Yesterday

How does woke start winning again?

British progressives have suffered major setbacks in recent years, in both public opinion and court rulings. Was a backlash inevitable, and are new tactics needed? By Gaby Hinsliff. Read by Carlyss Peer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

34m 27s

Jul 9

From the archive: The death of the department store

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: the closure of John Lewis’s store in Sheffield after almost 60 years was a bitter blow. As debate rages over what to do ... Show More

33m 54s

Jul 7

‘Do you have a family?’: midlife with no kids, ageing parents – and no crisis

In my 40s, I found myself with a life that didn’t look like it was ‘supposed’ to. What was I doing? On trips to South Korea with my mother, an answer began to emerge By E Tammy Kim. Read by Jennifer J Kim. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

30m 48s

Dec 2024

Revisited: The chilling policy to cut Greenland’s high birth rate

In the 1960s the birthrate in Greenland was one of the highest in the world. Then it plunged. Decades later, women have finally begun speaking out about what happened Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Obs ... Show More

30m 53s

Apr 18

Alisyn Camerota On: Surviving the News, Surviving the Teenage Years, and the Concept of Home

From punk rock to broadcast journalism. A veteran journalist shares her story. Alisyn Camerota is an award-winning journalist and author. She recently wrote the memoir, Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home. In this episode we talk about: Our mutua ... Show More

1h 10m

Mar 2015

44: The Shipwrecked Sailor

Interlude: A Tale of the Sea. Sometime during the Twelfth Dynasty, a folk-tale was composed (or became popular) that would echo through the ages as one of Egypt’s most enduring tales... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpod ... Show More

27m 1s

Aug 2024

The Happy Pod: Uniting generations with a splash

We hear about a huge summer water fight that brings joy to young and old at a preschool with a difference. All Seasons in Minnesota is run inside a care home for older people -- where the children learn from their elders, and make them smile. Also: How breastfeeding women helped ... Show More

27m 24s

Jan 2025

It was a wildlife conservation triumph, then came the corpses

Biodiversity writer Phoebe Weston hears from farmers on the west coast of Scotland who claim they are losing hundreds of lambs a year in a case of rewilding gone wrong. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

29m 43s

Dec 2023

How the Guardian covered 2023

The Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, talks about how the newspaper covered a year that witnessed the Israel-Gaza war, the coronation of King Charles, the rise of AI and record high temperatures. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

36m 52s

Apr 9

Let Yourself Rage With Poet Laureate Ada Limón

As U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón has had a far-reaching impact. She has visited readers and writers across the country, installed poems at majestic sites in national parks, and she even wrote a poem that’s engraved inside a NASA spacecraft on its way to Jupiter.Today on the show, ... Show More

34m 35s

Feb 2025

When childhood besties split after a series of traumatic events.... - S7E6

[SCROLL FOR CW]-These childhood best friends were inseparable until one of them made a series of life-threatening mistakes that pushed the other away for good. This week's interviewee will recount the frightening events that led to their split when we break down this week's break ... Show More

40m 58s

Jul 2024

204. What Happens When You’re Cut Off From All Human Contact?

How is the brain affected by solitary confinement? How would you deal with being stranded on a deserted island? And do baby monkeys make the best therapists? SOURCES:William Broyles Jr., screenwriter, journalism, and former U.S. Marine Corps officer.Beatriz Flamini, Spanish moun ... Show More

40m 9s

From the archive: Cold comfort: how cold...