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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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ICE Snatches Military Families (feat. Stephanie Mencimer)
Thursday, August 6, 2026 Today, Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan and Amendments 4 and 5 go down hard in Missouri; new polling says voters prefer Democrats on…
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The Worst AG In U.S. History
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Today, the Senate confirmed pedophile protector and Trump’s personal attorney Todd Blanche to be the Attorney General of the United…
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ICE Stole Kids' Drawings
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Today, Cornyn and Tillis cave as Todd Blanche writes a legally dubious rescission of the Slush Fund but keeps Trump’s tax immunity in…
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Ready, Shoot, Aim
Monday, August 3, 2026 Today, Donald Trump has appealed his Slush Fund and tax immunity case as Cornyn and Tillis try to reach a deal with Todd Blanche ahead…
The Daily BeansBeans Talk | Trump Wants to Have His Slush Fund and Kill It, Too
Monday, August 3, 2026 Support Transgender Athletes Trump Really Wants His Slush Fund Rand Paul Town Hall Moxie Moment…
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The Breakdown | Trump DOJ makes Stunning Epstein Admission in Court
The DOJ has turned over some unredacted Epstein files for review by a judge pursuant to a court order and admitted at least one redaction error. Allison Gill…
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Refried Beans | Charlotte’s Angels (feat. Charlotte Clymer) | 7.29.2025
July 29th, 2025 Senators Durbin and Whitehouse demand tapes of Todd Blanche’s witness tampering meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell; a Texas man sues a California…
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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…
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Political Gravity (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, July 31, 2026 Today, Tillis and Cornyn met again with the DOJ to try to hammer out a deal on the Slush Fund and Trump tax immunity; Todd Blanche has…
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Blanche Nom Stalled
Thursday, July 30, 2026 Today, Senator Cornyn cancelled a meeting with Todd Blanche Wednesday morning because Blanche didn’t have the Slush Fund rescission in…
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Slush Fund Standoff
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Today, Senator Cornyn says he won’t vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination without a written rescission of the Slush Fund and tax…
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DC Is Occupied (feat. Miles Taylor)
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Today, Three people are dead and several injured after a mass shooting at the Seattle Center; Donald Trump is begging the Supreme Court…
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Miscounted Casualties
Monday, July 27, 2026 Today, Donald Trump TACOs again on major Iran war escalation as administration officials worry about running out of munitions; the…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown | Trump DOJ Falls Apart In Court
Allison is joined by legal reporter Anna Bower, who was inside the courtroom as a federal judge sharply rebuked Trump Justice Department lawyers over their…
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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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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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Justice For The Hortmans (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, July 24, 2026 Today, the DOJ has withdrawn its New York Times subpoenas; the man who shot Melissa Hortman and others in Minnesota has been sentenced to…
The Daily BeansBeans Talk | Gym Jordan Refers Jack Smith To DOJ
Friday, July 24, 2026 Go To Defiance.org/beans For Months Free Jack Smith Criminally Referred To DOJ Moxie Moment: This is what it’s all about ❤️ (via…
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Trump’s Nuclear Proliferation
Thursday, July 23, 2026 Today, a modeling scout who connected women to Epstein has been found dead in France; Donald Trump has just approved a deal with Saudi…
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The People’s Purse
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Today, RFK Jr pauses a billion dollars in Medicaid to California and Minnesota; Rep. Jamie Raskin is seeking documents related to…
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Of Paramount Importance
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Today, a federal judge paused the merger of Paramount/Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery pending litigation filed by state attorneys…
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Crypto Corruption And Clarity (feat. Scott Greytak)
Monday, July 20, 2026 Today, Senator Warren calls out millions in missing Trump library bribes; Markwayne Mullin threatens state election officials with jail…
The Daily BeansBeans Talk | Donald Proves Russian Collusion
Monday, July 20, 2026 Sifting Through Trump’s Dump Jesse Watters is a Trash Human The Tate Brothers are Trash Humans Moxie Moment: Jimothy -…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown | Epstein Survivor Reveals Secrets of Trump DOJ Meeting
Allison sits down with Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who attended the meeting with Todd Blanche to satisfy Senator Thom Tillis' request. Blanche refused to…
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Refried Beans | Art Is Resistance (feat. Ben Folds) | 7/16/2025
Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants are ineligible for bond hearings; Republicans move to block the release of the…
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Refried Beans | SCOTUS Reform (feat. David Pepper) | 7/17/2024
July 17, 2024 President Biden is set to announce major Supreme Court reform efforts including term limits; JD Vance has yet to accept debates with Vice…
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Sore Loser (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, July 17, 2026 Today, multiple 2020 election deniers met this week at the White House ahead of Trump’s address; the ex-wife of the ICE officer who shot…
The Daily BeansBeans Talk | Trump Lies About 2020 Election Interference and Election Vulnerabilities
Friday, July 17, 2026 Same Shit, Different Year Moxie Moment: https://bsky.app/profile/jonathanslater.bsky.social/post/3mqs2v3ndi22q Subscribe to the MSW…
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Underwhelming Overall (feat. Adam Klasfeld)
Thursday, July 16, 2026 Today, Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton testify in their respective confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill; Trump says ICE should continue…
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The Eagle Has Landed
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Today, E Jean Carroll gets her $5M payment from Trump plus interest per court documents; the Justice Department loses another voter roll…
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Blanche Referred To The Bar
