Made in USA News Fridays, Episode 9, aired November 6, 2026. This summary is based on a local faster-whisper transcript of the episode audio (YouTube had no captions). Whisper can misspell names and drop words.
The episode was also shared on X at @REISERIAM.
Made in USA News Fridays Episode 9, aired November 6, 2026, is the first episode in this series without YouTube captions; this recap is based on a local transcription of the audio. The YouTube title numbers it Episode 9; an X post about the same show called it Episode 10. Host Adam David Reiser welcomed founder Adam Reiser, data scientist Michelle Tan, and special guest Rey "R.T." Trevino III, a second-generation oilman and independent producer he said he had met at a Global Family Office Investment Summit in Miami. The local transcript renders Trevino’s company as PECCO’s or Payco’s Energy, which may not be the precise legal name.
Trevino said his work is producing oil from US soil to provide abundant, reliable, and affordable energy, and the hosts reframed that as US-based, US-drilled, US-processed oil. A long middle stretch of the conversation went into energy markets and the week’s election; this recap stays with the origin, data, and manufacturing stories around that visit. On beef, the hosts said that of an 840-million-pound authorization, a new window running October 31 to November 30 allows up to 220 million pounds of lean beef trimmings, and that none of that window had been imported yet at the time of the show. They also said the farm bill and country-of-origin labeling were still in limbo, including Buy American-style purchasing rules for school food and defense.
A later segment covered more than a million streaming TV boxes. The hosts said Google had shut down a backdoor called XCPE, built into more than 1.3 million boxes by VideoStrong Technology Co in Shenzhen, and that operators could take screenshots, among other things. Their point was the same one from Mondays Episode 12: a device can sit in a US home, even with a Made in USA story around it, and still have a backdoor to a foreign original manufacturer. They also said US Steel was breaking ground on two new plants, including a nearly $3 billion hot-strip mill near Pittsburgh that would lift capacity from about 2.2 million to 3.5 million tons a year.
Adam David Reiser closed by asking how much a buyer really knows about where a product comes from, who made it, and who controls the supply chain. Made in USA, he said, is not just about the final factory. It is also the food, the materials, the parts, the workers, and the suppliers that make that product possible.
Key takeaways
- Guest Rey "R.T." Trevino III, a second-generation oilman, joined Adam Reiser, Adam David Reiser, and Michelle Tan; YouTube numbers this episode as 9, while an X post called it 10.
- The hosts said a new October 31 to November 30 window allows up to 220 million pounds of lean beef trimmings, with 0 percent of that window imported at air time, inside a larger 840-million-pound authorization.
- They said the farm bill and country-of-origin labeling, plus some Buy American purchasing rules, were still in limbo.
- They described Google shutting down an XCPE backdoor in more than 1.3 million VideoStrong streaming boxes built in Shenzhen.
- They said US Steel was breaking ground on two plants, including a nearly $3 billion Pittsburgh-area hot-strip mill expanding capacity from 2.2 million to 3.5 million tons.
Notable quotes
One of the things that we love the best is that we produce American oil from American soil to help provide abundant, reliable and affordable energy for all Americans.
Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 9, about 03:12, local transcript
The total maximum capacity for import for this window for this next month is 220 million pounds of lean beef trimmings. Currently, 0% is imported.
Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 9, about 1:38:03, local transcript
Made in USA is not just about the final factory. It’s also about the food, the materials, the technology, the parts, the workers, the factories, and the suppliers that make that final product possible.
Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 9, about 1:58:12, local transcript
FAQ
Who was the guest on Fridays Episode 9?
Rey "R.T." Trevino III, whom the hosts described as a second-generation oilman and independent producer. The YouTube title uses that spelling; a local transcript also renders a company name that may not be exact.
What beef figure did they cite?
They said a window from October 31 to November 30 allows up to 220 million pounds of lean beef trimmings, with none of that window imported yet, inside a larger 840-million-pound authorization.
Where can I watch Episode 9?
The full episode is on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=pyuS9-0E3Cs. It was also posted on X at @REISERIAM. YouTube had no captions; this recap uses a local transcript.
Related reading
- Anduril, Bluechip, and Made in USA domestic content
- Made in USA Mondays Ep. 12
- How mandatory country-of-origin labeling was rolled back
- Data sovereignty and the Data Wallet
- National Beef and the Product of USA label
Source & credit
Episode: Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 9 ft. Rey "R.T." Trevino III, on YouTube @madeinusainc.
X post: @REISERIAM, November 6, 2026.
Summary prepared from a local faster-whisper transcript of the episode audio, because YouTube had no captions. Quotes are approximate and may reflect transcription errors, including possible misspellings of company names.