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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

Bannon Sentencing Recommendation (feat. Chris Scott)

Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the DoJ files its sentencing recommendation for Steve Bannon in his criminal contempt case asking for 6 months in prison and a $200K fine; some very racy texts come to light in the Oath Keepers trial; a house inquiry has found that Trump Hotels bilked taxpayers by charging Secret Service rates; the jury is deliberating in the last ditch case by Durham to prove literally anything about the investigation into Crossfire Hurricane; plus Allison an...

Oct 18, 202246 minEp. 935

Winning The Civil War (feat. Steve Phillips)

Monday, October 17th, 2022 Today, Pence chief of staff Marc Short was compelled to testify again before the grand jury investigating January 6th; the FBI seeks information from two Trump aides in the documents case; the Arizona Attorney General has referred the 2000 mules PAC to the FBI and IRS for criminal investigation; a federal judge bats down John Eastman’s motion to get his phone back from federal investigators; the DoJ files it’s full appeal to the 11th circuit to overturn Judge Cannon’s ...

Oct 17, 202245 minEp. 934

One For The History Books

Friday, October 14th, 2022 Today, former President Donald John Trump has been unanimously subpoenaed by the Congressional committee investigating a coup; the same former president lost his Supreme Court bid to review classified documents in an espionage investigation; the former Vice President’s counsel testified before a federal grand jury after having resolved privilege issues; and the NYAG has filed an injunction to prevent the former president from hiding business assets in her civil investi...

Oct 14, 202236 minEp. 933

Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

Thursday, October 13th, 2022 Today, we now know some of the evidence the DoJ used to get the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago; Donald can’t get out of his E Jean Carroll deposition; the Treasury Department Inspector General is now investigating Ron Desantis for flying asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard; new evidence shows Donald was warned of violence on January 6th; and Alex Jones is ordered to pay nearly $1B to Sandy Hook families in his latest defamation trial; plus Allison and Dana deliver you...

Oct 13, 202234 minEp. 932

Whatever The Universe Throws At Us (feat. Ken Klippenstein)

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 Today, the DoJ files its response to Donald’s motion to the Supreme Court in the Mar-a-Lago case; a Brooklyn Center man has pled guilty to insurance fraud after staging a politically motivated arson attack; experts at the Brookings Institution say OPEC oil price hikes are meant to harm Democrats ahead of the midterms; NASA says their asteroid defense test was a success; and prosecutors have dropped the charges against Adnan Syed; plus Allison and Dana deliver your G...

Oct 12, 202236 minEp. 931

The Fall Gal

Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 Today, Christina Bobb is talking to federal investigators about Evan Corcoran and Boris Epshteyn; Cassidy Hutchinson is cooperating with the Fulton County DA; Officer Mike Fanone recorded a meeting he had with Kevin McCarthy; and a federal judge hands a loss to the Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://apple.co/beans Follow AG and Dana on Twitter: Dr. Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill...

Oct 11, 202228 minEp. 930

A Quid Pro Quo (feat. Michael Cohen)

Monday, October 10th, 2022 Today, Trump seeks to withhold two folders from the DoJ; Donald tried to trade crossfire hurricane documents for the ones he stole; the Fulton County DA is seeking testimony from Michael Flynn and Newt Gingrich; an associate of the fake Rothschild that infiltrated Mar-a-Lago has been shot in Canada after cooperating with the FBI; and Durham's last stand appears to be going nowhere; plus Allison’s interview with Michael Cohen. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://apple.c...

Oct 10, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 929

Dank Brandon (feat. Amanda Sturgill)

Friday, October 7th, 2022 Today, Dank Brandon announces that he wants to decriminalize cannabis; the NYT reports the DoJ doesn’t believe Donald has returned all the documents he took; a Proud Boy becomes the first person to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his participation in the insurrection; Jeffrey Clark made an appearance in his bar disciplinary hearing Thursday; and Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes had a Secret Service contact according to testimony in court today; plus Allison deliverS ...

Oct 07, 202248 minEp. 928

An Unnecessary Obstacle (feat. Michael Fanone)

Thursday, October 6th, 2022 Today, the 11th Circuit has granted the DoJ’s motion for an expedited briefing schedule in the larger appeal of the special master ruling; Trump and the feds have finally secured a third party vendor to share documents; Trump said the GSA packed his boxes but newly released emails show otherwise; two of Elon Musk's funders back out of the twitter deal; the other man who posed as a DHS officer in DC has pled guilty; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow ...

Oct 06, 202253 minEp. 927

Crimes and Limes (feat. Malcolm Kenyatta)

Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Donald files a motion with the Supreme Court to vacate the stay issued by the 11th circuit; pro-life Herschel Walker paid for a woman to get an abortion in 2009; Ron Johnson admits texting a Trump attorney during 1/6; a new recording played at the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial outlines planning to overthrow the government; and Trump lawyer refused to certify to NARA that Donald had returned all the presidential records he stole; plu...

