‘Why would he take such a risk?’ How a famous Chinese author befriended his censor
Online dissent is a serious crime in China. So why did a Weibo censor help me publish posts critical of the Communist party? By Murong Xuecun. Read by Zhang Wang Li. Help support our independent journ...
12 Mai 202539min
The mystery of the nameless girl found dead in a Spanish border town
On a summer morning in 1990, the body of a young woman appeared in a small town close to the frontier. For those who saw her, finding her identity became an obsession that would last 30 years By Giles...
9 Mai 202538min
From the archive: Food fraud and counterfeit cotton: the detectives untangling the global supply chain
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: Amid the complex web of international tr...
7 Mai 202545min
From acid house to ancient rites: Jeremy Deller’s enormous, collaborative, unsellable art
The artist Jeremy Deller can’t really draw or paint. Instead of making things, he makes things happen. And later this year, he is planning to unleash a bacchanalian festival that will be his most dari...
5 Mai 202538min
What happens when the US declares war on your parents? The Black Panther Cubs know
The Black Panthers shook America awake before the party was eviscerated by the US government. Their children paid a steep price, but also emerged with unassailable pride and burning lessons for today ...
2 Mai 202551min
From the archive: The last phone boxes: broken glass, cider cans and – amazingly – a dial tone
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: Five million payphone calls are still ma...
30 Apr 202532min
Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there’s a solution: desperate rich people
Each year, hundreds of potentially world-changing treatments are discarded because scientists run out of cash. But where big pharma or altruists fear to tread, my friend and I have a solution. It’s re...
28 Apr 202529min
In search of the South Pacific fugitive who crowned himself king
Noah Musingku made a fortune with a Ponzi scheme and then retreated to a remote armed compound in the jungle, where he still commands the loyalty of his Bougainville subjects By Sean Williams. Read by...
25 Apr 202547min
