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The Audio Long Read

The Audio Long Read

By: The Guardian
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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.© 2026 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • ‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings

    ‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings
    Jun 29 2026
    For tens of thousands of years, these Palaeolithic artworks were unseen. When they were rediscovered, onlookers marvelled at their vivid beauty. One of the world’s leading experts took me up close Written and read by Stephen Phelan. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    32 mins
  • Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea

    Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea
    Jun 26 2026
    The bottom of the ocean has barely been explored, but every journey to the deep reveals wondrous new lifeforms. As underwater mining gains momentum, we risk destroying one of Earth’s last great wildernesses By Jacob Mikanowski. Read by Lincoln Conway. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    30 mins
  • From the archive: No coach, no agent, no ego: the incredible story of the ‘Lionel Messi of cliff diving’

    From the archive: No coach, no agent, no ego: the incredible story of the ‘Lionel Messi of cliff diving’
    Jun 24 2026
    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 2023: Gary Hunt is an enigma. He trains with the intensity of a modern athlete, but relaxes like a sportsman of a bygone era. He is fiercely competitive but unbelievably laid-back. How did he become the greatest cliff diver of all time? By Xan Rice. Read by Ben Norris. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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    45 mins
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