Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 Today, Republicans decry Virginia’s passage of the redistricting referendum despite being the ones who started it in Texas; Congressional Democrats demand Kash Patel submit to an alcohol abuse screening; Trump’s DoJ files an 11 count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center; a federal appeals court blocks a California law requiring federal agents to wear identification; a federal judge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation suit against Frank Figliuzzi; the president...
Apr 23, 2026•58 min•Ep. 1883
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 Today, it’s TACO Tuesday as Trump announces an indefinite ceasefire in Iran hours ahead of the expiration of the last two week ceasefire; Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress just minutes before a hearing on whether she should be expelled; the Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s under criminal investigation by Trump’s Justice Department; Donald’s approval rating hits an all time low (again); the EU’s top court found that Hungary’s anti L...
Apr 22, 2026•57 min•Ep. 1882
Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 Today, Kash Patel is suing the Atlantic for $250M over excessive drinking claims; a man facing divorce kills 8 children in a shooting rampage including 7 of his own; surveillance tech giant Palantir posts a dystopian manifesto on Twitter; a Pennsylvania court rules a Medicaid abortion ban is unconstitutional; the Supreme Court will hear a case about Catholic preschools allowing children of same sex couples to attend; the Onion signs a deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infow...
Apr 21, 2026•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 1881
Monday, April 20th, 2026 Today, FBI director Kash Patel says he’s suing the Atlantic after Sarah Fitzpatrick reported sources told her Kash Patel repeatedly drinks to excess; Congress passes a stop-gap to fund warrantless surveillance for ten days while deliberations continue; Donald Trump is in talks with himself to award himself $10B of our money; the Department of Justice is now demanding ballots from the 2024 election in the Detroit area; Alito and Thomas say they’re not planning to retire t...
Apr 20, 2026•38 min•Ep. 1880
Monday, April 20th, 2026 Stronger Together The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate 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 Bluesky , D...
Apr 20, 2026•13 min
Allison speaks with the former deputy director of the FBI about allegations made by Kash Patel which he denies and Patel says he is suing The Atlantic for their reporting. 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=short Follow the Podcast on...
Apr 20, 2026•23 min
Monday, April 14th, 2025 The Trump administration once again defies court orders - this time in the Abrego Garcia case; a disgraced former cop is found to have been the person that led to the deportation of the stylist to CECOT; the Federal Trade Commission's blockbuster antitrust case against Meta kicks off today in the District of Columbia; the Social Security Administration is shifting to Twitter posts for official messaging after cuts to communications staff; Trump floated a plan to exempt h...
Apr 19, 2026•55 min
Friday, April 21st, 2023 In the Hot Notes; Boris Epshteyn talks to investigators in the Special Counsel’s office, Mike Lindell loses a $5M arbitration; the judge in the E. Jean Carroll case responds to Tacopina’s request for jury instructions about Donald's potential absence; a top Republican lawyer is caught on audio decrying the youth vote; a GOP leader who voted to expel the Tennessee Three has resigned after sexual harassment allegations; the charges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped; t...
Apr 18, 2026•58 min
Friday, April 17th, 2026 Today, the Hennepin County DA has charged an ICE agent with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge; House lawmakers have filed 5 impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth; Tulsi Gabbard has referred the Ukraine whistleblower and the IG at the time to the DOJ for criminal prosecution; a federal judge sets new limits on Trump’s ballroom construction; the Saudis are backing away from LIV Golf under mounting financial pressures; a jury ha...
Apr 17, 2026•56 min•Ep. 1879
Friday, April 17th, 2026 Pulpit Fiction Nice Job Lying to Save Face Operation Dildo Blitz Free The Alabama Penis The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate 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 , MS...
Apr 17, 2026•9 min
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 Today, members of Jeanine Pirro’s office made an unannounced visit to the Federal Reserve and were turned away; Donald is now straight up threatening to fire Jerome Powell if he doesn’t resign; the US is sending thousands more troops to Iran despite claiming the war is over; Senate Republicans and Fetterman have once again blocked a War Powers Resolution to rein in Trump; Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans school walkouts and protects conservative speakers; mass civil r...
Apr 16, 2026•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1878
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 Today, Pam Bondi fails to show up for her deposition in Congress; new allegations emerge against Eric Swalwell as both he and Tony Gonzales officially resign from Congress; Jamie Raskin has introduced legislation in the House setting up the process to remove Trump under the 25th Amendment; an appeals court once again blocks judge Boasberg's criminal contempt proceedings against the government for failing to turn the planes bound for CECOT around; Virginia Governor Abi...
Apr 15, 2026•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 1877
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 Today, Eric Swalwell has resigned from Congress as the Congressional Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into him; a federal judge has dismissed Trump’s $10B defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal; Republican Mike Lawler is dragged by voters at a Republican town hall in New York; Pope Leo pushes back on Trump’s threats over his response to the war in Iran; Minnesota is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping; the Pr...
Apr 14, 2026•36 min•Ep. 1876
Allison posits that Melania’s bizarre press conference is about getting out ahead of something. 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=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free...
Apr 13, 2026•18 min
Monday, April 13th, 2026 Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell is under criminal investigation in Manhattan after allegations of sexual assault were reported by the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN; authoritarian Victor Orban has conceded after a stunning election loss after 16 years of rule in Hungary; a federal judge is forcing the Trump administration to answer for Renee Good’s killing; Trump has promised mass pardons to staff when he leaves office; a surprise inspection finds ICE stuffing migrants...
