Best Dont Look Under The Internet Podcasts (2025)

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DLUTI 214 - Morbid Molly and Macaroni Messages 1:05:01

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This week, we take a look at some notes hidden in various food items and what they might mean. We also dig in to some strange subreddits and explain why you shouldn't consume substances on a whim. You've Got to Be Critting Me Magic, mayhem, and moral dilemmas, an actual play with heart and hilarity! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the sho…

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‘The jobless should lead the attack’: a radical Jamaican journalist in 1920s London 31:38

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Economic insecurity, race riots, incendiary media … Claude McKay was one of the few Black journalists covering a turbulent period that sounds all too familiar to us today By Yvonne Singh. Read by Karl Queensborough. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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From the archive: ‘We are so divided now’: how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders 40:42

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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 2021: the arrest of a Tibetan New York city cop on spying charges plays into the community’s long-held suspicions that the People’s Republic is watching them By Lauren Hilgers. Read by Emily Woo Z…

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The King and AI 26:29

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Seven pioneers of artificial intelligence gathered at St James's Palace to receive the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, presented by King Charles. Zoe Kleinman was there. In this week's edition you can hear Zoe talk to the 'godmother' of AI, Professor Fei-Fei Li, and Jensen Huang, the head of the world's most valuable company, Nvidia. Also on…

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Special Edition: Behind the scenes at the Long Read 19:57

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To celebrate the launch of the new Guardian Long Read magazine this week, join the long read editor David Wolf in discussion with regular contributors Charlotte Higgins and Hettie O’Brien. The Guardian long read magazine is available to order at theguardian.com/longreadmag In this issue, you’ll find pieces on how MrBeast became the world’s biggest …

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Counting down to zero: the final warning from a climate diplomat 27:16

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Before Peter Betts died in 2023, he wanted to pass on what he had learned over many years of negotiating at Cops – including how Paris 2015 was saved at the last bell By Peter Betts. Read by Andrew McGregor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet 32:53

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A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life By Samanth Subramanian. Read by Raj Ghatak. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Therapy with ELYSE MYERS 42:37

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One of my all-time favorite people on the internet, ELYSE MYERS joined me in bed for what can only be described as a shared therapy session. We laughed, cried, overshared, and I adored every second. From being the youngest children and learning how to join someone else’s family, to having a baby, loving too hard, and struggling to trust anyone but …

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From the archive: A drowning world: Kenya’s quiet slide underwater 27:35

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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: Kenya’s great lakes are flooding, in a devastating and long-ignored environmental disaster that is displacing hundreds of thousands of people By Carey Baraka. Read by Reice Weathers. Help su…

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Digital parenting 26:29

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We look at a particular use of tech in family life - using trackers to know where your children are, or your partner, or other relatives. What are the safety and privacy issues ? Also on Tech Life: Shiona McCallum speaks to the BBC's cyber correspondent, Joe Tidy, about a gang of Russian hackers known as Evil Corps. Who are they, and what have they…

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The Secret Is Out (Just Us) 26:50

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Been keeping something from you guys and I can finally tell you...I'm pregnant!!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Cryptid Corner - The Pope Lick Monster 32:13

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The last few weeks have been a bit chaotic and we got off schedule with recording, so we're taking a break this week. We will be back next week! Meanwhile, enjoy this episode from our Patreon/website backlog. You've Got to Be Critting Me Magic, mayhem, and moral dilemmas, an actual play with heart and hilarity! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sup…

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‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump 30:32

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Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic. To his fans, he’s part newscaster, part professor, part friend By Lauren Hilgers. Read by G Cheng. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod…

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DLUTI 213 - Hometown Horrors 2025 1:30:54

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This week we're all together to read your spooky stories! Thanks for another creepy crazy year! You've Got to Be Critting Me Magic, mayhem, and moral dilemmas, an actual play with heart and hilarity! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Starting your own podcast? Use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for a p…

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The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job 30:46

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From murder scenes to whale blubber, Ben Giles has seen it – and cleaned it – all. In their stickiest hours, people rely on him to restore order By Tom Lamont. Read by Elis James. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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From the archive: The queen of crime-solving 41:55

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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: forensic scientist Angela Gallop has helped to crack many of the UK’s most notorious murder cases. But today she fears the whole field – and justice itself – is at risk By Imogen West-Knight…

