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1. Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What’s at stake for the world?

   24 oktober 2026 · 32 min

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   As Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will mean for Donald Trump, the future of US democracy and America's place in the world. In the second of a six-part series of interviews with leading historians and political analysts, Martin speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Anne Applebaum about the global stakes of November’s elections. They discuss the parallels between Trump’s America and other authoritarian regimes and what the US’s changing role means for Europe and Ukraine. Even if Trump suffers a political setback, can the US ever regain the trust of its allies? Lees meer

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   Host: Martin Wolf

   Producer: Mischa Frankl-Duval

   Senior producer: Laurence Knight

   Executive producer: Manuela Saragosa

   Video editor: Claire Justin

   Senior Audio Engineer: Breen Turner

   Broadcast engineers: Andrew Georgiadis

   Podcast development: Laura Clarke

   FT Global Head of Audio: Flo Phillips

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2. US prepared for protracted stalemate with Iran

   23 oktober 2026 · 15 min

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   Global stocks sold off as AI spending fears flare up, Brazilians will vote this weekend in a close presidential race, and the US is prepared for a lengthy stalemate in the war with Iran. Plus, how banks are reacting to a potential tax rise from UK chancellor John Healey, and why are western pharmaceutical companies heading to China? Lees meer

   Mentioned in this podcast:

   Meta sell-off drags US tech stocks lower as AI spending fears flare up

   US prepared for protracted Iran stalemate

   Should UK banks be taxed more?

   Lula turns to selfie videos in Brazil election fightback

   Flávio Bolsonaro, scion of a Brazilian political dynasty now eyeing victory

   China’s rapid human trials draw western drugmakers — and safety concerns

   Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

   Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts

   The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Vanessa Brown, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

   Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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3. Elon Musk’s $3.6tn gamble to merge SpaceX and Tesla

   22 oktober 2026 · 11 min

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   Meta plans to create a new class of non-voting shares, Mathias Döpfner, chief executive and co-owner of Germany’s Axel Springer, has sought to acquire a stake in TikTok’s European operations, and US envoy Steve Witkoff discussed resuming peace talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine. Plus, can Elon Musk pull off a merger of SpaceX and Tesla? Lees meer

   Mentioned in this podcast:

   Meta to create new non-voting share class

   Tesla’s profits slip on weaker vehicle sales

   Politico and Telegraph owner pitched deal to buy European arm of TikTok

   Rockets, robots and risk: Elon Musk’s $3.6tn gamble to merge Tesla and SpaceX

   What Elon Musk stands to gain from a Tesla-SpaceX merger

   Trump envoy floats Ukraine talks and summit with Putin and Xi

   Italy’s buffalo mozzarella production grinds to a halt in truckers’ strike

   Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

   Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts

   The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco, Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Vanessa Brown, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

   Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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4. Israel pushes to restart strikes against Iran

   21 oktober 2026 · 13 min

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   The leaders of Ukraine, Finland and Norway hailed progress in talks in Oslo on Tuesday, SpaceX and Tesla are studying a merger, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing to restart large-scale strikes on Iran. Plus, UK gilts are catching back up with their peers after a sharp sell-off earlier this year. Lees meer

   Mentioned in this podcast:

   Finnish president hails progress in talks about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine

   SpaceX and Tesla boards are exploring potential merger

   Benjamin Netanyahu pushes to resume strikes against Iran

   Gilt market catches up with peers as investor worries over Budget ease

   Alberta voters reject separation from Canada, early results show

   Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

   Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts

   The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Vanessa Brown, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

   Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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5. Can Big Tech calm investors' AI jitters?

