Today in Focus

The Trump-Putin summit

How the University of Edinburgh helped create scientific racism

The Guardian's "Today in Focus" podcast delves into a shocking report from the University of Edinburgh that reveals its historical connections to slavery, colonialism, and the development of scientific racism. The report, prompted by the Black Lives Matter movement, exposes how the university produced doctors and admin...

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

The Guardian's "Today in Focus" podcast explores the impact of the US-China trade war, particularly on garment workers in Guangzhou, China. Amy Hawkins, The Guardian's Beijing correspondent, details how Trump's tariffs and the rise of fast-fashion companies like Shein have affected these workers. While the Chinese gove...

Has the digital nomad dream turned sour?

The podcast "Today in Focus" features Helen Pidd interviewing Alex Holder, a freelance journalist and bookshop owner, about her experiences as a digital nomad in Lisbon and the impact of the influx of remote workers on the city. Holder discusses how Lisbon has changed, including rising housing costs, cultural flattenin...

Is this the summer the British left comes back?

How the Trump administration made a sewage crisis ‘woke’

The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking on Elon Musk

Did lead poisoning help create a generation of serial killers?

How will the UK’s recognition of Palestine help those starving in Gaza?

Can people still protest about Palestine in the UK?

Protests against Zelenskyy as drones torment Ukraine

The hunt for the next Dalai Lama

Euros 25: Can the Lionesses bring it home again?

Donald Trump’s Epstein problem

Will the Epping hotel riots spark another summer of unrest?

What’s holding up a ceasefire in Gaza?

Has Elon Musk built a Nazi chatbot?

This episode of The Guardian's "Today in Focus" podcast investigates the issues surrounding Grok, the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk. The podcast explores Musk's acquisition of Twitter (now X) and his vision for the platform, the functionality of Grok compared to other AI models like ChatGPT, and Grok's increasing iss...

Why thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK

Why doctors are striking again

How the BBC got into a mess over Gaza