{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/68dc7b406d92c33f9c88616b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Spotify has its leadership on shuffle mode 🔀","description":"<p>The US government has shut down after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a spending deal before the October 1 deadline, and Sir Keir Starmer has tried to revive his floundering premiership by urging his Labour party to launch a “patriotic” fight against Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Plus, US President Donald Trump is launching a direct-to-consumer drug sales programme, and Spotify is appointing co-CEOs to replace Daniel Ek.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3Wdtmxo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump announces direct-to-consumer ‘TrumpRx’ drug sales programme</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3KrAcgg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What happens if the US government shuts down?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/46vckAP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Starmer urges Labour to launch ‘patriotic’ fight against Reform</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3IOC95O\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to step down as music streamer splits role</a></p><p><br></p><p>Listen to Political Fix here: <a href=\"https://podfollow.com/975569919\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podfollow.com/975569919</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The FT News Briefing has been nominated for Signal’s listener’s choice award for best Daily Podcast. <a href=\"https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/daily-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vote for us here!&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a5c7c6cf-dc55-4d27-bab1-ffee1fa39c59\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}