Today in Focus

By: The Guardian
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  • 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. And, in the run up to the US Election, Lucy Hough presents US Election Extra, a daily series of short updates, running alongside the regular Today in Focus podcast. 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.
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Episodes
  • Revisited: Creating The Spark: the kids behind 2024’s surprise summer hit

    Revisited: Creating The Spark: the kids behind 2024’s surprise summer hit
    Dec 25 2024
    Rory Carroll and Helen Pidd meet the Kabin Crew and the Lisdoonvarna Crew – creators of a song that has notched up more than a billion plays on TikTok – as they perform at the Electric Picnic music festival. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    29 mins
  • How the Guardian reported 2024

    How the Guardian reported 2024
    Dec 24 2024
    It was a year that saw multiple elections across the world, the war in Ukraine grind on and the conflict in Gaza spill over into Lebanon. Katharine Viner explains what it looked like from the editor’s chair. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    33 mins
  • A radical way to teach contested history

    A radical way to teach contested history
    Dec 23 2024
    Helen Pidd visits Lancaster Royal grammar school to see the work of Parallel Histories, an education charity which helps young people make sense of contested history. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    36 mins

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Good summary.

Good overall summary dealing with Harry's position and his chances of winning along with historical summary of how we got here.

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Better with Anoushka

Better with original presenting team led by Anoushka, but still part of my workday routine. Informative

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