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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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Refried Beans | South of Nashville (feat. Laurie Kilmartin) | 2/12/2024

Friday, February 12th, 2024 Donald Trump encourages Putin to invade NATO allies in Europe; the FCC makes AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal; RFK Junior’s super PAC is accused of campaign finance violations; new January 6th footage shows an insurrectionist firing a gun; the man who dove over the bench and attacked a judge in Nevada has been charged with attempted murder; and three people caught bringing fentanyl over the border are US citizens. Plus Allison and Dana deliver your good news. ...

Feb 14, 202649 min

Crabs In A Bucket (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, February 13th, 2026 Today, Judge Leon blocks Pete Hegseth’s effort to punish Senator Mark Kelly for his illegal orders video; the House Republicans pass the SAVE act with one Democratic vote to help them; Senate Democrats block DHS funding which will likely result in a shutdown of the agency; Trump lifts greenhouse policy underpinning key climate rules; the feds are still refusing to cooperate with Minnesota investigations into the murders of Alex Pretti and Renée Good; Judge Boasberg or...

Feb 13, 202658 minEp. 1834

Amateur Hour

Thursday, February 12th, 2026 Today, a federal grand jury refused to indict the six members of Congress for their video telling members of the military not to follow illegal orders; a Trump appointed judge has rejected DOJ’s push for Michigan's voter rolls; House Republicans revolt against Trump’s bid to take control of tariffs; the Pentagon shut down airspace over El Paso after shooting down a party balloon; Trump has removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Monument; and Allison and Dana deli...

Feb 12, 202639 minEp. 1833

One Million Times

Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 Today, DHS officials and Howard Lutnick testify before Congress; Jamie Raskin tells Axios that Trump is in the unredacted Epstein Files over a million times; a new concentration camp in Social Circle Georgia is being met with resistance; Rep Ro Khanna read aloud the names of powerful men hidden in the Epstein Files; an FBI affidavit reveals new details about the search of the Fulton County election offices; despite Trump saying he had no knowledge of Epstein's sex ...

Feb 11, 202636 minEp. 1832

Too On The Nose

Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 Today, new data shows less than 14% of those arrested by ICE are violent criminals; Trump’s Justice Department seeks to dismiss Bannon’s contempt conviction; Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says she will clear Trump’s name if he pardons her; ICE eyes Social Circle Georgia for its next massive concentration camp; in something that I couldn’t make up if I tried- attendees of a March for Life rally have been exposed to the measles; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News...

Feb 10, 202634 minEp. 1831

A Tale Of Two Whistleblowers (feat. Andrew Bakaj)

Monday, February 9th, 2026 Today, Trump posted a disgusting racist video on Truth Social and the right wing is making excuses; Tulsi Gabbard hid an intelligence report about a phone call involving someone close to Trump; DHS requested expedited deportation for five-year-old Liam Ramos, but a judge said no; members of Congress will review unredacted Epstein files; the federal judge will allow Marimar Martinez to release ICE text messages about her shooting; another judge says Trump can't block fu...

Feb 09, 20261 hr 15 minEp. 1830

Refried Beans | No Elvis In Him (Feat. john Fugelsang) 2/9/2024

Friday, February 9th, 2024 SCOTUS weighs Trump's ballot eligibility under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment; special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents is out and there will be no charges filed; Pete Navarro’s request to stay out of prison pending appeal is DENIED; New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ live on Fox News – but he was from the Bronx; the Senate breaks the filibuster to open debate on a clean foreign aid bill; the ACLU settles with a Tennessee ci...

Feb 08, 202657 min

Refried Beans | #PAB | 2/9/2023

Thursday, February 9th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: Michael Cohen meets with prosecutors at the Manhattan DA’s office; Deutsche Bank claims a settlement deal they made with an Epstein victim precludes them from being sued for complicity; the open DoJ investigation into Hunter Biden will keep Merrick Garland from having to share information with the Republicans in the House; MSNBC and NBC employees plan a walk out to protest layoffs; GOP lawmakers allege ridiculous conspiracy theories in an oversight ...

Feb 07, 202630 min

The Election Cookbook (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, February 6th, 2026 Today, Senate Democrats publish their list of demands to fund DHS and the Sanders Amendment isn’t on it; Tulsi Gabbard investigated Maduro for election interference in Puerto Rico last year; a top Minnesota prosecutor says the overwhelming number of ICE cases is causing other matters to slip through the cracks; Congress has received a copy of the whistleblower report about Tulsi Gabbard but it’s heavily redacted; a leader of the Paul Weiss firm has resigned after appea...

Feb 06, 20261 hr 5 minEp. 1829

The 64 Percent

Thursday, February 5th, 2026 Today, the Supreme Court allows California’s Prop 50 maps to be used in the midterm elections by refusing to hear Republican’s appeal; our friend Harry Dunn is running for Steny Hoyer’s House seat in Maryland; House Democrats warn Republicans that if they can pull former presidents in for questioning that we will do the same; the Justice Department found that Ed Martin leaked grand jury information before he was demoted; government lawyers are drowning in immigration...

