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.

 

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Will Iran war make the UK cost of living crisis worse? – The Latest

Rising oil prices and market turmoil as a result of the war in the Middle East are fuellin... more

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#298

Should we be boycotting ChatGPT?

Rutger Bregman on why he thinks consumers should cancel their ChatGPT accounts. Help suppo... more

17 hrs Ago

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25:44

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#297

Could Trump really end the war in Iran ‘very soon’? – The Latest

Donald Trump has held an astonishing press conference in which he said the war in Iran was... more

Yesterday

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11:36

Yesterday


#296

Inside Iran as the bombs fall

Annie Kelly speaks to ordinary Iranians about the attacks on their country, and peace stra... more

Yesterday

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31:35

Yesterday


#295

Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? - The Latest

Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s su... more

09 Mar 2026

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11:30

09 Mar 2026


#294

Who really took one of history’s most famous pictures?

The photo of a Vietnamese girl running away from a napalm strike is one of the most famous... more

09 Mar 2026

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31:49

09 Mar 2026


#293

Trump sacks Kristi Noem: what does it mean for ICE? – The Latest

Donald Trump has fired his controversial US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, afte... more

06 Mar 2026

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10:20

06 Mar 2026


#292

The Jesse Jackson I knew

As Chicago prepares to bid farewell to Jackson, Today in Focus hears about the groundbreak... more

06 Mar 2026

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33:47

06 Mar 2026


#291

Why does Trump want Kurdish fighters to join the war in Iran? – The Latest

Intense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and poli... more

05 Mar 2026

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09:07

05 Mar 2026


#290

Starmer, Trump and the shaky ‘special relationship’

Rafael Behr on why Donald Trump’s war on Iran presents a strategic dilemma for Keir Starme... more

05 Mar 2026

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26:06

05 Mar 2026


#289

Could the Iran war trigger a global economic crisis? – The Latest

Global oil and gas prices have skyrocketed as war halts energy exports from the Middle Eas... more

04 Mar 2026

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11:10

04 Mar 2026


#288

What do Netanyahu and Trump really want in Iran?

Who’s calling the shots in the US-Israeli war on Iran? Chief Middle East correspondent Emm... more

04 Mar 2026

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25:34

04 Mar 2026


#287

War widens in the Middle East – The Latest

Israel has deployed soldiers on the ground in southern Lebanon and is carrying out heavy a... more

03 Mar 2026

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09:43

03 Mar 2026


#286

Chaos in the Gulf

After the US and Israel assassinated Iran’s Supreme leader, Tehran has hit back. Missiles ... more

03 Mar 2026

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30:30

03 Mar 2026


#285

Iran war escalates: what’s Trump’s endgame? - The Latest

The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with casualties and destruction reported... more

02 Mar 2026

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13:13

02 Mar 2026


#284

The assassination of Iran’s ayatollah – and fears for a wider conflict

Iran’s supreme leader was killed in a military strike on his compound as Israel and the US... more

01 Mar 2026

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29:30

01 Mar 2026


#283

Greens win Gorton and Denton: is this a turning point for UK politics? – The Latest

The Green Party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gordon and Denton byelection in a... more

27 Feb 2026

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11:34

27 Feb 2026


#282

The men trying to do friendship, better – podcast

Can talking about their problems help men forge closer relationships – or is there another... more

27 Feb 2026

27 MINS

27:27

27 Feb 2026


#281

Has Corbyn won the Your Party power battle? - The Latest

Jeremy Corbyn’s allies declared victory after he was voted to be Your Party’s parliamentar... more

26 Feb 2026

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11:11

26 Feb 2026