Today in Focus

A podcast by The Guardian

1629 Episodes

  1. How the pandemic exposed the crisis in children’s social care

    Published: 18/08/2021
  2. How the Taliban took Afghanistan

    Published: 17/08/2021
  3. After ICU: a Covid patient meets one of the doctors who saved his life

    Published: 16/08/2021
  4. The fall of Andrew Cuomo

    Published: 13/08/2021
  5. Has the Delta variant derailed Australia’s zero-Covid strategy?

    Published: 12/08/2021
  6. Scientists issue a climate code red

    Published: 11/08/2021
  7. Israel’s shadow war with Iran

    Published: 10/08/2021
  8. In search of answers about miscarriage

    Published: 09/08/2021
  9. Racism, policing and austerity: have lessons been learned since England’s 2011 riots?

    Published: 06/08/2021
  10. Why a Belarusian Olympic sprinter refused to fly home

    Published: 05/08/2021
  11. How Simone Biles changed gymnastics – on and off the mat

    Published: 04/08/2021
  12. Are plans to change the Official Secrets Act a threat to journalism?

    Published: 03/08/2021
  13. Why did Unesco drop Liverpool from its heritage list?

    Published: 02/08/2021
  14. How we all got hooked on caffeine

    Published: 30/07/2021
  15. The lobbying push that killed off a fight to save the Great Barrier Reef

    Published: 29/07/2021
  16. The Republican backlash in Joe Biden’s America

    Published: 28/07/2021
  17. The pandemic enters a new phase

    Published: 27/07/2021
  18. The authority gap: why women still aren’t taken seriously

    Published: 26/07/2021
  19. The Pegasus project part 5: the fightback against private spyware begins

    Published: 23/07/2021
  20. The Pegasus Project part 4: runaway princesses and the UK connection

    Published: 22/07/2021

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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. And, in the run up to the US Election, Lucy Hough presents US Election Extra, a daily series of short updates, running alongside the regular Today in Focus podcast. 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.