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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

The VA Privatization Scam

Monday, December 9th, 2024 Today, the Assad regime in Syria has fallen and Russian state media says he has fled to Moscow; ex-Proud Boys leader delivers combative testimony in court; a judge rules that the Naval Academy can use affirmative action for admissions; Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars electing Trump; President Biden crushed the November jobs report; Tennessee state Republican Senator Ken Yager was arrested and charged for a DUI hit and run in Georgia; JP Morgan Chase...

Dec 09, 20241 hr 14 minEp. 1521

Refried Beans | Electric Caribou (feat. Glenn Kirschner) | Dec 5, 2021

December 5, 2021 In the Hot Notes: John Eastman is the latest seditionist to indicate he will be pleading the fifth in front of the 1/6 Committee; legal experts claim that Meadows has waived any claim to executive privilege over subjects he wrote about in his book; metadata in Clark’s draft letter to Georgia asking them to overturn the election indicates some White House involvement in drafting it; two Georgia election workers are suing gateway pundit for defamation; plus Allison and Dana delive...

Dec 08, 202437 min

Refried Beans | DOMA Funeral (feat. Ali Zaidi) | Dec 9, 2022

Friday, December 9th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the DoJ asks Judge Beryl Howell to hold the Trump team in contempt of court in the documents case; Brittney Griner is on her way home from a Russian penal colony; Donald will not appeal the 11th Circuit Special Master ruling to SCOTUS; the same-sex marriage bill has passed the House and on it’s way to President Biden’s desk for signature; Congressional Democrats have launched a probe into the Qatari bail out of Jared’s 666 5th avenue building; plus Al...

Dec 07, 202444 min

Stealing Jesus (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, December 6th, 2024 Today, the Biden Whitehouse is weighing preemptive pardons for potential Trump targets; a reporter finds that GOP led states are hiding their abortion ban death tolls; Ric Grenell paid influencers five figures to boost him for the Secretary of State job; Republicans in the House blocked a Democratic effort to release the Gaetz ethics report Thursday night; Chelsea Manning and others have been arrested for staging a transgender rights protest outside Speaker Mike Johnso...

Dec 06, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 1520

Organize In Opposition (feat. Rep. Dan Goldman)

Thursday, December 5th, 2024 Today, Trump considers replacing Hegseth with either Ron DeSantis or Jonie Ernst for Secretary of Defense; the CEO of United Health was shot in New York; we have the main takeaways from Supreme Court oral arguments over gender affirming care for trans teens; Ken Chesebro moves to vacate his guilty plea in Georgia; Rudy Giuliani is getting desperate as he asks Judge Beryl Howell for more time while representing himself; Trump asks to have his entire Fulton County case...

Dec 05, 202455 minEp. 1519

Bird Watching

Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 Today, the conservative President of South Korea invoked martial law which was quickly voted down by Parliament; TEN current and former Fox News employees tell NBC News that Pete Hegseth’s drinking is a problem as at least six Republican Senators tell NBC they’re not comfortable supporting him; the Trump transition team has signed the agreement with the Justice Department allowing FBI background checks to begin - but will it make a difference; Elon Musk has lost his...

Dec 04, 202459 minEp. 1518

Highest Of Low Regard (feat. Wajahat Ali)

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 Today, Proud Boy and convicted seditionist Enrique Tarrio could testify at an upcoming trial; President Biden and his son Hunter issue statements after the pardon; Dinesh D’Souza has issued a public apology for his movie 2000 Mules; The New Yorker has acquired a whistleblower report about Trump SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth, Senators Warren and Blumenthal ask President Biden to prohibit the mobilization of the military against American citizens; and Allison delivers you...

Dec 03, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 1517

Full And Unconditional

Monday, December 2nd, 2024 Today, journalists are now flocking to Bluesky from Twitter because of the toxic environment on Elon Musk’s social media platform; federal judges appointed by Democrats are rescinding their bid for senior status; the Republican Ohio attorney general is appealing a ruling that struck down the state’s abortion ban; Pete Hegseth’s mother doesn’t like him; Syrian rebels have taken the city of Aleppo; a Missouri judge has struck down four provisions of a voter suppression b...

Dec 02, 202452 minEp. 1516

Refried Beans | Dial W for Willard (feat Hugo Lowell) | Nov 29, 2021

Nov 29, 2021 In the Hot Notes: the 1/6 Select Committee will vote Wednesday to refer former DoJ official Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt of congress, the DoJ has filed to oppose Bannon’s request to release evidence to the public; Matthew McConaughey says he will not run for Governor of Texas; a little bit of schadenfreude for you; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Our Guest: Hugo Lowell https://twitter.com/hugolowell https://www.theguardian.com/profile/hugo-lowell Reminder - you ...

Dec 01, 202426 min

Refried Beans | Authoritarian Creep | Nov 29, 2023

Thursday, November 30th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: Students for Trump cofounder Ryan Fournier has been arrested for assaulting a woman with a gun; Donald Trump is now attacking the wife of Judge Engoron who presides over the NYAG $250M civil fraud trial as the New York appeals court weighs the currently suspended gag orders; Judge Beryl Howell warns about authoritarian creep at a gala this past weekend; and two Republican officials in Arizona have been indicted for their attempts to delay the certi...

