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Phil Maynard

@phil_maynard

Deputy head of audio at the Guardian

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Joined March 2009
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The Guardian's biggest ever World Cup player guide is a thing of wonder: theguardian.com/football/ng-…
World Cup 2026: guide to all 1,248 players

World Cup 2026: guide to all 1,248 players

Everything you need to know (and more) about every squad member. Click on the player pictures for more information

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Great to see brilliant Guardian shows Today in Focus, Black Box and Comfort Eating nominated for British Podcast Awards britishpodcastawards.com/nom…
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After charting the damage done in the past 14 years, @freedland returns to Today in Focus this morning with some hope. theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
Keir Starmer’s first weekend in power - podcast

Keir Starmer’s first weekend in power - podcast

Keir Starmer vowed to put the country before his party as he appointed his cabinet and toured the four countries of the UK. Jonathan Freedland reports on what we have learned from the new prime...

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Today in Focus: The story of the night that brought Labour's landslide victory - with @helenpidd, @johnharris1969, @kiranstacey, @DavidGauke, @RachelReevesMP & @BenQuinn75 theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
Labour’s landslide victory – podcast

Labour’s landslide victory – podcast

Labour have won a resounding victory making Keir Starmer prime minister with a thumping majority. Helen Pidd tells the story of the night with the help of Guardian reporters from around the country

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Our podcasts Today in Focus and Politics Weekly UK have been out across the country for the whole campaign in 8 constituencies to understand what is going to happen tomorrow night: a thread 🧵
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In Redcar (Tory majority: 3,527) with @johnharris1969 where Labour is trying to retake a seat they last won in 2017. theguardian.com/politics/aud…
On the road in Redcar: can Labour offer fresh hope? – podcast

On the road in Redcar: can Labour offer fresh hope? – podcast

John Harris is in Redcar where the former Labour MP Anna Turley is hoping to regain her seat from the Conservatives

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More laughs in 25mins than the rest of the election campaign combined with @MarinaHyde and @JohnJCrace on Today in Focus theguardian.com/news/audio/2…

Marina Hyde and John Crace on the 2024 election campaign – podcast

Guardian columnist Marina Hyde and parliamentary sketch writer John Crace reflect on the highs and lows of the general election campaign

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A must-listen from Today in Focus with @Freedland and @helenpidd: The 14 years that broke Britain. Part 1 - theguardian.com/news/audio/2… and, just launched, part 2 - theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
The 14 years that broke Britain, part 1 – podcast

The 14 years that broke Britain, part 1 – podcast

If the polls are correct, an era is about to come to an end. What have 14 years of Conservative government done to the country? Jonathan Freedland reports

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Started reading The Endless Country by my excellent Today in Focus colleague ⁦@SamiKent⁩. I can already tell it will be one of the best things I read this year. Out this week and getting great reviews. theguardian.com/books/articl…
The Endless Country by Sami Kent review – After Atatürk

The Endless Country by Sami Kent review – After Atatürk

Cruelty and courage in a panoramic history of Turkey

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Some bright news in a pretty bleak week: the Edinburgh Student newspaper lives to fight another day. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
Europe’s oldest student newspaper saved from closure

Europe’s oldest student newspaper saved from closure

More than £3,000 raised to keep the Student – founded in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson at Edinburgh University – going

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Delighted for the whole Today in Focus team to be shortlisted for a Press Award. We're in excellent company in the news podcast category thepressawards.com/shortlist…
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East Kent NHS trust might have avoided 45 baby deaths with better care, inquiry says theguardian.com/society/2022…
East Kent inquiry: dozens of babies and mothers died or injured in childbirth

East Kent inquiry: dozens of babies and mothers died or injured in childbirth

Damning report finds ‘shocking and uncomfortable’ failings at major NHS trust caused ‘significant harm’ to families

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This new daily newsletter from @archiebland launches on Monday. I've been reading the pilots and they are excellent - well worth signing up now to get in from the very start.
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Launching on 25 April, the Guardian’s daily newsletter, First Edition, will give you the day’s top stories and why they matter. Find it in your inbox every morning at 7am, so you can scroll less and understand more. Subscribe for free today. bit.ly/FirstEditionSignUp
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This is a great opportunity to get into journalism and well worth applying. We've been lucky on Today in Focus to work with many of those who've been selected in recent years.
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🛎️Scott Trust Bursary: Applications close on 3rd April🛎️ 🎓 Fully funded Journalism MA 📰 Work experience @guardian 🤝🏼Mentoring 🖥️Opportunity for fixed term contract @guardian tinyurl.com/mw6mwdxe
The Scott Trust Bursary for MAs in Journalism

The Scott Trust Bursary for MAs in Journalism

Assisting students who face financial difficulty in attaining the qualifications needed to pursue a career in journalism, and who come from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the media.

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We're looking for a new executive producer on Today in Focus. Come and work with some of the world's best journalists to make the Guardian's award-winning daily podcast - apply here: workforus.theguardian.com/in…
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The day Putin invaded Ukraine - today's podcast from the Guardian's reporters inside Ukraine and Russia: @_EmmaGH, @lukeharding1968, @Andrew__Roth & Peter Beaumont with @safimichael theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
The day Putin invaded Ukraine

The day Putin invaded Ukraine

Russian has launched an invasion of Ukraine, raising fears it could escalate into the most serious conflict in Europe since the second world war

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Really proud to see excellent tif pair Lizzie and Courtney on this list of nominees
AudioUK (@WeAreAudioUK) profile pictureAudioUK@WeAreAudioUK4 Nov 2021
The nominees for... 🚨 Best News Producer 🚨 1. @AsyaFouks The Times & The Sunday Times 2. @courtneyyusuf The Guardian 3. @elizacasss The Guardian 4. @jshield The Times & The Sunday Times 5. @R_Stonehouse @BBCNewsbeat 6. @rbnicholson @WhistledownProd #APAs2021
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A sad day on Today in Focus as @rachel_hump signs off her last episode for us. Rachel has been an absolute superstar both presenting and producing for the past three years and is now going to take America by storm.
Rachel Humphreys (@rachel_hump) profile pictureRachel Humphreys@rachel_hump22 Oct 2021
For my last ever episode of Today in Focus (!!) I spoke to Nemo Kim in Seoul and @MsEllenEJones about SQUID GAME and how a programme about debt became everyone’s favourite Netflix show. Made by @rosedelarra @RudiZygadlo @phil_maynard @archiebland theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
The Korean debt crisis that inspired Squid Game’s dark dystopia

The Korean debt crisis that inspired Squid Game’s dark dystopia

The Netflix hit is as fantastical as it is violent – but underpinning its macabre story of impoverished contestants risking their lives for money is a real crisis of personal debt in Korea. Why has...

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Excited to welcome two brilliant Guardian/Observer journalists as new presenters on Today in Focus - @NosheenIqbal and @safimichael. They join the excellent @rachel_hump. theguardian.com/gnm-press-of…
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The great @AnushkaAsthana bows out from Today in Focus in style after an incredible run. Her final episode on the last five years of British politics with @MarinaHyde comes with guaranteed laughs. theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
Marina Hyde on five years of watching the political circus

Marina Hyde on five years of watching the political circus

For Anushka Asthana’s last episode, the beloved columnist makes a rare appearance to survey an era of tumult and twerps – and explain how she took it all very seriously … through jokes

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