Good podcast, however it focuses mostly on issues relate to the the United States, rather than domestic UK matters, which really brings up a creditably issue.

I take Today in Focus with me on my morning run. I get so lost in the stories and excellent reportage, that I hardly notice I’ve been running for half an hour. TIF is one of the best produced podcasts there is. Sometimes sad, heartbreaking, funny, you never know what you’ll wake up to. Keeping me informed through lockdown, enlightened and always learning. A nourishing listen

I listen to this podcast whilst I’m cooking, it means I can fit more news into my day, but also more in-depth information about stories that interest me. I particularly liked the series on Black Lives Matter, the Freshwater 5, an interview with a nurse who worked during the outbreak of AIDS and the post office scandal.

It feels like whilst there are regular news stories there are also stories with interviews of individuals and communities. The podcasts are about people and how different issues have affected they’re lives.

It is also, unassuming and clear so that we all understand the terminology being used.

Great podcast Thankyou.

I really look forward to listening to this every day, always something interesting and some of the multi-episode ones (Freshwater 5 for instance) kept me totally hooked. Both presenters ask very good questions, even if at times Anushka Astana does get a bit irritatingly over-emotional in a cringey way. Aside from that, please keep them coming!

I really like the eclectic mix of news and stories here. A great selection here.

Very informative and interesting

Excellent Podcast, very informative, with first class journalism.

I subscribed to the podcast as I like the politics weekly podcast, but rarely listened. I for the first time started listening properly to the podcast with the Royal Mail scandal and I have not looked back. This should be more mainstream in making people aware of these issues. It certainly is not a tag on podcast and it a very good main podcast.

Interesting, thought-provoking and well-presented. I particularly loved the episodes on trans rights for being so informative (as a queer person myself), balanced and for the introduction to Stephen Whittle who should be a household name.

I love this podcast it gives you detailed thought provoking information behind the news stories. First class.

I love listening this podcast on my way to work every day, Anushka Asthana asks questions I want to know the answers to. Always interesting and informative and she leaves their guests enough time to explain they thoughts.

Top class podcast. I look forward to this every morning, listen on my drive to work. Anushka Asthana does a phenomenal job in reporting on this podcast. Great topics. Great insight. The Post Office Scandal is a particular highlight - talk about being gripped to the shocking story of what happened, a story I had no idea about until hearing about it on Today in Focus.

I love this podcast, it’s always brilliant. But the interview with John Harris on a recent episode made me write this review - such an eloquent clear and concise explanation of the troubles facing the Labour Party. Hero.

I love this podcast, great, accessible journalism and Rachel H and Anushka are fantastic, warm, intelligent presenters. I’ve been listening for years but the Post Office scandal episodes were so so good that I had to write a review. I was in tears, Anushka you feel your interviewees pain which means we do too.

I think this week Today in Focus is trying to destroy me… First of all the incredibly tender poignant and moving story of the Austrian children and the Guardian adverts which saved their lives, then the brilliant interview from Anushka with Janet Skinner the postmaster wrongfully convicted by the Post Office…. I’m exhausted! Absolutely brilliant! I was totally gripped and moved by these episodes. Anushka is quite simply one of the best broadcasters and journalists we have in this country (Rachel is wonderful too!). She is so thoughtful and tender with her interviewees and never shies away from showing her emotions. She should get some sort of Nobel prize for contributions in how to be a fine human being or something :) Keep up the good work!!

I cannot recommend this for in depth AND accessible news stories. Not only are the investigations fascinating, but thoroughly researched, measured and brilliantly told by the hosts. Truly eye opening to the most important stories of today. I listen every single morning.

Every morning I now look forward to walking the dog regardless of the weather. This podcast is thoughtful, brilliantly presented and provides a balanced look at the main issues of the day. 5 stars doesn’t do justice when compared to other podcasts out there

I really enjoy this podcast. It gives a good breath of understanding into daily issues and is usually very balanced.

I did find The Hartepool episode biased though.

I listen every morning for the last 6 months for a deeper dive into the the most important news stories. Always excellent!

Informative comprehensive podcast journalism. Great stuff!

Usually enjoy this podcast for bringing a clearer understanding of a topic, just a shame that the covid 19 situation means it’s been very monotonous at a time where we’re trying to distract ourselves from anxiety. Found the latest one very interesting in terms of the effect of isolation on societal issues although it grated on me how domestic abuse kept being referred to as domestic violence. Recently had a podcast about the riots which was clearly biased against the police which meant I lost all respect for the producers.

Didn’t think I would like this one about Prince Philip but it was fascinating

I really love this podcast, I won’t say that I necessarily enjoy it because some of the episodes are not “nice” to listen to. However, they are extremely informative and discuss things that we should be educating ourselves about. As someone who doesn’t live in the country it is a really good way to keep up to date with what is going on at home and around the world. I highly recommend this podcast.

But where is the story on Northern Ireland?

This was story telling at its best. The series made for compelling listening, informative and thought provoking. I am on tenterhooks, waiting for the decision of the appeal court. Bravo!!!

I feel so let down by our legal system following Freshwater story. I have a law degree so do understand how the legal system works... the conviction was unsafe - I can’t understand any other conclusion. Cheers, Estelle

Tuned in for the series and have become hooked. Presenting style and content excellent - really engaging and compelling story telling 👍 as for the five- did they do it ? I still think there’s more to their story than they admit - don’t you !?

Anushka and Josh. This was amazing journalism. I am a litigation lawyer (civil not criminal) but the CoA decision is a travesty. There are many carded where the Supreme Court overrule the CoA. Non disclosure is huge in civil cases but in criminal it is more so. The non disclosure the police cover up etc is so poor that any appellate court should have had serious concerns.

