The Story from the Guardian

Jul 01 2021 38 ep. 22 mins 4k

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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast

Jul 01 2021 39 mins

Have you ever wondered what famous people actually eat? In our new podcast, Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent does just that, asking well-known guests to lift the lid on the food they turn to when they’re at home alone – and what comfort foods have seen them through their lives. In the first episode, screenwriter Russell T Davies tells Grace about his childhood in Swansea,

Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series

Feb 08 2021 25 mins

The Guardian has launched a new series called Reverberate that we think you’ll like. Each week, Chris Michael will explore incredible stories from around the world about when music shook history. In the first episode, we hear from Kashy Keegan, an unknown singer-songwriter in a sleepy English town who became the voice of Hong Kong’s nascent pro-democracy movement. Subscribe whe

Innermost: another episode of our new series

Aug 03 2020 20 mins

We wanted to bring you another episode from our Innermost series. In the last episode of our first season, two callers tell Leah Green how their relationships sent them down unexpected paths, one with criminal consequences Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the series

Innermost: episode 1 of a new series

Jun 25 2020 16 mins

The Guardian has launched a new series called Innermost that we think you will like. Each week, callers will tell Leah Green what’s going on behind closed doors. In the first episode, we hear how an uncle’s funeral and meals with an emotionally distant brother help James and Jess think about their families in new and unexpected ways. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to

Jemima: who owns our life? - The Story podcast

Feb 03 2020 34 mins

In 2017, Jemima Dixon, who suffered from a complex form of multiple sclerosis, died in an assisted death at a clinic in Switzerland. She became one of hundreds of Britons to end their life this way. But for each individual, there are many more loved ones left behind, including Jemima’s sister, Annabel, and their mother. In this documentary, we hear the complex emotions and tensio

Maybe baby: should I have children or not? - The Story podcast

Nov 13 2018 35 mins

How do we decide whether to become parents? Leah Green speaks to people in the middle of making the biggest decision of their lives. She encounters unexpected sources of doubt, explores therapy that is meant to ease it, and confronts the risk of having a ‘problem child’

Doc Tales: Black Sheep – The Story

Oct 26 2018 21 mins

To celebrate the release of our latest documentary, Charlie Phillips sits down with the film’s protagonist, Cornelius Walker, to discuss his incredible story as an adolescent struggling to fit in

Immigration detention: 'You're not human to them' – The Story podcast

Oct 10 2018 16 mins

A new Guardian survey has found that as of 31 August 2018, out of 188 people in immigration detention, 84% of detainees had not been given removal directions. It was certainly the case with this woman who, following a false claim of a sham relationship, found herself on the verge of deportation

Immigration detention: 'It's basically a death sentence' – the Story podcast

Oct 10 2018 18 mins

According to the UK Home Office, in 2017 over 27,000 individuals were held in immigration detention. But even for the half who were released, there is little to celebrate. Take the story of this man who, despite being here for decades with his children, found himself on the verge on deportation for a crime he claims he didn’t commit

The LGBT church: a shelter from the storm – The Story podcast

Oct 04 2018 23 mins

Attitudes towards LGBT people in parts of the world have led to ostracisation, or people being forced to hide or flee. But in a small church in the UK capital, some have found sanctuary