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The Daily Beans
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.
Episodes
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The Sooknanan Monologue (feat. Randi Weingarten)
Monday, September 1st, 2025 Today, the Trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night…
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Refried Beans | Smoking Out The Kush (feat. Prof. Anthony Michael Kreis) | 9/1/2023
Friday, September 1st, 2023 In the Hot Notes: the first Proud Boys’ sentences come in at HALF the recommended time by sentencing guidelines; Representative…
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Refried Beans | More on Arlington (feat. John Fugelsang) | 8/30/2024
Friday, August 30th, 2024 More sickening details of Trump’s campaign stunt at Arlington National Cemetery are revealed; 2nd quarter GDP growth has been…
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Misdemeanor Sandwich (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, August 29th, 2025 Today, mayors of blue cities are assembling a united front against the Trump regime; late Wednesday there was a showdown at the…
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Provide For The Common Defense (feat. Naveed Shah)
Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Today, two children have died and 14 other people have been injured in a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis; some FEMA…
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Too Slow Chicken Marengo (feat. Mrs. Frazzled)
Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Today, a Trump appointed judge has thrown out Trump’s case against the entire Maryland bench; leading election denier Cleta…
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How’s Your Eight Friends?
Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 Today, Donald Trump has signed an executive order making flag burning illegal with a mandatory minimum of one year in prison; the…
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Repainting The Rainbow (feat. Joyce Vance)
Monday, August 25th, 2025 Today, the DOJ has released the audio and transcripts of the witness tampering meeting between Todd Blanche and Ghislaine Maxwell…
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Refried Beans | Zero Malarkeys Left to Give (feat. Andrew Weissmann) | Aug 26, 2022
Friday, August 26th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and James Waldron have been beckoned by the Fulton County DA for testimony; two…
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Refried Beans | Bear Witness (feat Harry Dunn; John Fugelsang) | Aug 23, 2024
Friday, August 23rd 2024 We have the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; Elon Musk’s Twitter has revealed its investors in a court…
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Maps No Matter What (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, August 22nd, 2025 Today, the California Assembly has passed the redistricting resolutions and will have a special election this November for voters to…
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A First Time For Everything (feat. Kyle Krahel)
Thursday, August 21st, 2025 Today, Texas State Rep Nicole Collier has filed a writ of habeas corpus with the Travis County district court; Judge Berman rejects…
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Fascist Permission Slip (feat. Martha Barnette)
Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 Today, Texas State Representative Nicole Collier has been locked inside the state house by Republicans; California Republicans…
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Bucket Theory
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 Today, Zelensky meets with Trump and other world leaders in DC as Trump calls for an end to mail in voting; the fifth IRS…
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A Swing District Near You (feat. Tomás Kloosterman)
Monday, August 18th, 2025 Today, Trump staff left sensitive papers on a printer at the hotel hosting the Trump Putin summit; Attorney General Pam Bondi was…
The Daily BeansOperation Save Abortion at Netroots Nation 2025 With Abortion Access Front
Follow along with visuals here This week FBK brings you Operation Save Abortion! It’s a Podcast! It’s a Workshop! It’s a combination podcast workshop! A…
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Refried Beans | Sliding Into Donald's DMs | Aug 16, 2023
Thursday, August 17th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: a former fundraiser for George Santos has been indicted for impersonating Kevin McCarthy’s chief of staff; a…
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Refried Beans | Secretary Of Brain Worms (feat. John Fugelsang) | Aug 15, 2024
Friday, August 16th 2024 Donald Trump asks Judge Merchan to postpone his sentencing until after the election; RFK Jr told Kamala Harris that he would drop out…
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Don’t Poke The Bear (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, August 15th, 2025 Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announces a special election in California to fight back against Republican gerrymandering in Texas; a…
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Safe Passage
