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Samanth Subramanian is an author and a regular contributor to the long read

December 2025

The Audio Long Read
Best of 2025: The real Scandi noir: how a filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image – podcast
From April: The Black Swan follows a repentant master criminal as she sets up corrupt clients in front of hidden cameras. But is she really reformed – and is the director up to his own tricks?
By Samanth Subramanian. Read by David Bateson

November 2025

The Audio Long Read
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet – podcast
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

September 2025

The long read
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet
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

May 2025

The Audio Long Read
From the archive: The lost Jews of Nigeria – podcast

The Audio Long Read
From the archive: Food fraud and counterfeit cotton: the detectives untangling the global supply chain – podcast

April 2025

The Audio Long Read
The real Scandi noir: how a filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image – podcast
The Black Swan follows a repentant master criminal as she sets up corrupt clients in front of hidden cameras. But is she really reformed – and is the director up to his own tricks?
By Samanth Subramanian. Read by David Bateson

March 2025

The long read
The real Scandi noir: how a film-maker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image
The Black Swan follows a repentant master criminal as she sets up corrupt clients in front of hidden cameras. But is she really reformed – and is the director up to his own tricks?

November 2024

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The cement company that paid millions to Isis: was Lafarge complicit in crimes against humanity? – podcast

The Audio Long Read
10 years of the long read: Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands (2019) – podcast

September 2024

The long read
The cement company that paid millions to Isis: was Lafarge complicit in crimes against humanity?
The long read: The French cement giant started operating in Syria just before the civil war erupted. When Islamic State took over the region, Lafarge paid them protection money so it could keep trading. The consequences are still playing out

April 2024

The Audio Long Read
From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart – podcast
From 2020: For seven decades, India has been held together by its constitution, which promises equality to all. But Narendra Modi’s BJP is remaking the nation into one where some people count as more Indian than others. By Samanth Subramanian

December 2023

The Audio Long Read
Best of 2023: Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site – podcast

Today in Focus
Sellafield: Europe’s most toxic nuclear site

November 2023

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Special Edition: Behind the scenes at the Long Read

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The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried – podcast

October 2023

The long read
The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
The long read: As author of The Big Short and Moneyball, Michael Lewis is perhaps the most celebrated chronicler of his generation. Now he delivers an astonishing portrait of the fallen crypto billionaire. But did he get too close?

June 2023

The Audio Long Read
The war on Japanese knotweed – podcast
Once hailed as a ‘handsome’ import, this most rampant of plants has come to be seen as a sinister, ruinous enemy. Can it be stopped?

May 2023

Science Weekly
Japanese knotweed: why is it so damaging and can it be stopped? – podcast

The long read
The war on Japanese knotweed

March 2023

The Audio Long Read
From the archive: Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands – podcast
This week, from 2019: For a century, the humble paper towel has dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for loo supremacy. By Samanth Subramanian

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