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• Trump’s plan to give babies money

  When Congress passed Trump’s tax and spending bill this year, it included a provision that would create investment accounts for recently born children. Now, at least two billionaires want to chip in to the programme as well. The FT’s Brooke Masters and Alex Rogers detail how this plan works, and why some Republicans are going all in on a government entitlement programme. Correction: This podcast was updated from its original version. The original podcast mischaracterized Australia's superannuation programme. We said individual participation is mandatory and the government puts money into accounts. In fact, employers are required to participate, and the government organizes it. That portion of the conversation has been removed.Mentioned in this podcast:Check out FT Globetrotter’s Washington D.C. travel guideMichael and Susan Dell pledge $6.25bn to help fund ‘Trump Accounts’ for childrenRepublicans propose $1,000 ‘Trump account’ for American babiesEmail Marc with your questions ([email protected])Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletterSwamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. This week’s show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. We had help this week from Lauren Fedor. The FT’s acting co head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.CREDIT: Roll CallRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Is the US economy really K-shaped?

  Imagine a graph with one line going up over time. Below it, another line does just the opposite. It kind of looks like the letter K. The FT’s Claire Jones and Rob Armstrong break down why people are saying that letter represents the state of the economy and what it means for the White House.Mentioned in this podcast:Does the K-shaped economy theory even make sense?Email Marc with your questions ([email protected])Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is hosted by Marc Filippino and produced by Henry Larson. This week’s show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. The FT’s acting co- head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.CREDIT: Bloomberg, PBS, CNNRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Trump changes tack on the Epstein files

  Congress moved quickly to pass a bill asking the Department of Justice to release documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It’s a move that the president was opposed to for much of the year. The FT’s Lauren Fedor and Chris Cook break down what’s changed for the White House, and what’s different about these new documents.Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein filesJeffrey Epstein’s network: ‘Life among the lucrative and louche’Email Marc with your questions ([email protected])Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereTo sign up for free to the new FT Alphaville newsletter on substack, go to ftav.substack.comThe FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.Swamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. This week’s show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. The FT’s acting co head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. CREDIT: FOX News, C-SPAN, NBC News, NewsweekRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Defying death

  Investors are spending billions of dollars on novel ways to extend human life through inventive treatments, therapies, and even manipulating our genes. And increasingly, it seems as though anti-ageing efforts have moved from the super rich to a mass market consumer industry. In this series, we’re covering the past, present and future of the longevity movement. We’ll be looking at where the fixation on longevity is coming from, and trying to understand the practical and ethical issues at the heart of this cutting-edge field of research. From Silicon Valley fantasies, to Singaporean health spas, to Colombian genetic clinics and beyond, the FT’s Hannah Kuchler and Michael Peel ask whether breakthroughs in science and technology can really help us live longer, and even stop us aging altogether.Free to read: US ‘wellness’ industry scents opportunity to go mainstreamThe quest to make young blood into a drugThis season of Tech Tonic was produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. The senior producer is Edwin Lane. Flo Phillips is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Fact checking by Simon Greaves, Lucy Baldwin and Tara Cromie. Original music by Metaphor Music. Manuela Saragosa is the FT’s acting co-head of audio.The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Maga fractures over far-right interview

  When Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier, appeared on a podcast with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, it set off a firestorm in conservative circles. The FT’s Joe Miller and Edward Luce explain how this faction on the far-right is gaining power and what it means for the future of the Republican party.Mentioned in this podcast:Trump’s Maga coalition fractures over far-right interviewDon’t blame the left for US antisemitismUS Department of the Treasury Final Monthly Treasury Statement Receipts and Outlays of the United States GovernmentEmail Marc with your questions ([email protected])Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. This week’s show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. The FT’s acting co head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Help from Lauren Fedor. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. CREDIT: The Tucker Carlson Show, The Ben Shapiro Show, Forbes, Kevin Roberts on XRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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