How a young Dutch woman’s life began when she was allowed to die
At the last minute, Zoë decided to call off her euthanasia. But how do you start over after you’ve said all of your goodbyes? By Stephanie Bakker. Read by Micky Overman. Help support our independent j...
14 Helmi 202538min
From the archive: The knackerman: the toughest job in British farming
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 2021: Between accidents, disease and bad weath...
12 Helmi 202533min
‘Bring me my tariffs’: how Trump’s China plan was 40 years in the making
Both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s political careers were shaped by their formative experiences in the 1980s – and, above all, their encounters with Japan. By Andrew Liu. Read by Vincent Lai. Help sup...
10 Helmi 202531min
Tokyo drift: what happens when a city stops being the future?
Tokyo remains, in the world’s imagination, a place of sophistication and wealth. But with economic revival forever distant, ‘tourism pollution’ seems the only viable plan. By Dylan Levi King. Read by ...
7 Helmi 202532min
From the archive: The false positives scandal: how thousands of innocent Colombians were killed so soldiers could get more holiday
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 2020: When the Colombian army defeated the Far...
5 Helmi 202540min
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria. By Tess McClure. Read by Sara Lynam. Help support our independent journa...
3 Helmi 202534min
Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads
As a sociologist, my career couldn’t be further from that of my father, who spent his life on the road as a truck driver. It’s only in recent years, as illness has struck, that I’ve started to truly u...
31 Tammi 202530min
From the archive: How one man spent 34 years in prison after setting fire to a pair of curtains
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 2020: David Blagdon’s long-term detention has ...
29 Tammi 202535min
