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Today in Focus

Hosted by Nosheen Iqbal 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,

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00:30:08

Sun, sea and struggle: growing up in England’s...

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/21

Helen Pidd grew up in Morecambe, and life in seaside towns has only got harder since she was a teenager. She went back to find out why. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:28:22

What price will Ukraine have to pay for peace?

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/20

After a week of historic summits on the future of Ukraine, will the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have to trade land for peace? Diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:24:24

How far-right rhetoric on migration went mainstream

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/19

Academic and author Dr Maya Goodfellow discusses how UK politicians have adopted far-right language on asylum and immigration. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:15:13

Can Europe’s leaders drag Trump’s Ukraine policy back...

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/18

The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger on why a ‘dream team’ of Europe’s leaders will flank Zelenskyy today as he travels to Washington. Can they convince Trump to listen to the Ukrainian president?. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:31:05

Stephen Miller, Trump’s immigration mastermind

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/18

What is driving the architect of Donald Trump’s immigration policy? With Jean Guerrero. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:25:20

Ghosting, breadcrumbing, one-night stands: are we...

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/15

More than a million people in the UK left dating apps last year. The Guardian matchmaker Kitty Drake explains why. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:28:34

How Israel used Microsoft technology to spy on...

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/14

Harry Davies on how Microsoft’s cloud was used to facilitate mass surveillance of Palestinians. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:29:49

The secrets of the world’s richest company

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/13

Nvidia is the world’s first $4tn company – and it just made an astonishing deal with Trump. But who is the company’s founder, Jensen Huang, and what is behind its success? Tae Kim explains. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:24:11

The Trump-Putin summit

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/12

The Guardian journalist Shaun Walker and the former British ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow talk through Friday’s impending summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska and discuss where it will leave the war in Ukraine. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:34:08

How the University of Edinburgh helped create...

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/11

Will the University of Edinburgh confront its dark past? Severin Carrell reports. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:25:30

Inside China’s fast-fashion factories as a US trade...

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/08

The Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, visits factories threatened by US tariffs in Guangzhou, south China, as the deadline for a US-China trade agreement approaches with no deal yet in sight. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:28:49

Has the digital nomad dream turned sour?

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/07

Alex Holder loves her new life in Lisbon but has become increasingly uneasy that people like her might be damaging the cities they love. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:26:10

Is this the summer the British left comes back?

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/06

Guardian columnist Owen Jones and political correspondent Aletha Adu explore the prospects of the new leftwing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:31:01

How the Trump administration made a sewage crisis ‘woke’

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/05

How did the Trump administration upend a landmark civil rights victory for environmental justice? Nina Lakhani reports. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:31:30

The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking on...

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/04

Investigative journalist Sönke Iwersen describes his years-long investigation into Tesla, aided by a whistleblower, exposing serious safety concerns over the company’s cars. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:31:36

Did lead poisoning help create a generation of serial...

Today in Focus ·

2025/08/01

Pulitzer prize-winning author Caroline Fraser on the link between air pollution in the US and male violence. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:27:50

How will the UK’s recognition of Palestine help those...

Today in Focus ·

2025/07/31

Surgeon Nick Maynard describes the unfolding famine he witnessed during his volunteering in Gaza, while our chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, analyses whether the UK’s proposed recognition of Palestine will alleviate the suffering there at all. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:24:05

Can people still protest about Palestine in the UK?

Today in Focus ·

2025/07/30

What has been the impact of Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist organisation? Haroon Siddique reports. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:26:38

Protests against Zelenskyy as drones torment Ukraine

Today in Focus ·

2025/07/29

Luke Harding talks to people in Kyiv protesting against the Ukrainian president’s recent changes to the country’s anti-corruption bodies, and analyses where the war against Russia is heading next. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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00:26:33

The hunt for the next Dalai Lama

Today in Focus ·

2025/07/28

The Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, and the Tibet activist Lhadon Tethong discuss the battle between Buddhist monks and the Chinese state over the successor to the Dalai Lama. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>

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