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5 min readMeidasTouch Podcast — October 6, 2026
The episode opens with a grim catalog: four tankers struck in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, as many as 15 over the past week. The hosts, Ben and Brett (Jordy is absent for family reasons), walk through a world in which the Trump administration's promises — cheap gas, a quick end to the Ukraine war, a "golden age" — have collided with reality. Gas and diesel prices are surging, the 30-year fixed mortgage is approaching 8%, Treasury yields are nearing 6%, and the administration is drawing down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve again while insisting more oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war began. The hosts call that claim "completely false."
The Strait of Hormuz and the oil crisis
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- 1 MeidasTouch Podcast - 10/6/26
- 2 Timestamped Outline
- 3 (01:38) **Episode Overview and Global Escalation** - Hosts preview a packed episode covering crises in the Strait of Hormuz, Yemen, Ukraine, and domestic politics
- 4 (03:09) **Trump's Disconnect from Reality** - Trump posts memes and complains about media coverage while Americans face economic hardship
- 5 (04:09) **Trump's International Interference** - Trump regime meddles in Brazilian elections and pushes Alberta secession from Canada
- 6 (05:12) **Midterm Election Dynamics** - Republicans becoming increasingly desperate with 30 days until midterms
- 7 (06:53) **Gallup Poll Shows Historic Democratic Advantage** - Democrats lead party ID with leaners 50-39%, a plus-11 margin
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Show Notes
On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben and Brett discuss a rapidly spiraling global crisis as more tankers are struck in the Strait of Hormuz, fighting escalates across the Middle East, and Russia and Ukraine unleash increasingly devastating attacks on each other. Meanwhile, Americans are getting crushed by surging gas, diesel, housing and energy costs as Trump insists everything is going great. Ben and Brett break down the widening gap between Trump’s claims and what’s actually happening, including the scramble over oil supplies and mounting economic warning signs. They also examine Trump’s increasingly desperate midterm push, the global rise of authoritarian movements, and the stunning way Fox News memorialized former Republican House Speaker and admitted child sex abuser Dennis Hastert. And much more.
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