From the archive: ‘If you decide to cut staff, people die’: how Nottingham prison descended into chaos
    Nov 26 2025
    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: as violence, drug use and suicide at HMP Nottingham reached shocking new levels, the prison became a symbol of a system crumbling into crisis By Isobel Thompson. Read by Simon Darwen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    50 min
  • ‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages

    ‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages
    Nov 24 2025
    How did an obscure district in a neglected state become India’s byword for digital deceit? By Snigdha Poonam. Read by Mikhail Sen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    41 min