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The Daily Beans

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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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Episodes

Cohen Takes The Stand

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 Today, Michael Cohen took the stand in the election interference trial; the Wisconsin Supreme Court seems poised to reverse the ban on ballot drop boxes; Madam Vice President dropped an F bomb and it was spectacular; Russia is trying to exploit America’s divisions over the war in Gaza; and Merrick Garland convened an election threat task force meeting; plus Allison delivers your Good News. Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substack https://muellershewrote.substack....

May 14, 202439 minEp. 1371

Bannon’s Headed To Prison

Monday, May 13th, 2024 Today, Trump could face a $100M tax bill if he loses his IRS audit fight; the DoJ is asking for 40 years in prison with a terror enhancement for the man who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer; Clarence Thomas has hurt fee fees and calls DC a hideous place; Georgia Republicans have ousted the guy who voted illegally nine times; the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington want the FEC to investigate Trump settlement cover ups; WABC has canceled Rudy Giuliani’s r...

May 13, 202446 minEp. 1370

Refried Beans | That Phony Legal Document (feat. Glenn Kirschner and Natasha Bertrand) 5/8/2020

Originally May 8, 2020 Trump ​asked ​the ​Supreme ​Court ​to ​stay ​the ​order ​to ​hand ​over ​the ​Mueller ​grand ​jury ​materials. ​Trump ​abandons ​the ​CDC's ​strategy ​to ​reopen ​as ​FEMA ​privately ​warns ​the ​states ​are ​still ​experiencing ​shortages ​of ​PPE. ​Richard ​Burr's ​family ​also ​sold ​off ​stock ​prior ​to ​the ​COVID ​crash. ​Trump ​installs ​an ​RNC ​donor ​as ​postmaster ​general. ​Dem ​lawmakers ​demand ​intelligence ​on ​coronavirus ​origins. ​The ​Department ​of ​J...

May 12, 20241 hr 28 min

Refried Beans | Subpoena Fingers (feat. Hugo Lowell) | originally 5/13/2022

Friday, May 13th, 2022 Donald Trump is under federal investigation for those 15 boxes of classified documents he stole; five Republican members of Congress have been subpoenaed by the 1/6 committee; Congresswoman Katie Porter raises concerns about a Trump bribery scheme; and there’s a giant black hole at the center of the galaxy; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow our guest on Twitter: Hugo Lowell https://twitter.com/hugolowell Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become ...

May 11, 202444 min

Free and Dignified (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, May 10th, 2024 Today, Karen McDougal will not testify for the prosecution in the Trump 2016 election interference trial; Judge Merchan denies Trump’s motion to modify the gag order and his motion for a mistrial; Barron Trump has entered politics as an RNC delegate for Trump for the state of Florida; the cost of Trump’s tax cuts balloons to $3.8T; the feds are reissuing criminal charges against ex GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry; Elon Musk’s Neuralink reveals that its brain chip has run into so...

May 10, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 1369

Literal Brain Worms (feat. Jena Friedman)

Thursday, May 9th, 2024 Today, Marjorie Taylor Greene is beginning her effort to remove Speaker Johnson; the Georgia court of appeals has granted Trump’s motion to reconsider the removal of DA Fani Willis; Judge Aileen Cannon indefinitely postpones the Trump espionage case; Nikki Haley nets 22% of the vote in the Indiana Republican primary; Biden takes aim at Trump for failed Foxconn project with a visit to Microsoft’s new site in Wisconsin; the Pentagon confirms that the Biden administration st...

May 09, 202455 minEp. 1368

Stormy Weather

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 Today, it’s Stormy Daniels Day in the Manhattan courtroom; Kristi Noem begged for an NRA job; a federal judge blasts Alabama for threatening to prosecute groups aiding in out of state abortions; what to know about the Trump campaign’s use of artificial intelligence; Marjorie Taylor Greene meets twice with Mike Johnson to make her demands as she threatens to file a motion to vacate; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Promo Code: For a limited time, HomeChef is ...