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Today, Trump will give a Thursday night address likely to produce falsified evidence of foreign interference in the 2020 election; a…
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Lindsey’s Seat Up For Grabs
Monday, July 13, 2026 Today, Lindsey Graham died this weekend and a scramble for his Senate seat is already underway; New York Times journalists have been…
The Daily BeansBeans Talk | Lindsey Graham Has Died. We Will Not Miss Lindsey
Monday, July 13, 2026 A Bad Week For Grahams, Senate-Wise Moxie Moment : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DarxcDOTSDP/ Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown | FBI Makes Stunning Admission On Epstein Files
n a stunning admission, the FBI just confirmed to me the existence of training videos instructing FBI analysts on what to redact in the Epstein Files. I’ll…
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Refried Beans | Local And Vocal (feat. Adam Klasfeld; Ezra Levin) | 7.08.2026
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 Plaintiffs in the lawsuit trying to facilitate due process for all the people trapped in CECOT have filed a bombshell court document on…
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Refried Beans | Gay Furry Hackers (Feat John Fugelsang) | 7.12.24
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…
The Daily BeansBeans Talk | David Hearn Pleads Not Guilty to Vandalizing the Reflecting Pool
Friday, July 10, 2026 Davey Hearn Is Innocent! Moxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYFv2u3PgCa/ Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media -…
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Mexico Takes Action (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, July 10, 2026 Today, Mexico is seeking criminal charges over deaths linked to ICE after the fatal shooting of a Houston man; the family of a man found…
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Bribe Force One Grounded
Thursday, July 9, 2026 Today, Judge Kaplan has ordered the release of $5M plus interest to E. Jean Carroll over Donald’s objections; Trump unexpectedly…
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Community Matters (feat. Miles Taylor)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Today, the Maine Democratic Party is weighing its options for selecting a new candidate should Graham Platner drop out; a…
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The Trump Curse
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Today, Democrats have started pulling their endorsements of Graham Platner after new allegations of sexual assault emerge; Trump called…
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Crypto U-Haul
Monday, July 6, 2026 Today, the United States warned Iran about Israel’s aims to assassinate Iran’s top negotiators; Trump’s Department of Energy deleted over…
The Daily BeansBeans Talk | Patriot Front and Donald Trump Try to Ruin 4th of July Weekend
Monday, July 6, 2026 America, Birth Of A Nation Fourth Of July Fail Red Card Suspension Suspended For USMNT 6 AM Tequila Memories Subscribe to the MSW YouTube…
The Daily BeansTrump DoJ In Crisis After Major Epstein Ruling | The Breakdown
Allison and Katie discuss the DOJ’s woefully insufficient response to a court order in Phang’s Epstein Files case. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you…
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Refried Beans | The Big Ugly (feat. Randi Weingarten) | 7.03.2025
Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 An insurrectionist has been given a cushy job at the Department of Justice in the weaponization task force; the Justice Department…
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Refried Beans | I’m My Dog’s Service Animal (feat. Jason Kander) | 7.05.2022
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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Sad State Of A Fair (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, July 3, 2026 Today, Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been federally charged for touching water; the Justice Department accidentally emailed Volume II…
The Daily BeansBeans Talk | Monumentally Flawed
Friday, July 3, 2026 Boxed Wine Weaponization Jack Smith Speaks Out Moxie Moment https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYIrW1dAkdf/…
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President For Sale (feat. Dan Friedman)
Thursday, July 2, 2026 Today, former CIA Chief John Brennan has sued the government asking the court to order administration officials to preserve records; a…
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Hanging On By A Thread
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Today, Today, Birthright Citizenship hangs on by a thread while transgender rights and campaign finance are gutted by the Supreme…
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For Every Woman In The World
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Today, Supreme Court rulings come down in E. Jean Carroll, the president’s ability to fire members of multi-member boards, geofence…
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Zero For Ten
Monday, June 29, 2026 Today, Trump launches fresh attacks against Iran but doesn’t announce them until 30 minutes after the markets closed Friday; the Justice…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown | Trump DOJ in Crisis after Major Epstein Ruling
Allison talks to Katie Phang about her major legal win forcing the DOJ to turn over more Epstein files. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a…
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Refried Beans | SCAN-DA-LOUS (feat. Martha Barnette) | 6.25.2025
Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 Today, former DoJ lawyer Erez Reuveni issues a bombshell whistleblower account of Emil Bove’s intentional defiance of court orders…
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Refried Beans | Every Crime In The Book (Feat. Randall Eliason) | 6.29.2022
Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson during the last minute hearing on the 1/6 attack on the Capitol…
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Cyano-Toxic Relationship (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, June 26, 2026 Today, another federal judge has permanently blocked Trump's order restricting mail-in voting; the Supreme Court has stripped temporary…
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Courts Push Back
Thursday, June 25, 2026 Today, Mamdani’s endorsed candidates sweep the primaries in New York; mail-in voting is under attack as Democrats sound the alarm on…
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The Senate Rejects The War (feat. Johanna Silva Waki)
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Today, Iran’s foreign ministry has bucked JD Vance saying they haven’t agreed to nuclear inspectors; the ACLU is set to monitor…
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Trump’s War On Wind
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Today, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s database of Americans’ Social Security numbers and citizenship status…
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Zombie Slush Fund
Monday, June 22, 2026 Today, Todd Blanche tells the court that he refuses to rescind the $1.8b Slush Fund in writing; Immigration and Customs Enforcement is…