The Unregulated Podcast

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and Alex Stevens discuss permitting reform, baseball, midterms, ballrooms, and more. Links: • Capito, Lee, Whitehouse, and Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/9/capito-lee-whitehouse-and-heinrich-introduce-bipartisan-american-affordability-and-j...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and Alex Stevens discuss the prospects of senate hopefuls, a congressional permitting deal, a diesel export ban, California's high-speed rail project, and more. Links: • Banning Diesel Exports is Bad Policy and Bad Politics: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/09/banning-diesel-exports-is-bad-policy-and-bad-politics/ •...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna and Alex Stevens return for a wide ranging discussion on AI, electricity prices, midterm predictions, and more. Links: • Why Do Blue States Have High Rates? https://www.bluestateshighrates.com/ • Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in perplexing Alaska Senate race: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/d...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Mike McKenna and Alex Stevens cover the wide range of news stories that have a arisen during Tom's summer sabbatical. Links: • The Pacific Premium: Why Gasoline Costs More In Democratic-Controlled States, from the Institute for Energy Research: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/the-pacific-premium/ • The DSA’s Communi...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the leftward lurch of Democrat primaries across the country, Republican's odds of keeping their majority after mid-terms, updates coming online to the electric grid, and more. Links: •  Pyle: Why Do Gasoline Prices Fall Slower Than They Rise? https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/06/why-do-gasoline-prices-fall-s...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the future of the Democratic Party and the net-zero agenda. Links: Why centrists can’t win the Democratic presidential primary: https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/why-centrists-cant-win-the-democratic Sheldon’s Fuzzy Math: https://x.com/DanielTurnerPTF/status/2065403903290568978?s=20 DOE DTE Loan: Does it have the net-zero...

Show notes: Politico - The Northeast is set for a star turn in the affordability debate https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/08/virginia-affordability-energy-bills-climate-00907540 SAF: The Way of the Future https://www.wsj.com/pro/sustainable-business/airlines-called-sustainable-fuel-the-future-when-an-energy-crisis-broke-out-barely-any-was-around-f84a200a Source: WSJ LA Times: Jeff Bezos’ $10-b...

#275: Keep On Prancing (5/26/26) Links: Kyle Busch: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nascar/kyle-busch-hospitalized-rcna346366 USA Today - What’s Next for Bill Cassidy  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/05/20/how-did-bill-cassidy-lose-trump-favor-why-senator-lost-primary-election-how-long-left-of-senate-term/90175034007/ Twin Cities Pioneer Press: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own w...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss President Trump's visit to China, new personalities on Capitol Hill, the state of the American electorate, and more. Links: Trump China Trip: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/13/world/trump-xi-summit-china Fetterman: The New Manchin https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/07/sen-john-fetterman-im-not-leavi...

Links: California Progressives Want 'Big Oil' To Fix an Insurance Crisis Created by the State's Price Controls - Source: Reason - https://reason.com/2026/04/17/california-progressives-want-big-oil-to-fix-an-insurance-crisis-created-by-the-states-price-controls/ IPCC Admits Apocalyptic Climate Scenarios Are “Implausible” – Meaning Most Media Scare Stories Over Last 15 Years Are Official...

Links: UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers' group Source: Reuters https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2026/04/28/uae-leaves-opec-global-oil-producers-group/89835181007/ GM Has Delayed Its Next-Gen Full-Size EV Trucks and SUVs Source - Motortrend: https://www.motortrend.com/news/gm-full-size-ev-trucks-suvs-delayed ‘Crisis of historic magnitude': Mamdani says State s...

#270: 72 Hours (4/20/26) Links: Trump, Pope Leo escalate feud over Iran war Source: Washington Times https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/13/trump-pope-leo-escalate-feud-iran-war/ White House message to oil CEOs: Pump more oil Source: Politico Pro https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/04/top-trump-officials-call-on-oil-ceos-as-prices-pinch-voters-00874147 AlphaGen Withdraws Reti...

#269: Referendum (4/12/26) Links: US fuel exports hit record in March as Asia, Europe sought to replace Middle East supplies Source: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-fuel-exports-hit-record-march-asia-europe-sought-replace-middle-east-supplies-2026-04-01/ Disappearing Wind and Solar Cost Texans $766 Million Extra in 17 Hours Source: Energy Bad Boys https://energybadboys.substack....