May 08, 202438 minEp. 1367

Cockamamie Schemes

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 Today, the Trump election interference trial resumes with Jeffrey McConney on the stand; Trump is found to be in contempt again to the tune of $1000; Republican Geoff Duncan explains why he’ll be voting for Joe Biden; Hamas accepts a Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar; Kristi Noem’s team told her to nix the dog story two years ago; Fox News is failing to mention that one of their conspiracy theory sources was charged with fraud; the racist Ole Miss student has be...

May 07, 202433 minEp. 1366

Man Or Bear

Monday, May 6th, 2024 Today, Truth Social’s accounting firm has just been shut down and fined $14M by the SEC for “massive fraud”; a judge rejects John Eastman’s request to pretty please keep practicing law; George Santos filed his defense briefs for his 23 felony charges a day late; a California man has been charged with threatening to kill Fani Willis; The NYPD says that approximate 29% of arrests at Columbia University are not students; a top RFK Jr campaign operative allegedly choked a woman...

May 06, 202440 minEp. 1365

Refried Beans | Attention Conclusion-Mart Shoppers (feat Barb McQuade)

Originally Published 4/30/2020 Dozens of bodies found in U-haul trucks at a Brooklyn funeral home; Trump officials are said to press spies to link COVID and Wuhan labs; job losses deepen during the pandemic topping 30 million; the DoJ releases select FBI notes in the Flynn case; Fauci says we could have a vaccine by January; plus, an interview with former federal prosecutor Barb McQuade. Exclusive: Trump brushes off opinion polls showing Joe Biden in lead for president | Reuters https://www.reut...

May 05, 20241 hr 19 min

Refried Beans | Oops!...I Laundered Again (feat. Craig Unger) | Originally 5/3/2021

May 3, 2021 Today, in the Hot Notes: the crimes behind the raid of Rudy Giuliani’s home and office come into focus; Gaetz’s wingman Joel Greenberg wrote a confession letter and tried to pay Roger Stone $250K to lobby the former guy for a pardon; as predicted; prosecutors are seeking a higher sentence for Derek Chauvin; the Arizona Secretary of State is sending observers into the Cyber Ninjas audit of Joe Biden’s victory as a judge orders the private firm to publish its methods; an Oregon Republi...

May 04, 202447 min

Dramatic Supporting Roles (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, May 3rd, 2024 Today, there was a second contempt hearing on day 10 of the Trump election interference trial; the FTC accuses big oil of price fixing; an appeals court rules that GOP Russian agent Alexander Smirnov must remain jailed pending trial; Trump grumbles about having no friends; Mike Flynn says he’s been hit with 8 subpoenas; Wyoming voids 28% of its registered voters; a Marine Corps vet who assaulted police on January 6th gets hit with five years and record fine; plus Allison de...

May 03, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 1364

Will Be Lit (feat. Norm Eisen)

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 Today, the Arizona Senate has voted to repeal the 1864 abortion ban which now heads to Katie Hobbs’ desk for signature; Florida’s six week abortion ban goes into effect; Democrats win a New York special election Congressional seat; Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will force a vote to vacate Speaker Johnson next week; United Methodists repeal a longstanding rule against LGBTQ+ clergy; the Manhattan DA says they will retry Harvey Weinstein after the court overturned his con...

May 02, 202459 minEp. 1363

Jail Time Is On The Table

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 Today, Donald Trump is held in contempt and fined $9000 as his criminal trial in Manhattan resumes; the DEA is going to drop cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3; House Democrats announce they’ll block a resolution to vacate Speaker Johnson; Fox News quietly deletes the Hunter Biden mock trial series; Trump tells Time Magazine he wants to monitor women and may incite political violence if he loses the election; Kansas lawmakers fail to override the Democratic governor'...

May 01, 202440 minEp. 1362

Hamburger Payback

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 Today, the Trump 2016 election interference trial continues; indicted Arizona fraudulent elector and State Senator Jake Hoffman has been elected to a position at the RNC; Hunter Biden indicates his intent to sue the Fox News corporation; Congressional Republicans are blocking the program to find a cure for cancer; federal judges rule that West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies are discriminatory; and the Michigan attorney general has iss...

