Today in Focus

A podcast by The Guardian

1594 Episodes

  1. The deadliest week in Lebanon for decades

    Published: 27/09/2024
  2. The bravery of Gisèle Pelicot in the rape trial horrifying France

    Published: 26/09/2024
  3. Hope, finally? Keir Starmer’s first conference in power

    Published: 25/09/2024
  4. Inside a secret summit of Afghan women’s rights activists

    Published: 24/09/2024
  5. Born to rule? The hereditary peers about to lose their seats

    Published: 23/09/2024
  6. How Lebanon’s pagers and walkie-talkies became deadly weapons

    Published: 20/09/2024
  7. Anushka Asthana on the perils of Keir Starmer’s fragile majority

    Published: 19/09/2024
  8. Should we believe Putin’s war talk?

    Published: 18/09/2024
  9. The devastating secrets of Huw Edwards

    Published: 17/09/2024
  10. Revenge of the childless cat ladies

    Published: 16/09/2024
  11. Creating The Spark: the kids behind 2024’s surprise summer hit

    Published: 13/09/2024
  12. Why Brazil is taking on Elon Musk

    Published: 12/09/2024
  13. Will Labour’s cold winter of cuts be worth it?

    Published: 11/09/2024
  14. Mehdi Hasan on how to beat Donald Trump in a debate

    Published: 10/09/2024
  15. The man who fell to Earth

    Published: 9/09/2024
  16. Grenfell: the lies and greed exposed

    Published: 6/09/2024
  17. The Israeli negotiator who talks to Hamas

    Published: 5/09/2024
  18. Why Oasis tickets are ‘definitely maybe’ too expensive

    Published: 4/09/2024
  19. The millennials living with their parents

    Published: 3/09/2024
  20. Meet the new MPs: the surgeon, the lawyer and the 24-year-old student

    Published: 2/09/2024

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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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