   20 oktober 2026 · 13 min

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   Protests across Europe over the high cost of living have turned increasingly disruptive, investors are racing to buy credit default swaps to protect their portfolios in the event the AI boom unravels, and Big Tech starts releasing their earnings reports this week. Plus, India’s second-richest man will try to pull off the country’s biggest initial public offering and Saudi Arabia has postponed its flagship “Davos in the desert” investment conference following Houthi attacks. Lees meer

   Mentioned in this podcast:

   Violent protests multiply across Europe

   French bond sell-off intensifies after violent protests

   ‘Cheap’ credit default swaps become bellwether hedge for AI sentiment

   Ambani looks to pull off India’s biggest IPO

   Saudi Arabia to postpone ‘Davos in the desert’ after Houthi attacks

   Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

   Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts

   The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Vanessa Brown, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

   Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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6. French government in crisis mode after a weekend of riots

   19 oktober 2026 · 13 min

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   France is reeling after "unprecedented" violent riots, America’s debt-laden $10tn AI infrastructure boom is a reckoning for the data centre build-out underpinning the US economy, and Albertans gear up to vote today on whether to leave Canada. Lees meer

   Mentioned in this podcast:

   France reels after ‘unprecedented’ violent riots

   Macron faces political firestorm after riots

   ‘The Switzerland of North America’: Albertans vote on leaving Canada

   America’s $10tn AI infrastructure boom is starting to fray

   Microsoft pulls plug on Nscale data centre deal

   Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

   Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.

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   The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Vanessa Brown, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

   Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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7. Martin Wolf on the US midterms: Is American democracy safe?

   17 oktober 2026 · 43 min

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   As Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will mean for Donald Trump, the future of US democracy and America's place in the world. In the first of a six-part series of interviews with leading historians and political analysts, Martin speaks to the scholar and former Republican adviser Robert Kagan, who has spent a decade warning about Trump's authoritarian ambitions. They discuss how Trump has accumulated so much power, whether America's democratic institutions can still constrain him, and what might happen if Republicans lose control of Congress. Could these elections mark a turning point for American democracy or has the country already gone too far down the road towards authoritarianism? Lees meer

   Watch the full episode now on the FT’s main YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialTimes or search for ‘Martin Wolf on the World’, wherever you get your podcasts

   Host: Martin Wolf

   Producer: Mischa Frankl-Duval

   Senior Producer: Laurence Knight

   Executive Producer: Manuela Saragosa

   Video Editor: Richard Topping

   Audio engineering: Breen Turner

   Broadcast engineers: Andrew Georgiadis

   Podcast development: Laura Clarke

   FT Global Head of Audio: Flo Phillips

   Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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8. Investors fret over AI debt

   16 oktober 2026 · 12 min

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   UK Chancellor John Healey has dropped his strongest hint yet of higher taxes on banks, and Anthropic secured a credit rating one notch below investment grade earlier this year. Plus, investors are losing confidence that revenues from the AI boom will be sufficient to support the vast debt piles financing data centres. Lees meer

   Mentioned in this podcast:

   Healey signals Budget bank tax raid

   Anthropic secured highest junk credit rating in June

   Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO

   Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’

   Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

   Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts

   The FT News Briefing is produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

   Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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9. Zelenskyy doesn’t mince words about Trump

   15 oktober 2026 · 14 min

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   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized US President Donald Trump in an interview with the FT, US inflation jumped to 3.7% and leaked emails reveal that Freshfields law firm considered a carve-out of itsAI unit that would be worth billions. Plus, leading AI labs are responding to the alleged bugging incident at OpenAI and salmon producers are changing up the diet for their fish. Lees meer

   Mentioned in this podcast:

   Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy says

   US inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up prices

   Freshfields partners explore carve-out of AI unit worth ‘billions’, leaked emails reveal

   US arrests Saudi employee of OpenAI for allegedly bugging its offices

   He linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paper

   Salmon producers start feeding chicken to fish

   Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

   Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts

   The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

   Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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10. France’s Marine Le Pen readies for fight with EU

    14 oktober 2026 · 15 min

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    France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen is gearing up for a fight with the EU if elected president next year, investors in Accenture cannot decide if AI will be an existential threat or an incredible boost, CoreWeave is chasing insurers’ vast pools of capital, and the US Treasury has fined Bank of America more than $1bn for “egregious and continued” money laundering and sanctions violations. Plus, can Saudi Arabia stop the Houthis? Lees meer

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    France’s Marine Le Pen gears up for fight with EU

    Will Accenture survive or thrive in the age of AI?

    CoreWeave targets ‘unlimited’ insurance money to fund AI build-out

    Bank of America fined $1.2bn over money laundering failures

    Military briefing: can Saudi Arabia stop the Houthis?

    Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com

    Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts

    The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zach Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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