Today in Focus podcast

Today in Focus

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.

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.

 

#300

Having a baby with your best mate

Nicola Slawson on her decision to have a baby with her best friend, Tom, rather than a rom... more

Yesterday

33 MINS

33:23

Yesterday


#299

Mahmoud Khalil and Trump’s assault on free speech

Detained after taking a leading role in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, the... more

20 Mar 2025

33 MINS

33:45

20 Mar 2025


#298

Labour’s controversial benefit cuts

The government is hoping to save £5bn from the welfare bill – but what will the cost be fo... more

19 Mar 2025

29 MINS

29:05

19 Mar 2025


#297

Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire – Today in Focus Extra

Israeli military forces carried out strikes on dozens of targets across Gaza early on Tues... more

18 Mar 2025

15 MINS

15:03

18 Mar 2025


#296

Inside Glasgow’s drug consumption room

Libby Brooks reports from the Thistle, a new Glasgow clinic that offers somewhere for peop... more

18 Mar 2025

31 MINS

31:24

18 Mar 2025


#295

The price of a perfect playlist

Author Liz Pelly on how Spotify changed how we consume music. Help support our independent... more

17 Mar 2025

22 MINS

22:49

17 Mar 2025


#294

Will Putin derail Trump’s peace plan? – Today in Focus Extra

Donald Trump has shown he can get Ukraine to back a deal, but what about Russia? Patrick W... more

14 Mar 2025

22 MINS

22:53

14 Mar 2025


#293

A spy ring – and a love triangle

Dan Sabbagh reports on three Bulgarian nationals found guilty of spying for Russia in a st... more

14 Mar 2025

31 MINS

31:10

14 Mar 2025


#292

Is Nigel Farage losing his grip on Reform UK?

The Reform MP Rupert Lowe has been suspended from the party. What’s behind his feud with i... more

13 Mar 2025

25 MINS

25:37

13 Mar 2025


#291

Can Canada’s ‘rockstar banker’ PM take on Trump and win?

The former governor of the Bank of England has a new role – saving his country from becomi... more

12 Mar 2025

29 MINS

29:16

12 Mar 2025


#290

Can Europe defend itself alone?

The EU has announced an unprecedented new defence drive – but will it be enough to deter R... more

11 Mar 2025

27 MINS

27:16

11 Mar 2025


#289

Finding a cannabis farm in your house

How a rogue letting agency destroyed homes and caused hundreds of thousands of pounds in d... more

10 Mar 2025

30 MINS

30:16

10 Mar 2025


#288

Revisited: the spy cops scandal (part 2)

The Guardian’s Paul Lewis and Rob Evans on investigating one of England’s most covert poli... more

09 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:06

09 Mar 2025


#287

Revisited: The spy cops scandal (part 1)

Guardian investigative editor Paul Lewis and investigative reporter Rob Evans detail their... more

08 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:08

08 Mar 2025


#286

Inside the Islamic State prisons the west is trying to forget

Michael Safi travelled to north-east Syria to speak to IS foreign fighters imprisoned ther... more

07 Mar 2025

36 MINS

36:52

07 Mar 2025


#285

Exposed: listening in on a $35m phone scam

What can a major leak teach us about how call-centre fraudsters work? Simon Goodley report... more

06 Mar 2025

36 MINS

36:51

06 Mar 2025


#284

How far will Trump’s embrace of Russia go?

The US has suspended all military aid to Ukraine. What does this mean for European securit... more

05 Mar 2025

26 MINS

26:52

05 Mar 2025


#283

Trump v Zelenskyy: the view from Ukraine

What do Ukrainians make of the two presidents’ fractious meeting – and would they support ... more

04 Mar 2025

25 MINS

25:10

04 Mar 2025


#282

The doctors detained in Gaza: ‘He was dragged from the operating theatre’

Doctors in Gaza say they have been targeted for doing their jobs, detained and even tortur... more

03 Mar 2025

31 MINS

31:52

03 Mar 2025


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Joy, hope and murder in free Syria

Syria has a new leader, and for thousands it is a time of celebration and optimism. But ol... more

28 Feb 2025

43 MINS

43:56

28 Feb 2025