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. The podcast is a topical, deep dive, explainer on a topic or story in the news, covering: politics, current affairs, investigations, leaks, scandals and interviews. It might cover topics such as: American politics including: Trump, US presidential election 2024, Kamala Harris, Biden, the White House, the GOP, the Republicans and the Republican Party, the Democrats and the Democratic Party; current affairs including: Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Russia, Bangladesh, HS2, the police, AI, the royals and the royal family, including King Charles III and Prince Harry; UK politics including: UK election 24, Parliament, Labour, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer; GB, Scotland, England and Ireland news, arts and culture, the environment, green issues, climate change, the climate emergency and global warming. Today in Focus features journalists such as: Aditya Chakrabortty, Alex Hern, Alexis Petridis, Andrew Roth, Emma Graham-Harrison, George Monbiot, Jim Waterson, John Crace, John Harris, Jonathan Freedland, Kiran Stacey, Larry Elliott, Luke Harding, Marina Hyde, Nesrine Malik, Owen Jones, Peter Walker, Pippa Crerar, Polly Toynbee, Shaun Walker, Simon Hattenstone and Zoe Williams.

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