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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.
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Episodes

The Omagh bombing inquiry: one father’s 26-year fight for the truth

Journalist Shane Harrison and campaigner Michael Gallagher chart the long legal struggle for a public inquiry into the 1998 atrocity, which begins by hearing from survivors and bereaved families. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 28, 202537 min

Revisited: Life after Auschwitz

Revisited: Ivor Perl and Susan Pollack were 12 and 13 when they were transported to Auschwitz. On the 80th anniversary of the concentration camp’s liberation, we revisit a podcast we published marking the 75th anniversary. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 27, 202537 min

Why is AI so thirsty?

Keir Starmer plans to rapidly increase the amount of artificial intelligence used in the public sector. But what is the environmental cost? Helena Horton reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 23, 202521 min

The first days of Trump and the migrant raids to come

Senior political reporter Joan E Greve talks through the string of radical executive orders on immigration enacted by Donald Trump on his first day in office. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 22, 202525 min

Trump 2.0

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, Hugo Lowell and David Smith discuss what to expect from his first few weeks. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 20, 202523 min

Finally, a ceasefire in Gaza

The Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent Bethan McKernan explains the pact reached between Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 17, 202525 min

A golden age of cancer treatment?

The Guardian’s health editor Andrew Gregory explores the promises and challenges of revolutionary technology in the fight against cancer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 17, 202528 min

The resignation of Tulip Siddiq

Political correspondent Kiran Stacey traces the allegations of corruption against Labour MP Tulip Siddiq that caused her to resign from her ministerial role in Keir Starmer’s government. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 16, 202525 min

A new Facebook for the era of President Trump

Factchecker Jesse Stiller and technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker explore why Mark Zuckerberg has announced dramatic changes to Meta’s social platforms, and what they will mean for their 3.3 billion users. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 14, 202536 min

It was a wildlife conservation triumph, then came the corpses

Biodiversity writer Phoebe Weston hears from farmers on the west coast of Scotland who claim they are losing hundreds of lambs a year in a case of rewilding gone wrong. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 10, 202530 min

Elon Musk’s political evolution

Why is Elon Musk increasingly trying to influence UK politics?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 09, 202532 min

Are private schools losing their grip on the British elite?

Professor of sociology Sam Friedman charts the enduring influence of private schools in the making of the British elite and asks whether the Labour government is looking finally to curtail it. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 08, 202529 min

The month that changed South Korea for ever

Raphael Rashid and Haeryun Kang chart the turmoil that has engulfed the country over the past month, from a declaration of martial law to two impeachments and the worst domestic aviation disaster in its history. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 07, 202526 min

Friendship across the parenting divide

Helen Pidd and Alexandra Topping have been close friends for almost 20 years. But struggles with fertility and new motherhood tested their bond to the limit. • Listen to our Embracing a childfree life episode, from April 2023, on Helen’s experience of IVF treatment and meeting other childfree people, and read Helen and Lexy’s account of their friendship here .. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus...

Jan 06, 202536 min

How Britain fell in love with darts

Helen Pidd attends the PDC World Darts Championship to find out why the sport has grown in popularity in recent years. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 03, 202532 min

How to have a perfectly imperfect 2025

Instead of making grand new year’s resolutions, the smallest steps could lead to a more joyful life, says Oliver Burkeman . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jan 02, 202528 min

Revisited: The man who fell to Earth

Twenty-three years after Mohammed Ayaz fell from the wheel bay of a plane coming in to land at Heathrow, his brother visits the car park where the body was found. Esther Addley reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Dec 27, 202423 min

Revisited: The birdwatcher fighting racism in public spaces

A Central Park birdwatching incident went viral after Christian Cooper filmed a white woman threatening him. Now he is using his platform to share his passion for nature. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Dec 26, 202427 min

How the Guardian reported 2024

It was a year that saw multiple elections across the world, the war in Ukraine grind on and the conflict in Gaza spill over into Lebanon. Katharine Viner explains what it looked like from the editor’s chair. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Dec 24, 202433 min

A radical way to teach contested history

Helen Pidd visits Lancaster Royal grammar school to see the work of Parallel Histories, an education charity which helps young people make sense of contested history. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Dec 23, 202436 min
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