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Today in Focus

The Guardianwww.theguardian.com
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.

Episodes

What to watch, read and listen to this summer

Nosheen Iqbal talks to our culture critics Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Catherine Shoard and David Shariatmadari about the hottest music, film and books this summer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 30, 202525 min

Trump keeps Starmer out of the loop on Iran

Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot on whether the UK government – despite calling for de-escalation for weeks – might be dragged into the turmoil in Iran This episode was recorded before Trump’s announcement late on Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 24, 202525 min

Why Trump bombed Iran

The United States has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspondent Andrew Roth on what happens now. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 22, 202524 min

Israel and Iran: where is the conflict heading? – Today in Focus extra

The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Tel Aviv as the Israel-Iran conflict enters its second week and the world awaits Donald Trump’s decision on whether the US will enter the war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 20, 202512 min

What Israel’s new war means for Gaza

As the world’s attention moves to Iran, what are Israeli forces doing in Gaza? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 19, 202529 min

The Air India crash and the miracle of seat 11A

Aviation journalist Jeff Wise on the crash of flight AI171, in which at least 270 people died, and how one passenger in seat 11A managed to survive. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 18, 202525 min

Israel’s war with Iran: what does it want?

It has been five days since Israel attacked Iran and the civilian death toll is rising, but its goal is unclear. Julian Borger reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 17, 202524 min

Arise, Sir David Beckham

Zoe Williams goes through the highs and lows of David Beckham’s career, and asks why it took so long for him to receive a knighthood. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 16, 202526 min

Donald Trump v Los Angeles

The US president called out the national guard and put marines on standby after protests against immigration raids began. Two Angelenos explain why the city won’t back down. Andrew Gumbel reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 12, 202529 min

Trump, Musk and the end of a bromance

Andrew Roth details the explosive falling-out between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and what it tells us about the future of the US presidency. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 10, 202525 min

Australia’s mushroom murder trial

Justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci talks through the trial that has gripped Australia – of the woman accused of murdering three of her relatives with poisoned mushrooms over a family meal. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 09, 202529 min

Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1

Three years ago the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil’s remote Javari valley. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips investigates what happened in the first episode of a new six-part investigative podcast series. Find episode 2 – and all future episodes – by searching for ‘Missing in the Amazon’. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus...

Jun 07, 202527 min

The Swiss village buried by a glacier collapse

Tess McClure reports on a landslide in Switzerland that left one person missing and destroyed a village. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 06, 202524 min

Is AI about to steal your job?

Should we believe the warning that AI is about to upend the jobs market? Chris Stokel-Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 05, 202529 min

A trip to Musk city

Guardian US southern bureau chief Oliver Laughland heads to Starbase, Texas, to visit the home of Elon Musk’s company SpaceX as it votes on whether to become its own city. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 04, 202530 min

Keir Starmer needs you: Britain readies for war

Former Guardian security editor Richard Norton-Taylor talks through the strategic defence review and Britain’s new plans to be ready for war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jun 03, 202520 min

What happened to body positivity?

Jenny Stevens and Gina Tonic discuss the rise of #SkinnyTok and the popularity of weight-loss drugs. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

May 30, 202531 min

The OpenAI empire

Technology journalist Karen Hao, who has been reporting on OpenAI since 2019, compares the company’s unprecedented growth to a new form of empire. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

May 29, 202526 min

On trial for having an abortion

Nicola Packer, with Guardian north of England correspondent, Hannah Al-Othman , describes her four-and-a-half-year ordeal after being prosecuted for having an abortion in the UK. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

May 28, 202527 min
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