On board the Creed cruise: the unfathomable return of the ‘worst band of the 90s’
I took a cruise with thousands of fellow lunatics to find out how this much-mocked rock band became so beloved. By Luke Winkie. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
23 Sep 202432min
A Chinese-born writer’s quest to understand the Vikings, Normans and life on the English coast
Perhaps a foreigner knows more about their adopted land than the locals, because a foreigner feels more acutely the particularities of a new environment. By Xiaolu Guo. Help support our independent jo...
20 Sep 202431min
From the archive: The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea
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: Before the 17th century, people did not ...
18 Sep 202454min
Ukraine’s death-defying art rescuers
When Putin invaded, a historian in Kyiv saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was in danger. So he set out to save as much of it as he could. By Charlotte Higgins. Help support our independent journali...
16 Sep 202444min
As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
This summer, one of my lectures was protested by far-right students. Their rhetoric brought to mind some of the darkest moments of 20th-century history – and overlapped with mainstream Israeli views t...
13 Sep 20241h 4min
From the archive: Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far?
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 2019: Countries around the world are making it...
11 Sep 202439min
‘A diagnosis can sweep away guilt’: the delicate art of treating ADHD
For children with ADHD, getting the help they need depends on being correctly diagnosed. As a doctor, I have seen how tricky and frustrating a process that can be. By Jack Goulder. Help support our in...
9 Sep 202434min
From the archive – ‘A merry-go-round of buck-passing’: inside the four-year Grenfell inquiry
We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some notable pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: Five years after the fire that killed 72...
6 Sep 202451min
