25 Best Guardian Podcasts

1. Today in Focus | The Guardian

London, England, UK
Hosted by Anushka Asthana, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining personal storytelling with insightful analysis, Today in Focus is The Guardian's daily podcast that takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. 
Also in Journalism Podcasts, News Podcasts, UK News Podcasts, UK Journalism Podcasts
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅1 episode / day ⋅ Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

2. We Need to Talk About...

London, England, UK
We are always looking for ways to amplify supporters' voices, hear your reflections on the big news stories of the moment, and connect our readers with our newsroom. We hope that this monthly podcast will enable us to do just this providing a platform for journalists, Guardian supporters and industry experts to come together to discuss the issues that matter most.
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅2 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact

3. Forgotten Stories of Football

London, England, UK
The best football stories you've probably never heard before, written by some of the world's leading sports journalists. Spanning over 100 years of sporting history from across the footballing planet, the stories are narrated by leading actors and feature-rich sound design and specially composed music
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4. Temporary

London, England, UK
Caught in Australia's campaign to 'stop the boats' were 30,000 people who landed, only to enter a legal limbo. Temporary is an eight-part podcast series that showcases stories from those seeking asylum in Australia
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5. Guardian Football Weekly

London, England, UK
Max Rushden and the Football Weekly pod squad bring you a twice-weekly dose of puns and punditry, news and analysis from the Premier League and beyond throughout the 2017-18 season
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅7 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 54 min Get Email Contact

6. Reach and Frequency Podcast

London, England, UK
The Guardian Advertising team take a look at the world of media and advertising and the stuff that shapes it.
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅1 episode / year Get Email Contact

7. Small Changes

London, England, UK
Small Changes is a podcast series of one-on-one interviews with people who've seen a problem in the world and set out to change it -often in small and unexpected ways
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅2 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 27 min ⋅ Jan 2011 Get Email Contact

8. The Guardian UK: Culture Podcast

London, England, UK
The Guardian's UK Culture podcast features the best of our original writing, drama, reviews and news. Our latest series is Adulting, the Guardian's first foray into original podcast content
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅2 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 32 min ⋅ Sep 2006 Get Email Contact

9. Chips with everything

London, England, UK
Why are teens shoplifting makeup and posting their hauls to Tumblr? How can a blind man run a marathon through the desert with just an iPhone? And what happens to your social media profiles after you die? Week on week we answer questions just like these on our digital culture podcast, Chips with Everything.
Also in Technology Podcasts
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅2 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

10. The Guardian Books podcast

London, England, UK
The Guardian Books podcast is our weekly look at the world of books, presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea, and Sian Cain. In-depth interviews with authors from all over the world, discussions, and investigations make this the perfect companion for readers and writers alike.
Also in Book Podcasts, Literature Podcasts, UK Book Podcasts, Reading Podcasts
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅2 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact

11. The Guardian's Token

London, England, UK
Starting in Australia and now in the UK, Token is a podcast about marginalised identities. But it's fun - we promise. We talk about race, gender, sexuality, culture, politics and whatever else makes you feel like a token in today's world. The only constants are fun, frank discussion and the freedom to politely ask awkward questions
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12. Football Weekly

London, England, UK
James Richardson and the Football Weekly pod squad bring you a twice-weekly dose of puns and punditry, news and analysis from the Premier League and beyond.
Also in English Premier League Podcasts
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Play⋅ 1.3M⋅ 10.9M ⋅3 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 54 min Get Email Contact

13. The Start

London, England, UK
The Start is a podcast about artistic beginnings, as told by great artists of our time. Focusing on one piece, they share how these early moments of creativity shaped them, the influence it had on their subsequent work, and what the piece now means to them in retrospect
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅2 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact

14. The Story from the Guardian

London, England, UK
The Story podcast is dedicated to our finest audio documentaries, investigations and long form stories
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15. Innermost

London, England, UK
A podcast about strangers and their secret lives. Each week, callers tell Leah Green what's going on behind closed doors.
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅2 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 24 min Get Email Contact

16. Close Encounters

London, England, UK
In this podcast, journalist and sex educator Alix Fox visits individuals and couples who have something interesting to say about their past and present loves, taking us through their sexual encounters from the first time to the last. It will be messy, sometimes sticky and often downright rude. So you might want to wear headphones
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17. Australian Politics Live

London, England, UK
In the Australian Politics Live podcast, Katharine Murphy and Guardian Australia's political team examine what is happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you.
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 39 min ⋅ May 2016 Get Email Contact

18. Full Story

Australia
You've seen the headlines, now hear the Full Story. Every weekday, join Guardian journalists for a deeper understanding of the news in Australia and beyond. 
Also in Australian News Podcasts
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅3 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 25 min ⋅ May 2020 Get Email Contact

19. Science Weekly | The Guardian

London, England, UK
An incredible mix of breaking science news and deep analysis, this podcast is science journalism at its best. The Guardian's science team brings you the current topics and fascinating interviews from the worlds of science and technology, all wrapped into a magazine-style format.
Also in Science Podcasts, UK Science Podcasts
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅2 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 15 min Get Email Contact

20. The Guardian UK | Politics Weekly

London, England, UK
The Guardian's political editor, Heather Stewart, and deputy political editor, Jessica Elgot, are joined by commentators, experts, and politicians to unpack the week's biggest stories in politics.
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 34 min ⋅ Oct 2017 Get Email Contact

21. The Guardian's Audio Long Reads

London, England, UK
The Audio Long Read podcast is a selection of the Guardian's long reads, allowing you to get on with your day while listening to some of the finest journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more.
Also in Storytelling Podcasts
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅3 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

22. Reverberate

London, England, UK
The Guardian's Chris Michael explores incredible stories from around the world about when music shook history. Each episode focuses on a turning point in a city's story, as told through a song that sparked a moment and reveals the deeper social and political issues that shaped these pivotal events
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Play⋅ 8.5M⋅ 10.9M ⋅ Jan 2021 Get Email Contact