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and producer Alex Stevens discuss the updates from the Iran conflict, the upcoming midterms, Democrats' affordability problem, and more. Links: Sam Graves Out: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/powerful-house-republican-joins-retirement-wave-5558870c Trump Says US Will Consider Iran Ceasefire When Hormuz Is Open: https://t...

Links: New OKC Senator Alan-armstrong-senate-mullin-stitt-oklahoma-republicans.html Source: NY Times Clip: Paxton Shoots Back https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2032454580257353760?s=20 Clip: Thom Tillis: Why Do All Politicians Do This? And Why Does Congress Always Give them Stupid Legacy Legislation? https://x.com/ThisWeekABC/status/2035496667433349568?s=20 Opinion: Why are so many Democrats out of...

#266: A Dry Buffalo (3/14/26) Links: Links: Strait of Hormuz -  Source: CNN Hern Running in OK  - Source: Fox News Rahm Emmanuel  - Source: WSJ The Exodus Continues, Starbucks  - Source: WSJ Yahama to leave CA  - Source: Fox Business Funny How That Works: Competition in Health Care  - Source: Washington Post New Refinery: 100% Shale  - Source: PR Newswire McKenna responds to Senator Cramer on the...

#265: Yabber, Yabber, Yabber (3/7/26) Links: Noem Out, Mullin In https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/markwayne-mullin-noem-dhs-00814761 Source: Politico Iran One Side: Rand Paul https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-rand-paul-america-war-but-americans-didnt-vote Source: Fox News The Other Side: https://thedispatch.com/article/iran-trump-supreme-council-leadership/ Source: The Dispatch China’s O...

#264: What Is It Going To Get Me This Time? (3/2/26) Links: Iran https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/24/congress/ahead-sotu-dems-demand-trump-iran-plans-public-00796594?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f102-dd93-ad7f-f9072a680001 Source: Politico More Companies Leaving Blue States: Public Storage https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-...

#263: Good Luck Fellas (2/23/26) Links: President’s Day: Time to Fix It https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/10/presidents-day-is-george-washington-erasure-america-250-is-the-perfect-time-to-fix-it/ Source: The Federalist SAVE Act Continued Remember last week when Chuck called the SAVE Act Jim Crow https://x.com/guypbenson/status/2023503608403403089?s=20 Blue State Flight Continues Colorado: Palintir...

Links: Climate Leadership Council: Yes, it still exists. https://clcouncil.org/blog/eu-cbam-debut/ Source: CLC Bypassing the Grid: How Data Centers Are Building Their Own Power Plants: https://cleanview.co/content/power-strategies-report Coal plant owners say DOE ‘emergency’ order to run it violates Constitution: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-emergency-order-craig-colorado-coal-tri-state/81...

Links: Lessons from the Big Storm https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-green-energy-failed-america-during-storm-fern Source: Daily Wire Burn Oil. Save Lives. https://nhjournal.com/blue-politics-black-oil-snow-storm-new-englands-energy-policy-fail/ Source: NH Journal When you lose the Washington Post… https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/28/oil-snow-energy-snow-storm-fossil-fuels/ Source:...

#260: Escape from Virginia (1/23/26) Guest: Alvin Lui, president of Courage Is a Habit . Links: State senator defends bill to reduce personal vehicle use in Massachusetts https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/12/state-senator-defends-bill-to-reduce-personal-vehicle-use-in-massachusetts/ Nevada taking steps to wean itself off California fuel dependency https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/20/nevada-tak...

#259: Do You Believe in Miracles? (1/15/26) Guest: Rep. Peter Stauber, the current U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district. Stauber Introduces Resolution to Overturn Biden's Mining Ban in Northern Minnesota: https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-introduces-resolution-overturn-bidens-mining-ban-northern-minnesota Links: CNN: Trump moves to pull US out...

#258: Welcome Back Guest: Anthony Huston, CEO + Director of Graphite One https://www.graphiteoneinc.com/members/anthony-huston-b-comm/ Links: Venezuela Clip: Schumer: His Actions Belie His Words/War Powers Act https://x.com/BarronTNews_/status/2007892585352684024?s=20 Is Greenland Next? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0zg974v1o Source: BBC Katie Miller X / Denmark Response https://x.com/DKamb...

Links: Cardinal Dolan Retires? https://catholicvote.org/cardinal-timothy-dolan-retires-a-quarter-century-titan-of-the-american-church-steps-aside/ Source: Catholic Vote Trump Media Company Merges with Nuclear Fusion Startup? https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/trump-nuclear-fusion?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate&stream=top Source: Axios Whateve...