Apr 13, 2026•36 min•Ep. 1875
Monday, April 13th 2026 You Can't Take JD Vance Anywhere Peace Talks Collapse Clown Administration Orban Loses in Landslide Happy Birthday, Dana The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate 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 (@m...
Apr 13, 2026•11 min
Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 Stocks take another dive as the Trump regime plays fast and loose with tariffs; the en banc panel for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox to their jobs at the NLRB and MSRP; the North Carolina Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling requiring 65,000 people to cure their ballots; NIH researchers have made a cancer breakthrough but layoffs are delaying it; a second unvaccinated child has died of measles and RFK J...
Apr 12, 2026•59 min
Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 The Arizona Supreme Court has lifted a stay on an 1864 law making abortion illegal in nearly all circumstances; Jack Smith files his immunity brief to the the Supreme Court; Trump Media stock has erased all of its gains since going public; the courts deny another Trump motion to delay the election interference trial; the parents of a school shooter James and Jennifer Crumbley are sentenced to over 10 years in prison; Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are in more trouble; th...
Apr 11, 2026•1 hr 2 min
Friday, April 10th, 2026 Today, Melania Trump holds a bizarre press conference denying ties to Epstein and Maxwell; House Republicans block Democrats’ War Powers Resolution; dissension in the ranks as US military members contradict Hegseth about the deadly attack in Kuwait; the Pentagon threatened the Pope and the Vatican causing the cancellation of a papal visit to the US in 2026; the White House is using foreign steel to build Trump’s ballroom; Victor Orban told Putin in a leaked call that he ...
Apr 10, 2026•59 min•Ep. 1874
Friday, April 10th, 2026 Melania’s Bizarre Presser The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate 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 Blu...
Apr 10, 2026•12 min
Thursday, April 9th, 2026 Today, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli ceasefire violations; FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatens CNN after they read a statement from Iran; as expected, Pam Bondi is refusing to comply with her subpoena to be deposed by House Oversight next week; Wisconsinites secure a liberal state Supreme Court until at least 2030 while Shawn Harris makes massive gains in MTG’s old district; a man is in critical condition after another ICE shooting in California; the T...
Apr 09, 2026•44 min•Ep. 1873
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 Today, Donald Trump says a whole civilization will die tonight at 8 PM ET unless a deal is struck; the US is weighing a deadline extension as Tehran considers Pakistan’s ceasefire request; Bibi Netanyahu pitched the war plan in the sit-room on February 11th and Rubio, Vance, Caine, Ratcliffe, Wiles and Cheung were against it; the Pentagon’s new plan attempts to justify war crimes in Iran; Olympians Rapinoe and Bird slam the International Olympic Committee’s trans ban; ...
Apr 08, 2026•37 min•Ep. 1872
Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 Today, new video from the Times shows that the ICE agents who shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis lied about being attacked with a shovel; the Supreme Court is poised to allow the DOJ to dismiss the charges against Steve Bannon; the Trump administration is ending civil rights settlements for trans students; a child immigrant suffered sexual abuse in federal custody; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, DailyLook For 50% off your first order, head to DailyLook....
Apr 07, 2026•38 min•Ep. 1871
Monday, April 6th, 2026 Today, Donald Trump calls for war crimes in a profanity laden Easter Sunday threat to Iran sayinig “open the fuckin’ strait you crazy bastards”; the Department of Homeland Security inspector general has launched an investigation into Corey Lewandowski’s bribe scheme; Trump’s new budget proposal includes privatizing the TSA; the Iranian strike on the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia caused more damage than previously reported; the Department of Homeland Security pauses plans to ...
Apr 06, 2026•34 min•Ep. 1870
Monday, April 6th, 2026 Sane Washing The Daily beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work at https://itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate 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 Bluesky , Dana Go...
Apr 06, 2026•10 min
Today, Allison talks with Anna Bower at Lawfare about an embarrassing error by a top DOJ official that could impact the outcome of the motion Fulton County officials filed to retrieve the ballots seized in the FBI raid. 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=...
Apr 06, 2026•38 min
Monday, April 3rd, 2023 In the Hot Notes; Jack Smith has amassed a mountain of new evidence in the documents obstruction case; founding member of Fugees Pras Michel is on trial for his crimes related to the Jho Low 1MDB case; preparations are underway for Donald’s Arraignment in Manhattan this Tuesday; the Manhattan DA’s office sends another heated letter to House Republicans; plus AG delivers your Good News. Follow our guest: Joan Biskupic https://twitter.com/JoanBiskupic/ https://joanbiskupic....
Apr 05, 2026•48 min
Friday, April 3rd, 2026 Bondi Is Out Still at War in Iran Trump Tries More Voter Suppression You can subscribe to Beans Talk anywhere you get your podcasts or watch the videos on YouTube 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=short Follow...
Apr 04, 2026•17 min
Friday, April 8, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice is investigating the 15 boxes of classified material Donald stole from the White House; the New York Attorney General asks the court to hold Donald in civil contempt; the Manhattan DA says he’s continuing Cy Vance’s investigation into Trump despite the resignations of Pomerantz and Dunne; two men were arrested in DC For impersonating federal officers and giving gifts to Secret Service agents including an agent protecting the First...
Apr 04, 2026•45 min
Friday, April 3rd, 2026 Today, Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi with eyes on Lee Zeldin as her replacement; the Senate sends their partial government funding package back to the House to give them a second chance to pass it; veterans are losing their homes after Trump killed a VA home loan program; DOJ Office of Legal Counsel has written a memo saying presidents don’t have to turn their records over to the government; Trump’s address to the nation tanked stocks and sent oil prices high...
Apr 03, 2026•46 min•Ep. 1869