Guardian Focus
Each week, Guardian correspondents and commentators take a detailed look at an issue in the news.
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Guardian Focus podcast: Referendum in Sudan
In our weekly current affairs programme, our panel of experts ...
In our weekly current affairs programme, our panel of experts discuss this weekend's vote on whether southern Sudan should form a breakaway state
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Guardian Focus: The Cancún climate change conference
Examining the climate change compromises, emission deals and fallout from ...
Examining the climate change compromises, emission deals and fallout from WikiLeaks at COP16 in Cancún
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Guardian Focus podcast: WikiLeaks and the US embassy cables
After the biggest leak of secret US embassy documents in ...
After the biggest leak of secret US embassy documents in history, our expert panel discusses the future of American diplomacy and the impact on implicated regimes around the globe
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Guardian Focus podcast: Polio returns to Africa
Alex Duval Smith joins vaccinators in the Democratic Republic of ...
Alex Duval Smith joins vaccinators in the Democratic Republic of Congo to discover what steps need to be taken to combat the return of polio to the region
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Guardian Focus podcast: Climate change adaptation
Next week, climate talks resume in Cancun, with the credibility ...
Next week, climate talks resume in Cancun, with the credibility of the entire negotiation system at stake. What effect is climate change already having on the developing world?
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Guardian Focus podcast: Is religion a force for good?
AC Grayling, Evan Harris, Jon Cruddas, Cristina Odone and Samia ...
AC Grayling, Evan Harris, Jon Cruddas, Cristina Odone and Samia Rahman debate the virtues of religion
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Focus podcast: Britain's flood defences
As Cornwall counts the cost of this week's flash floods, ...
As Cornwall counts the cost of this week's flash floods, Martin Wainwright visits Cockermouth, in Cumbria, which one year ago suffered its own devastating floods. How can Britain best defend itself against the effects of severe weather?
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Guardian Focus: Contains material some listeners may find offensive
We explore swearing by looking at the history and significance ...
We explore swearing by looking at the history and significance of bad language, plus how taboo words have changed over time
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Focus podcast: US shifts to the right in midterm elections
A bad night for the Democrats, as they lose the ...
A bad night for the Democrats, as they lose the House of Representatives and just about cling on to the Senate. Jonathan Freedland and guests explore the impact of the midterm elections and ask if this is the end of liberalism in the States
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Guardian Focus podcast: Food security
With nearly 1 billion people around the world already going ...
With nearly 1 billion people around the world already going hungry each day and dozens of countries facing food shortages in the near future, food security has become an urgent issue