Apr 30, 202430 minEp. 1361

The Indictment Zone

Monday, April 29th, 2024 Today, Joe Biden roasts Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner amid a feud between the New York Times and the White House; a Kern County Supervisor is under investigation for child sexual abuse; Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized after his return to New York from prison; Governor Kristi Noem faces backlash after admitting to shooting her dog; plus Allison delivers your Good News. Promo Code: For 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our...

Apr 29, 202450 minEp. 1360

Refried Beans | Boo Hoo, Halliburton (feat Frank Figliuzzi) | 4/21/2020

April 21, 2020 Oil ​drops ​below ​zero, ​Judge ​Reggie ​Walton ​is ​reviewing ​the ​unredacted ​Mueller ​report; ​Allison speaks with ​Frank ​Figliuzzi ​about ​Trump's ​acting ​DNI ​declassifying ​footnotes ​from ​the ​Department ​of ​Justice ​Inspector ​General ​report ​on ​the ​Carter ​page ​FISA; large ​businesses ​drained ​the ​Paycheck ​protection ​program ​meant ​for ​small ​businesses; ​Trump's ​COVID ​testing ​czar ​has ​a ​shady ​past; the ​GAO ​is ​conducting ​coronavirus ​oversight, ​...

Apr 28, 20241 hr 7 min

Refried Beans | Bordered on the Risible (feat. Adam Klasfeld) | originally 4/28/2022

April 28th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: another Proud Boy has flipped for the DoJ; Trump admits something relevant to the Manhattan DA’s criminal probe whose grand jury is about to expire; the DeSantis v Disney battle isn’t going the way Ron wants; a MAGA candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor is homeless after his wife files a protective order; a judge says Trump’s appraisers violated their own policy when they lied about his real estate; and the 1/6 committee asks for an expedited briefing ...

Apr 27, 202439 min

Official Or Private (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, April 26th, 2024 Today, explosive testimony from David Pecker in the 2016 Trump election interference trial; the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on presidential immunity in the Trump 2020 election subversion case; Harvey Weistein’s New York conviction has been overturned; Lisa Page says the FBI failed to warn her about a stalker; a judge has denied Trump’s motion for a new E Jean Carroll trial; and the feds are auctioning off Avenatti’s private jet; plus Allison and Dana deliver your ...

Apr 26, 202457 minEp. 1359

Gish Gallop (feat. Jennifer Mercieca)

Thursday, April 25th, 2024 Today, 18 people have been indicted by the Arizona attorney general in the 2020 fraudulent elector scheme; the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on immunity in the Trump election subversion case; Trump is back on trial after the Wednesday respite in the Manhattan 2016 election interference case; a company is making payments to mystery people and being reimbursed by five Trump PACs.; Biden has signed the nearly $100B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and...

Apr 25, 20241 hrEp. 1358

Contemptible

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 Today, Pecker takes the stand again after a gag order contempt hearing for Trump in the Manhattan election interference hush money trial; Governor Gavin Newsom announces a plan for Arizonans to get abortions in California; the FTC votes to ban non-compete agreements; a Florida restaurant owner is forced to fight for migrant workers; a new Biden rule grants overtime pay for 4 million US workers; plus Allison and Dana deliver your good news. Liz Cheney: The Supreme Cour...

Apr 24, 202448 minEp. 1357

Lake Unclear

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 Today, David Pecker takes the stand after opening statements in the Trump election interference trail; an agreement is reached between prosecutors and Trump attorneys on the $175M NYAG civil fraud bond; Proud Boys appear at a Trump rally drawing criticism from President Biden; how Mike Johnson came to embrace Ukraine aid; the Supreme Court waves off another Kari Lake lawsuit; Trump’s legal bills drain millions from his coffers; plus Allison and Dana deliver your good ne...

