The Bret Baier Podcast

Housing affordability and the rising cost of living have become major challenges for millions of Americans, with skyrocketing mortgage rates and home prices pushing first-time homeownership to record-high ages.

House Financial Services Committee members Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Congressman Sam Liccardo (D-CA) discuss passing the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, potential bipartisan tax relief to unlock housing supply, and how former local leaders are working across the aisle to address the crisis.

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Former Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Jay Stratton opens up about his 16-year career investigating Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) for the U.S. government and why he believes humanity is not alone.

He discusses his new book, Out of the Shadows, detailing encounters near nuclear facilities, the ongoing race to reverse-engineer non-human technology, and the efforts to bring full transparency to the public.

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Amazon founder and Blue Origin creator Jeff Bezos joins Bret from the factory floor to discuss the upcoming New Glenn rocket flight in his mission to work more in space. He shares why AI is an "industrial bubble" worth having and addresses labor market fears.

He explains why the U.S. must beat China to the moon, how AI will drive massive productivity, and the future of Blue Origin.

This originally aired on Special Report Wednesday, October 7th, 2026.
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Amazon founder and Blue Origin creator Jeff Bezos joins Bret from the factory floor to discuss the upcoming New Glenn rocket flight in his mission to work more in space. He shares why AI is an "industrial bubble" worth having and addresses labor market fears.

He explains why the U.S. must beat China to the moon, how AI will drive massive productivity, and the future of Blue Origin.

This originally aired on Special Report Wednesday, October 7th, 2026.

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With just one month until the midterms, new FOX News power rankings reveal a razor-thin battle for control of Congress as President Trump hits the campaign trail to encourage higher Republican turnout. Meanwhile, as the conflict in Iran continues, the President has signed a new executive order aiming to lower diesel prices and relieve domestic supply chain pressures.

Democratic pollster Carly Cooperman, Washington Post columnist and FOX News contributor Mark Thiessen, and FOX News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich analyze the White House’s midterm strategy, the economic fallout of foreign policy, and which key Senate races could deliver election night surprises.

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