Today in Focus

A podcast by The Guardian

1598 Episodes

  1. The joys (and pressures) of being single

    Published: 14/02/2022

  2. Scotland reckons with the violent witch hunts of its past

    Published: 11/02/2022

  3. What a leadership crisis looks like from inside Downing Street

    Published: 10/02/2022

  4. Clause 9 and the erosion of citizenship rights

    Published: 9/02/2022

  5. Is the cryptocurrency trading boom creating a new generation of addicts?

    Published: 8/02/2022

  6. The scammers getting rich on lockdown loneliness

    Published: 7/02/2022

  7. Weekend: episode one of a new podcast

    Published: 5/02/2022

  8. Can Joe Rogan change?

    Published: 4/02/2022

  9. Cressida Dick and the crisis of trust in the Metropolitan police

    Published: 3/02/2022

  10. ‘A ticking time bomb’: what a prison break reveals about the threat from Islamic State

    Published: 2/02/2022

  11. Sue Gray’s verdict: ‘Failures of leadership’

    Published: 1/02/2022

  12. Grenfell inquiry final phase: will politicians be held accountable?

    Published: 31/01/2022

  13. Has China fallen into a Covid-zero trap?

    Published: 28/01/2022

  14. What happens if Russia invades Ukraine?

    Published: 27/01/2022

  15. Will the police have the final word on ‘partygate’?

    Published: 26/01/2022

  16. Boris Johnson clings on, the scandals keep coming

    Published: 25/01/2022

  17. Rapper Nipsey Hussle and the problem of predictive policing

    Published: 24/01/2022

  18. The fight for the future of the BBC

    Published: 21/01/2022

  19. How MI5 uncovered a Chinese ‘agent’ in parliament

    Published: 20/01/2022

  20. On the frontline of the cost of living crisis

    Published: 19/01/2022

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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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