Nov 30, 202425 min

Stop and Smell the Trainwreck (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, November 29th, 2024 Today, a special edition of the Daily Beans. I’ll be going over David Corn's investigative reporting on Tulsi Gabbard, and a brief history of the Equal Rights Amendment from American Progress. Thank you BeamDream There’s never been a better time to finally try Dream! Shop their Black Friday sale and get up to 50% off when you visit ShopBeam.com/DAILYBEANS and use the code DAILYBEANS at checkout! Stories: Tulsi Gabbard Keeps Starting Up PACs. Where Is the Money Going? ...

Nov 29, 20241 hrEp. 1515

Grateful For You

Thursday, November 28th, 2024 Today, Elon Musk is targeting federal civil servants by name on Twitter; Jim Comer’s star witness Alexander Smirnov is hit with a superseding indictment; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signs a bigoted bathroom bill into law; the DOGE wants to eliminate Elizabeth Warren’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and Allison delivers your Good News. Thank you AG1 Every week of November, AG1 is running a special Black Friday offer for a free gift with your first subscription, i...

Nov 28, 202433 minEp. 1514

Rudy Is Big Mad

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 Today, Trump finally signs the transition agreement but refuses to agree to the part that limits his donations and requires him to list his donors; Tulsi Gabbard keeps starting PACs and using them to pay herself; Trump says he’s going to go forward with his tariffs; Biden gets a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah; a Yelly Rudy Giuliani clashes with a judge over his belongings; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank you DeleteMe Take contro...

Nov 27, 202442 minEp. 1513

A Sad Day For Justice

Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 Today, Jack Smith files motions to dismiss the charges against Donald Trump in both federal cases; Elon Musk admits that Twitter is throttling links effectively preventing people from reading the news; how Trump intends to circumvent Congress on appropriated spending; CA Gov Gavin Newsom intends to keep the $7,500 electric vehicle credit alive; Trump’s own lawyers are investigating pay for play by Boris Epshteyn; Gibson Guitars issues a cease and desist to trump for ...

Nov 26, 202435 minEp. 1512

Buyer Beware

Monday, November 25th, 2024 Today, Trump is readying a slough of new executive orders on day one including rescinding the leave policy in for military reproductive health care; North Carolina Republicans vote to strip the incoming Democratic Governor of power; a Republican in Georgia has dismantled the Maternal Mortality Commission after ProPublica’s reporting on preventable deaths; the ACLU and a number of other organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging them to pass reforms to the Nat...

Nov 25, 202440 minEp. 1511

Refried Beans | We All Saw It (feat. Dan Przygoda) | Nov 20, 2023

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 Today, in the Hot Notes: the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals deals a devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act; the Supreme Court rejects former officer Derek Chauvin’s appeal in the murder of George Floyd; Senator Mike Lee promotes a debunked conspiracy theory about a January 6th rioter; the appeals court hears arguments over Trump’s limited gag order in the DC special counsel case; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes a surprise trip to Kyiv; plus Allison and Dana ...

Nov 24, 20241 hr 1 min

Refried Beans | Beaucoup Crimes (feat. Glenn Kirschner) Nov 22, 2021

Nov 22, 2021 In the Hot Notes: the January 6th Committee has subpoenaed Roger Stone and Alex Jones; leaked text messages show rally organizers were communicating with the White House ahead of the attack on the Capitol; a man is charged with five counts of intentional homicide after driving into a Christmas Parade in Wisconsin; two Fox News contributors quit over objections to Tucker Carlson’s January 6th special; CREW is suing the DoJ for Trump communications with Barr on overturning the electio...

Nov 23, 202454 min

Lap Dog Replacement (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, November 22nd, 2024 Today, Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration for attorney general amidst reports he had two sexual encounters with an underage girl; Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro has been charged with plotting a coup; the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest; the full police report of Pete Hegseth’s sexual assault has been released; what are the chances of recess appointments by Donald Trump to circumvent Senate confirmation; this just in, ...

Nov 22, 202459 minEp. 1510

People-Centered Power (feat. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo)

Thursday, November 21st, 2024 Today, the House Ethics Committee votes to block the release of the Gaetz report but they’ve agreed to keep working and will meet again in December; Texas is offering Trump thousands of acres of land for concentration camps; Speaker Johnson restricts use of Capitol bathrooms by transgender people; Biden locks in $6.6B for TSMC chip factories, ensuring Trump can’t rescind the CHIPS Act deal; a Trump appointed federal judge criticized pardons for January 6th; Ruby Fre...

Nov 21, 202451 minEp. 1509

The Cost Of Doing Nothing (feat. Andrea Pitzer)

Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 Today, DA Alvin Bragg tells Judge Juan Merchan that he’s not going to drop the charges against Donald Trump; Nancy Mace introduces a bathroom bill for the Capitol; as more details about the Matt Gaetz ethics committee investigation, someone has hacked a deposition from the Dorworth case files; meanwhile, the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee is calling for its release; plus concrete steps we can take to survive the next four years; and Allison and Dana del...

