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Every year, thousands of bikes are tossed into rivers, ponds, lakes and canals. What’s behind this mass drowning?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2022, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from February: Nina Gladitz dedicated her life to proving the Triumph of the Will director’s complicity with the horrors of Nazism. In the end, she succeeded – but at a cost. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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From ancient Egyptian cubits to fitness tracker apps, humankind has long been seeking ever more ways to measure the world – and ourselves. But what is this doing to us?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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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 2019: It’s the miracle ingredient in everything from biscuits to shampoo. But our dependence on palm oil has devastating environmental consequences. Is it too late to break the habit?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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When black people were given back their land after apartheid, many felt driven to prove they could farm as well as white South Africans. But even before they had begun, the system was stacked against them. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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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 2019: After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to culture itself. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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New technology was supposed to make umpiring easy. It hasn’t worked out that way. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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We are raiding the Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2015: On 26 November 2010, Yara Gambirasio, 13, went missing. Three months later her body was discovered in scrubland nearby. So began one of the most complex murder investigations in Italian history, which will reach its climax later this year. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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After so many other Olympic sites ended up left to rot, London 2012 was supposed to be different. But who has really benefited from this orgy of development?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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We are raiding the Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2015: It began with a test-fixing scandal so massive that it led to 2,000 arrests, including top politicians, academics and doctors. Then suspects started turning up dead. What is the truth behind India’s Vyapam scam?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists – and the conflict may determine the future of biology. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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Emmanuel Carrère was no stranger to depression, but it was late in life that a major episode got him hospitalised and diagnosed as bipolar. In some ways it made sense of his problems, but in the midst of it, everything was broken. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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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 2016: Whether he wins the US presidency or not, his rise reveals a growing attraction to political demagogues – and points to a wider crisis of democracy. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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The story of the modern web is often told through the stories of Google, Facebook, Amazon. But eBay was the first conqueror. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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As survivors and the bereaved mark the disaster’s fifth anniversary, the inquiry hearings are finally nearing their end. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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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: Are you sitting comfortably? Many people are not – and there are some who insist the way we’ve been going to the toilet is all wrong. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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