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Midterminal Velocity
Episode 212
Monday, 5 October, 2026
MIDTERMS UPDATENew NYT/Siena polling shows Democrats surprisingly competitive in several traditionally Republican states.Democrats lead gubernatorial polling in Iowa, Ohio, Texas and Alaska, while Republicans hold the advantage in Kansas.Iowa Democrat Rob Sand posts the biggest lead at +11.Amy Acton narrowly leads Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio.Gina Hinojosa and Greg Abbott are locked in a close Texas race.Alaska’s ranked-choice system makes its numbers especially complicated.We break down what the polling means — and why nobody should confuse polls with Election Day results.JACK SMITH: “BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT”Former special counsel Jack Smith tells Congress his team believed it had enough evidence to convict Donald Trump.We revisit the federal 2020 election-interference case and classified-documents investigation.Why neither case ever reached a jury.Smith says he stands by bringing the charges and would make the same decision again.JACK SMITH’S POST-DOJ CONCERT ERADays after his Senate hearing, Smith turns up at the politically charged Power to the People Festival wearing a “No Kings” Springsteen shirt.Dave Grohl reportedly dedicates “My Hero” to “my new friend Jack.”Republicans seize on the optics.Plus: the bizarre Senate mix-up involving the Iowa Hawkeyes and Atlanta Hawks.CORNELL SEXUAL-ASSAULT INVESTIGATION REOPENEDA civil lawsuit brings renewed scrutiny to allegations surrounding a 2024 incident at Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity.New York officials reopen the criminal investigation.Gov. Kathy Hochul appoints Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor.Cornell agrees to an independent review of its response.Students demand greater transparency and changes to university sexual-assault procedures.We also examine the larger debate surrounding intoxication and consent under New York law.ELON MUSK, NEWT GINGRICH & THE FUTURE OF WARDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth launches Project Meridian.Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich will help study the technologies shaping future warfare.Topics include AI, autonomous weapons, robotics, directed-energy weapons, biotechnology and even warfare around the moon.We look at the potential conflicts of interest when defense contractors help advise the Pentagon on future technology spending.TRUMP VS. TIME MAGAZINEDonald Trump becomes frustrated during a wide-ranging TIME interview and complains that he hasn’t received “one positive question.”The interview covers Iran, press freedom, the Supreme Court, pardons, the midterms and White House renovations.Trump criticizes several Supreme Court justices he appointed and takes another shot at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.Somehow, presidential policy questions eventually turn into a discussion about crown molding.NYC EXPANDS FREE CHILD CAREMayor Zohran Mamdani announces that more than 10,000 children will be moved off New York City’s child-care voucher waitlist.The expansion is backed by major state funding from Gov. Kathy Hochul.We break down eligibility, remaining waitlists and Mamdani’s larger push toward universal child care and free 2-K.WINTER HEATING BILLS ARE ABOUT TO HURTHeating-oil households could spend nearly $900 more on average this winter.Maine and Vermont could see increases exceeding $1,000.Global oil disruptions, diesel shortages, shipping costs and the conflict around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing prices higher.Lawmakers are already discussing releases from emergency heating-oil reserves.And higher fuel costs could eventually ripple into groceries, trucking and other everyday expenses.411 ON THE 405The Batman Part IIProduction pauses while director Matt Reeves steps away for a family matter.The film has already been delayed multiple times, with its current release scheduled for 2028.Avengers: EndgameA theatrical rerelease pushes Endgame past Avatar again for the worldwide box-office crown.DiggerTom Cruise’s expensive original film opens to just $8 million domestically.Its massive budget makes the weak debut particularly painful.Tulsa KingParamount+ renews the show for Season 5 before Season 4 premieres.Production moves to New York.Scarlet Rose Stallone becomes a series regular.The franchise is also expanding with Frisco King starring Samuel L. Jackson.Hollywood Production CrisisEntertainment unions warn that U.S. film and television production is being hollowed out.Foreign tax incentives, lower costs, the end of Peak TV and years of industry disruption are squeezing American production workers.Industry groups are now pushing for federal incentives to keep more filmmaking in the United States. LINKShttps://instagram.com/itsnewstoushttps://tiktok.com/@itsnewstous Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
