Best Finance For Hippies Podcast Podcasts (2024)

As a young man, Partha Banerjee was on course to become a senior member of the RSS, the organisation that has pushed Indian politics towards extreme religious nationalism. Then, after decades within its ranks, he quit. Why? By Rahul Bhatia. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod…

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Navigating a mid-life breakup and rocketing child poverty 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Best of 2024 … so far: Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history 38:41

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Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2024, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from May: Advances in fields such as spectrometry and gene sequencing are unleashing torrents of new data about the ancient world – and could offer an…

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The importance of teeth and supermarket ethics 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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A summary of my reflections on the big questions that have been getting explored in this series: What IS this place? Who or what created it? To what end? And - what could be a more important question? - what are some strategies that we might employ to finally get out of here? The e-mail address for all correspondence and to request books, audiobook…

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A rise in cases of whooping cough and dealing with weaponised incompetence 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Would lower speed limits reduce the number of road accidents? And how to increase your strength safely. 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Reconnecting with our senses and the science behind happier dogs 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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‘It comes for your very soul’: how Alzheimer’s undid my dazzling, creative wife in her 40s 42:52

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By the time my wife got a diagnosis, her long and harrowing deterioration had already begun. By the end, I was in awe of her. By Michael Aylwin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Is working from home working for carers? And teenage kids paying their own way 54:35

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Best of 2024 … so far: ‘Scars on every street’: the refugee camp where generations of Palestinians have lost their futures 29:56

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Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2024, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from February: Ever since the displacement of 700,000 Palestinians in 1948, many have been living in dejection and squalor in camps like Shatila in Be…

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The value of trust and the cost of a friendship 54:35

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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A healthier approach to anger and separating fact from fiction 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Is common courtesy becoming less common? And truck-driving as a career switch 54:35

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Living with dementia and hip hop and hope 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Food, water, wifi: is this the future of humanitarian aid? 26:43

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Working in food aid delivery, I have seen the benefits of embracing new technologies. But some problems need to be solved between humans. By Jean-Martin Bauer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Living like a toddler and art from inside prison 54:35

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Best of 2024…so far: ‘They were dying, and they’d not had their money’: Britain’s multibillion-pound equal pay scandal 42:37

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Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2024, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from February: In 2005, Glasgow council offered to compensate women for historic pay inequality. But it sold them short again – and soon workers all o…

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What makes up a personality and the mystery of a missing parcel 54:26

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The state of the mental health system and finding your chosen family 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Working into later life and the pathologisation of women's bodies. 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The right age for boarding school and the first Aboriginal Olympian 54:29

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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My family and other Nazis 35:04

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My father did terrible things during the second world war, and my other relatives were equally unrepentant. But it wasn’t until I was in my late 50s that I started to confront this dark past. By Martin Pollack. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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How to handle your child pulling away and will a rise in wages help early childhood education 54:35

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Best of 2024 … so far: Hippy, capitalist, guru, grocer: the forgotten genius who changed British food 50:26

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Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2024, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. This week, from January: Nicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread knowledge – but his t…

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The myth of the good person and the cost of bridal parties 54:26

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Is the idea of individual resilience just a myth? And a history of the Paralympics 54:34

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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How useful are food health star ratings and how economic data impacts your personal finances 54:34

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Living with Legionnaires' Disease and changing our relationship with the products we buy 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world 27:47

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Since its discovery in the 18th century, nitrous oxide has gone from vaudeville gimmick to pioneering anaesthetic to modern party drug. By Mark Miodownik. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Finding your religion and positive steps for mental health 54:35

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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From Nobel peace prize to civil war: how Ethiopia’s leader beguiled the world 33:32

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When Abiy Ahmed took power in Ethiopia, he was feted at home and abroad as a great unifier and reformer. Two years later, terrible violence was raging. How did people get him so wrong? By Tom Gardner. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Looking back on nostalgia and trouble in paradise 54:26

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Dr Norman Swan shares his parenting advice and the Olympics sees a surprising debut 58:56

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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From the archive: From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars 41:26

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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 2018: Nina Gold’s role is invisible, and yet her taste has shaped much of what we watch on film and TV. By Sophie Elmhirst. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod…

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The social stigma of being child-free and why poetry is good for you 54:26

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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How universal will universal childcare actually be? And the huge task of building a tiny house 54:37

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Chortle chortle, scribble scribble: inside the Old Bailey with Britain’s last court reporters 36:21

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The cases heard at the Old Bailey offer a vivid, often grim portrait of England and Wales today. What happens when there is no one left to tell these stories? By Sophie Elmhirst. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Different approaches to grief and Nimbin's transformation from dairy town to hippie heartland 54:35

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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‘I’m good, I promise’: the loneliness of the low-ranking tennis player 25:18

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I was once Ireland’s No 1 player, and tried for years to climb the global ranks. But life at the bottom of the top can be brutal. By Conor Niland. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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The value of solitude and street library drama 54:39

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Unlearning shame and financial ageism 54:40

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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From the archive: ‘As borders closed, I became trapped in my Americanness’: China, the US and me 35:01

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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: I’ve long nursed vague plans of moving back to China for a few years, to solidify my place there. But with each year that passes in the US, such a move gets harder and harder to make. By Cle…

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A healthy approach to competition and the history of swearing 54:36

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Making the decision to step back from a role you love 54:40

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than books 33:11

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In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities. By Aida Edemariam. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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Using social media for good and coming of age on a skateboard 54:35

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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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‘How do I heal?’: the long wait for justice after a black man dies in police custody 37:01

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The true number of black people who have died after contact with the police has been hidden, while their families are faced with delays and denials. By Raekha Prasad. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian

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