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Oct 21, 2026 · 4m

Summary

This episode covers U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff’s upcoming trip to Russia and President Trump’s push for a Ukraine deal, alongside a report on a Democrat’s bid to flip a key Montana House seat. It also details SpaceX’s surge in AI revenue and Elon Musk’s merger discussions with Tesla, a new study warning that delaying newborn Hepatitis B vaccinations increases chronic infection rates, and a legal challenge to Canadian tariffs.

Topics discussed

Sponsor: Here There Are Blueberries Trump, Witkoff, and Ukraine-Russia negotiations Montana House race and Sam Forsag campaign SpaceX earnings and AI revenue growth Study on Hepatitis B vaccination delays Legal challenge to Canadian import tariffs Asian stock market update Sponsor: Here There Are Blueberries
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