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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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Epstein Files Friday (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, December 19th, 2025 Today, the government added a charge in Trump’s fourth failed attempt to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James; Trump’s…
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Bye Bye Bongino
Thursday, December 18th, 2025 Today, Jack Smith testified behind closed doors before the House Judiciary Committee; House Republicans jam through their stupid…
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Airport ICE Out (feat. Isabela Dias)
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 Today, Pete Hegseth refuses to release the full video of the double tap boat strike in the Caribbean; Mike Johnson refuses to…
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It Gets Better (feat. Brian Wenke)
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 Today, prolific actor, writer director and producer Rob Reiner and his incredible wife Michelle were found murdered in their home…
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Tina Peter’s FIFA Pardon
Monday, December 15th, 2025 Today, a mass shooting at Brown University leaves multiple dead and wounded; another 15 people were killed at Bondi Beach in Sidney…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown | Trump Responds to Epstein File Request
This week, corporate media is ignoring DOJ’s reasons for refusing to release Epstein material, Trump’s prosecutors continue to flounder, and Trump is…
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Refried Beans | A Market For The Truth (feat. Harry Litman) | 12/11/2024
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 New York Attorney General Tish James says she’s not going to drop the $450M civil fraud case against Trump just because he was…
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Refried Beans | Comer Chameleon (feat. John Fugelsang) | 12/15/2023
Friday, December 15th, 2023 A New York court has denied Trump’s appeal of his gag order, and then denied his request to appeal to the highest court; the jury…
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Noem Alone
Friday, December 12th, 2025 Today, a federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Kilmer Abrego from ICE custody; the DOJ has failed for a THIRD time to…
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The Public Interest
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 Today, the Pentagon considered sending boat strike survivors to CECOT to hide from US courts; Judge Breyer blocks Trump from…
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Failure Bailout
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 Today, Trump plans a $12B bailout for farmers after the fallout from his failed trade war; the DC Circuit Court of Appeals sides…
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Murder Is Murder
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 Today, Alina Habba has surrendered from her position as the interim US Attorney in New Jersey; rumor has it that Donald will fire…
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ICEBlock Fights Back (feat.Joshua Aaron; Deirdre von Dornum)
Monday, December 8th, 2025 Today, Brian Cole confessed to planting the pipe bombs the night before the insurrection and is a MAGA election denier; the…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown | Trump GETS CAUGHT Hiding SMOKING GUN DOCS with FBI
Allison reveals a critical gap of time the FBI left out of the pipe bomber affidavit, plus 8 other things the administration covered up this past week. Check…
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Refried Beans | Highest Of Low Regard (feat. Wajahat Ali) | 12/3/2024
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 In the hot notes, Proud Boy and convicted seditionist Enrique Tarrio could testify at an upcoming trial; President Biden and his…
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Refried Beans | DOMA Funeral (feat. Ali Zaidi) | 12/09/22
Friday, December 9th, 2022 In 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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No Billed (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, December 5th, 2025 Today, a federal grand jury in the EDVA has refused to re-indict NYAG Letitia James; members of Congress viewed the entire video of…
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Harm’s Way
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 Today, the Pentagon knew there were survivors of the September 2nd boat strike; Ghislaine Maxwell is going to file a habeas…
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Resist And Repeat (feat. Nikki Kidd; Sarah Slackert)
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 Today, Hegseth moves the goalposts again saying they couldn’t see the two survivors they blew out of the water with a second…
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Kash’s Boondoggle (feat. Tarpley Hitt)
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 Today, it’s election day in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District; Democrats have launched an investigation into Kash Patel’s…
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Righteous Middle Finger
Monday, December 1st, 2025 Today, sources say Pete Hegseth ordered the murder of two survivors in the first Caribbean boat strike; the House and Senate are…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown | 11/30/2025
New FBI emails confirm Allison’s reporting about the Epstein Files, more embarrassing failures at the Department of Justice, and a personal announcement in…
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Refried Beans | Bushtit (feat. Glenn Kirschner) | 11/28/2023
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: Hunter Biden agrees to appear before the House Oversight Committee but only publicly; the conservative Ohio…
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Refried Beans | The Elevens | 12/2/2022
Friday, December 2nd, 2022 In the Hot Notes; the 11th circuit has vacated Judge Cannon’s ruling appointing a special master in the Mar-a-Lago documents case…
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Aim High (feat. John Fugelsang; Saikat Chakrabarti)
Friday, November 28th, 2025 Today, we have a very special Daily Beans for you. My mom found a joint in my math textbook, and we're going to have to talk about…
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Ukraine Clown Posse 2.0
Thursday, November 27th, 2025 Today, Trump wants to put 500 more National Guard members on the streets of DC after two guardsmen - who shouldn't have been…
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Kashed Out
Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 Today, Trump is weighing replacing FBI Director Kash Patel; Democratic Senators have filed a Freedom of Information Act request…
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One Two Punch (feat. Adam Klasfeld)
Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 Today, the indictments against Letitia James and Jim Comey have been dismissed after a judge ruled Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully…
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It’s Falling Apart
Monday, November 24th, 2025 Today, Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to appear before Congress despite being totally agreeable to sit down with Todd Blanche earlier…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown 11/23/2025
Today, Allison covers the government’s provable lies in multiple cases including Comey, Kilmer Abrego, deployment of the national guard, CBP use of force, and…