I feel so much for the families.

I am so grateful for your and your colleagues podcasts. I live in Singapore. I am an English lawyer I am so grateful to you and your colleagues for your reporting. I listen every day.

Paul

Excellent podcast that always manages to put a different perspective on the news. The tackling misogyny podcast last week should be required listening for all 13-14 year olds whatever their gender.

I listen to this podcast everyday, always interesting and often powerful issues raised and reported, usually featuring one of The Guardians reporters from around the world. I would like to single out the Freshwater Five series this was gripping. Keep up the great work.

Superb journalism. I don’t remember anything this shocking since the Cardiff 5. Thank you for collating this podcast. I do wonder how many miscarriages of justice will occur until something changes. It’s just devastating that the CCRC, originally set up in the wake of the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four miscarriages, has become so flabby and ineffectual, taking years to come to conclusions, can be a fitting body to review cases. It’s just not good enough.

No wonder people lie when they’re arrested because look what they have to fear.

Thank you again.

I love listening to and learning from Today in Focus, but this episode felt a bit lacking. At the end of the episode I didn’t remember the brief mention of the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the UK and I was left feeling like anti-Asian hate was an American issue. (I only caught the brief mention at the start because I thought I may have missed something and replayed the episode.)

I understand it may be difficult to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes in the UK and US in one 30-minute episode, so I hope you do a report that will focus on anti-Asian hate crimes in the UK as well. I think a lot of your listeners are in the UK, and it’s important to bring attention to the incidents of anti-Asian hate here, especially since most of what is being circulated is focused on the US.

Brilliant podcasts. Everyone should listen to Today in Focus. ( Freshwater 5 was gripping). These podcasts go deeper into the stories. You have an appreciation of the human element. Fantastic journalism. Well done Today in Focus team !👍

The Freshwater 5 series is absolutely brilliant, and binge-worthy! 🤩🚢⛴🛳🛥🚤🚁🛩

Brilliant reporting in a really engaging style.

Absolutely brilliant

I really don’t understand what the police did here considering they obviously had a tip off to have so much surveillance going on

Why didn’t they catch the criminals

We all know the feeling. There is something wrong with how we get the news. It’s difficult to distinguish between fact and opinion. The tone of news has been altered. No 1 tells the human side of the story. The Guardian today team, led by Anushka Asthana voice, is more than a podcast. More than news. It’s the single light burning in the distance that reminds us that someone remembers that compassion and understanding are critical to our daily lives. Oh, and they’re the only channel that discusses what isn’t in the headlines as much as what is.

Loved it

I absolutely love this series! I love Anushka and Rachel’s styles and choice of topics, and I’m really enjoying the Freshwater Five series too. Excellent!

I love this podcast for its wide range of interesting stories and first class reporting. It has been one of my anchors in lockdown. Anushka Asthana combines professionalism with a big heart. Whenever I hear her name along with sound guy Axel Kacoutie, I feel “that’s the gold standard.” Thank you for all your great work. The Freshwater Five series was fascinating.

This is one of the best podcasts out there and the host is brilliant, professional and very easy to listen to. I’m really loving the Fresh Water 5 series. Keep it coming!!

I donate money to the Guardian for this podcast alone. Great to hear women journalist voices, the production is excellent and the topics always interesting. Freshwater Five series was outstanding. I never miss an episode

Today in Focus pairs brilliant journalism with high quality production and people-focused, fascinating stories. It’s the reason I started paying the guardian subscription as there’s few places now to get this level of unbiased and quality investigative journalism. The hosts are passionate and engaging and the sound design is beautiful. Well, well worth a listen. Please keep it up!

I normally enjoy this podcast - I found the Freshwater series unbearable. As someone who is legally and surveillance trained it was extremel frustrating listening to the amateur dramatics over each point: describing her binos as 'Amazon' and the officers as 'Police Issue' - totally meaningless without any comparison; shock over amendments to logs which happens in EVERY case as people are not machines and surveillance is a high-pressure environment where radio time is sacrosanct; describing one of the defendants as 'under intense police scrutiny' as a result of a tin-pot argument between fishermen over pots. I could pick out numerous other annoyances. The case, as most cases with no eye-witess, was intelligence-led with layers of other evidence - to hear this repeatedly described as circumstatial as if that in itself was undermining was frustrating. I can see how this would be popular with people who do not have knowledge of the processes involved but to hear repeated validation of the smokescreens that defence lawyers are paid to blow around courtrooms made me quite angry. It was a relief to get back to a normal episode.

This is, without a doubt the best podcast I subscribe to. I like the fact that I can learn about something different every day (well, from Monday - Friday when it’s out!)

I also really love listening to the host, she seems cool and interested!

Fascinating and informative. Highly recommended. But why were the Police officers on tennyson down. They are key to me. Why only that location? What prior knowledge did they have. They were clearly waiting for the satchels to be picked up and returned on lands but that never happened.

Found the reporting of the Freshwater 5 case compelling.

First Today in focus podcasts listened too.

Really enjoyed this podcast and I change my mind between guilty and innocent every 10 minutes. Listening to the fifth podcast everyone in drug supply chain is part of the problem and being a courier devastates lives just as much as the top of the chain. I can say this as lost my sister to drugs. There is certainly enough doubt for these men to be released.

I have subscribed to this podcast for ages. It’s always my first listen. The Freshwater five series is superb.

I've been subscribed to this Podcast for over a year and really enjoy the way Anoushka and the team deliver the latest news in a easy-to-digest way.

The Freshwater miniseries was an additional gift, what an interesting case - had me completely hooked and wondering whether they did it or not. Fascinating