Thursday, August 14th, 2025 Today, it appears that Russia is responsible for the hack of the federal court system; the US deficit has increased to $291B…
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Behind The Eight Ball (feat. Adam Klasfeld; Tara Setmayer)
Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 Today, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds the Arkansas ban on gender affirming care; bigot Kim Davis has asked the Supreme…
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The Dictatorship Amps Up
Tuesday, August 12th, 2025 Today, Trump has federalized the Metropolitan Police Department and deployed the National Guard in the District of Columbia…
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Cats Against Fascism (feat. Brittlestar)
Monday, August 11th, 2025 Today, Trump and Putin are going to meet in Alaska this week for talks about Ukraine as Zelensky rejects Trump’s proposal to cede…
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Refried Beans | Weird (feat. Ben Folds) 8/08/2024
Thursday, August 8th 2024 The Georgia Election Board gives local officials new powers to investigate election results; the Trump judge in Alaska that resigned…
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Refried Beans | THE RAID (feat. Andy Kroll) 8/09/22
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the FBI has executed a raid on Trump’s residence at Mar-a-lago in Florida; the Department of Justice alludes to…
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Dinner For Schmucks (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, August 8th, 2025 Today, nearly 2M are on unemployment - the highest number since the pandemic; the Air Force is denying retirement pay to transgender…
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Red Pill Mill (feat. Garrett Graff)
Thursday, August 7th, 2025 Today, Sections 9 and 10 of Article One of the Constitution were removed from the Library of Congress website in what the Trump…
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Hot Tips For Loomer (feat. Samantha Michaels)
Wednesday, August 6th, 2025 Today, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell file letters with the court over the possible release of grand jury…
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Cartographer’s Delight
Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders police to find and arrest Democrats who fled over redistricting; the White House has no…
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Texas’ Dishonorable Legislature
Monday, August 4th, 2025 Today, party preference in the US has shifted back to the Democrats for the first time since 2023; Virginia Giuffre's family responds…
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Refried Beans | INSERT EPIC JUSTICE TITLE HERE | 8/2/2023
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 In the Hot Notes: Donald Trump has been charged with four counts in his plot to overthrow the government in 2020; two Republicans…
The Daily BeansRefried Beans | An Epic Day For Justice (feat. Amanda Litman) | 8/4/2022
Thursday, August 4th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: Alex Jones’ attorney accidentally hands over the entire contents of his phone to the Sandy Hook lawyer; the…
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Moms Against Fun (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, August 1st, 2025 Today, party preference in the US has shifted back to the Democrats for the first time since 2023; Virginia Giuffre's family responds…
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Social Studies (feat. Ben Sheehan)
Thursday, July 31st, 2025 Today, Emil Bove is confirmed to the Third Circuit after it’s revealed the DoJ IG lost whistleblower complaints; CBS unveils new…
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Missing Minute Found (feat. Aya Ibrahim)
Wednesday, July 30th, 2025 Today, Trump told the press that the real reason he ghosted Epstein is because Epstein stole Virginia Giuffre from him; the FBI and…
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Charlotte’s Angels (feat. Charlotte Clymer)
Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 Today, Senators Durbin and Whitehouse demand tapes of Todd Blanche’s witness tampering meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell; a Texas man…
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Oklahoma’s Su-Porn-tendant
Monday, July 28th, 2025 Today, House Democrats asked the Epstein estate to hand over the Epstein birthday book;. New York's Kathy Hochul opens the door to…
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Refried Beans | A Brazen Scheme (feat. Rep. Jamie Raskin) | Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the DoJ has broadened its investigation again by putting Pence’s chief of staff Mark Short and legal counsel Greg…
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Refried Beans | Smear Factory Fact Check (feat. Rep. Gloria Johnson) | Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday, July 24th 2024 Fact checking claims and combating misinformation about Kamala Harris; the Trump Campaign has filed a complaint with the FEC over…
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In Bed With Satan (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, July 25th, 2025 Today, two days after signing a $1.5B deal with Paramount; South Park torches Trump and the network in the season 27 premiere; attorney…