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Refried Beans | PeopleCentered Power (feat. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo) | 11/21/2024
The House Ethics Committee votes to block the release of the Gaetz report but they’ve agreed to keep working and will meet again in December; Texas is offering…
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Refried Beans | Special Counsel 2.0 | 11/21/2022
Monday, November 21st, 2022 In the Hot Notes; Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Jack Smith special counsel to investigate Donald Trump; a shooting…
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Enema Of The State (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, November 21st, 2025 Today, Donald Trump calls for the execution of members of Congress who served in the military after a public service announcement…
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Oh No, Pamela Jo (feat. Greg Proops)
Thursday, November 20th, 2025 Today, Pam Bondi says the DOJ will release the files but only certain ones; prosecutors in the Comey case admit in court that the…
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Texas Maps Shelved
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 Today, the House has voted 427 to 1 to release the Epstein Files after the survivors held a press conference; a federal court…
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No Masks In Mugshots
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 Today, an ICE agent has been arrested for pulling a gun on teenager in Southern California; a judge issues a scathing ruling…
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On Thin Ice (feat. Adam Klasfeld)
Monday, November 17th, 2025 Today, Epstein survivors confirm that Trump killed a Biden-era investigation into the Epstein files; the Comey case is on thin ice…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown for the Week Ending 11/16
Today, Trump killed a Biden investigation into the Epstein coconspirators, the criminal contempt proceedings against the DOJ are back on track, and over two…
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Refried Beans | SCOTUS Pinky Promise (feat. Glenn Kirschner)c| 11/14/2023
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: ABC News gets a hold of videotapes of Sidney Powell’s and Jenna Ellis’ proffer sessions with the Fulton County…
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Refried Beans | Microdosing Hope | 11/11/24
Monday, November 11th, 2024 Montana state Democrats see legislative gains after redistricting; US retailers dependent on foreign goods are preparing to raise…
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None As Bad (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, November 14th, 2025 Today, new details emerge about the young girl Matt Gaetz exploited that led to the criminal investigation into him for sex…
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We've Reached JEFFCON 3
Thursday, November 13th, 2025 Today, House Democrats have released a new trove of Epstein files from the Epstein estate and Republicans are panicking; Adelita…
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Own Goal (feat. Zerlina Maxwell)
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 Today, Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly…
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Little Bigot On The Prairie
Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 Today, 8 Democratic Senators voted yes to proceed on a government funding bill that doesn’t include an extension of Affordable…
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The Greyhound Watched (feat. Sarah Weinman)
Monday, November 10th, 2025 Today, House Democrats want to interview the Andrew formerly known as Prince about the Epstein Files; Elon Musk gets a one trillion…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown for the Week Ending 11/9/2025
This week on the Breakdown, sources confirm what’s in the Epstein files is worse than previously known, plus court rulings barring the deployment of the…
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Refried Beans | When Democracy Happens (feat. David Pepper) | Nov 8, 2023
November 8th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: incredible results for Democrats in elections across several states this week; the Biden Campaign pens a memo to the media…
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Refried Beans | Where We’re At (feat. John Fugelsang) | Nov 8, 2024
Friday, November 8th, 2024 Republicans admit they intend to implement Project 2025; Gavin Newsom calls a special session to protect liberal policies from the…
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There Goes My Hero (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, November 7th, 2025 Today, Sandwich Guy was unanimously acquitted by the jury in DC; Judge Ellis issued a preliminary injunction against ICE and CBP in…
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The Rebuke Of Trump
Thursday, November 6th, 2025 Today, Democrats sweep elections nationwide sending a strong message to Trump and Republicans; Maryland Governor Wes Moore has set…
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THAT Is A Mandate (feat. Kat Abughazaleh)
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 Today, bomb threats rock New Jersey on election day as Trump whines about California mail ballots; FBI Director Kash Patel lashes…
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Point Blank Range
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 Today, jury selection has started for Sean Dunn, also known as sandwich guy on a misdemeanor assault charge in DC; corporate media…
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Martin Sheen Wow Media (feat. Martin Sheen)
Monday, November 3rd, 2025 Today, three more people were murdered by the United States in a Caribbean boat strike; Venezuela seeks help from Russia as the US…
The Daily BeansBreakdown for the Week Ending 11/2/2025
Today on the Breakdown, ICE wants to offer cash bounties to inform on immigrants as the government moves toward invoking the insurrection act, DHS is caught…
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Refried | When Introverts Attack (feat. Leigh McGowan, Brian Tyler Cohen, & Sean Savett) | 10/31/2023
Tuesday October 31st, 2023 In the Hot Notes: Judge Chutkan has denied Trump’s bid to stay his limited gag order in the DC coup case; Republican Glenn Youngkin…
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Refried Beans | Deep State Resistance (feat. David Rothkopf) | 11/01/2022
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 In the Hot Notes; the DoJ has charged the assailant who attempted to assassinate the Speaker of the House; Officer Harry Dunn and…
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Ballroom Of The Damned (John Fugelsang)
Friday, October 31st, 2025 Today, a Tennessee man was held in jail for over a month on a $2M bond because he posted a meme; a Trump nominee for the US export…
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Unlawful Frenetic Strikes
Thursday, October 30th, 2025 Today, more on the latest boat strikes killing civilians; two federal prosecutors have been put on leave at the direction of the…
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Sanity With Profanity
Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 Today, two Illinois National Guard members speak out against their deployment; lawyers allege a coverup after the shooting of an…
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Cameras Out (feat. Cliff Cash)
Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 Today, an inside look at the mass blocking of Trump government accounts on Bluesky; State Department intel dissented over Putin’s…