Nov 20, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 1508

Believe You Me

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 Today, two women testified to the House Ethics Committee that they were paid by Matt Gaetz for sex; Elon Musk is reportedly butting heads with Boris Epshteyn; Republicans are targeting Medicaid and food stamps in draft legislation; and the hosts of Morning Joe travel to Mar a Lago to kiss the ring; and Allison delivers your Good News. Thank You, Beam Dream If you want to try Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder, get up to 50% off for a limited time with their Black Frida...

Nov 19, 202456 minEp. 1507

Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One

Monday, November 18th, 2024 Today, President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long range US weapons inside Russia; a woman testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz commit statutory rape of a minor; Trump’s secretary of defense pick Pete Hegseth paid a woman to keep quiet about sexual assault; Senate Democrats call for a probe of Elon Musks government contracts in light of his ties to Russia; a look into the Republican false flag effort to turn off Harris voters; a...

Nov 18, 202447 minEp. 1506

Refried Beans |Ominous Rhetoric (feat. Harry Dunn) | 11/12/2023

Monday, November 13th, 2023 Hot Notes: Donald Trump’s speech at a New Hampshire rally channels Hitler and other fascist authoritarians; Special Counsel Jack Smith notified the court in the DC case that Trump’s attorneys misled them; Ohio Republicans are trying to keep the courts from interpreting the new abortion rights amendment; the feds are targeting a GOP super PAC that took COVID loans; New York Mayor Eric Adams had his phones seized by the FBI; the Michigan legislature has passed a bill th...

Nov 17, 202443 min

Refried Beans | Adopt a Striker (feat. Rick Smith) | 11/16/2021

Nov 16, 2021 In the Hot Notes: Alex Jones is on the hook for all legal fees stemming from Sandy Hook lawsuits; Mnuchin and Pompeo discussed ousting Trump on January 6th; Michael Flynn pressured contacts within the Department of Defense to overturn the 2020 election; Pfizer is seeking FDA EUA for it’s covid 19 antiviral pill; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Our Guest: Rick Smith https://twitter.com/RickSmithShow https://www.thericksmithshow.com/ Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of STRONGMEN h...

Nov 16, 202446 min

Polio Approved (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, November 15th, 2024 Today, the satire publication The Onion has purchased Alex Jones’ Infowars; federal authorities have caught the swatter and charged him for placing the false calls; the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Geatz could be leaked any moment; the Department of Justice finds that conditions at the Fulton County jail are unconstitutional and jeopardize the lives and well being of people held there; Trump has officially nominated RFK Jr for Secretary of Health and Human Se...

Nov 15, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 1505

Hair On Fire

Thursday, November 14th, 2024 Today, trump has nominated Matt Gaetz to be the attorney general; Trump has drafted an executive order to purge disloyal three and four star generals and admirals; Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head up the dismantling of government agencies; the FBI arrested an alleged leaker of US intelligence documents related to Israel’s attack plans against Iran; Senator Thune wins the election of Senate Majority Leader; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Stories:...

Nov 14, 202439 minEp. 1504

We’re Sorry Or You’re Welcome

Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 Today, Putin's spy chief Nikolai Patrushev says Russia helped Trump win the Presidential election and makes a veiled threat that Trump must now deliver the agreed-upon quid pro quo; a U.S. judge says the Louisiana law ordering the Ten Commandments to be displayed in schools is unconstitutional; a Federal Bureau of Prisons lieutenant has been indicted for civil rights violations; Judge Merchan has postponed the immunity ruling in the hush money election interference...

Nov 13, 202436 minEp. 1503

Recount Account

Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 Today, the Harris Victory Fund is starting to divert donations to a recount effort; Dave McCormick says he’s going to attend Senate orientation even though the votes haven’t been counted in PA; Donald Trump still hasn’t signed his transition ethics agreement; a Democrat has flipped a long red Louisiana congressional seat after redistricting; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, AG1 Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Black Friday ...

Nov 12, 202442 minEp. 1502

Microdosing Hope

Monday, November 11th, 2024 Today, Montana state Democrats see legislative gains after redistricting; US retailers dependent on foreign goods are preparing to raise prices on American consumers; Trump allies and the private sector are quietly preparing for the mass deportation of immigrants; voters reject Initiative 2117 in Washington state; Elon Musk joined Donald Trump’s call with President Zelensky; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, Helix Sleep Helix is offering 25% off ...

Nov 11, 202437 minEp. 1501

Refried Beans | Carefully, Precisely, Surgically (feat. Amanda Litman) | Nov 7, 2022

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 In the Hot Notes; it’s election day in America as people flock to the polls in record numbers; Republicans seek to block military ballots from being counted in Wisconsin, Yvgeny Prigozhin admits to interfering in elections; a Trump appointed judge says Bannon’s conviction for contempt will most likely be overturned; an appeals court has dismissed John Eastman's motion again; and Stewart Rhodes is eviscerated on the stand by the DoJ; plus Allison and Dana deliver your ...

Nov 10, 202440 min
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