Podcast Episodes

Does the Democrats’ election sweep change anything?

Democrats won the three largest races and a smattering of others on Tuesday’s off-year elections. They are the biggest electoral wins since Donald Trump took the Oval Office a year ago. The FT’s Laur…

Published on 17 hours ago

What Trump wants from Venezuela

The US military has killed more than 60 people in attacks on boats they say are running drugs in Latin America. Its navy has moved its most powerful warship to the Caribbean. Meanwhile, the Trump adm…

Published on 1 week ago

Who’s benefiting from Trump’s presidency?

US President Donald Trump and his family have made at least $1bn since he was elected to serve a second term, thanks to their rapidly growing cryptocurrency empire. That’s according to an FT investig…

Published on 2 weeks ago

How Stephen Miller is defining Trump’s second term

Stephen Miller has played a central part in shaping White House policy since Donald Trump’s first term as president. But with less opposition this time around from Congress or other figures inside th…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Is Donald Trump the president of peace?

US President Donald Trump has long campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, and he seemed closer to that goal earlier this week when he helped broker a ceasefire in Gaza. But the Nobel Committee had oth…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Democrats draw a line in the sand with government shutdown

For the first time in nearly seven years, the US Congress was unable to come to a spending agreement in time. The government shut down. Democrats want to challenge President Donald Trump and extend h…

Published on 1 month ago

An FCC insider on Kimmel, TV and free speech

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show is back on the air.The president of the US isn’t happy about it. He’s threatened to revoke licenses from broadcast networks that air negative programming about him. The…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The future of corporate America under Trump

On Monday, Donald Trump posted on social media that he wanted US public companies to ditch quarterly reporting. It is yet another move by his administration to hand more power to corporate executives…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

How the Supreme Court can change the course of Trump’s presidency

The US Supreme Court’s next term is just weeks away, and the decisions facing the court’s nine justices could define the future of President Donald Trump’s second administration. The FT’s Brooke Mast…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bonus ep: How the UK is navigating the Trump era

US President Donald Trump is coming to the UK next week. What can we expect from his visit? And where do things stand between the US and the UK? 

In this special bonus episode, our two FT political ch…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago