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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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Refried Beans | Seventh Kevin (feat. Adrian Fontes) | Jan 4, 2023
1/4/2023In the Hot Notes: Kevin McCarthy loses three more House Speaker votes bringing his loss total to 6; Ukraine offers Russian soldiers a hotline to…
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Penchant For Drama (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, January 3rd, 2025Today, Rudy Giuliani will Zoom in remotely to one of several contempt hearings; we have more information on both the New Orleans and…
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A Touch Of Grace
Thursday, January 2nd, 2025Today, a Tesla truck exploded and caught fire outside of the Trump hotel in Vegas and lightning struck the US Capitol - signaling…
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Ridiculous Puffery
Wednesday, January 1st, 2025Today, the US Departments of Treasury and State have slapped sanctions on Russia and Iran for interfering in the 2024 election; the…
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Flags At Half Staff
Tuesday, December 31st, 2024Today, President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100; the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $5 million New York…
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Ketchup On The News (feat. Dave Aronberg)
Monday, December 30th, 2024Today, Florida authorities say there’ll be no criminal charges against Matt Gaetz for statutory rape because the statute of…
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Gubernatorial Candidate Toni Atkins And Author Brian Cuban (feat. Toni Atkins; Brian Cuban)
Gubernatorial candidate Toni Atkins discusses her historic political journey and vision for California, and Brian Cuban shares his recovery story and new book…
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Know Your Rights (feat. Monica Hopkins)
Monica Hopkins is the executive director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia, she joins Allison to the ACLU's strategies to combat mass deportations…
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Ballot Initiatives (feat. Chris Melody Fields Figueroa)
Take it to the states! Ballot initiatives can be a very useful tool to counteract and mitigate much of what Trump plans to do.Chris Melody Fields Figueredo -…
The Daily BeansThe Matt Gaetz Ethics Report | Part 2
The House Ethics Repot on Matt Gaetz is finally here.Part 2https://ethics.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Committee-Report.pdf Reminder - you can see the…
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The 8th and H Case (feat. Shannon Lynch)
Shannon Lynch is the producer and host of The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case Podcast.Shannon tells the story of the men who were wrongfully convicted of a heinous…
The Daily BeansThe Matt Gaetz Ethics Report | Part 1
The House Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz is finally here.https://ethics.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Committee-Report.pdf Reminder - you can see the pod…
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We Can Chill Energy Transfer (feat. Deepa Padmanabha)
Monday, December 23, 2024 Deepa Padmanabha, Greenpeace USA’s Chief Legal Officer joins Allison to talk about the legal tactics Energy Transfer is taking…
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Refried Beans |Random Acts of She-Ra | Dec 23, 2021
Dec 23, 2021In the Hot Notes: Donald files his appeal to the Supreme Court in his bid to block the National Archives from handing documents over to the 1/6…
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Refried Beans | RIP Rudy’s Wallet | Dec 17, 2023
Monday, December 18th, 2023Rudy Giuliani must pay Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss nearly $150M; Congress passes a bill prohibiting the President from unilaterally…
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Red Hot Incompetence Zone (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, December 20th, 2024Today, the Georgia state Court of Appeals disqualifies Fani Willis from the 2020 election subversion case; Elon Musk forces a…
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Weird House Dynamics
Thursday, December 19th, 2024Today, the House Ethics Committee voted in secret December 5th to release the Matt Gaetz report; how we lost an incredibly…
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Not Immune
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024Today, Judge Juan Merchan rules that Trump evidence in the 34 felony count conviction is not subject to immunity; AOC loses her…
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Crash Report
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024Today, Trump wants to scrap the car crash reporting requirement that Elon Musk and Tesla oppose; Justin Trudeau’s top lieutenant…
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The ABCs of Capitulation
Monday, December 16th, 2024Today, more corporate media including ABC and Jeff Bezos are capitulating to Donald Trump’s administration; a Coast Guard commander…
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Refried Beans | Trump Chickens Out | Dec 10, 2023
Monday, December 11th, 2023The Texas Supreme Court blocks a woman’s hard-fought battle to receive life saving healthcare; President Zelenskyy is set to meet…
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Refried Beans | An Official Proceeding (feat. Brian Klaas) | Dec 15, 2021
December 15, 2021In the Hot Notes: Congress votes to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress; top Pence aid Kieth Kellogg is cooperating with the…
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Trading Places (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, December 13th, 2024Today, a Department of Justice inspector general report finds that there were exactly zero undercover FBI agents at the Capitol on…
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All Of A Sudden
Thursday, December 12th, 2024Today, a judge blocks the sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to the Onion; Donald Trump is already facing Republican backlash against…
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A Market For The Truth (feat. Harry Litman)
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024Today, New York Attorney General Tish James says she’s not going to drop the $450M civil fraud case against Trump just because he…
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Beat The Clock
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024Today, the authorities have arrested “the adjuster” in Altoona Pennsylvania for the shooting of the United Healthcare CEO; the…
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The VA Privatization Scam
Monday, December 9th, 2024Today, the Assad regime in Syria has fallen and Russian state media says he has fled to Moscow; ex-Proud Boys leader delivers…
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Refried Beans | Electric Caribou (feat. Glenn Kirschner) | Dec 5, 2021
December 5, 2021In 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…
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Refried Beans | DOMA Funeral (feat. Ali Zaidi) | Dec 9, 2022
