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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

Dumb And Dangerous (feat. Adam Klasfeld)

Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 Today, the Pentagon announces the 8th service member death in the Iran War; Republican Kevin Kiley from California is leaving the Republican party to run as an Independent; two people were taken into custody after a pair “suspicious devices” were ignited Saturday during anti-Islam protests outside of Gracie Mansion; US intelligence intercepted messages that Iran may be be activating sleeper cells; Anthropic AI is suing the Pentagon over their supply chain risk designati...

Mar 10, 20261 hr 11 minEp. 1851

Garbage Out, Garbage In

Monday, March 9th, 2026 Today, Kristi Noem is out as Homeland Security Secretary and Trump has nominated Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her; Republican Representative Tony Gonzalez has dropped out of his race amid a House Ethics probe into his affair with a staffer; Trump is adding anti trans provisions to the SAVE Act; the president has privately shown interest in boots on the ground in Iran; the US economy lost 92,000 jobs in February; a New York Times analysis shows a school w...

Mar 09, 202643 minEp. 1850

Trump-Epstein BLACKMAIL SCHEME Surfaced JUST BEFORE DEATH | The Breakdown Audio

Epstein and Trump discussed blackmail, and the newly released files show it was reported three days before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/kVe1cGzW_Rc 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=...

Mar 08, 202619 min

Refried Beans | The Art Of The Kneel (feat. John Fugelsang) | 3/7/2025

March 7, 2025 Governor Gavin Newsom opposes trans athletes in women’s sports; Trump held a Cabinet meeting today to clarify to his agency heads that they're in charge of ruining people's lives and not Elon Musk; a federal judge has held Mike Lindell in contempt for failure to comply with disclosure in the Smartmatic defamation case; judges face increased threats after being called out by Musk; Trump has exempted some automakers from tariffs; Musk suggests the US should privatize the Postal Servi...

Mar 08, 20261 hr 5 min

Refried Beans | Time To Pay Up (feat. John Fugelsang) | 3/8/2024

Friday, March 8th, 2024 Judge Kaplan denies Trump’s last minute bid to stay his payment to E. Jean Carroll; the Navy stripped Ronny Jackson of his rank before he left the military; Jack Smith has filed his opposition to Trump’s motion to dismiss the espionage and obstruction charges against him; Dean Phillips and Nikki Haley have dropped out of the presidential race; Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after a failed lawsuit against Christopher Steele; Jared Kushner has been subpoenaed by an ex-T...

Mar 07, 202646 min

Odds And Ends (feat. John Fugelsang; Adam Klasfeld)

Friday, March 6th, 2026 Today, Fugelsang Friday and Allison catches up with Adam Klasfeld. Thank You, IQBAR Text DAILYBEANS to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply. Guest: John Fugelsang Tell Me Everything|John Fugelsang , The John Fugelsang Podcast , John Fugelsang|Substack , @johnfugelsang|Bluesky , @JohnFugelsang|Twitter Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang - OUT NOW! Guest: Adam Klasfeld All Rise News @allrisenews|Bluesky , ...

Mar 06, 20261 hr 1 minEp. 1849

Reason Number 14

Thursday, March 5th, 2026 Today, massive Democratic turnout yesterday in the first major primary of the election season; Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff undermined diplomatic talks in Iran; the Ayatollah's hard-line son is the lead candidate to take his place; the US is now taking military action in Ecuador; a US submarine has sunk an Iranian battleship 9,000 miles away widening the war zone; and the House Oversight Committee is requesting depositions from 7 more individuals as part of the Epstein i...

Mar 05, 202636 minEp. 1848

Donald Dog Walked Into War

Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 Today, the Supreme Court made two shadow docket rulings Monday night that will negatively impact trans people and black and brown voters; the Trump administration does a 180 on dropping their appeals against major law firms; Howard Lutnick will testify behind closed doors in the Epstein matter; Kristi Noem is hung out to dry in a Senate hearing; Trump admits he has no evacuation plan for the Middle East as he comes up with another excuse for starting a war with Iran; N...

Mar 04, 202640 minEp. 1847

Coming For Bovino

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 Today, The Hennepin County DA is criminally investigating Gregory Bovino and others actions during Operation Metro Surge; the House Oversight Committee has released the video depositions of Bill and Hillary Clinton; Florida has cut off 12,000 people from receiving their HIV medication; Scouting America abandons its DEI policies under an agreement with the Pentagon; the DOJ examined 7 men in an Epstein probe but none were charged; and Allison and Dana read your Good News;...

Mar 03, 202638 minEp. 1846

Beans Talk | Bibi and Donald Blow up The World

Monday, March 2, 2026 Allison is Back The FIFA Peace Prize Winner, Folks There’s Always A Tweet Why Is Trump Bombing Iran Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Beans Talk Videos 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 - Fac...