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Web-scraping bots 26:28

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We look at the impact data-scraping robots from AI firms are having on the online encyclopedia used by hundreds of millions of people. Also in this edition of Tech Life: if you work in the fashion industry, if you are a fashion model, are you worried about AI ? A lot are, and we find out why. And how do we prevent children from seeing online adult …

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A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0 25:45

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If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical age of stupid, accelerated by big tech. But might there be a way out? By William Davies. Read by Dan Starkey. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod…

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‘Resistance is when I put an end to what I don’t like’: The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof gang 36:37

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In the 1970s, the radical leftwing German terrorist organisation may have spread fear through public acts of violence – but its inner workings were characterised by vanity and incompetence By Jason Burke. Read by Noof Ousellam. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Essential tips on learning Czech from linguist and his new book on the history of the alphabet 27:09

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Danny Bate, a former member of Radio Prague and linguist, has just published his first book, titled Why Q Needs U. In it, he dives into the history of the English alphabet and invites readers to see language as a collaborative project shaped by its speakers from day to day. The self-taught Czech speaker, writer, and perennial Czechophile, also shar…

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The Pain of Posting with Tefi Pessoa 41:35

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I think we can all agree: posting, living, and breathing online can be (and most of the time is) hell. This week, my friend Tefi Pessoa is back under the covers to complain and commiserate about our mutual devotion and disdain for being 30-somethings on the internet. We get into how being perceived both fuels and cripples us, how our thirties have …

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From the archive: Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face 48:46

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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: Thanks to a savvy California lawyer, Albert Einstein has earned far more posthumously than he ever did in his lifetime. But is that what the great scientist would have wanted? By Simon Parki…

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Red lines for AI 26:28

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More than 200 prominent individuals and 70 organisations want international agreement on 'do not cross' red lines for artificial intelligence, to prevent risks to humanity. We speak to Stuart Russell, professor of computer science at the University of California in Berkeley, who is backing the call. He spells out some of the potential risks that AI…

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DLUTI 212 - Island of the Dolls 52:08

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What's up with all these dolls on this island, man? You've Got to Be Critting Me Magic, mayhem, and moral dilemmas, an actual play with heart and hilarity! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Starting your own podcast? Use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for a paid account with Buzzsprout! https://www.buz…

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The origins of today’s conflict between American Jews over Israel 28:35

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In the early years, American Jewish support for Israel was a fraught issue. The turning point was the six-day war of 1967, which solidified a strength of feeling that has only recently begun to fracture By Mark Mazower. Read by Kerry Shale. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod…

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‘I have to do it’: why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China 54:50

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In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race By Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Wedding-Planning I Do's & Don'ts with Eli Rallo 38:03

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This week from under the covers: Eli Rallo and I dive into a wedding therapy session where nothing, and no one, is safe…We’re naming names, declaring our most brutally honest takes on destination bachelorettes, matching bridesmaids, plus-ones, kids at weddings, and the dreaded seating chart. Plus: our younger-self confessions, people who brag about…

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From the archive: ‘Infertility stung me’: Black motherhood and me 33:25

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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: I assumed I would be part of the first generation to have full agency over my reproduction – but I was wrong By Edna Bonhomme. Read by Nerissa Bradley. Help support our independent journalis…

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Drones with Tasers 26:29

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We speak to the founder and CEO of Axon Enterprise, maker of the Taser, about the tech's future. And the future includes drones armed with Tasers. Also in this edition of Tech Life: why an underwater glider is circumnavigating the globe, gathering data on the oceans. And find out why the quantum computing revolution could arrive sooner than expecte…

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DLUTI 211 - Real Life Portals to Hell 1:05:36

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This week we leave the internet and go to hell. You've Got to Be Critting Me Magic, mayhem, and moral dilemmas, an actual play with heart and hilarity! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Starting your own podcast? Use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for a paid account with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzspr…

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‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning 42:49

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Over a few brutal days in March, as sectarian violence and revenge killings tore through parts of Syria, two friends from different communities tried to find a way to survive By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest 30:27

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The late Kenyan novelist and activist believed erasing language was the most lasting weapon of oppression. Here, Aminatta Forna recalls the man and introduces his essay on decolonisation By Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o with introduction by Aminatta Forna. Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Aminatta Forna. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.…

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Get Back In Bed with Matt Rogers 1:13:56

