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The Daily Beans is a women-owned and operated progressive news podcast for your morning commute brought to you by the Webby award-winning host of Mueller, She Wrote, Allison Gill, and comedian/fund-raiser/activist Dana Goldberg. Get your social justice and political news with just the right amount of snark.
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SCOTUS Sanctioned Racism (feat. Ericka Kopp)

Thursday, June 4th, 2026 Today, the Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use the racist map the they outlawed just three years ago; votes are still being counted in California with races too close to call; Markwayne Mullin refused to commit to following court orders in Congressional testimony; blue states are suing the Trump administration for paying a French company a billion dollars to kill offshore wind farms; CBS has fired 60 minutes correspondent Scott Pelley; and Allison and Dana deliver y...

Jun 04, 202653 minEp. 1913

Bring Back Shame (feat. Ophira Eisenberg)

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 Today, Todd Blanche says DOJ isn’t moving forward with the $1.8B Slush Fund BUT that the “settlement” giving Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and investigations; Donald Trump is going to appoint Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence; the Pentagon bans journalists - this time by classifying the press room; the President hasn’t made a public appearance in six days and the Dr. Oz press briefing didn’t answer any questions...

Jun 03, 202651 minEp. 1912

8647 Flag Flies High (feat. Brandon Brockmyer)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 Today, Californian, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota head to the polls in the 2026 primaries; a federal appeals court rules that Hegseth’s order to boot transgender service members is unconstitutional; Donald Trump may be about to drop his $1.8B Slush Fund; Iran suspends talks over Israeli attacks on Lebanon sending gas prices soaring again, Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From the Promotion List, Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss Bar...

Jun 02, 202651 minEp. 1911

In The Interest Of Justice

Monday, June 1st, 2026 Today, a federal judge temporarily blocks the $1.8B Slush Fund; a court orders Trump to take his name off the Kennedy Center; the Trump IRS case has been reopened so the court can examine whether there was collusion and fraud; Judge Mehta has ordered the government to explain why they want to dismiss the Oath Keepers sedition charges; Vietnam veterans are suing to block Trump’s 250 foot arch; the Trump administration is moving to limit assistance animals for disabled tenan...

Jun 01, 202639 minEp. 1910

Beans Talk | Artists Keep Dropping Out of Trump's Concert

Monday, June 1st 2026 Happy Pride Month Freedom 250 Concert Lineup Cancels A+ Spelling Bee I’m Suing Blanche & the DOJ Over $1.8B Slush Fund https://CITIZEN.ORG/BEANS Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill , Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) — Bluesky , MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast (@muellershewrote) - Instagram , MSW Media - YouTube Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky , Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - ...

Jun 01, 202616 min

Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

Allison discusses the serious legal and political trouble facing Trump’s slush fund with Katie Phang. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it a...

Jun 01, 202634 min

Refried Beans | TACOs And Gumbo (feat. Adam Klasfeld) | 5.29.2025 Thursday, May 29th, 2025

Thursday, May 29th, 2025 A federal judge STRIKES DOWN Trump's entire executive order targeting the Wilmer Hale law firm for political retribution; Judge Chutkan allows a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Elon Musk and DOGE's operations to proceed; another federal judge has ordered the release of the Russian scientist that brought inert frog embryos into the US; yet another judge blocks Trump’s attempt to stop congestion pricing in New York; immigration courts are dismissing cases of those sent to El Sal...

May 31, 202659 min

Refried Beans | GUILTY (feat John Fugelsang) | 5.31.2024 Friday, May 31st, 2024

Friday, May 31st, 2024 Donald Trump has been found GUILTY on all 34 felony counts in the election interference trial; John Roberts rejects Senators Whitehouse and Durbin’s request for a meeting over the Alito flags; a former Apprentice producer says Trump used the N word during production and it’s on tape; the New Republic has gotten it’s hands on an Erik Prince group chat; a Republican has blocked the confirmation of the first Native American federal judge in Montana; Molly Cook holds on to her...

May 30, 202652 min

Fighting The Slush Fund (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, May 29th, 2026 Today, Trump has re-filed his $10B libel suit against the Wall Street Journal for publishing his birthday book drawing; a company tied to Don Jr. gets a $620M contract after the White House intervened; Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed but not the 14 wounded in his war; a federal judge denies an attempt to stop Trump’s mail-in voting and citizenship order; Governors Newsom and Hochul vow to tax slush fund recipients at 100%; a student journalist blasts CBS News as a ‘s...

May 29, 202647 minEp. 1909

Beans Talk | I'm Suing Over The Slush Fund

Friday, May 29th, 2026 I’m Suing Blanche & the DOJ Over $1.8B Slush Fund CITIZEN.ORG/BEANS Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill , Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) — Bluesky , MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast (@muellershewrote) - Instagram , MSW Media - YouTube Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky , Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram , Dana Goldberg - Facebook , DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media ...

