The Audio Long Read
The Audio Long Read podcast is a selection of the Guardian’s long reads, giving you the opportunity to get on with your day while listening to some of the finest journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much… read more
Best long reads of 2021: The rich vs the very, very rich: the Wentworth golf club rebellion
In the first instalment of our series looking back at the best audio long reads of 2021, editor David Wolf introduces one of the long read team’s favourite pieces of the year. When a Chinese billionaire bought one of Britain’s most prestigious golf clubs in 2015, dentists and estate agents were confronted with the unsentimental force of globalised capital. By Samanth Subramanian. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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