Today in Focus
The Guardian
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.
Categories: News & Politics
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Previous episodes
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1732 - Do Israel and Iran really want to go to war? Fri, 04 Oct 2024
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1731 - The curiously upbeat Tory leadership race Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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1730 - How will Israel retaliate? – Today in Focus Extra Wed, 02 Oct 2024
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1729 - Who were England’s 2024 rioters? Wed, 02 Oct 2024
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1728 - Will Hezbollah survive Israel’s onslaught? Tue, 01 Oct 2024
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1727 - The mysteries of IBS Mon, 30 Sep 2024
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1726 - The deadliest week in Lebanon for decades Fri, 27 Sep 2024
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1725 - The bravery of Gisèle Pelicot in the rape trial horrifying France Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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1724 - Hope, finally? Keir Starmer’s first conference in power Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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1723 - Inside a secret summit of Afghan women’s rights activists Tue, 24 Sep 2024
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1722 - Born to rule? The hereditary peers about to lose their seats Mon, 23 Sep 2024
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1721 - How Lebanon’s pagers and walkie-talkies became deadly weapons Fri, 20 Sep 2024
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1720 - Anushka Asthana on the perils of Keir Starmer’s fragile majority Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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1719 - Should we believe Putin’s war talk? Wed, 18 Sep 2024
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1718 - The devastating secrets of Huw Edwards Tue, 17 Sep 2024
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1717 - Revenge of the childless cat ladies Mon, 16 Sep 2024
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1716 - Creating The Spark: the kids behind 2024’s surprise summer hit Fri, 13 Sep 2024
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1715 - Why Brazil is taking on Elon Musk Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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1714 - Will Labour’s cold winter of cuts be worth it? Wed, 11 Sep 2024
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1713 - Mehdi Hasan on how to beat Donald Trump in a debate Tue, 10 Sep 2024
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1712 - The man who fell to Earth Mon, 09 Sep 2024
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1711 - Grenfell: the lies and greed exposed Fri, 06 Sep 2024
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1710 - The Israeli negotiator who talks to Hamas Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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1709 - Why Oasis tickets are ‘definitely maybe’ too expensive Wed, 04 Sep 2024
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1708 - The millennials living with their parents Tue, 03 Sep 2024
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1707 - Meet the new MPs: the surgeon, the lawyer and the 24-year-old student Mon, 02 Sep 2024
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1706 - Black Box: episode 6 – Shut it down? Sat, 31 Aug 2024
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1705 - Black Box: episode 5 – The white mask Fri, 30 Aug 2024
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1704 - Black Box: episode 4 – Bing and I Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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1703 - Black Box: episode 3 – Repocalypse now Wed, 28 Aug 2024
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1702 - Black Box: episode 2 – The hunt for ClothOff, the deepfake porn app Tue, 27 Aug 2024
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1701 - Black Box: episode 1 – The connectionists Mon, 26 Aug 2024
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1700 - Black Box: episode 0 – The collision Mon, 26 Aug 2024
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1699 - The sex lives of strangers: creating ‘This is how we do it’ Fri, 23 Aug 2024
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1698 - Venezuela and the president who won’t concede defeat Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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1697 - The UK’s refusal to ban arms exports to Israel Wed, 21 Aug 2024
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1696 - Racism in the army: the soldier who took the UK military to court Tue, 20 Aug 2024
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1695 - The making of Kamala Harris Mon, 19 Aug 2024
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1694 - The astronauts ‘stuck’ in space Fri, 16 Aug 2024
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1693 - How Bangladesh’s longest-serving leader was toppled by student protests Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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1692 - Tommy Robinson and the evolution of Britain’s far right Wed, 14 Aug 2024
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1691 - Is Ukraine’s incursion into Russia a gamble that could pay off? Tue, 13 Aug 2024
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1690 - The two-child welfare limit: why won’t Labour scrap the cap? Mon, 12 Aug 2024
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1689 - “Welcome to hell”: inside Israel’s prisons Fri, 09 Aug 2024
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1688 - Is AI a bubble? Thu, 08 Aug 2024
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1687 - The imam who reached out to rioters Wed, 07 Aug 2024
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1686 - Inside the prisoner exchange that set an American journalist free Tue, 06 Aug 2024
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1685 - A death at work in the age of extreme heat Mon, 05 Aug 2024
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1684 - How two assassinations left the Middle East on the edge Fri, 02 Aug 2024
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1683 - How Southport’s horror and grief was hijacked by the far right Thu, 01 Aug 2024