Made in USA News Fridays, Episode 4, aired September 25, 2026. This summary is based on automatic YouTube captions, which can misspell names and drop words.
The episode was also shared on X at @REISERIAM.
Made in USA News Fridays Episode 4, aired September 25, 2026, was a two-week edition. The hosts had skipped the previous Friday for UNGA Blockchain Week and came back with a longer rundown: data sovereignty and televisions collecting information inside homes, the September window on an 840-million-pound imported-beef proclamation they attributed to President Trump, an update on mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, more than a billion dollars in manufacturing investment in Georgia, and a recall they put at 168,000 pounds of raw meat.
The first reported story was about smart TVs. The hosts cited work they associated with Gamers Nexus examining LG sets and said researchers were able to reach a television’s microphone remotely and listen to the room. They said LG denied the claims and that the reporting pointed the other way. The larger argument was data sovereignty: if a device in a US home can report back overseas, they said, that is not just an advertising issue.
On beef, they returned to the 840-million-pound allotment and the September quota, and they promised an update on mandatory country-of-origin labeling. They also flagged a large raw-meat recall and a manufacturing-investment figure of more than a billion dollars in Georgia. Adam added HHS and "data leakage" to the list of topics, tying the week’s headlines back to the company’s US data work.
Two hours is a long Friday, and parts of the back half wander, but the news spine stayed consistent with the rest of the series: imported beef still needs a verifiable Product of USA claim, a recall is a reminder that lots have to be traceable, and a device labeled for a US living room can still send data somewhere you did not expect. That is the same country-of-origin problem, applied to meat and to software.
Key takeaways
- This was a two-week catch-up after the hosts missed the prior Friday for Blockchain Week.
- They cited reporting that LG smart TVs could be accessed through the microphone; they said LG denied the claims.
- They returned to an 840-million-pound imported-beef proclamation and a September quota window, plus a MCOOL update for beef.
- They cited more than a billion dollars in manufacturing investment in Georgia and a 168,000-pound raw-meat recall.
- Data sovereignty, including what they called leakage from devices and agencies, was a running theme alongside the food stories.
Notable quotes
They examined the LG smart TVs and found out that they were actually able to remote access through the microphone to be able to listen in on the conversations that are happening in the room around where the TV was.
Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 4, about 03:17, automatic captions
We’re going to be talking about data sovereignty, TVs collecting data inside of homes, and that’s only gotten worse.
Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 4, about 01:03, automatic captions
What we do is we solve one problem: how do you know that what you’re buying is exactly what it is? And that’s what we talk about here, and that’s what we preach every single day.
Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 4, about 2:11:33, automatic captions
FAQ
Why was Episode 4 a two-week show?
The hosts were at UNGA Blockchain Week the previous Friday and used this episode to catch up on stories they had missed, along with that week’s headlines.
What food stories did they highlight?
The imported-beef quota they have been tracking, including an 840-million-pound figure, an update on mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, and a recall they put at 168,000 pounds of raw meat.
Where can I watch Episode 4?
The full episode is on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=GiHfBYO1Us0. It was also posted on X at @REISERIAM.
Related reading
- Data sovereignty and the Data Wallet
- How mandatory country-of-origin labeling was rolled back
- Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 2
- USDA closes the Product of USA labeling loophole
- Made in USA Mondays Ep. 5: Data Sovereignty
Source & credit
Episode: Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 4 — More recalls, MCOOL update, manufacturing, data, and more, on YouTube @madeinusainc.
X post: @REISERIAM, September 25, 2026.
Summary prepared from automatic YouTube captions. Quotes are approximate and may reflect caption errors.