Today in Focus

A podcast by The Guardian

1595 Episodes

  1. Culture 2023: the films, music and TV shows not to miss this autumn

    Published: 29/09/2023

  2. Nagorno Karabakh: Why a frozen conflict suddenly exploded

    Published: 28/09/2023

  3. Overcrowded and understaffed: life in England’s crumbling prisons

    Published: 27/09/2023

  4. Why are London firearms officers laying down their guns?

    Published: 26/09/2023

  5. The Blind Side and Hollywood’s blind spot

    Published: 25/09/2023

  6. Looking for alternatives: a tale of two German towns

    Published: 22/09/2023

  7. Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn

    Published: 21/09/2023

  8. The destruction of Derna

    Published: 20/09/2023

  9. The horrifying allegations against Russell Brand

    Published: 19/09/2023

  10. Naomi Klein’s doppelganger

    Published: 18/09/2023

  11. What have a year of protests really changed in Iran?

    Published: 15/09/2023

  12. Ukraine’s counteroffensive: breaking the Russian lines

    Published: 14/09/2023

  13. A day in the ruins of Morocco’s earthquake

    Published: 13/09/2023

  14. The concrete crisis: is Britain falling apart?

    Published: 12/09/2023

  15. Has the plant-based food revolution lost its sizzle?

    Published: 11/09/2023

  16. The mystery of Bangladesh’s missing children – part three

    Published: 8/09/2023

  17. The scandal of Bangladesh’s missing children – part two

    Published: 7/09/2023

  18. The mystery of Bangladesh’s missing children – part one

    Published: 6/09/2023

  19. How safe are the priceless treasures in our museums?

    Published: 5/09/2023

  20. The chilling rise of AI scams

    Published: 4/09/2023

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Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining personal storytelling with insightful analysis, this podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. The podcast is a topical, deep dive, explainer on a topic or story in the news, covering: politics, climate change, current affairs, investigations, leaks, scandals involving the royals and interviews. It might cover topics such as: politics and current affairs in the United States of America - Donald Trump, the US presidential election 2024, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, the White House, the GOP, the Republicans and the Republican Party, the Democrats and the Democratic Party; current affairs including Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Russia, Bangladesh, HS2, the police, AI, information technology and the royal family - including King Charles III and Prince Harry; UK politics including UK election 24, Parliament, Labour, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer; GB, Scotland, England and Ireland news, arts and culture, the environment, green issues, the climate emergency and global warming. Today in Focus features journalists such as: Aditya Chakrabortty, Alexis Petridis, Andrew Roth, Emma Graham-Harrison, George Monbiot, John Crace, John Harris, Jonathan Freedland, Kiran Stacey, Larry Elliott, Luke Harding, Marina Hyde, Nesrine Malik, Owen Jones, Peter Walker, Pippa Crerar, Polly Toynbee, Shaun Walker, Simon Hattenstone and Zoe Williams.
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