Mar 02, 202624 min

The Epstein-Day War (feat. Project Salt Box)

Monday, March 2nd, 2026 Today, Donald Trump and Bibi Netanyahu have initiated a war with Iran; Democratic lawmakers call for Congress to return to DC to vote on a War Powers Resolution; a federal judge says the Trump administration is intentionally violating immigration law; the Pentagon has shot down one of our own drones; artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has told the Department of Defense it refuses to surveil Americans or build fully autonomous weapons for the government; Democrats say...

Mar 02, 20261 hr 8 minEp. 1845

Refried Beans | Out Of Koch Money | 2/27/2024

Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 Ken Chesebro concealed secret Twitter account communications from Michigan prosecutors; Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has asked for a gag order in the upcoming election interference hush money trial of Donald Trump; Russia tied hackers issue a ransom for Fulton County trial documents; GOP Rep Ken Buck has issued a 25th Amendment resolution for President Joe Biden; Fani Willis and Nathan Wade had to change their phone numbers after they were published on social media; a ha...

Mar 01, 202638 min

Refried Beans | American ID Crisis (feat. Kat Calvin) | 3/1/2023

Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 In the Hot Notes; a showdown between the FBI and the DoJ over the surprise search of Mar-a-Lago; Matt Gaetz tries to gotcha Biden’s Under Secretary of Defense by accidentally introducing propaganda from the People’s Republic of China; an intelligence review finds the Havana Syndrome is not caused by an energy weapon or a foreign adversary; Congressional Dem leaders send a letter to Fox News following the Dominion lawsuit revelations; plus AG delivers your Good News. Dan...

Feb 28, 202650 min

Fascist Hood Ornament (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, February 27th, 2026 Today, Trump is seeking unconstitutional power over our elections; the Trump administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota; Kansas has sent letters to trans people demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses; a Nobel winner is stepping down as head of Columbia's Brain Institute over his ties to Epstein; and Dana reads your Good News while Allison is on vacation. Thank You, Mint Mobile Make the switch! MINTMOBILE.com/DAILYBEANS Thank You, Shopi...

Feb 27, 202652 minEp. 1844

Three Miles To Mar-a-Lago (feat. Cliff Cash)

Thursday, February 26th, 2026 Today, the Supreme Court deals a setback to ICE detention contractor in fight over detainee work; a Judge says the government may not search devices seized from a Washington Post reporter; a judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s ‘third country’ deportation policy is unlawful; Pete Kegseth is hell bent on trying to punish Mark Kelly; Larry Summers has resigned at Harvard over his connection to the Epstein Files; and Dana reads your Good News while Allison i...

Feb 26, 202641 minEp. 1843

Trump’s Missing Files

Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 Today, a federal grand jury in D.C. unanimously rejected the attempt to indict six lawmakers who told military and intelligence community members on social media not to obey unlawful orders; Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a DEA probe; Rep. Tony Gonzales is facing mounting pressure from his own party over affair allegations, Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H have failed; the Justice Department has withheld and removed even more Epstein Files rela...

Feb 25, 202644 minEp. 1842

Spill The ICE Tea

Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 Today, the Mexican military had killed a cartel boss in a US backed raid; an ICE whistleblower has come forward to testify before Congress; longevity influencer Peter Attia leaves CBS News amid Epstein Files fallout; a new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers; SJ the Yosemite park ranger who was fired after hanging the transgender flag in the park, is suing the Department of Interior; and Dana delivers your Good News and Allison is on vacat...

Feb 24, 202643 minEp. 1841

Freed From Liberation Day

Monday, February 23rd, 2026 Today, an armed man has been fatally shot at Mar-a-Lago, a Judge scolded Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing their douche glasses at a social media trial; the labor secretary’s husband has been barred from the department after sexual assault reports; DHS admits it’s website showcasing the “worst of the worst” immigrants is full of shit; the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs; and Dana delivers your Good News and Allison is on vacation. Thank You, HomeC...

Feb 23, 202640 minEp. 1840

The Breakdown Audio | Trump Election Threat Triggers Emergency Drills to Stop Him

Allison speaks with Simon Rosenberg about midterm election security, and how Secretaries of State are running table-top exercises on how to prepare for Trump possibly physically interfering with election infrastructure. Watch the video . 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-...

Feb 23, 202638 min

Refried Beans | It’s Not Rocket Science (feat. Renato Mariotti) | 2/22/2023

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 The foreperson of the Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury speaks on the record for the first time; the SEC has fined the Mormon Church for hiding $32B behind shell companies; Kevin McCarthy’s apparent deal with Tucker Carlson to share the 1/6 video footage has surprised some top Capitol Security Officials; an inside look at the bipartisan odd couple joining forces to battle election deniers in Arizona; plus AG delivers your Good News. Dana was traveling. Renat...

