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Biden’s strategic political reserve Nov 24, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/5074f2b1-fd14-490a-9234-3027d565adc9

President Joe Biden has authorised the release of 50m barrels of oil “over the coming months” from the US strategic petroleum reserve in a move co-ordinated with China, India, Japan, South Korea and the UK to drive down fuel prices and FT Video journalist and producer Donell Newkirk discusses his FT documentary on the evolution of the music industry.

US to release 50m barrels of oil from reserves - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/4e7f2590-1a4f-4792-9e64-eafabdef6534

How to make money in the music business - with Donell Newkirk

https://www.ft.com/video/cae8ce65-9639-4c9d-978c-b5759d0774f5

Radiohead’s interactive ‘exhibition’ pushes music and games into new territory

https://www.ft.com/content/eb18c19a-d568-4436-991c-d4e302a3cdc0

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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China’s game-changing hypersonic technology Nov 23, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/e83a0e51-9195-4c95-8f0b-263f97794302

Joe Biden has nominated Jay Powell to serve a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve, opting for continuity as the US economy grapples with persistently high inflation and a patchy labour market recovery; China’s hypersonic weapons test in July included a technological advance that enabled it to fire a missile as it approached its target travelling at least five times the speed of sound, a capability no country has previously demonstrated and one that caught Pentagon scientists off guard.

Joe Biden nominates Jay Powell for second term as Fed chair

https://www.ft.com/content/9e9540a2-2ba8-4e0e-84d8-a1945c20453a

Chinese hypersonic weapon fired a missile over South China Sea, Pentagon struggles to understand how Beijing mastered technology

https://www.ft.com/content/a127f6de-f7b1-459e-b7ae-c14ed6a9198c

Uber to sell cannabis to customers in Canada

https://www.ft.com/content/22855150-d04c-4f43-adb1-f066c170555a

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The growing problem of space junk Nov 22, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/db10452c-ddf2-445a-a28f-34253506c142

Saudi Arabia has an ambitious goal to increase domestic military production as part of Crown Prince Mohammed’s plan to diversify the oil-dependent economy, video game maker Electronic Arts and football governing body Fifa are in a bitter dispute over the value of the Fifa name that could end their lucrative sports licensing partnership, and the FT’s international business editor Peggy Hollinger says Russia’s destruction last week of one of its old satellites adds to the risk of debris colliding with spacecraft.

EA and Fifa’s 30-year video game union at risk in battle over name - with Murad Ahmed

https://www.ft.com/content/433c3af7-6ea1-4c7f-ab94-94a431aec2d4

Russian satellite debris is a wake-up call for emerging space industry - with Peggy Hollinger

https://www.ft.com/content/c27d6560-8641-4f0c-926b-8278de737206

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FT Weekend: The art of conversation, with Ruby Wax Nov 20, 2021

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FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our Life & Arts journalism into audio form. You can follow it on its own feed at 'FT Weekend'. This week, we talk about conversation. Columnist Enuma Okoro explores what makes certain conversations feel good. Lilah and US Managing Editor Peter Spiegel chase the mystery of who actually wrote the US constitution along with esteemed historian William Ewald. And Ruby Wax, the iconic celebrity interviewer of the 90s, tells us how she got stars good and bad—from the Spice Girls to Bill Cosby—to open up and show us who they really are.

Links from the episode:

— The FT’s best books of 2021 (paywall): https://www.ft.com/booksof2021

— Enuma Okoro on the art of conversation: https://www.ft.com/content/7ea1d669-a490-418e-a4a0-5aa04175657a

— Watch Lilah’s full conversation with Ruby Wax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E317YWBFyws

— Watch a lecture by UPenn law and philosophy professor William Ewald, on forgotten founding father James Wilson: https://vimeo.com/521928817

— Ewald’s published articles about Wilson: https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/do/search/?q=author_lname%3A%22Ewald%22%20AND%20author_fname%3A%22William%22

Want to say hi? Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.

If you want a great discount on an FT subscription or a $1/£1/€1 month-long trial, we’ve got you: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast

Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor music. ‘Yankee Doodle’ was performed by Carrie Rehkopf. Clips of Ruby Wax are from BBC.

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Euro drama in currency markets Nov 19, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/896cc408-68c4-4fd1-960b-85bb18843384

Ford and General Motors said on Thursday that they are improving links with semiconductor manufacturers to improve their supply of electronic chips as the car industry confronts a shortage. Some foreign companies are still investing in Turkey despite the country’s ailing economy. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why the euro is losing value against the US dollar and why it could potentially make inflation worse.

Ford and GM pursue ties with semiconductor groups to boost chip supply

https://www.ft.com/content/06252ac7-5b10-45d8-834f-c7180722bda0

Euro hit by bets ECB monetary policy will diverge from major peers - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/f09a8ba8-c196-46d0-8fe7-15d6ae64364f

Turkey defies warnings and cuts interest rates

https://www.ft.com/content/2db0434d-2851-4485-850d-06cfca32ff22

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EV market capitalisations go bonkers Nov 18, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/eb7eaf32-597e-403a-bb3c-71290113ad92

US President Joe Biden has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the country’s biggest oil companies are engaged in “potentially illegal conduct”, the euro fell to its lowest level in 16 months this week as currency markets bet on divergence between the ECB and other major central banks. Plus, the market capitalisation of electric vehicle upstart Rivian has surpassed that of VW and FT global motor industry correspondent Peter Campbell explains why investors are piling into EV shares.