Oct 05, 202252 minEp. 926

Taint Team

Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the Oath Keepers' seditious conspiracy trial begins today with opening statements and the first witness called; the $3M benchwarmer is back in the game in a filing to delay oral arguments in the 11th circuit case about the Mar-a-Lago classified documents; Lula and Bolsonaro are headed to a runoff in Brazil; former Trump lawyer and 1/6 witness Eric Herschmann is representing Brett Favre; Donald is suing CNN for … something; the court has unseale...

Oct 04, 202234 minEp. 925

The Power of Mojitos (feat. Lizz Winstead)

Monday, October 3rd, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the DoJ files for an expedited briefing schedule for its full appeal to Judge Cannon’s order in the Mar-a-Lago documents case; Trump’s legal team is divided about how to handle the case; the National archives says it’s still missing Trump presidential records; and the NRA loses in court again; plus Allison delivers your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://apple.co/beans Follow our Guest on Twitter: Lizz Winstead https://twitter.com/li...

Oct 03, 20221 hrEp. 924

Lady Justice (feat. Dahlia Lithwick)

Friday, September 30th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Trump judge Aileen Cannon puts her thumb on the scale for Donald again; Donald uses hurricane Ian to dodge a deposition in another fraud case he’s involved in; Republican states are suing Biden over his student debt forgiveness; a former NSA employee is charged with espionage; Oleg Deripaska is indicted for skirting sanctions; a Republican poll worker in Michigan is charged with tampering with voting machines; a former Army major and his wife...

Sep 30, 202249 minEp. 923

Self Serving Drivel

Thursday, September 29th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Sidney Powell loses again in federal court; a romance novel cover model had pled guilty to dragging an officer down the Capitol steps on 1/6; Hurricane Ian slams into the west coast of Florida; President Biden unveils a plan to end hunger in the US by 2030; and there’s a new filing from the Department of Justice in the Pete Navarro contempt of congress case; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://a...

Sep 29, 202227 minEp. 922

The $3M Bench Warmer

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the 1/6 committee postpones today’s hearing citing hurricane Ian; the DoJ seeks a writ of replevin in a summary judgement motion to get presidential records back from Pete Navarro; Trump’s three million dollar lawyer Chris Kise has been benched in the classified documents case; John Eastman asks the court to prevent the 1/6 committee from getting more Chapman University server emails; Attorney General Ken Paxton ducked a process server wit...

Sep 28, 202232 minEp. 921

The Worst Game of Clue

Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the 1/6 committee subpoenas Wisconsin GOP leader targeted by Trump; the White House caller to a 1/6 rioter is identified; Oath Keeper Kelly Sorelle texted Andrew Giuliani and attempted to text the White House switchboard in the months leading up to the attack on the Capitol; and text messages show Brett Favre also sought welfare money for a football facility; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://a...

Sep 27, 202232 minEp. 920

Pragmatic Optimism (feat. Elizabeth McLaughlin)

Monday, September 26th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Trump lawyers met with Windom at Main Justice to discuss executive privilege assertions for former top aides; a federal judge has cleared the way for the 1/6 committee to access the phone records of the Arizona GOP chair; the national security and risk assessment of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents and criminal probe have resumed after the 11th circuit told Trump where to shove it; shaky reporting in the Post says a source told them that D...

Sep 26, 202250 minEp. 919

Put Up or Shut Up (feat. David Corn)

Friday, September 23rd, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the 11th circuit throws the book at Judge Aileen Cannon and approves the stay motion filed by DoJ; the 1/6 Committee has struck a deal with Ginni Thomas for her testimony; Judge Cannon strikes a couple of paragraphs from her order following the 11th Circuit's ruling in favor of the Justice Department; Judge Dearie rolls out his schedule for review of the rest of the documents in the Mar-a-Lago case; Hitler cosplayer Cusinelli is sentenced to ...

Sep 23, 202259 minEp. 918

It’s a Good Day for Justice (feat. The Suburban Women Problem podcast)

Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: NYAG Tish James drops the hammer on Donald, Don Junior, Ivanka, Eric, and the Trump Organization; Merrick Garland had filed charges against 47 defendants in a scheme to defraud the pandemic food program of $250M; Mike Lindell is suing Merrick Garland to get his phone back; Ohio candidate JR Majewski lies about his military service; and E Jean Carroll plans to sue Donald using New York’s new sexual assault law; plus Allison joins the Suburba...

Sep 22, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 917

Kise Tries (feat. Norm Eisen)

Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: former Trump lawyer Eric Herschmann warned Donald last year about the illegality of stealing government documents; Trump lawyers respond to the special master Judge Dearie’s demands ahead of their Tuesday hearing; another associate of Matt Gaetz’s co-conspirator Joel Greenberg, Michael Shirley has been indicted on federal bribery charges; Donald’s lawyers respond to the DoJ’s appeal to the 11th circuit; the asylum seekers flown to Martha’s...