May 29, 20268 min

Trump Goes After Carroll (feat. Emma Davidson, Sarah Higginbotham)

Thursday, May 28th, 2026 Today, the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E Jean Carroll; 35 former federal judges file a brief to reopen the Trump/IRS case to allow the court to determine whether or not it was duped by Blanche’s slush fund; the Southern Poverty Law Center files a motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution; Ken Paxton wins the Texas Senate runoff and will go up against James Talarico in November; the 60 Minutes journalist whose expose on CECOT has been ...

May 28, 202656 minEp. 1908

Making A Point (feat. Jim Acosta)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 Today, South Carolina Senate Republicans reject Trump’s redistricting bid in the state; a federal court blocks Alabama's new Republican map; Governor Mikie Sherrill demanded access to an ICE facility amid an ongoing hunger strike; the Supreme Court shoots down Florida’s bid to stop other states from issuing driver’s licenses to immigrant truckers; France bans Israel’s Ben-Gvir after unspeakable treatment of flotilla detainees; Jim Acosta files a claim against the $1.8B ...

May 27, 20261 hr 4 minEp. 1907

Memorandum Of Misunderstanding (feat. Joshua Kendall)

Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 Today, Iran talks break down over nuclear material; Donald uses another shooting that happened nowhere near him to justify his ballroom; authorities say the risk of a catastrophic explosion at a chemical plant in Southern California has been eliminated; Ugandan health officials report more cases of Ebola virus infections; there have been over 10K court rulings against the Trump administration’s immigration policy; Trump is expected to head to Walter Reed again today; and ...

May 26, 202650 minEp. 1906

Lutnick’s Bribe

Monday, May 25th, 2026 Today, a tank with toxic chemicals has developed a crack forcing 40K Southern California residents to evacuate; Trump’s latest Iran deal is a total disaster; green card seekers must leave the US to apply according to a new policy; Howard Lutnick gave House Republicans $5M before he testified about Epstein; a Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines; the FBI was previously warned about one of the San Diego mosque shooters; leaked Fetterman texts leave his staf...

May 25, 202641 minEp. 1905

Beans Talk | Is Blanche In Trouble?

Monday, May 25th 2026 Blanche's Mistakes Lead To Case Dismissal California Rising - It was a powerful night to launch the fight to win back the House! The show is over but you can still help us reach our fundraising goal! bluewavecalifornia.org/concert The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown ...

May 25, 20268 min

MAJOR LAWSUIT UNLEASHED against Trump…by J6 Officers! | The Breakdown

Allison speaks with former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and his lawyer Brendan Ballou about their lawsuit to dissolve the $1.8B slush fund for insurrectionists. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple...

May 25, 202623 min

Refried Beans | The Upside Down (feat. John Fugelsang) | 5.24.2024

Friday, May 24th, 2024 The Supreme Court rules that the racially gerrymandered South Carolina map is fine; Louisiana has passed a bill making the abortion pill a controlled substance; the Biden campaign is quietly meeting with Haley supporters after she endorsed Trump; Ohio Governor DeWine calls for the state legislature to pass a bill ensuring Biden appears on the ballot; Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill allowing Arizona doctors to perform abortions in California; a political consultant has b...

May 24, 202658 min

Refried Beans | Fringe Theories And Bad Vibes (feat. Leah Litman) | 5.19.2025

Monday, May 19th, 2025 The supreme court extends its temporary block on the removal of detainees in the Northern District of Texas under the Alien Enemies Act proclamation; the Republican bill for billionaires is killed in committee; Trump’s FEMA admits it has no plan for hurricane season; DHS asks for 20K National Guard troops to assist ICE; HHS reinstates hundreds of health care workers; an appeals court has lifted the block on Trump’s executive order targeting federal worker unions; the DoJ i...

May 23, 202644 min

The Broadview Six (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, May 22nd, 2026 Today, the Republican ICE funding bill has been delayed by the $1.8B IRS slush fund for terrorists; Colorado Democrats have censured Governor Jared Polis over his commutation of Tina Peters’ sentence; Trump’s handpicked commission approves his ridiculous arch; Jamie Raskin introduces a bill to block Trump’s slush fund; the DOJ loses voter roll cases in Maine and Wisconsin; the Broadview 6 defendants have all remaining charges dropped after an emergency hearing regarding gr...

May 22, 202656 minEp. 1904

Stupid On Stilts | Beans Talk

Friday, May 22nd, 2026 Dems Were ICE Cold May Be Too Corrupt for Republicans Mitch, You Were Complicit 2028? Check out the Breakdown on Sunday California Rising - It was a powerful night to launch the fight to win back the House! The show is over but you can still help us reach our fundraising goal! bluewavecalifornia.org/concert The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate Subscribe to ...