Joe Biden demands probe of ‘potentially illegal conduct’ in oil sector - with Lauren Fedor

https://www.ft.com/content/66df689f-8a8e-4adb-a57a-664142c8be46

Euro hit by bets ECB monetary policy will diverge from major peers

https://www.ft.com/content/f09a8ba8-c196-46d0-8fe7-15d6ae64364f

EV maker Rivian eclipses Volkswagen in value while Lucid overtakes Ford - with Peter Campbell

https://www.ft.com/content/a0575122-404d-4d11-b54b-f1af77733a4e

Staples Center in Los Angeles to be renamed Crypto.com Arena - with Sara Germano

https://www.ft.com/content/0e4af0d3-0ae9-48c5-8aee-9a1a9a5721a4

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On trial in the Vatican Nov 17, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/e08f700a-75e9-427d-b360-2a7c99c3fb24

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have agreed to hold talks aimed at reducing tensions as US anxiety grows over China’s expanding nuclear arsenal and its recent test of a hypersonic weapon, Germany’s energy regulator said it had “temporarily suspended” certification of the Kremlin-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and today a high stakes trial involving the Holy See’s investments in a London property development is set to resume in a court in the Vatican.

US and China agree to hold talks on nuclear arsenals

https://www.ft.com/content/6e8ad43b-0bb8-4d03-b768-dcb534589841

Germany suspends certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline - with Erika Solomon

https://www.ft.com/content/a5141b69-0655-48b2-a53a-76d841b02702

Vatican cardinal goes on trial in landmark financial corruption case - with Miles Johnson

https://www.ft.com/content/9ead42bd-d6bb-4b02-b160-00cfd0e400f3

UK ad watchdog investigates ‘meme coin’ Floki Inu’s London marketing blitz

https://www.ft.com/content/741bc6ac-74cc-405b-a9f3-93d2a98bfeca

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Shell shifts HQ to the UK Nov 16, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/fe1805b2-ef2f-48b4-9ca3-37e8c5f82e11

The use of brand new “virgin” plastics by some of the world’s largest brands has peaked and is on track to fall significantly by 2025, US coal prices have jumped to their highest level in more than 12 years. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, Helen Thomas, explains why Royal Dutch Shell is leaving Amsterdam for the UK.

Global brands’ use of ‘virgin’ plastics on track for significant drop by 2025

https://www.ft.com/content/c4a4e31d-dbe2-4a54-b059-88d175bef5f2

US coal prices jump to highest level since 2009

https://www.ft.com/content/180e4544-6448-48d2-a347-5f9d27b43d61

Dutch government scrambles to keep Shell in Netherlands

https://www.ft.com/content/6339b89b-af46-480f-b34e-8c7fb6ae1e60

Oatly shares tumble as plant-milk maker warns on revenues

https://www.ft.com/content/a17345bc-9306-44ca-8e6c-26fc071166cc

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Brexit drama 2.0 Nov 15, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/42928696-226a-4d50-9a49-4ee16f8b107f

Beijing has accused the EU of risking damage to world supply chains by throwing up regulatory and trade hurdles to foreign businesses, and the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow led to an agreement among 197 countries on new rules for limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Plus, the FT’s EU correspondent, Andy Bounds, explains Article 16 and why the Brexit deal could unravel over Northern Ireland.

China accuses the EU of threatening global trade

https://www.ft.com/content/9c9dbc9e-1d33-4e41-9c79-b0df51cd678e

COP26 agrees new climate rules but India and China weaken coal pledge - with Emiliya Mychasuk

https://www.ft.com/content/c891d4af-f80b-48f0-8b6f-a8763655c936

Northern Ireland Brexit deadlock: what is Article 16 and what happens if it is triggered? - with Andy Bounds

https://www.ft.com/content/b09a58c0-27fb-4453-a6a0-1f2cd74b9ea2

Premier League closes in on record sale of US TV rights

https://www.ft.com/content/1cb410ac-983d-43da-bd1e-e4faa808d157

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FT Weekend: How to live forever Nov 13, 2021

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FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our weekend journalism into audio form, with everything from culture and food and the arts, to nuanced questions and big ideas. In this episode, we ask the question: what does it mean to defy death? Rock climber Leo Houlding tells us about his terrifying family holidays, scaling vertical cliff-faces with his two young kids. We also explore radical life extension with science writer Anjana Ahuja. How close are we scientifically to extending the human lifespan to 150 or 200? What are the implications when we get there? And do we really want to live forever? PLUS: inside the luxury life extension market, with How to Spend it writer Tiffanie Darke.

Links from the episode:

— Leo Houlding’s extreme family holiday in Wyoming’s wild west: https://www.ft.com/content/0bcba30a-bb46-4bc1-8a7d-9166dc43a5e8

— Anjana Ahuja on whether we can live forever: https://www.ft.com/content/60d9271c-ae0a-4d44-8b11-956cd2e484a9

— Inside the life extension market, with Tiffanie Darke: https://www.ft.com/content/867e647b-c0e8-4aeb-9777-fedff7ec3476

Want to say hi? Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.

If you want a great discount on an FT subscription or a $1/£1/€1 month-long trial, we’ve got you: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast

Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor music.

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