Sep 21, 202244 minEp. 916

An Extremely Low Threshold

Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: a judge denies the pillow man’s motion to dismiss the Smartmatic lawsuit against him; a judge has vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed; the House files it’s version of the Electoral Count Act reform bill; the Bexar County Sheriff in Texas has opened a criminal investigation into Ron DeSantis’ operation to fly asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard; the DoJ files a document review vendor in the Mar-a-Lago case; and Biden’s appr...

Sep 20, 202232 minEp. 915

A Turnstile Roster of Lawyers (feat. Grace Lynch)

Monday, September 19th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: multiple breaking stories in a New York Times report about former Trump lawyer Eric Hearschmann; Mark Meadows said that the boxes Donald had a Mar-a-Lago were merely news clippings; Matt Gaetz sought a pardon for sex trafficking a minor; and Trump accounting firm Mazars begins handing over records to congress; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://apple.co/beans Follow our guest on Twitter: Grace Ly...

Sep 19, 202251 minEp. 914

Speculation Fueled By Available Facts (feat. Greg Olear)

Friday, September 16th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Mark Meadows was subpoenaed by the DoJ and complied; President Biden averts a rail strike that would have upended the economy; Letitia James says she may sue Donald Trump and at least one of his adult children after rejecting a settlement offer; Gavin Newsom has asked Merrick Garland to investigate Abbott and DeSantis for bussing and flying immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard and the naval yard; Jeffrey Clark told the DC bar that the DoJ was inve...

Sep 16, 202253 minEp. 913

Servants of The Damned (feat. David Enrich)

Thursday, September 15th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: John Durham appears to be wrapping up his investigation into the oranges of the Trump/Russia investigation, his report is expected by the end of the year; the FBI served a warrant on pillowman, Cyber Symposium organizer, and conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell in connection to the charges Tina Peters, the Mesa County, Colorado is facing regarding a scheme that allegedly allowed an unauthorized person to access voting machines; plus an intervie...

Sep 15, 202230 minEp. 912

Exceptionally Grave Damage

Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: The DoJ files a reply to Trump about it’s motion to stay part of Judge Cannon’s decision; the DoJ also unsealed more of the search warrant affidavit including details about the Mar-a-Lago video surveillance subpoena; the House Oversight Committee is asking the National Archives to determine whether any of Trump's White House records were still unaccounted for; the Senate Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into allegations Tr...

Sep 14, 202229 minEp. 911

Golf Chad Cliffhanger

Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: The DOJ sent out 40 subpoenas last week and seized the phones of Boris Epstheyn and Mike Roman in another massive expansion of the 1/6 criminal investigation; Trump files opposition to the DoJ’s motion to stay Judge Cannon’s order with regard to the 100 classified documents and objects to the governments recommendations for special master; the head of the Senate Intel Committee says the Gang of 8 briefing on the classified documents is on ho...

Sep 13, 202230 minEp. 910

A Witness or a Target

Monday, September 12th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Stephen Miller and Brian Jack have been subpoenaed by the federal grand jury investigating January 6th; Ukrainian officials relied on US intelligence to plan their counteroffensive; the executive editor of the New Yorker says his sources claim the DoJ plan to put Christina Bobb and Evan Corcoran in front of the grand jury; Donald and the DoJ submit their recommendations for a special master as we await the judge’s decision on the Department’s...

Sep 12, 202236 minEp. 909

Go Back To Judge School (feat. Andrew Weissmann)

Friday, September 9th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice has filed a motion to stay part of Judge Cannon’s order in the Mar-a-Lago case; Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to six felony charges in New York state; the Department of Justice is criminally investigating Donald’s Save America PAC; and the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of adding a right to abortion amendment proposition on the November ballot; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the Podca...

Sep 09, 202254 minEp. 908

Bannon Indicted Again (feat. Dálida Rocha)

Thursday, September 8th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: material on a foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities was among the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago; Steven Bannon will turn himself in this morning at 9 AM in new York to face a fresh indictment brought by the Manhattan DA; and judges hear arguments in the Mark Meadows case against the 1/6 committee and Stewart Rhodes’ motions to delay his trial and replace his counsel; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple:...

Sep 08, 202241 minEp. 907

The Usual Number of Oddities and Injustices (feat. Brian Bengs)

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: a New Mexico judge has removed insurrectionist and Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin from office under section three of the 14th amendment; newly obtained video evidence shows former Coffee County Georgia GOP chairwoman Cathy Latham escorting operatives into the county election office just before a voting machine brief; the acquisition firm that agreed to fund Truth Social has failed to secure enough shareholder support to get more tim...

Sep 07, 202249 minEp. 906
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