Today in Focus
The Guardian
Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in both scope and depth, delivering analysis and storytelling from right across the planet. With a global network of over 900 journalists and five dedicated editions covering news in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and beyond, the Guardian offers comprehensive reporting across every continent. Most recently we have introduced new correspondents in the Caribbean, South America and Africa.
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Networks:
The Guardian
Description:
Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in both scope and depth, delivering analysis and storytelling from right across the planet. With a global network of over 900 journalists and five dedicated editions covering news in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and beyond, the Guardian offers comprehensive reporting across every continent. Most recently we have introduced new correspondents in the Caribbean, South America and Africa.
Language:
English
Episodes
Has the digital nomad dream turned sour?
8/6/2025
Alex Holder loves her new life in Lisbon but has become increasingly uneasy that people like her might be damaging the cities they love. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:28:49
Is this the summer the British left comes back?
8/5/2025
Guardian columnist Owen Jones and political correspondent Aletha Adu explore the prospects of the new leftwing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:26:10
How the Trump administration made a sewage crisis ‘woke’
8/4/2025
How did the Trump administration upend a landmark civil rights victory for environmental justice? Nina Lakhani reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:31:01
The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking on Elon Musk
8/3/2025
Investigative journalist Sönke Iwersen describes his years-long investigation into Tesla, aided by a whistleblower, exposing serious safety concerns over the company’s cars. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:31:30
Did lead poisoning help create a generation of serial killers?
7/31/2025
Pulitzer prize-winning author Caroline Fraser on the link between air pollution in the US and male violence. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:31:36
How will the UK’s recognition of Palestine help those starving in Gaza?
7/30/2025
Surgeon Nick Maynard describes the unfolding famine he witnessed during his volunteering in Gaza, while our chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, analyses whether the UK’s proposed recognition of Palestine will alleviate the suffering there at all. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:27:50
Can people still protest about Palestine in the UK?
7/29/2025
What has been the impact of Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist organisation? Haroon Siddique reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:24:05
Protests against Zelenskyy as drones torment Ukraine
7/28/2025
Luke Harding talks to people in Kyiv protesting against the Ukrainian president’s recent changes to the country’s anti-corruption bodies, and analyses where the war against Russia is heading next. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:26:38
The hunt for the next Dalai Lama
7/27/2025
The Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, and the Tibet activist Lhadon Tethong discuss the battle between Buddhist monks and the Chinese state over the successor to the Dalai Lama. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:26:33
Euros 25: Can the Lionesses bring it home again?
7/24/2025
What can the tournament so far tell us about England’s chances on Sunday? Faye Carruthers reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:28:19
Donald Trump’s Epstein problem
7/23/2025
David Smith reports on the US president’s troubles over the Jeffrey Epstein case, and how the president risks alienating his own base. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:27:36
Will the Epping hotel riots spark another summer of unrest?
7/22/2025
A year after Southport, what’s driving the turmoil in Essex? Ben Quinn reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:31:32
What’s holding up a ceasefire in Gaza?
7/21/2025
How are controversial plans for a ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza complicating a deal to stop the fighting? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:26:04
Has Elon Musk built a Nazi chatbot?
7/20/2025
Is the extreme output of X’s AI chatbot Grok shifting the political dial? Chris Stokel-Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:30:34
Why thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK
7/17/2025
Dan Sabbagh on the data leak that may have cost hundreds of millions of pounds – and put Afghan lives at risk. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:33:37
Why doctors are striking … again
7/16/2025
When Labour came to power it moved fast to end the public sector strikes. But now resident doctors are demanding a 29% rise in pay. Will they get it and will it put Labour’s plans for the NHS at risk? Denis Campbell reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:28:37
How the BBC got into a mess over Gaza
7/15/2025
After mounting criticism over its coverage of the war in Gaza, will the BBC change its approach? Michael Savage reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:31:18
The law change that could transform toxic workplaces
7/14/2025
Zelda Perkins was Harvey Weinstein’s PA – and has spent the last eight years campaigning against the non-disclosure agreements used to silence abused employees. Now she has won a major victory. Alexandra Topping reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:20:52
Syria’s treasure hunting fever
7/13/2025
What can be done to stop Syria’s unprecedented scramble for antiquities? William Christou reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:30:07
Ulaanbaatar: a warning from the coldest capital on Earth
7/10/2025
Tracey McVeigh heads to Mongolia to find out about the country’s increasingly brutal winters and dry summers, while Badruun Gardi reflects on how the changes threaten the nomadic way of life. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Duration:00:24:48