Feb 05, 202644 minEp. 1827

A Problem Like Maria (feat. Brent Hennrich)

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 Today, the House has canceled their contempt vote for the Clintons as they agree to testify before the House Oversight Committee; a judge lifts the order requiring the government to preserve evidence in the murder of Alex Pretti; eight additional federal prosecutors are resigning from the Minnesota US Attorney's Office; New York Attorney General Letitia James will deploy legal observers to federal immigration operations; a federal judge says ICE facilities must allo...

Feb 04, 202656 minEp. 1826

DHS CBP DUI

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 Today, Georgia sues the government to get their ballots back; Trump announces he’s closing the Kennedy Center; a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis has been charged with DUI after being found asleep in his car covered in vomit; the mayor of Portland has demanded ICE leave after gassing children; there’s a measles outbreak at the Dilly concentration camp; Donald Trump ordered Gabbard to be at the Fulton County raid after Todd Blanche said he wasn’t involved at all; and...

Feb 03, 202636 minEp. 1825

Pretti’s Killers Named (feat. Asha Rangappa)

Monday, February 2nd, 2026 Today, Propublica has identified the two CBP agents that murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez; the DOJ released their final and incomplete production of the Epstein Files; every single Senate Democrat and two Republicans voted to defund ICE but Republicans blocked the amendment; ICE has expanded their power to arrest people without warrants; four Black independent journalists were arrested for covering a church protest; Bovino mocked a prosecutor's...

Feb 02, 20261 hr 9 minEp. 1824

The Breakdown AUDIO | Epstein Files Tipster IDENTIFIES MISSING DOCS!!!

Allison is in contact with one of the complainants from the Epstein tips documents released this week, and shares what she told the FBI; so where is the 302? Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/xiSmcNVxIF8?si=6kYyFDnGjVWCJ9X8 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/sta...

Feb 02, 202619 min

Refried Beans | A Coup By Any Other Name (feat. Steve Vladeck) | 1/29/2025

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 Trump tried to seize the power of Congress by halting all appropriations - and a Biden appointed judge blocked it hours later; Trump has asked two million federal workers to voluntarily resign; the CDC has been ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization; top USAID staff have been put on administrative leave; federal employees have filed a lawsuit over the HR at OPM government wide email for privacy concerns; Republican state attorneys general are pre...

Feb 01, 20261 hr

Refried Beans | Carb Onesie (feat. Andy McCabe) | 1/31/2023

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 In the Hot Notes: the Manhattan DA has impaneled a special grand jury to return indictments on Donald Trump himself; a Mark Meadows ally is set to plead guilty to campaign finance charges; House Republicans are rebuffed again by the DoJ this time in the Biden documents investigation; a bi-partisan House panel has voted unanimously to intervene in the DoJ’s efforts to get access to Rep. Scott Perry’s phone; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank you, Andrew McC...

Jan 31, 202653 min

Solidarity (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, January 30th, 2026 Today, Democrats in the Senate have blocked the government funding package over ICE/CBP; Pam Bondi has appointed a special attorney to oversee Trump's probe into fake 2020 election fraud claims; the Justice Department has filed federal charges against the man who attacked Ilhan Omar; a former deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Sonya Massey; the 9th Circuit says DHS illegally ended the Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status program; and the...

Jan 30, 202644 minEp. 1823

Federalism 101 (feat. Carolyn Shapiro)

Thursday, January 29th, 2026 Today, the Trump agents who murdered VA nurse Alex Pretti have been put on administrative leave; a DHS review of the murder contradicts Kristi Noem’s claim that Pretti was brandishing a gun; the FBI has executed a search warrant on the Fulton County Georgia election offices; a judge rules Virginia Democrats violated the law with their redistricting amendment; an administration official told Punchbowl News that Trump’s de-escalatory measures are about trying to placat...

Jan 29, 20261 hr 2 minEp. 1822

Time To Go Big

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 Today, Gregory Bovino has been demoted and sent back to El Centro as Tom Homan heads to Minneapolis; Kristi Noem throws Stephen Miller under the bus telling reporters that he fed her the domestic terrorist language she used; Democrats in the Senate start coalescing around a list of demands to fund the government; the Kilmar Abrego vindictive and selective prosecution hearing has been canceled due to weather; DOJ says there will be no civil rights investigation into ...

Jan 28, 202646 minEp. 1821

TACO Tuesday (feat. Adam Klasfeld)

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 Today, the dominoes are falling as multiple prominent Republicans criticize ICE and call for an independent investigation into the murder of Alex Pretti; moderate Senator Jacky Rosen is calling for Kristi Noem’s impeachment; Republican gubernatorial candidate is withdrawing from the race over ICE presence in Minnesota; DHS says it has the body-worn camera footage of Pretti’s murder; Mike Pence calls for an independent investigation into the murder; Governor Abbott has...

