How the Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker became one of the world’s most contentious thinkers. By Alex Blasdel. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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Pinker’s progress: the celebrity scientist at the centre of the culture wars – podcast

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: It’s not a generational divide, but rather a split between two competing visions of feminism – social and individualist. By Moira Donegan. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

From the archives: How #MeToo revealed the central rift within feminism today – podcast

Its knack for creating tension and controversy has helped it remain an energising force in publishing for more than 50 years – but how do writers, publishers and judges cope with the annual agony of the Booker? By Charlotte Higgins. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Inside the Booker Prize: arguments, agonies and carefully encouraged scandals – podcast

Amid the complex web of international trade, proving the authenticity of a product can be near-impossible. But one company is taking the search to the atomic level. By Samanth Subramanian. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Food fraud and counterfeit cotton: the detectives untangling the global supply chain – podcast

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: Forgeries have got so good – and so costly – that Sotheby’s has brought in its own in-house fraud-busting expert. By Samanth Subramanian. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

From the archive: How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective – podcast

A look back at the official photographs of Obama’s presidency shows his skill at conjuring a sense of pride and possibility – but today his victories seem narrow indeed. By Blair McClendon. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

The smooth compromise: how Obama’s iconography obscured his omissions – podcast

Around the turn of the millennium, hedge fund investors put an audacious bet on coal mining in the US. The bet failed – but it was the workers and the environment that paid the price. By Evan Osnos. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

When Wall Street came to coal country: how a big-money gamble scarred Appalachia – podcast

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: Beijing is buying up media outlets and training scores of foreign journalists to ‘tell China’s story well’ – as part of a worldwide propaganda campaign of astonishing scope and ambition. By Louisa Lim and Julia Bergin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

From the archives: Inside China’s audacious global propaganda campaign – podcast

Mohammed El Halabi is accused of stealing relief money and giving it to Hamas for their war effort against Israel. But five years on, the evidence against him looks seriously flawed. By Joe Dyke. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Has a lone Palestinian aid worker been falsely accused of the biggest aid money heist in history?

I first encountered TB Joshua as a teenager, when his preaching captivated my evangelical Christian community in Hampshire. Many of my friends became his ardent disciples and followed him to Lagos. How did he have such a hold over people? By Matthew McNaught. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

From Lagos to Winchester: how a divisive Nigerian pastor built a global following

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2017: After police failed to solve his son’s murder, Francisco Holgado infiltrated the local criminal underworld in pursuit of those responsible. He became a national hero – but at what cost? By Matthew Bremner. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

From the archives: The father who went undercover to find his son’s killers – podcast

Last year, three cryptocurrency enthusiasts bought a cruise ship. They named it the Satoshi, and dreamed of starting a floating libertarian utopia. It didn’t work out. By Sophie Elmhirst. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship – podcast

The effects of ‘weird weather’ were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom. By Alice Bell. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Sixty years of climate change warnings: the signs that were missed (and ignored) – podcast

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: Every baffled new parent goes searching for answers in baby manuals. But what they really offer is the reassuring fantasy that life’s most difficult questions have one right answer. By Oliver Burkeman. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

From the archive: The diabolical genius of the baby advice industry – podcast

They may be vine-smothered ruins today, but the lost cities of the ancient tropics still have a lot to teach us about how to live alongside nature. By Patrick Roberts. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

The real urban jungle: how ancient societies reimagined what cities could be – podcast

The Guardian's Audio Long Reads podcasts are a selection of the  Guardian’s long read articles which are published in the paper and online. It gives you the opportunity to get on with your day whilst listening to some of the finest journalism the Guardian has to offer: in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more.

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