Today in Focus

A podcast by The Guardian

1595 Episodes

  1. How Putin’s chef became the second-most powerful man in Russia

    Published: 31/01/2023
  2. The code of omertà: how a mafia kingpin evaded police for 30 years

    Published: 30/01/2023
  3. What is the teachers strike really about?

    Published: 27/01/2023
  4. Why are women in Britain having to travel hundreds of miles to get an abortion? podcast

    Published: 26/01/2023
  5. What was behind Jacinda-mania – and why did it end so suddenly?

    Published: 25/01/2023
  6. Why is Scotland’s gender reform bill so contentious? | Podcast

    Published: 24/01/2023
  7. Exposing rainforest carbon credits: why offsetting isn’t working

    Published: 23/01/2023
  8. Biden, Trump and the classified documents

    Published: 20/01/2023
  9. David Carrick and the crisis of trust in British policing

    Published: 19/01/2023
  10. Why are energy companies forcing their way into people’s homes?

    Published: 18/01/2023
  11. China’s deadly coronavirus wave

    Published: 17/01/2023
  12. Will the UK’s strict new voter ID laws damage democracy?

    Published: 16/01/2023
  13. Jailed for life for stealing $14

    Published: 13/01/2023
  14. How a far right assault on Brazil’s democracy failed

    Published: 12/01/2023
  15. Prince Harry’s memoir: why has the ‘Spare’ gone rogue?

    Published: 11/01/2023
  16. What has Brexit done for Britain?

    Published: 10/01/2023
  17. Mouldy flats and bidding wars: how did the UK rental crisis get so bad?

    Published: 9/01/2023
  18. Will Donald Trump finally face criminal charges for January 6?

    Published: 6/01/2023
  19. The arrest of Andrew Tate: the ‘king of toxic masculinity’

    Published: 5/01/2023
  20. Can you breathe your way to feeling better?

    Published: 4/01/2023

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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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