Today in Focus

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.

NHS, houses, nuclear submarines: Labour sets out its spending plans

Economics editor Heather Stewart explores the winners and losers of the government’s spending review. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

06-12
24:51

250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son’s freedom?

Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

06-11
34:10

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

06-10
26:53

Trump deploys the national guard in LA – Today in Focus Extra

The Guardian’s US live news editor in London, Chris Michael, on the president’s shock decision and what could happen next. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

06-09
13:25

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

06-09
30:31

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

06-07
29:15

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

06-06
26:29

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

06-05
30:57

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

06-04
31:01

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

06-03
21:46

Making America pregnant again: the pro-natalist movement

Moira Donegan on the different groups of people who want the US population to produce more babies. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

06-02
36:37

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

05-30
33:06

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

05-29
28:18

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

05-28
28:58

A horrifying end to Liverpool’s parade: Today in Focus Extra

Guardian football correspondent Andy Hunter on how celebrations in Liverpool turned into horror and disbelief. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

05-27
14:58

Will Netanyahu bow to pressure from his allies?

Israel’s allies are beginning to change their rhetoric on Gaza, but will any action follow? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

05-27
28:39

My son Max, the boy who came back to life

Guardian journalist Archie Bland describes the day his seven-week-old son stopped breathing, and the life he has led in the two years since. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

05-26
37:46

The Olympics’ dirtiest race ever?

British athlete Lisa Dobriskey speaks to Helen Pidd about her experience in the 2012 1500m final, which, as Esther Addley reports, has become known as the dirtiest race in history. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

05-23
32:29

Vika: The journalist who exposed Russian “black sites”, then ended up in one

Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating Russia’s torture sites, then found herself inside one. Manisha Ganguly and Juliette Garside report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

05-22
39:27

Are we finally over Brexit?

Deputy political editor Jessica Elgot explains the new deal signed between Britain and the EU, and asks whether UK politics is finally over Brexit. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

05-21
27:51

Jejj

Whew, so glad we learned the important lessons of the 1800s that company towns are great and paternalism provides equal care for all citizens as for the company... 🫠

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Carol

This episode was absolutely amazing. Thank you.

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Jejj

"We are sowing the seeds of hatred for generations to come." 🎯🎯🎯

05-20 Reply

Jejj

"Truth is relevant when you're trying to tell stories to build things, because those things have to be durable to stand, but to destroy - you can lie all you want." 🎯🎯🎯

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Carol

I just don't believe this woman.

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