# Long Reads

A podcast by Rest of World. Listen to Rest of World's best stories about the way technology is reshaping the globe. Narrated by our staff of writers and editors. Nearly four billion internet users live outside the West. We're telling their stories, with in-depth, on-the-ground reporting on topics like Big Tech’s global influence, e-commerce, cryptocurrency, the struggles of the gig economy, and the rise of EVs.

Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/rss

## Latest episodes

- [How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/119299ea3f5b) (2025-03-13, 33 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/99812529/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-13%2Ff855da39-9645-8f8f-4280-70b9e85b0c01.mp3
- [The global struggle over how to regulate AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/d42f9f92fb8c) (2025-01-24, 30 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/97498130/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-0-24%2F98566ad9-8f1a-2ea6-7569-443193e0c91e.mp3
- [How WhatsApp ate the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/b4b9cef770e2) (2024-12-12, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/95728885/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-11-12%2F9475019d-872f-e4ff-bfa1-8c3e056973c6.mp3
- [WhatsApp vigilantes in India are converting Christians by force](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/f0277d8e134c) (2024-10-17, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/93179700/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-9-17%2Fc6218d9e-23fc-8bc7-1e96-917b66a0f12b.mp3
- [Destined for clicks: YouTube is driving an astrology boom in Pakistan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/841d3f670751) (2024-09-19, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/91911908/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-8-19%2F5aa9aba9-c1c0-897e-e2ec-667c07c5225e.mp3
- [Can a church exist exclusively on the internet?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/e5dba37b051d) (2024-08-01, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/89937747/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-7-2%2F075ebf5b-a032-3f8f-f42a-a70deafe6db6.mp3
- [The AI artist who used Bad Bunny’s voice — and shot to fame](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/2a5f06662881) (2024-07-12, 23 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/89130894/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-6-12%2Fbd271367-6767-526c-7376-7a2524abed33.mp3
- [Vigilantes for views: The YouTube pranksters harassing suspected scam callers in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/74e77d9c29f6) (2024-06-06, 35 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/87689478/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-5-6%2F6cacea89-4847-fa2b-218d-c640d2df7e01.mp3
- [The graying gig economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/f03d25db1044) (2024-05-21, 21 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/87015784/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-4-21%2Fc57f52f4-977c-0224-c0d4-cda4f34c66dd.mp3
- [Inside the BJP’s WhatsApp machine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/eef2134c6e6e) (2024-05-17, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/86853472/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-4-17%2F354ee19a-f3a9-2407-b0a0-448c56515617.mp3
- [Inside TSMC’s struggle to build a chip factory in the U.S. suburbs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/9e961df61dbd) (2024-04-25, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/85914378/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-3-25%2F8ec1fc9f-dfc1-b6f2-1d60-1e3154d144c7.mp3
- [The changing face of protest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/005b3e9c8b3b) (2024-03-28, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/84662104/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-28%2Fbbc277df-42c2-a963-3215-08209b659fab.mp3
- [The rise and fall of Argentina’s celebrity crypto pastor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/cbe105af6756) (2024-03-14, 47 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/84036040/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-14%2F935ae58f-f264-76fd-5bb9-36807791f04d.mp3
- [Riders in the smog](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/2191e336ffc3) (2024-02-29, 22 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/83382763/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-29%2F0b9353af-1154-0c31-8c01-b07bacbad6c5.mp3
- [The fall of the King of Squirrels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/c4861e13e9ed) (2024-02-15, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/82701421/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-15%2F462b4da9-873f-eb7c-f824-fa128625971a.mp3
- [Inside Foxconn’s struggle to manufacture iPhones in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/5257c2e9b59c) (2024-02-08, 38 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/82402027/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-8%2F4f20bde8-0503-f423-2260-eb0961c53473.mp3
- [When digital nomads come to town](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1729547310/6bdab76dd738) (2024-02-06, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/f1835800/podcast/play/82321725/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-6%2Ffee8609b-9b99-4868-6c55-fc3ad4ce2bdd.mp3

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