The Unregulated Podcast

Links: Shutdown Now it gets real? https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/u-s-to-reduce-flight-traffic-by-10-in-40-markets-due-to-shutdown-2ce4fc4f Source: WSJ Tariffs: Gorsuch https://x.com/Acyn/status/1986101846285668665 Jared Golden https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/05/opinion/jared-golden-why-i-wont-seek-reelection-column/ Source: Bangor Daily News China: Drill, Baby, Drill https://www.blo...

Links: Biden’s Millions Clip: Oversight Committee https://x.com/GOPoversight/status/1983570246335074764 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/28/mike-donilon-biden-bonus/ Source: Washington Post Bill Gates Channels his inner Judith Curry https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/bill-gates-climate-change-memo-ai-b2854487.html Source: Independent UK Gates Memo: https://www.gatesnotes.co...

Links: Chip Roy wants to Nuke the Filibuster for CRs? https://thehill.com/homenews/5563484-senate-filibuster-republican-debate/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com Trump in Inheriting this War https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-sanctions-russian-oil-majors-prompting-oil-price-rise-india-jitters-2025-10-23/ Source: Reuters https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-lifts-key-restriction-on-u...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the ongoing government shutdown and how the upcoming elections in Virginia will unfold. Plus, Anthony Huston, CEO of Graphite One, joins the show for a discussion on the future of North American graphite production. Links: Alaska Native corps invest in Graphite One: https://www.miningnewsnorth.com/story/2025/10/10/news/al...

#248: Cease Fire (10/14/25) Links: Shutdown: Day 10, No End in Sight https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/10/federal-government-shutdown-day-10-trump-live-updates/86551198007/ Source: USA Today Senate Rejects Amendment to Stop Boat Strikes without Authorization… https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-war-powers-trump-venezuela-boat-strikes/ Source: CBS News Princeton Resumes Standardi...

#247: What Took Them So Long? (10/6/25) NJ Polling https://data.ddhq.io/polls/2025/10/03/John%20Zogby%20Strategies-New%20Jersey Source: Zogby DOE Cancels $8B in Green Giveaways https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-cancel-clean-energy-awards/801764/#:~:text=President%20Donald%20Trump%20signs%20a,have%20already%20begun%20that%20process.%E2%80%9D Tesla: Keep CAFE https://www.reuters.com/sustainabilit...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the probability of a government shutdown and what it would mean for the Trump agenda, energy producers, and America at large. Plus we get playoff predictions for the MLB postseason. Links: Government shutdown: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909 DOGE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/ne...

This week on The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the looming government shut down, rate hikes around the country, what is causing them, and more. Links: Congress Doesn’t Work: https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/deficit-slightly-higher-through-august-same-time-last-year-monthly Nuclear Nominees: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5507819-senate-republicans-tr...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna pay tribute to Charlie Kirk. Links: Speaker Backs Offshore Wind Project in Break with Trump: https://www.eenews.net/articles/johnson-backs-virginia-wind-project-in-break-with-trump-3/ Japan Sweetens Offshore Wind: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/japan-proposes-10-year-extension-offshore-wind-farm-leases-ease...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the first 200 executive orders of the Trump administration, where the polling is showing how elections will go this fall, and more stories out of Washington. Links: Poll: It’s the Cost of Living, Stupid: https://www.patrickruffini.com/p/its-the-cost-of-living-stupid?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Nadler Retiring: https:...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna cover emerging stories from the Washington, and are joined professor Samuele Furfari, a chemical engineer with a PhD from the ULB, and a Senior official at DG Energy at the Commission for a discussion on European energy policy. Links: Ernst is Out: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/republican-sen-joni-ernst-wont-seek...

The Unregulated Podcast is back after a two week hiatus.

#240: After the Wine Kicks In (8/4/25) Links: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Let’s vote for Jobs. https://www.c-span.org/clip/us-house-of-representatives/user-clip-jobs-jobs-jobs-jobs-lets-vote-for-jobs/5011112 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/jobs-report-july-2025.html Source: CNBC Fed Governor Resigning https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/federal-reserve-governor-kugler-part-of-the-committee-that-sets-inter...

#239: Disoriented and Impressed (7/28/25) Links: The Fed Site Visit Clip: Trump: $3.1 Billion https://x.com/maddenifico/status/1948477349072097316 Electricity Demand Growth: 2.5% annually through 2035 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-electricity-demand-to-grow-25-annually-thru-2035-bofa-institute/753911/ Source: Utility Dive Turns out Subsidies, Not the Sun, Fuel Solar Growth. https://www.reute...

#238: The Circus (7/18/25) Links: Cuomo Independent Bid https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-mayor-campaign.html Source: NY Times Hakeem https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/1944933229276094960 Recissions, Recissions… https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5402834-senate-gop-passage-spending-cuts/ Source: The Hill Google: Repowering Hydro https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-inks-...

#237: Christmas in July (7/13/25) by American Energy Alliance

#236: I'll Handle the Finances (7/1/25) Links: Interview: Shattered Green Dreams: The Environmental Costs of Wind and Solar https://files.americanexperiment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shattered-Green-Dreams.pdf?v=1750106281&_gl=1*8ehzht*_gcl_au*MTMwNDE3MjQyMC4xNzUwNDMwMzY2 There was a global climate conference? https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/06/american-absence-at-climate-talk...

#235: Paling Around with Centrists (6/27/25) Links: What’s happening with Oil Prices? https://x.com/KevRGordon/status/1937118448435466526 Murkowski: Switch? https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5366218-murkowski-considering-senate-switch/ Source: The Hill Socialist for Mayor https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyregion/cuomo-mamdani-mayor-primary-nyc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk8.BIdr. KtGQRbK9sn...

#234: Two Weeks Notice (6/21/25) Links: Two Week Notice https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/trump-exit-ramp-from-war-iran-news-t83c72r2l Source: The Times UK SCOTUS Gives Standing https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5360759-supreme-court-california-emissions/ Source: The Hill Solar Stocks Plummet https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/business/money-report/solar-stocks-plummet...

#233: Containment Dome (6/16/25) Links: Big Beautiful Bill Now they are asking for something at least… https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/06/congress/house-republicans-push-on-green-credits-00392290 Source: Politico WAPO Editorial Dumps on Musk for EV credits. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/08/musk-trump-tesla-regulatory-credits/ Rescission passes House: https://www.was...

#232: Chaos Muppet (6/8/25) by American Energy Alliance

#321: Smoking and Arrogance (5/31/25) by American Energy Alliance

#230: A Week Where Decades Happened (5/25/25) by American Energy Alliance

#229: Tippy Top (5/19/25) Links: Dems pushing the narrative that red states lose if we gut the IRA: https://bsky.app/profile/rossmacfarlane.bsky.social/post/3lp3e2gkzg22u The Era of the NeoCon is over… https://reason.com/2025/05/14/trump-declares-the-neocon-era-over/ Source: Reason David Souter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/05/09/david-souter-supreme-court-justice-dead/ Source: T...

Links: Dems Fume https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5291197-biden-interview-criticism-dems/ Source: The Hill New Pope: Robert Francis Prevost / Leo XIV https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/world/europe/who-is-robert-francis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv.html Source: New York Times Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/Super70sSports/status/1920530927026925632 IER Blog: Don't Fall for the Phase-Out Fallacy: htt...