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Today in Focus The Guardian
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4.5 • 241 Ratings
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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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Is the Middle East on the brink?
After Iran launched an attack on Israel, is the region heading for all-out war? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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How Swiss women won a landmark climate case for Europe
Last week a group of older women successfully challenged the Swiss government’s climate policies at the European court of human rights. Isabella Kaminski reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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Carers scandal: why are so many being prosecuted by the UK government?
George Henderson was convicted of fraud and had to repay £19,500 in carer’s allowance years after ticking the wrong box on the form. He is not alone. The Guardian’s social policy editor, Patrick Butler, looks at why thousands are facing prosecution over innocent mistakes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, and the start of the hush money trial
Hugo Lowell talks through the law and the politics of a case starting this Monday against Donald Trump – the first ever criminal trial of a former or sitting US president. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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Profits over pipes: who should own our water?
Thames Water owes hundreds of millions of pounds in debt, and the UK government is concerned about its potential collapse. Helena Horton reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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The devil walking on Earth part 2
Annie Kelly reports on the story of Sosa Henkoma, who was exploited by drug gangs as a child and now mentors young people at risk of gang violence. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Customer Reviews
5 years
5 years eh?! Love listening to you guys. En anglais s'il vous plait!!!
Used to like this podcast, but coverage of Israel-Hamas war is Anti Israel
The coverage of the Israel-Hamas war is very biased in favour of Palestinians, and critical of Israel. The people they interview blame Israel for everything, never underscoring Israel did not start this war, or that Israeli’s are grieving and at war as well. Hamas uses their own civilians as human shields. They think the more people dead, the better, for their beloved Jihad. How is it a news agency staffed by apparently intelligent people are failing to comprehend this? There’s no other interpretation to the nonsense settler colonialist narrative employed by absolute idiots other than antisemitism.
10/10
Must have I can list here ten reasons you should listen
Learning for all ages
No screens
Super interesting
Thoughtful
Family fun for background music or just in bed
Kid friendly
Tells the truth
Real
Great topics
It’s a podcast have fun
Oh eleven super duper super super fun to listen to