Episodes

  • The prince and the ‘spy’

    The prince and the ‘spy’
    Dec 18 2024
    Prince Andrew is in trouble again, this time for meeting a businessman who has denied spying for China. Dan Sabbagh and David Pegg report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    29 mins
  • The reformed jihadi? Al-Jolani, the new most powerful man in Syria

    The reformed jihadi? Al-Jolani, the new most powerful man in Syria
    Dec 17 2024
    International security correspondent Jason Burke explores the life of Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, and asks whether he has genuinely reformed from his hardline al-Qaida past. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    25 mins
  • ‘The most beautiful word in the dictionary’: Donald Trump’s tariff plan

    ‘The most beautiful word in the dictionary’: Donald Trump’s tariff plan
    Dec 16 2024
    Guardian US business editor Dominic Rushe explains why the president-elect wants to impose tariffs on imports, and the risks it poses to the economy. Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins talks through the potential of a wider retaliatory trade war with China.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    25 mins
  • Revisited: Have open marriages gone mainstream?

    Revisited: Have open marriages gone mainstream?
    Dec 13 2024
    From therapy sessions to bookshelves, interest in non-monogamous relationships seem to be soaring Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    27 mins
  • Revisited: The Unabomber and his ongoing influence

    Revisited: The Unabomber and his ongoing influence
    Dec 12 2024
    Ted Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people, died in prison last year. But his manifesto promoting violent rebellion against the modern world continues to inspire copycat attacks Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    45 mins
  • The town that fears losing its high street to climate change

    The town that fears losing its high street to climate change
    Dec 11 2024
    Flooding in Tenbury Wells used to be a once in a generation event, now it’s happening increasingly frequently. Jessica Murray reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    27 mins
  • Inside Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad

    Inside Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad
    Dec 10 2024
    Foreign correspondent William Christou travels to Damascus, hours after Syria’s decades-long dictator Bashar al-Assad is ousted from power, and asks whether the country’s thirteen-year civil war can finally come to an end. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    35 mins
  • How Trump’s victory sparked a crypto boom

    How Trump’s victory sparked a crypto boom
    Dec 9 2024
    Guardian US tech editor, Blake Montgomery, explains what the US president-elect’s embrace of the cryptocurrency world might mean for his second term. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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    20 mins