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This episode is a very important piece of LFB history. As the air gets chillier, the nights start earlier, and the holidays creep closer… there’s truly no one better to revisit than my hall pass himself, Matt Rogers, aka the undisputed King of Christmas. This replay is for all my holiday-loving, Bravo-fluent millennials who are just itching to laug…

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From the archive: The Blackstone rebellion: how one country took on the world’s biggest commercial landlord 44:48

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Class action 26:29

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DLUTI 210 - Dr. Nowhere 1:32:21

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This week we check out something AH-adjacent. Is there a deeper lore behind this creepy YouTube user's uploads? You've Got to Be Critting Me Magic, mayhem, and moral dilemmas, an actual play with heart and hilarity! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Starting your own podcast? Use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card when you…

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‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster 29:36

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Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster By Kate Marvel. Read by Norma Butikofer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod…

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From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction 31:55

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Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made bad choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a disease By Xi Chen. Read by Katherine Fenton. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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From the archive: Divine comedy: the standup double act who turned to the priesthood 45:08

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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: Josh and Jack used to interrogate life via absurdist jokes and sketches. But the questions they had just kept getting bigger – and led them both to embark upon a profound transformation By L…

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Pinterest boss on online safety 26:42

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An exclusive interview with Bill Ready, boss of social media platform Pinterest. Plus – what is actually stolen in a cyber-attack, the end of dial-up and are AI pets the future? Presenter: Chris VallanceProducer: Imran Rahman-Jones (Image: A phone with the red Pinterest logo on it. Credit: Getty Images)…

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DLUTI 209 - Roy Jay 1:03:05

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This week, we dive into whether this comedian from back in the day actually existed or if the AI overlords are re-writing history. You've Got to Be Critting Me Magic, mayhem, and moral dilemmas, an actual play with heart and hilarity! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Starting your own podcast? Use this link to receive a $20 Amazon…

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‘A climate of unparalleled malevolence’: are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction? 30:38

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Churning quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at the rate we are going could lead the planet to another Great Dying By Peter Brannen. Read by Lincoln Conway. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Bland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films? 40:58

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When the streaming giant began making films guided by data that aimed to please a vast audience, the results were often generic, forgettable, artless affairs. But is there a happy ending? By Phil Hoad. Read by Adam Sims. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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From the archive: Forgetting the apocalypse: why our nuclear fears faded – and why that’s dangerous 44:32

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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 horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made the whole world afraid of the atomic bomb – even those who might launch one. Today that fear has mostly passed out of living memory, and with it we…

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Can we trust AI in health? 26:30

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We hear from experts on the pros and cons of using AI in the healthcare world. Plus ex-Minecraft YouTuber Stampy, AKA Joseph Garrett, on turning to game design. But are console games getting too expensive? And the students from India whose innovative renewable energy tech has won a prestigious award. This week's Tech Life was presented by Shiona Mc…

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DLUTI 208 - UrbanSPOOK 1:08:46

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WARNING: This episode covers subjects that may be disturbing to some. Topics include child and animal abuse, assault, and graphic descriptions of violence. It's analog horror time. You've Got to Be Critting Me Magic, mayhem, and moral dilemmas, an actual play with heart and hilarity! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Starting your …

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‘The forest had gone’: the storm that moved a mountain 46:22

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On a small ledge in the Swiss mountains, 200 people were enjoying a summer football tournament. As night fell, they had no idea what was coming By Jonah Goodman. Read by Evelyn Miller. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Life in a ‘sinking nation’: Tuvalu’s dreams of dry land 42:36

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With sea levels rising, much of the nation’s population is confronting the prospect that their home may soon cease to exist. Where are they going to go? By Atul Dev. Read by Mikhail Sen Check out Between Moon Tides documentary at theguardian.com. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod…

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How Often Should I Be Doing It? with Shan Boodram 41:58

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This week’s guest is none other than sex educator, author, and TV personality Shan Boodram and she’s here to school us on intimacy in all its forms. Together we unpack why I abbbbsolutely qualify as an “F-boy Friend," the research-backed “magic number” for how often sex should happen, and the shift long-term relationships make from rollercoasters t…

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From the archive: Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English rivers 42:24

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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: A tide of effluent, broken laws and ruthless cuts is devastating the nation’s waterways. An academic and a detective have dredged up the truth of how it was allowed to happen – but will anyt…