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  • Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea

    Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea
    2026/06/26
    The bottom of the ocean has barely been explored, but every journey to the deep reveals wondrous new lifeforms. As underwater mining gains momentum, we risk destroying one of Earth’s last great wildernesses By Jacob Mikanowski. Read by Lincoln Conway. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    30 分
  • From the archive: No coach, no agent, no ego: the incredible story of the ‘Lionel Messi of cliff diving’

    From the archive: No coach, no agent, no ego: the incredible story of the ‘Lionel Messi of cliff diving’
    2026/06/24
    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: Gary Hunt is an enigma. He trains with the intensity of a modern athlete, but relaxes like a sportsman of a bygone era. He is fiercely competitive but unbelievably laid-back. How did he become the greatest cliff diver of all time? By Xan Rice. Read by Ben Norris. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    45 分
  • ‘Seriously the best boss ever’: inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant

    ‘Seriously the best boss ever’: inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant
    2026/06/22
    No one’s name appears in the Epstein files more than that of Lesley Groff, his assistant. Reading through the thousands of emails, a troubling question arises: what did she know? By Sophie Elmhirst. Read by Norma Butikofer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    49 分
  • ‘The devil’s child’: the rise and fall of the only female yakuza

    ‘The devil’s child’: the rise and fall of the only female yakuza
    2026/06/19
    Mako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organised crime gangs almost destroyed her By Sean Williams. Read by Ami Okumura Jones. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    41 分
  • From the archive: Terrorists, cultists – or champions of Iranian democracy? The wild wild story of the MEK

    From the archive: Terrorists, cultists – or champions of Iranian democracy? The wild wild story of the MEK
    2026/06/17
    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 2018: They fought for the Iranian revolution – and then for Saddam Hussein. The US and UK once condemned them. But now their opposition to Tehran has made them favourites of Trump White House hardliners By Arron Merat. Read by Lucy Scott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    48 分
  • As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking

    As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking
    2026/06/15
    My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing By Nataliya Gumenyuk. Read by Inna Bagoli. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    34 分
  • ‘Should we leave them to die?’ The battle over how to save orangutans from the curse of palm oil

    ‘Should we leave them to die?’ The battle over how to save orangutans from the curse of palm oil
    2026/06/12
    As new settlers clear their forest habitat, the apes are coming into conflict with humans. But simply moving them to another part of the forest may not be the answer By Sally Williams. Read by Saskia Reeves. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    42 分
  • From the archive: Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean

    From the archive: Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean
    2026/06/10
    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 2025: Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have spent more than $1bn on an Albanian island that will be a luxury resort – once the unexploded ordnance has been removed By Marzio Mian. Read by Mo Ayoub For more on US politics and the Trump family check out Politics Weekly America. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    21 分