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Squishy Republicans (feat. Yasmin Radjy)
Thursday, July 24th, 2025 Today, Judge Xinis bars ICE from detaining Mr. Abrego in Tennessee and Judge Crenshaw orders Mr. Abrego’s release on bond; The Wall…
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Poop Sand Money (feat. Emily Slatkow)
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025 Today, Mike Johnson has shut down Congress to avoid demands to release the Epstein files; former Louisville Metro Police (LMPD)…
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Hatemongers (feat. Jean Guerrero)
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 Today, Trump removes the Wall Street Journal from his Scotland trip press pool; Donald’s second favorite island and another list; the…
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ICEBlock Retaliation (feat. Kel McClanahan; Carolyn Feinstein)
Monday, July 21st, 2025 Today, Trump has filed a $10B lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal for publishing information about a birthday…
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Refried Beans | SCOTUS Reform (feat. David Pepper) | 7/17/2024
Jul 17, 2024 President Biden could be set to announce major Supreme Court reform efforts including term limits; JD Vance has yet to accept debates with Vice…
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Refried Beans | I am Grot (feat. Rep. Dan Goldman) | 7/21/2023
Friday, July 21st, 2023 In the Hot Notes: weird courtroom drama between Judge Trevor McFadden, special counsel prosecutor John Windom and Trump mob consigliere…
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Strange Things Afoot (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, July 18th, 2025 Today, Senate Judiciary Democrats walk out of the room after Republicans violate the rules and push Emil Bove’s confirmation forward…
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In Bed By Nine (feat. Adam Klasfeld)
Thursday, July 17th, 2025 Today, a federal judge held a hearing in Tennessee on the release of Kilmar Abrego from criminal custody; Democrats scramble to…
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Art Is Resistance (feat. Ben Folds)
Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 Today, ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants are ineligible for bond hearings; Republicans move to block the release of…
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Internment Camp Expansion
Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 Today, the Trump regime is urging red states to build their own concentration camps and he’s going to send them your tax dollars to do…
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Cracks In The Cult
Monday, July 14th, 2025 Today, Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have lost control of the Epstein files narrative and Democrats in Congress are starting to…
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Refried Beans | Pickles in a Tutu | 7/13/2023
Thursday, July 13th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: the Obama stalker has been detained pending trial; FBI director Christopher Wray testified before the house…
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Refried Beans | Gay Furry Hackers (feat. John Fugelsang) | Jul 12, 2024
Jul 12, 2024 Inflation declined in June for the first time since lockdown in May 2020; US and Germany foiled a Russian plot to assassinate an arms manufacturer…
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Texas Tea (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, July 11th, 2025 Today, oh look! The witness the government provided in the Abrego case didn’t have knowledge of Abrego’s situation; Mahmoud Khalil is…
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Practical Magic (feat. Katie Paris)
Thursday, July 10th, 2025 Today, there’s another hearing in the Abrego case this morning after Judge Xinis ordered the government to produce at least one…
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Show Of Farce (feat. Garrett Graff)
Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 Today, the Supreme Court green lights Trump’s order for mass firings across government agencies; President Bukele tells the UN that…
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Local And Vocal (feat. Adam Klasfeld; Ezra Levin)
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 Today, plaintiffs in the lawsuit trying to facilitate due process for all the people trapped in CECOT have filed a bombshell court…
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Unclean Hands (feat. Rick Smith)
Monday, July 7th, 2025 Today, at least 69 people are dead across five counties in Texas after massive flooding that hit as key roles were left vacant at local…
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Refried Beans | I’m My Dog’s Service Animal (feat. Jason Kander) | 7/05/2025
Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: America celebrates Independence Day with another mass shooting; the Oath Keepers defense to seditious conspiracy…
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Refried Beans | Fraud On The Court (feat. Ben LaBolt) | 7/03/2023
In the Hot Notes: the illegitimate Supreme Court killed President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan and gutted LGBTQ+ rights on Friday; the DC Circuit…