Today in Focus podcast

Today in Focus

Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism. Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Helen Pidd, Nosheen Iqbal and Annie Kelly combines on-the-ground reporting, insightful analysis and personal testimony from the people at the heart of the stories that matter, to give you a deeper understanding of the world we live in. And to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle, our new evening edition 'The Latest' hosted by Lucy Hough, brings you up to speed on the big news story of the day in just 10 minutes. Available on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism. Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Helen Pidd, Nosheen Iqbal and Annie Kelly combines on-the-ground reporting, insightful analysis and personal testimony from the people at the heart of the stories that matter, to give you a deeper understanding of the world we live in. And to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle, our new evening edition 'The Latest' hosted by Lucy Hough, brings you up to speed on the big news story of the day in just 10 minutes. Available on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

 

#299

On the ground in Venezuela after Trump’s ‘operation’

Which forces are vying for power now that Nicolás Maduro has been removed from Venezuela? ... more

12 hrs Ago

28 MINS

28:21

12 hrs Ago


#298

Why has Trump seized a Russian-linked oil tanker? – The Latest

The US has dramatically seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker between the UK and Iceland, wi... more

20 hrs Ago

09 MINS

09:34

20 hrs Ago


#297

The Palestine Action hunger strikers close to death

Three activists awaiting trial are refusing food and their health is failing rapidly. Will... more

Yesterday

28 MINS

28:39

Yesterday


#296

Trump: Is Greenland next? – The Latest

After the removal of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, there are fears Donald Trump c... more

Yesterday

10 MINS

10:50

Yesterday


#295

Can a youth club revival help the ‘anxious generation’?

What is the UK government planning for young people? With Emma Warren. Help support our in... more

06 Jan 2026

24 MINS

24:38

06 Jan 2026


#294

What does Trump want from Venezuela? – The Latest

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was controversially captured by US special for... more

05 Jan 2026

10 MINS

10:47

05 Jan 2026


#293

Does Trump run Venezuela now?

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was captured, flown to the US and is facing tr... more

05 Jan 2026

28 MINS

28:03

05 Jan 2026


#292

The Birth Keepers: Death plan – episode six

A backlash against the Free Birth Society intensifies and Emilee and Yolande respond to th... more

03 Jan 2026

42 MINS

42:58

03 Jan 2026


#291

The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five

Emilee and Yolande had created an ideology and then seeded it globally – a reach Sirin Kal... more

02 Jan 2026

32 MINS

32:13

02 Jan 2026


#290

The Birth Keepers: Building an empire – episode four

Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against... more

01 Jan 2026

43 MINS

43:24

01 Jan 2026


#289

The Birth Keepers: Journey Moon – episode three

When Lorren Holliday got pregnant in 2018, she joined Emilee Saldaya’s Facebook group and ... more

31 Dec 2025

35 MINS

35:04

31 Dec 2025


#288

The Birth Keepers: When Emilee met Yolande – episode two

Who is Emilee Saldaya, the woman behind the Free Birth Society movement? And how did she m... more

30 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:17

30 Dec 2025


#287

The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one

The Free Birth Society (FBS) was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit ... more

29 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:57

29 Dec 2025


#286

Revisited: Cringe! Why millennials became so uncool

An intergenerational war has broken out with Gen Z mercilessly mocking millennials as emba... more

26 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:18

26 Dec 2025


#285

Revisited: Having a baby with your best mate

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

25 Dec 2025

33 MINS

33:48

25 Dec 2025


#284

How the Guardian reported 2025

The Guardian’s editor-in-chief Katharine Viner looks back on the biggest news stories of 2... more

24 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:18

24 Dec 2025


#283

Why Bethlehem is celebrating Christmas again

Pastor Munther Isaac talks about his hometown of Bethlehem – the scene of the nativity – c... more

23 Dec 2025

25 MINS

25:14

23 Dec 2025


#282

The moment this year I’ll never forget

Today in Focus hears from Guardian journalists all around the world about their most memor... more

22 Dec 2025

32 MINS

32:43

22 Dec 2025


#281

What to expect from the Jeffrey Epstein files? – The Latest

The US Department of Justice is expected to release files relating to the disgraced late f... more

19 Dec 2025

10 MINS

10:23

19 Dec 2025