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.
With the rise of hair transplants, many men are opting out of baldness. But why is it so hard to accept this natural part of ageing? Stuart Heritage and Rudi Zygadlo explain. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 07, 2025•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast
The Guardian diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, talks through Donald Trump’s latest moves on the world stage, from proposing the US takes over Gaza to starting trade wars with America’s biggest trading partners. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 06, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, visited Panama on the weekend to put pressure on the country over how it runs the canal and its ties with China. Andrew Roth reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 05, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast
A fragile ceasefire has allowed thousands of people in Gaza to go back to their homes. Two Palestinians explain why it has been bittersweet. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 04, 2025•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Berlin correspondent Kate Connolly charts the rise of Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland candidate for chancellor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 03, 2025•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Why is the US technology industry worried about Chinese company DeepSeek? Robert Booth reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 31, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast
What do Greenlanders make of Donald Trump’s interest in their island? Miranda Bryant reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 30, 2025•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast
The chancellor is keen to strike a more business-friendly note, but will it come at a cost to the environment? Heather Stewart reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 29, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Jenny Kleeman reports on a new therapy where patients who suffer from psychosis create a digital avatar of the voices they hear. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 27, 2025•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast
The murders of three little girls in the seaside town led to horror – and then racist riots. Now the teenaged killer has been sentenced to 52 years. Josh Halliday reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 24, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Richard Adams reports on the Send funding cliff edge affecting children and their development. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 21, 2025•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Gabrielle Canon reports from Los Angeles on the wildfires destroying homes and communities. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 15, 2025•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Culture critics Lanre Bakare, Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Catherine Shoard look ahead to the best of the year in film, TV, books and music. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 13, 2025•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast
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, 2025•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast
It’s a decade since the first same-sex marriages were performed in England and Wales. What have they meant for LGBTQ+ people?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Jan 01, 2025•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast