Today in Focus The Guardian
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Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining personal storytelling with insightful analysis, this podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus features journalists such as: Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar, Alex Hern, Peter Walker, Luke Harding, Andrew Roth, Shaun Walker and Jim Waterson. The podcast is a topical, deep dive, explainer on a story in the news, covering: current affairs, politics, investigations, leaks, and scandals. It might cover, for example, topics such as: the environment, green issues, climate change, the climate emergency and global warming; American politics including: Biden, Trump, the White House, the GOP, the Republicans and the Republican Party, the Democrats and the Democratic Party; UK politics including: parliament, Labour, the Conservative party, the Liberal Democrats, Rishi Sunak, and Keir Starmer; culture; the royals and the royal family, including King Charles III; HS2; the police; Ukraine; Russia; and Bangladesh
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The US college protests and the crackdown on campuses
Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New York. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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What Ukraine needs to change the course of the war
Ukraine has been granted a multibillion-dollar lifeline in military aid. But it will need more than that to prevail in the conflict with Russia. Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv and Shaun Walker report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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Could a row over a council house bring down Angela Rayner?
Keir Starmer’s deputy is facing questions over the sale of her former home. But do voters care? Gaby Hinsliff reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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Sudan’s forgotten war
While conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have captured global attention, the civil war in Sudan has been largely ignored. That can’t be allowed to continue, says the Guardian’s Nesrine Malik. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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Where does the Cass report leave trans teenagers?
Dr Hilary Cass’s review of NHS gender identity services has been published. Amelia Gentleman reports on what it means for children at the centre of it all. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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The chilling policy to cut Greenland’s high birth rate
In the 1960s the birthrate in Greenland was one of the highest in the world. Then it plunged. Decades later, women have finally begun speaking out about what happened. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Customer Reviews
V. Saldo series
Great reporting and story telling, though, being older and remembering much 20th century history I sometimes thought “and your surprised??” Much of the current generation of journos and editors are too young to directly remember the last third of the 20th century. All I ask is that you go back and read about the events of that time. Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, nuclear fear, collapsing Soviet Union, Rise Islamic fundamentalism…… recent history. Not from headlines, social media, but from well researched and endorsed sources. It will be the best time spent and will inform you more than you can imagine. Most of this is in books. Made of paper. This is not a criticism of younger media pros. It is advice from someone in their late sixties, who worked as a journo, who remembers the moon landing directly, who got into computers in 1976, who had an Apple lle, is not a Luddite, and has the benefit of seeing all this time pass.
So… do keep up the excellent work, the clear structure of time line, the depth and persistence of research, the production values. All good..
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The Dr.
Excellence
As always bringing current world or home news with independent and impartial touch. It is my absolutely most favourite podcast. I learn something new with every story. Well done to all journalist, presenters and people involved in this podcast. You are my most trusted source of information.
Life changing
The only podcast that leaves me feeling overwhelmingly passionate about our planet, connected to the world, and inspired. Every single day.