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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

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 

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: new technology was supposed to make umpiring easy. It hasn’t worked out that way By William Ralston. Read by Simon Vance ... Show More

A young woman’s body was found on the side of the road in Choctaw, OK in 1990. Four years after her death, her son, Michael Hughes, was abducted from his elementary school by a man who claimed to be his father. Who was the young woman and what happened to her son? Her death and h ... Show More

In 2002, the French Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt became perhaps one of the best-known hostages in the world when she was kidnapped and held for over six years, deep in the Colombian jungle, by the Farc or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Watching Ingrid's emotion ... Show More

Un 31 décembre, on frappe à sa porte. Une employée de mairie et un officier de police lui annoncent l'accident de son mari, parti plus tôt dans l'après-midi rouler sous le soleil d'hiver. Marc-Aurèle a rejoint le cercle des hommes qui vivent et meurent trop vite. Elle a rejoint c ... Show More

A young Ohio woman vanishes one summer night, prompting her community to conduct a massive search. When she’s found dead, investigators work to uncover her killer. Andrea Canning reports.Andrea Canning and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Tal ... Show More

In July of 2018, a 26-year-old Washington woman attempted to flee her adoptive mother’s house, but was carried back inside by her brother. She hasn’t been seen by friends or neighbors since, and her family claims she ran away. Strangely, it would be nearly a year-and-a-half until ... Show More

1997, une jeune femme est découverte affreusement mutilée à Perpignan. Personne ne se doute alors qu'un maniaque rôde dans les rues de la ville et s'apprête à horrifier le pays entier. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations. 

At 82, Isabel Allende is one of the world’s most beloved and best-selling Spanish-language authors. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages, and 80 million copies of her books have been sold around the world. That’s a lot of books.Allende’s newest novel, “My Name ... Show More

In September of 2016, a 24-year-old woman’s body was found burning in a kiddie pool in the woods near a lake in Grapevine, Texas. She was last seen visiting a bar in search of a job, and after police reviewed the surveillance video from her visit, they saw her speaking to her kil ... Show More

During the 1990’s, the small California tourist town of Domino Beach was terrorized by one of the most vile and cunning serial killers in American history. The brutal murder spree put the quiet surfing community on the map, and made the career of young journalist Courtney Barnes, ... Show More