Apr 23, 202437 minEp. 1356

Incompetent And Untrustworthy

Monday, April 22nd, 2024 Today, opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former president; a Turning Point Action resigns after accusations of election fraud; Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers; Bennie Thompson introduces a bill that would strip Secret Service protection from felons; Kari Lake wants Arizona sheriffs to enforce 1864 abortion ban; the Texas Bar says Ken Paxton should be disciplined for his lawsuit attempting to overturn the election; the N...

Apr 22, 202456 minEp. 1355

Refried Beans | Save the USPS (feat. Jon Cryer) | Originally 4/12/2020

Apr 12, 2020 The Wisconsin and Alaska primaries, the celebrity apprentice tapes, Weinstein is charged in Los Angeles, the democrats get a win in the Kansas supreme court, and in an interview with Jon Cryer about the Republican efforts to steal the November election by letting the post office close. I Disagree podcast (last episode February 2021) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-disagree-with-jordan-coburn-and-steve-schustek/id1498642696 Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a ...

Apr 21, 202449 min

Refried Beans | Heavy Metal Vomit Party (feat. Andrew McCabe) | Originally 4/18/2021

Apr 18, 2021 A founding member of the Oath Keepers John Schaffer becomes the insurrection’s first cooperating witness; a discussion with Andrew McCabe about the new Kilimnik - Manafort evidence; the Department of Justice files a civil suit against Roger Stone for tax evasion; Marjorie Taylor Greene and Gosar try to start a Ku Klux Kaucus then quickly pretend they had nothing to do with it; the insurrection bullhorn lady is chewed out for mocking the court; a new development in the Gaetz investig...

Apr 20, 202449 min

Twelve Seated (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, April 19th, 2024 Today, 12 jurors have been seated as well as one alternate in the election interference trial of Donald Trump; Craig Ross gets 47 years to life in prison for kidnapping a 9 year old girl from an upstate New York park; the DoJ nears a settlement over the F.B.I.’s failure to investigate Larry Nassar; the Kennedy family has endorsed Joe Biden; the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a complaint against Trump’s $50M parked loan; plus Allison and Da...

Apr 19, 202442 minEp. 1354

Down-Ballot Shakedown

Thursday, April 18th, 2024 Today, Arizona Republicans block another repeal of the 1864 abortion ban; President Biden endorses the House foreign aid packages; the Trump Campaign also known as the ‘Trump Legal Defense Fund’ shakes down down-ballot candidates for a cut of their fundraising; Democrats just won two Michigan State House special elections regaining the majority; an Oklahoma county GOP chair has been arrested for a murder kidnap plot; the Senate kills the first of two Mayorkas’ impeachm...

Apr 18, 202437 minEp. 1353

Excess Lines

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 Today, we have seven jurors seated in the Trump 2016 election interference criminal trial; the Michigan Attorney General is set to bring charges against the ex House Speaker Republican Lee Chatfield; OAN and Smartmatic have reached a settlement agreement for defamation; a federal appeals court has overturned West Virginia’s transgender sports ban; the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments over Title 18 USC Section 1512c2; Rob Schneider bombed at a Republican event; a ...

Apr 17, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 1352

Sleepy Don Snoreleone (feat. Rep. Dan Goldman)

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 Today, jury selection is underway in the first criminal trial of a former president and current candidate in history; expelled Congressman George Santos talks about his fundraising efforts for his bid to run again; Justice Clarence Thomas is absent from the bench for arguments this week; Trump Media shares plunge again on the announcement to file additional shares; transgender veterans are suing the Department of Veterans Affairs; Trump files his response to Jack Smith ...

Apr 16, 202457 minEp. 1351

Reasons Redacted

Monday, April 15th, 2024 Today, barring any last minute issues, jury selection begins in the Trump 2016 election interference trial; Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend and Speaker Johnson appears to be using it as an excuse to bury Ukraine aid; the House has passed FISA reauthorization; MTG won’t say what happened to her Trump Media stock; a court filing shows additional Twitter search warrants issued by the Department of Justice; Kentucky GOP lawmakers remo...

Apr 15, 202445 minEp. 1350
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