Feb 22, 202648 min

Refried Beans | A Man is Not a Plan (feat. Rep. Jared Moskowitz) | 2/19/2024

Monday, February 19th, 2024 Judge Engoron fines Donald Trump and his associates $364M and bars Trump from running a business in New York for 3 years; the immunity issue has been fully briefed to the Supreme Court; Comer’s star witness in his impeachment investigation into Joe Biden has been indicted for making false statements to Bill Barr’s DoJ; Fani Willis and her father both testify in the recusal hearing in Fulton County; Putin dissident Alexei Navalny has died in a Russian prison camp; Trum...

Feb 21, 20261 hr 4 min

Beans Talk | Keep Calm And Arrest Pedos

Beans Talk has its own audio feed. You can listen to Beans Talk wherever you get your podcasts, search “Beans Talk” (two words) in your favorite podcast app or check out the link: https://beans-talk.simplecast.com/ KEEP CALM AND ARREST PEDOS SPILL THE TEA TIME FOR ANDREW WHAT A DEMOCRACY DOES WITH INSURRECTIONISTS SLEEPY DON’S BORED OF PEACE OUR VP IS SHITTY OPEN MICER VA HALTS AN UNPOPULAR RULE USA USA USA! Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakd...

Feb 20, 202615 min

Justice Envy (feat. John Fugelsang)

Friday, February 20th, 2026 Today, the New Mexico attorney general has re-opened a criminal probe into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch; Prince Andrew has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct over ties to Epstein; the former South Korean president has been sentenced to life in prison for his coup attempt; a federal judge has thrown out Trump’s mass deportation policy as the administration readies to arrest 100K refugees; a Pro-Trump Texas woman who made series of violent threats is missing after failin...

Feb 20, 202652 minEp. 1839

Cultural Asbestos (feat. Phil Williams)

Thursday, February 19th, 2026 Today, Fulton County blasts the search warrant affidavit for its election offices as blatantly unconstitutional; a group of non-profits is suing the Trump administration over the Stonewall Pride flag removal; ICE officers raided Dilley concentration camp dormitories to confiscate and destroy letters from children held there; Steven Colbert bites back and CBS lawyers’ statement on the Talarico interview; the Trump administration just slashed veterans’ disability bene...

Feb 19, 20261 hr 3 minEp. 1838

Brick By Brick (feat. Jocelyn Benson)

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 Today, Stephen Colbert says CBS refused to air his interview with James Talarico over FCC fears; a federal judge has ruled that ICE cannot detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia; DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin is leaving her job; Hyatt Hotel’s executive chairman is stepping down over the Epstein Files; Kristi Noem diverted a Coast Guard search and rescue plane to deport migrants; Democrats send a counteroffer on ICE reforms to Republicans as the DHS shutdown continues; ci...

Feb 18, 202658 minEp. 1837

For-Profit Dehumanization

Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 Today, Minnesota says the FBI had formally refused to share evidence in the Alex Pretti murder; the DOJ has sent a letter to the Congress attempting to justify their redactions and withholdings of Epstein Files; a federal judge has ordered the restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits; sick detainees describe horrible conditions at a concentration camp operated by Core Civic; Nevada sex workers are pushing an historic fight to unionize; and Allison and Dana delive...

Feb 17, 202646 minEp. 1836

Beans Talk | DHS is Watching You

Did you know that Beans Talk has its own podcast feed?" https://beans-talk.simplecast.com/ BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING FISA HYPOCRISY REPUBLICANS: DON’T TREAD ON ME. TREAD ON THEM! CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON VOTING 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 Blue...

Feb 16, 202615 min

Script Flip (feat. Heather Cox Richardson)

Monday, February 16th, 2026 Today, the feds got caught lying again about an assault on ICE officers and are forced to dismiss the charges; Homeland Security is demanding social media sites hand over data on anti-ICE users; Ring cameras cut their ties to Flock surveillance after political backlash; Russ Vought is using USAID funds to pay for his security detail; the puppy killer side piece Corey Lewandowski demanded a government issued firearm; a judge ends the deportation case for the father of ...

Feb 16, 20261 hr 20 minEp. 1835

The Breakdown Audio | Trump Caught Breaking the Law in Epstein Spy Scandal

Allison and Katie Phang discuss how republicans broke the law when they clandestinely spied on Democratic lawmakers who were trying to provide oversight to protect Epstein survivors. You can watch the video here: Trump Caught Breaking the Law in Epstein Spy Scandal 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...

Feb 16, 202633 min

Refried Beans | Bootleg Grover (feat. Barb McQuade) | Feb 15, 2024

Thursday, February 15th, 2024 At least one person is dead after a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade; two hearings take place today in the Trump crime saga - a Fulton County hearing on recusal of DA Fani Willis in Fulton County, and a hearing on motions to dismiss the hush money charges in Manhattan; Jack Smith has filed his response to Trump’s application for a stay with SCOTUS; Democrat Tom Suozzi wins George Santos’ old seat; the House has voted to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas; a coo...

Feb 15, 202654 min
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