The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Three times a week, The Audio Long Read podcast brings you the Guardian’s exceptional longform journalism in audio form. Covering topics from politics and culture to philosophy and sport, as well as investigations and current affairs.

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The Audio Long Read

Episodes (300)

Today From the archive: ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today
Monday What technology takes from us – and how to take it back
Friday The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age

The Audio Long Read

Feb 18, 2026
39½ minutes
53 MB

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: Idealising the past is nothing new, but there is something peculiarly revealing about the way a certain generation of Facebook users look back fondly on tougher times By Dan Hancox. Read by Dermot Daly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

The Audio Long Read

From the archive: ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today

The Guardian

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