Walking into disaster: the narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI
When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its way By Edward Siddons. Read by Simon Darwen. Help support our in...
9 Feb 45min
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’
The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights By Charlotte Higgins. Read by Evelyn ...
6 Feb 37min
From the archive: the free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis
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: snowflake students have become the targe...
4 Feb 42min
‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line By Patrick Barkham. Read by Dermot Dal...
2 Feb 41min
Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence
A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn’t inevitable Written and read by Alex South. Help support our independent journa...
30 Jan 26min
From the archive: The King of Kowloon: my search for the cult graffiti prophet of Hong Kong
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: For years Tsang Tsou-choi daubed his ecc...
28 Jan 41min
We published explosive stories about the president of El Salvador. Now we can’t go home
Days before we ran interviews with gang leaders describing their alleged ties to Nayib Bukele’s government, we left the country to avoid arrest. We fear our exile will never end This story, republishe...
26 Jan 29min
‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?
During the conflict, the Damascus suburb became a killing field. But some of Assad’s henchmen are still around – and even working with the new government By Melvyn Ingleby. Read by Selva Rasalingam. H...
23 Jan 38min