Jan 27, 20261 hr 5 minEp. 1820

One And The Same (feat. Joyce Vance)

Monday, January 26th, 2026 Today, 37 year old Veterans Affairs ICU nurse Alex Pretti was disarmed and executed by Trump’s agents in Minneapolis; Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not vote to fund most of the government; gay asylum seekers are being deported to Iran where they will likely face torture or execution; an FBI agent who tried to investigate Jonathan Ross in the murder of Renée Good has resigned; Ted Cruz rakes JD Vance and Trump over the coals during private donor meetings; a judge ha...

Jan 26, 20261 hr 2 minEp. 1819

The Breakdown | Trump’s ICE MURDER Under Fire as New SECRET MEMO LEAKS

Another citizen murdered by the government, plus a leaked memo from CBP shows mandatory riot training for all officers. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/7Iy52i_mhnM?si=Yb3K-mWQ0j3pyhqJ 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&...

Jan 25, 202625 min

Refried Beans | Things To Do In DC When You’re Misled | 1/20/2025

Monday, January 20th, 2025 Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. A prominent leader in the modern civil rights movement, Dr. King was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working class, and the oppressed around the world. TikTok is back online after a farce rescue from the man who originally wanted to ban it; Trump launches a crypto rug pull scam; Elon Musk is dispatching agents across government agencies; the SCOTUSblog publi...

Jan 25, 202642 min

Fanone FTW (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Today, fireworks in the committee room as Jack Smith testified publicly for the first time; a magistrate judge refused to sign off on charges brought against Don Lemon and 7 others for entering a church; a Chicago man has been acquitted of a murder for hire plot to kill Greg Bovino; ICE detained a five year old Minnesota boy and then used him as bait; a judge rules for Democrats in a case to redraw a New York district; a private autopsy of Renée Good confirms that the ...

Jan 23, 202658 minEp. 1818

Colossal Embarrassment

Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 Today, Jack Smith will testify publicly before Congress at 10 AM ET; the House Oversight Committee has voted to hold the Clintons in contempt for refusing to testify about the eEpstein Files; TACO Trump backpedals on his tariffs over Greenland after the EU halts the approval of a US trade deal; the Pentagon orders more soldiers to prepare for deployment to Minnesota; the Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump’s ability to fire Fed Board Governor Lisa Cook without cause; ...

Jan 22, 202646 minEp. 1817

Minnesota Lawfare

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 Today, a Trump appointed judge strikes “US Attorney” from Lindsey Halligan’s title; DOJ prosecutors subpoena more Minnesota officials in an ongoing criminal investigation for impeding ICE as a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act; Judge Kacsmaryk compares drag to blackface and allows college campus drag ban in Texas; Congress releases its massive funding bill ahead of a looming shutdown; the stock market takes a dive after Trump announced EU tariffs; the DOJ conce...

Jan 21, 202641 minEp. 1816

Wake-Up Call

Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 Today, as predicted the government has appealed the preliminary injunction against ICE in Minneapolis to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals; lawyers say DHS is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees; the FBI opened but then quickly closed a civil rights investigation into Jonathan Ross; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend a hearing over his fired colleague Lisa Cook; Kristi Noem denied the use of chemical agents against protestors then quickly backtrac...

Jan 20, 202636 minEp. 1815

Downward Spiral

Monday, January 19th, 2026 Today, the Pentagon is readying 1500 troops for deployment to Minneapolis; newly released police communications show Jonathan Ross was not seriously injured when he murdered Renée Nicole Good; internal communications show major concern among CBS employees about the report that Ross had internal bleeding; DHS is seeking to deport the two men who witnessed the guard murder a detainee at the Fort Bliss concentration camp; Trump just pardoned a meth dealer and pardoned a p...

Jan 19, 202638 minEp. 1814

The Breakdown | Trump’s ICE Narrative CRATERS as TRANSCRIPTS EXPOSE HIM

Law enforcement transcripts prove Jonathan Ross was not seriously injured, and that Renee Good had a pulse when EMS arrived. Plus, the investigation into Walz and Frey is pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/MOQ_0iRpi8g 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://s...

Jan 19, 202626 min

Refried | Biden’s Farewell (feat. John Fugelsang) | 1/17/2025

Friday, January 17th, 2025 President Biden’s farewell speech included a stark warning about oligarchy; Speaker Johnson has ousted House intelligence chair Mike Turner; Rudy Giuliani was a no-show to his bench trial today but Reuters reports that he and Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss have reached a settlement; Minnesota state House Republicans are attempting a political coup; Mark Cuban is willing to fund a TikTok alternative piggybacking off Bluesky’s AT protocol; Trump is attempting to dismantle p...

Jan 18, 20261 hr 3 min
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