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Today in Focus

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Rating
★★★★★
4.5
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806 reviews
This podcast has
700 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
The Guardian
Explicit
No
Date created
2018/10/25
Latest episode
2026/10/05
Average duration
23 min.
Release period
1 days

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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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Colonialism for clicks? The influencers targeting uncontacted tribes
2026/10/05
Features writer Elle Hunt and indigenous activist María José Andrade Cerda on the growing phenomenon of influencers around the world trying to reach uncontacted tribes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
‘There’s no such thing as democracy’: Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
2026/10/03
Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis about what it was like during the eurozone crisis when he went head to head with those who wanted to stop his reforms. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Celebrity Traitors: have we seen the wildest move ever? – The Latest
2026/10/02
Warning: this episode contains spoilers! The BBC blockbuster Celebrity Traitors has returned for a second series, attracting nearly 9m viewers for its first episode. The show features a star-studded cast including actors Richard E Grant and Michael Sheen, and former model Jerry Hall and comedian Romesh Ranganathan. With 3m more viewers than the last series tuning in for the first episode, why is Celebrity Traitors one of the few shows capable of attracting the nation to the sofa? Lucy Hough speaks to TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
The Bolsonaros … they’re back! Brazil heads to the polls
2026/10/02
Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on this Sunday’s historic presidential elections in Brazil, as the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro hopes to take power. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Tennessee woman survives two lethal injections - The Latest
2026/10/01
A woman convicted of murdering a schoolmate 30 years ago has been taken to hospital after surviving two rounds of lethal injections in Tennessee. Christa Pike would have been the first woman to be executed in the state in 200 years. Pike, 50, has spent three decades on death row after she was convicted of the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995. A last-minute appeal to stop the lethal injection was overturned by the supreme court, but the state governor, Bill Lee, has suspended executions in Tennessee for the rest of the year. Lucy Hough speaks to the attorney and anti-capital punishment campaigner Clive Stafford Smith – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Billionaire Sheiks and ‘sham’ contracts: the Manchester City scandal
2026/10/01
Jonathan Liew explains the accusations against Manchester City – and Simon Hattenstone explains how it feels to be a fan. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mid-air panic as pilot attacked on Israel-bound flight - The Latest
2026/09/30
A commercial flight travelling from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing after an apparent brawl between its pilots. The flight was in Jordanian airspace when it diverted to Saudi Arabia, after the plane fell 16,000ft in two minutes during the incident, which raised fears of an attempted hijacking. Authorities are investigating a number of lines of inquiry including a hijacking attempt or a mental health incident. Lucy Hough speaks to the Middle East correspondent Will Christou – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Andy Burnham’s big bold leap
2026/09/30
Helen Pidd reports from the Labour conference in Liverpool as Andy Burnham lays out his grand plans as prime minister. With deputy political editor Jessica Elgot. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Diesel export ban: will Trump push global energy prices even higher? – The Latest
2026/09/29
As the fallout from the Iran conflict continues, the price of diesel has soared to record highs in the UK, Europe and US. With his country facing an increase of 70% in costs compared with this time last year, Donald Trump is threatening a ban on US diesel exports to keep costs low for American consumers. But the plans have been met with alarm – the UK is holding talks with US counterparts to try to block the move, which France says would be ‘catastrophic’ if introduced. Lucy Hough speaks to energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
The P***y Riot activist turned Kremlin informer
2026/09/29
Their opposition to Putin led to two of the group being sent to brutal prison camps. Then another was found to be spying for the Kremlin. Shaun Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot: five men arrested are all UK nationals – The Latest
2026/09/28
Counter-terrorism police have confirmed the five men arrested over the suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford are all British nationals in their 20s. The men were arrested on Sunday near the base in Gloucestershire, which is being used by the US air force in its operations against Iran. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Banished: the secret Trump deals sending migrants across the world
2026/09/28
Investigations correspondent Louisa Loveluck reports on the Trump administration’s secret deportation deals, sending thousands of migrants to ‘third countries’ across the world. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest
2026/09/25
More than 100 people were arrested at large protests against the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN general assembly. Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon were among the famous faces arrested. Inside the assembly hall, Netanyahu faced a mass walkout as he took to the stage. Then, in an inflammatory address, he claimed Israel’s war in Gaza was the ‘opposite of a genocide’ and labelled the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, antisemitic. Lucy Hough speaks to UK global editor Devika Bhat – watch on YouTube – Listen to Thursday’s episode of Stateside with Kai and Carter on whether Netanyahu has lost America here. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Marina Hyde on Trump, tech bros and Taylor Swift
2026/09/25
Guardian columnist Marina Hyde on the release of her new book What a Time to be Alive!. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Rogue AI hacks government system for first time – The Latest
2026/09/25
A government database has been hacked for the first time by a rogue OpenAI agent, which infiltrated part of the Australian healthcare scheme in June. OpenAI became aware of the hack in August, but only informed the government in September. Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has expressed his ‘extreme concern’ about the hack, which raises serious AI security concerns for governments around the world. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s UK technology editor Robert Booth – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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4.5 out of 5
806 reviews
★★★★★
Myra Celeba 2026/09/05
Great news
This is a great podcast that provides news that is informative from around the world.
★★★★★
LAZC93 2026/06/12
Welcome in my feed
I am grateful to find Today in Focus. I constantly listen to podcasts, working in my house or walking. I was looking for something with in-depth repor...
★★★★★
#chain0354 2026/06/10
Paramount
Though I am a daily reader of the Guardian and recently began to listen to Today in Focus, I was a bit taken aback by the fact that Paramount is a spo...
★☆☆☆☆
Kat7427 2026/06/09
Ads sent me to unsubscribe
I don’t support companies that support Paramount+ or Amazon. You’re judged by the company you keep and the advertising dollars you choose to accept. G...
★☆☆☆☆
hagikeny 2026/05/03
Script doesn’t match with sound
Please fix this bug.
★☆☆☆☆
AKA Queen Mab 2026/04/30
Crazy pro-Israel spin
In the UK, 45% of religious hate crime offences targeted Muslims, while 29% targeted Jewish people. But you'd think those numbers were flipped. Disgu...
★★☆☆☆
Future-is-bright 2026/04/21
If you knew energy policy
Julian Ambrose, energy reporter appears to know nothing. If oil is gone and “we must rely on our power cost renewable energy” then why would the loss ...
★★★★★
OFRasdu 2026/04/07
Thank you!
I really appreciate the emphasis on the impact of events like the Iran war on vulnerable people. This is vital but often overlooked. Thank you for you...
★☆☆☆☆
JCASEA 2026/02/11
Lucy Hough: a voice for a trauma therapist, not for broadcasting
Just speak up. Nice voice, but not appropriate for this medium.
★☆☆☆☆
Montecito is lovelier now 2026/01/27
Yuck
Puff piece on vapid First Lady and director who is a known sexual harasser. Shameful
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