May 22, 202613 min

Expand The Court (feat. Mike Sacks)

Thursday, May 21st, 2026 Today, the billion dollar ballroom provision has been officially stripped from the Republican budget bill; former weaponization czar Ed Martin told a friend in February that January sixers were going to get a government payout; the judge in the Broadview 6 case calls for a closed door briefing; an early goal of the Iran war was to install hardline leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; the US announces charges against Raul Castro; a former federal prosecutor has been indicted for s...

May 21, 20261 hr 7 minEp. 1903

Crime Of The Century Of The Month (feat. Oliver Larkin)

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 Today, The Senate finally advances a War Powers Resolution after eight tries; Todd Blanche refuses to block slush fund payouts for convicted sex offenders and rioters that assaulted police on January 6th; the DOJ adds a stipulation to the slush fund that ends the IRS audits into Trump’s taxes; Donald has endorsed Ken Paxton for Senate and Republicans are livid; Trump is pressuring John Thune to fire the parliamentarian over his $1B Ballroom budget provision; the top law...

May 20, 202657 minEp. 1902

Book A Rage Room (feat. Adam Klasfeld)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 Today, Trump has unilaterally dropped his $10B lawsuit against the IRS and has set up a $1.7B slush fund to pay his criminal co-conspirators; the district attorney in Hennepin County Minnesota has charged ICE officer Christian Castro with assault and lying in the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis; a jury has dismissed Elon Musk’s claims against Open AI CEO Sam Altman; the House Oversight Committee will interview one of the prison guards on duty when Epstein died; and All...

May 19, 20261 hr 1 minEp. 1901

Ballroom Byrd Bath

Monday, May 18th, 2026 Today, a former judge weighs in on Trump's $1.7B slush fund for January 6th rioters in a court filing; the Senate parliamentarian has stripped the $1B ballroom provision from Republican’s budget reconciliation bill; Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of voter data thief Tina Peters; the Federal Aviation Administration is going to sharply cut the number of air traffic controllers; a Texas hospital will create a detransition clinic as part of a settlemen...

May 18, 202633 minEp. 1900

Beans Talk | Angry And Frustrated

Monday, May 18th, 2026 He Still Doesn’t Care leavingmaga.org The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact California Rising - It was a powerful night to launch the fight to win back the House! The show is over but you can still help us reach our fundraising goal! bluewavecalifornia.org/concert The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media -...

May 18, 202614 min

Trump $1.7B Scam is Instantly Gutted | The Breakdown

No, the president cannot sue himself to establish a slush fund to reward his criminal co-conspirators. Allison breaks down a brief filed by outside parties arguing that the courts don't have jurisdiction to consider the case because you can't sue yourself. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey...

May 18, 202628 min

Refried Beans | Huffing My Woobies (feat. Elie Mystal) | 5.18.2022

Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: The DoJ has asked the 1/6 committee for transcripts of their depositions; Tom Barrack is hit with superseding indictments; former RNC finance chair Steve Wynn has been sued to compel him to register as a foreign agent to China for Donald Trump; the 1/6 committee is unlikely to call Donald Trump to testify; Matt Gaetz went ballistic on FBI agents in his house 15 minutes before he went on Tucker Carlson’s show to deny child sex trafficking allegations; a...

May 17, 202650 min

Refried Beans | The Lawfare Frontlines (feat. Mark Zaid) | 5/13/2026

Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 The US accepts the first planeload of white Afrikaners while still somehow unable to get the people back from El Salvador; the ICE detention facility in Newark has been served with violations by the city after the mayor’s arrest; Andrew Cuomo loses $622,000 over concerns of improper super PAC coordination; Republicans in the Senate push back against Trump’s takeover of the Library of Congress; the fight to save Medicaid heats up after House Republicans release their bill ...

May 16, 202650 min

Sense Of Urgency (feat. Ezra Levin; John Fugelsang)

Friday, May 15th, 2026 Today, Donald Trump is poised to steal $1.7B from the Treasury to pay his allies prosecuted under Biden including the January 6th insurrectionists; the Supreme Court restores mail access to mifepristone pending appeal with Thomas and Alito dissenting; Trump Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks has abruptly quit amid reports that he traveled abroad to solicit sex workers; emails show that FBI Director Kash Patel’s Hawaii trip included a ‘VIP snorkel’ at the USS Arizona; Trump’s R...

May 15, 20261 hr 8 minEp. 1899

Beans Talk | Strike Force Five

Friday, May 15th, 2026 Farewell Colbert “Mr. Wonderful” is a total Douche @elevate_Utah on Instagram California Rising - It was a powerful night to launch the fight to win back the House! The show is over but you can still help us reach our fundraising goal! bluewavecalifornia.org/concert The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouT...

May 15, 202611 min
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