Friday, December 9th, 2022In the Hot Notes: the DoJ asks Judge Beryl Howell to hold the Trump team in contempt of court in the documents case; Brittney Griner…
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Stealing Jesus (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, December 6th, 2024Today, the Biden Whitehouse is weighing preemptive pardons for potential Trump targets; a reporter finds that GOP led states are…
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Organize In Opposition (feat. Rep. Dan Goldman)
Thursday, December 5th, 2024Today, Trump considers replacing Hegseth with either Ron DeSantis or Jonie Ernst for Secretary of Defense; the CEO of United Health…
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Bird Watching
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024Today, the conservative President of South Korea invoked martial law which was quickly voted down by Parliament; TEN current and…
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Highest Of Low Regard (feat. Wajahat Ali)
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024Today, Proud Boy and convicted seditionist Enrique Tarrio could testify at an upcoming trial; President Biden and his son Hunter…
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Full And Unconditional
Monday, December 2nd, 2024Today, journalists are now flocking to Bluesky from Twitter because of the toxic environment on Elon Musk’s social media platform…
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Refried Beans | Dial W for Willard (feat Hugo Lowell) | Nov 29, 2021
Nov 29, 2021In the Hot Notes: the 1/6 Select Committee will vote Wednesday to refer former DoJ official Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt of congress, the…
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Refried Beans | Authoritarian Creep | Nov 29, 2023
Thursday, November 30th, 2023In the Hot Notes: Students for Trump cofounder Ryan Fournier has been arrested for assaulting a woman with a gun; Donald Trump is…
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Stop and Smell the Trainwreck (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, November 29th, 2024Today, a special edition of the Daily Beans. I’ll be going over David Corn's investigative reporting on Tulsi Gabbard, and a brief…
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Grateful For You
Thursday, November 28th, 2024Today, Elon Musk is targeting federal civil servants by name on Twitter; Jim Comer’s star witness Alexander Smirnov is hit with a…
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Rudy Is Big Mad
Wednesday, November 27th, 2024Today, Trump finally signs the transition agreement but refuses to agree to the part that limits his donations and requires him…
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A Sad Day For Justice
Tuesday, November 26th, 2024Today, Jack Smith files motions to dismiss the charges against Donald Trump in both federal cases; Elon Musk admits that Twitter is…
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Buyer Beware
Monday, November 25th, 2024Today, Trump is readying a slough of new executive orders on day one including rescinding the leave policy in for military…
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Refried Beans | We All Saw It (feat. Dan Przygoda) | Nov 20, 2023
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023Today, in the Hot Notes: the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals deals a devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act; the Supreme Court…
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Refried Beans | Beaucoup Crimes (feat. Glenn Kirschner) Nov 22, 2021
Nov 22, 2021In the Hot Notes: the January 6th Committee has subpoenaed Roger Stone and Alex Jones; leaked text messages show rally organizers were…
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Lap Dog Replacement (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, November 22nd, 2024Today, Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration for attorney general amidst reports he had two sexual encounters with an underage…
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People-Centered Power (feat. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo)
Thursday, November 21st, 2024Today, the House Ethics Committee votes to block the release of the Gaetz report but they’ve agreed to keep working and will meet…
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The Cost Of Doing Nothing (feat. Andrea Pitzer)
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024Today, DA Alvin Bragg tells Judge Juan Merchan that he’s not going to drop the charges against Donald Trump; Nancy Mace…
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Believe You Me
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024Today, two women testified to the House Ethics Committee that they were paid by Matt Gaetz for sex; Elon Musk is reportedly butting…
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Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One
Monday, November 18th, 2024Today, President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long range US weapons inside Russia; a woman testified to the House Ethics…
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Refried Beans |Ominous Rhetoric (feat. Harry Dunn) | 11/12/2023
Monday, November 13th, 2023Hot Notes: Donald Trump’s speech at a New Hampshire rally channels Hitler and other fascist authoritarians; Special Counsel Jack…
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Refried Beans | Adopt a Striker (feat. Rick Smith) | 11/16/2021
Nov 16, 2021In 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…
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Polio Approved (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, November 15th, 2024Today, the satire publication The Onion has purchased Alex Jones’ Infowars; federal authorities have caught the swatter and charged…
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Hair On Fire
Thursday, November 14th, 2024Today, trump has nominated Matt Gaetz to be the attorney general; Trump has drafted an executive order to purge disloyal three and…
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We’re Sorry Or You’re Welcome
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024Today, Putin's spy chief Nikolai Patrushev says Russia helped Trump win the Presidential election and makes a veiled threat that…
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Recount Account
Tuesday, November 12th, 2024Today, the Harris Victory Fund is starting to divert donations to a recount effort; Dave McCormick says he’s going to attend Senate…
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Microdosing Hope
Monday, November 11th, 2024Today, Montana state Democrats see legislative gains after redistricting; US retailers dependent on foreign goods are preparing to…
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Refried Beans | Carefully, Precisely, Surgically (feat. Amanda Litman) | Nov 7, 2022
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022In the Hot Notes; it’s election day in America as people flock to the polls in record numbers; Republicans seek to block military…
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Refried Beans | A Dirty, Nasty Business (feat. Peter Strzok) | Nov 8, 2021
Nov 8, 2021In the Hot Notes: A new round of indictments from the January 6th Committee; Ted Cruz lashes out at Big Bird; the 5th Circuit Court has stayed…