166 episodes
Behind the Money Financial Times
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4.5 • 166 Ratings
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From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world.
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The push to dominate the battery supply chain
As the world transitions away from fossil fuels and the electric vehicle market grows, competition to control a piece of a new source of energy is brewing. From rival carmakers to raw materials miners, different groups are racing to carve out their spots in the supply chain of one important technology: lithium-ion batteries. How will it shake out? The FT’s commodities correspondent Harry Dempsey explains who’s likely to succeed, and what that could mean for the future of corporate and national power.
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Rival battery technologies race to dominate electric car market
The search for winners in the new battery era
Can anyone challenge China’s EV battery dominance?
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On X, follow Harry Dempsey (@harrydemps) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Coming soon: Can AI help us speak to animals?
Subscribe now to the FT's Tech Tonic podcast: Some scientists believe that rapid advances in artificial intelligence may also hold the key to decoding animal sounds, allowing us to ‘translate’ them into human language. In a new season of Tech Tonic, FT innovation editor John Thornhill and series producer Persis Love explore how the same technology that powers ChatGPT is being applied to research in animal communication. Could we one day learn to ‘speak whale’ or even chat with bats? And if so, can we trust ourselves to do so responsibly?
Presented by John Thornhill, produced by Persis Love, sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa and Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio.
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The Russian Banker, Part 3: Asylum
Critics argue Russia has a playbook for people who become its targets. On the final episode of the Russian Banker, we explore how Sergei Leontiev saw his fights with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a full-blown war in which seeking US asylum would become just another battle. But how does the US decide who deserves asylum?
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Bonus: Arm’s race to IPO
This week, we have a bonus episode for you, live from the FT Weekend Festival in London. Michela sat down with two experts on Arm, the British chip designer, to discuss its imminent initial public offering. Tim Bradshaw, the FT’s global tech correspondent and James Ashton, author of The Everything Blueprint, talk about where Arm stands as a company, and what its chances for growth are when it goes public later this month. This conversation was recorded on September 2, 2023.
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Arm searches for growth beyond smartphones
Arm: IPO valuation climb down does not go far enough
SoftBank seeks to build investment war chest on back of Arm IPO
When SoftBank is selling, why are you buying?
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On Twitter, follow Tim Bradshaw (@tim) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)
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The Russian Banker, Part 2: The Whistleblower
Sergei Leontiev says he was a political victim of the Putin regime. But when we tracked down other people who used to work at the bank they had a different story about Leontiev — and the extent of his ties to Alexei Navalny.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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The Russian Banker, Part 1: The Raid
In 2015, Sergei Leontiev's life's work — a Russian banking business — was taken away from him overnight. Why were he and the bank being targeted? This is the first episode of The Russian Banker, a new three-part series from the Financial Times. The remaining episodes will air the following two Wednesdays on Behind the Money.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Customer Reviews
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This podcast is always interesting and I can listen during short coffee breaks. I appreciate the point of view from younger people- we already have enough commentary by conservative old white men in the business world.
Excellent Scrutinization of Financial Systems
Asking questions others won’t about the real impact of financial practice impacting the broader economy. The podcast needs further deep dive to reveal generational opportunities for optimization of capitalism in practice.
For example, the episode shedding light on share buyback & its implications was short in the tax implications. After all, seems share buyback is nothing but insider trading!
Fantastic pod
Great stories, great reporting, and a really great host. You can tell she has a lot of business reporting experience, she knows how to weave complex financial news into compelling audio stories. Fantastic weekly pod.