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Swamp Notes

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Swamp Notes is the weekly US politics podcast from The Financial Times. Every Friday, host Marc Filippino talks to reporters in Washington as well as the FT's veteran US political commentators and a cast of expert guests to explain what the latest moves in the Capitol mean for the economy, business and for people in America — and beyond. Subscribe and listen for incisive analysis, on-the-ground insights and a uniquely global perspective.Each week, Swamp Notes answers one listener question. If yo...

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Donald Trump11×MMarc Filippino3×AAbigail Hauslohner2×

Zohran Mamdani1×CClaire Jones1×

Paul Krugman1×

Episodes (57)

A shaky ceasefire

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One year since ‘liberation day’

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How markets may be affecting US military action in Iran

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Episodes (57)

A shaky ceasefire

One year since ‘liberation day’

How markets may be affecting US military action in Iran

The AI revolt in Maga-land

The Bethlehem Project: The housing domino effect

Introducing Untold: Opus Dei

The economic fallout of the Iran war

Trump’s ‘war of whim’ in Iran

What the State of the Union means for the US midterm elections

Maha’s big reversal and a Scotus decision on tariffs

Trump’s starring role in the Warner Bros fight

The political cost of America’s surging electricity bills

Trump’s immigration climbdown. Plus, a new Fed chair?

The Bethlehem Project: America's affordability squeeze

Trump’s bid to remake the world order

Can states stop Trump's immigration raids?

Why Trump wants to ‘run’ other countries

The biggest predictions in politics next year

Political Fix: Quizmas special

Congress’ healthcare fight carries big consequences

The Bethlehem Project: Being young in Trump’s America

US uses private data to track immigrants

Trump’s plan to give babies money

Is the US economy really K-shaped?

Trump changes tack on the Epstein files

Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Defying death

Maga fractures over far-right interview

The Bethlehem Project: An immigration raid divides a community

Does the Democrats’ election sweep change anything?

What Trump wants from Venezuela

Who’s benefiting from Trump’s presidency?

How Stephen Miller is defining Trump’s second term

Is Donald Trump the president of peace?

Democrats draw a line in the sand with government shutdown

An FCC insider on Kimmel, TV and free speech

The future of corporate America under Trump

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

Bonus ep: How the UK is navigating the Trump era

Can we keep trusting US economic data?

Uncle Sam to become Intel’s biggest shareholder

How to rebuild global trade

Trump opens retirement to crypto

The real cost of gutting USAID

Gaza crisis puts Trump at a crossroads

Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell

Is Zohran Mamdani the future of the Democratic party?

Big Pharma’s big tariffs

The corporate winners and losers under Trump

John Bolton on the Iran war that wasn’t

Trump considers war in Iran