The Unregulated Podcast

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast hosts Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and Alex Stevens break down what happened with the midterms and what's next in Washington when Democrats take the majority in both houses.

Links:

• President Trump on the election: https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2118043647132201374

• DeSantis first campaign speech: https://x.com/clashreport/status/2117542337463144877

• CNN asks Talarico about Al-Sayed: https://x.com/ClippingWings/status/2118004615035678946

• Jeffries today: https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118033694669611192

• Speaker Mike Johnson will step aside: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/04/congress/mike-johnson-steps-aside-01148698

• Politico - Clean energy PAC claims victory after sweeping election wins: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/11/clean-energy-pac-claims-victory-after-sweeping-election-wins-01149283?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=headline&source=email

• Tweet of the Week (Oct 30th): https://x.com/curryja/status/2116176363371798812

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-jobs-act-of-2026

• National Environmental Policy Act: An Obstacle to Affordable and Reliable Energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/national-environmental-policy-act-an-obstacle-to-affordable-and-reliable-energy/

⁠• Green groups split as permitting reform bill creates fork in the road: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/4761852/green-groups-permitting-reform-bill/?srsltid=AYCX9vIcLyIISMFDazOKGB5DZZANPfUCd3Vm_JrKICwEEthXXaWJkr3r

⁠• Ford CEO Jim Farley named 2026 Automotive News Industry Leader of the Year: https://www.autonews.com/executives/an-2026-automotive-news-industry-leader-of-the-year-0929/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter-ANBreakingNewsAlert-20260929

⁠• Tweet of the week: https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2109321141256851537

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/

• Why Are Diesel Prices So High? https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/why-are-diesel-prices-so-high/

• Diesel export fight strains GOP ties with Big Oil: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/diesel-export-fight-gop-big-oil-01090581

• ⁠Trump Backs Argentina’s Landmark LNG Project in Win for Milei: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-24/trump-backs-argentina-s-landmark-lng-project-in-win-for-milei

• ⁠⁠Trump will green-light wind energy projects to strike permitting deal: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/09/trump-will-green-light-wind-energy-projects-to-strike-permitting-deal-01087842

• ⁠⁠⁠California high-speed rail suffers fresh blow as rural segment branded illegal: https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/california-high-speed-rail-suffers-setback-as-rural-segment-branded-illegal/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/ogwausa/status/2102854678166053040?s=46

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/dan-sullivan-endorses-dan-sullivan-beat-dan-sullivan-perplexing-alaska-rcna594063

• Interest Rates: Is President Trump going to Fire Kevin Warsh? https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-in-three-years-08539fbe?mod=itp_wsj

• Kamala on AI: https://x.com/ScottPresler/status/2100766421026329073?s=20

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 Communist Turn: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-dsas-communist-turn

• Hochul Signed Data Center Moratorium July 14: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/07/hochul-falsely-blames-data-centers-for-new-yorks-energy-disaster/

• Trump plugs states, utilities into pledge for Big Tech to pay for data centers’ energy bills: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/23/trump-plugs-states-utilities-pledge-big-tech-pay-data-centers-energy/

• Pennsylvania Republican eyes Energy and Natural Resources gavel: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/07/pennsylvania-republican-eyes-energy-and-natural-resources-gavel-pro-01005158

• Democrat Push To Hike Taxes On Energy Companies Will Help No One, Analysts Warn: https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/22/democrat-push-hike-taxes-energy-companies-analysts-windfall-buybacks/

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-slower-than-they-rise/

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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 stuff in it?: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/us-finalizes-1-6-billion-loan-to-michigan-gas-utility-dte?taid=6a3001af888c5700010be2ec&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=climate&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

NYT - Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/climate/democrats-climate-change-oil-gas.html

Wood Mackenzie - Is Argentina’s giant shale play the next Midland Basin?: https://www.woodmac.com/blogs/the-edge/is-argentinas-giant-shale-play-the-next-midland-basin/

Remembering Lee R. Raymond (1938–2026): https://www.masterresource.org/bp-public-policy/lee-raymond-energy-climate-realist/

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-billion climate pledge is falling dangerously behind https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-01/jeff-bezos-10-billion-climate-pledge-is-falling-dangerously-behind

AEI: Will Nothing Stop the Incredible Global Birth Crash? https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WP-Will-Nothing-Stop-the-Incredible-Global-Birth-Crash-2026.pdf?x97961

#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 way, until he was toppled by Trump - https://www.twincities.com/2026/05/20/thomas-massie-kentucky-primary-loss-trump/
WSJ: Barton Swaim op-ed: The Panic Industry’s New Target - https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-panic-industrys-new-target-ee794c4d?mod=e2two

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-leaving-democratic-party/

Has George Will Lost it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/13/doug-ducey-presidential-announcement-imagined-by-george-will/

Many Americans think Trump assassination attempts were fake, survey finds Source: Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/11/trump-assassinations-staged-conspiracy/

Dems picked a real winner in Maine (The Man With the Nazi Tattoo): Graham Platner targets fuel tax, Big Oil in energy plan https://www.eenews.net/articles/graham-platner-targets-fuel-tax-big-oil-in-energy-plan/

Tweet of the week: https://x.com/KeithNHumphreys/status/2053846950051787127