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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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Bessent Into Madness
Monday, October 27th, 2025 Today, the New York Times reveals the $130M Pentagon donor is the heir to the Mellon banking fortune; the US is sending an aircraft…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown for the Week Ending 10/26/2025
Today, Allison reveals the $130M donor to pay the military is connected to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring, Jack Smith calls Jim Jordan's bluff to…
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Refried Beans | Cooperative Freedom (feat. Timothy Snyder) 10.23.2024
October 23rd, 2024 John Kelly confirms to the Atlantic that Trump called military and veterans suckers and losers; the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously…
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Refried Beans | Advice Of Counsel (feat. Anna Bower) | Oct 26, 2023
Friday, October 27th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: at least 18 people are dead and another 13 injured after shootings in Lewiston Maine; New York Republicans push…
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Help A Billionaire Foundation (feat. Adam Klasfeld; John Fugelsang)
Friday, October 24th, 2025 Today, the Associated Press reports the entire East Wing of the White House has been completely demolished; Kilmar Abrego has…
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East Wing Down
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 Today, federal agents descend on Chinatown in New York in an apparent raid; an ICE agent fired shots hitting an alleged immigrant…
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Anger Translator (feat. Joyce Vance)
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 Today, Donald Trump is demanding a $230M payout from his own Justice Department to compensate him for his legal troubles; Trump’s…
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On The Record
Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 Today, a three judge panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland; Trump…
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The Most Humblest
Monday, October 20th, 2025 Today, over 7 million people came out to protest tyranny this weekend in the largest single protest in American history; more…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown for the Week Ending 10/19/2025
This week on the breakdown, Allison shares court documents showing the government may be deleting evidence, plus updates on Trump’s weaponization of justice…
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Refried Beans | Differently Victorious | 10/19/2023
Thursday, October 19th, 2023 Jim Jordan loses AGAIN and by a LARGER MARGIN as some in the caucus complain about them and their spouses receiving threats…
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Refried Beans| Durham Is the Hoax | October 19, 2022
Wednesday October 19th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the special master Judge Dearie has some questions about Donald’s incomplete and contradictory privilege log…
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Let’s Make History (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, October 17th, 2025 Today, John Bolton has been indicted on 18 counts of transmission and retention of national defense information under the Espionage…
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No Kings II (feat. Leah Greenberg)
Thursday, October 16th, 2025 Today, dozens of Pentagon reporters have turned in their access badges and exited the Pentagon; Brown University rejects Trump’s…
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Precisely What’s Forbidden
Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 Today, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva…
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Hunker Down
Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 Today, major media outlets are refusing to sign the new Pentagon policy that requires pre-approval of news stories; Trump manages…
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Hold ICE Accountable (feat. Stephanie Telles)
Monday, October 13th, 2025 Today, former national security advisor John Bolton could be indicted as early as this week; Trump robs Peter to pay Paul without…
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Refried Beans | One For The History Books | Oct 14, 2022
Friday, October 14th, 2022 Former President Donald John Trump has been unanimously subpoenaed by the Congressional committee investigating a coup; the same…
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Refried Beans | The Fly Episode |
Thursday, October 12th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: a group of 67 Twitter accounts spread coordinated disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war as Elon blocks…
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Miranda's Rights (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, October 10th, 2025 Today, a federal judge has issued a restraining order barring federal agents from using riot control weapons against journalists and…
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Presumption Of Irregularity (feat. Rep. Dan Goldman)
Thursday, October 9th, 2025 Today, Jim Comey pled not guilty, asked for and was granted a speedy trial and outlined which motions to dismiss he’s going to…
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Kimmel Rankles Cankles (feat. Alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford)
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 Today, Jim Comey will be arraigned in the Eastern District of Virginia; members of Congress will hold a press conference with…
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Proudboys With Badges (feat. Adam Klasfeld; Anna Bower)
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 Today, President Trump vows to consider a pardon of convicted child sex offender and Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell; ABC News…
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ICEBlock Update (feat. Joshua Aaron)
Monday, October 6th, 2025 Today, a Trump appointed judge has blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Portland; a woman is shot by a federal agent in…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown for the Week Ending 10/5/2025
Trump and the Republicans have orchestrated the government shutdown that they are trying to blame on Democrats. The military is being mobilized in American…
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Refried Beans | Maybe He’s Born With It, Maybe It’s Fascism | October 1st, 2024
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 Donald Trump lies about the federal response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene while tapping local resources for a…
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Refried Beans | Crimes and Limes (feat. Malcolm Kenyatta) | 10/5/2022
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: Donald files a motion with the Supreme Court to vacate the stay issued by the 11th circuit; pro-life Herschel…
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It's Not Gridlock, It's Sabotage (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, October 3rd, 2025 Today, Trump directs his Cabinet officials to ferret out criminal activity by domestic terror groups using National Security…
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Shutdown Rundown
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 Today, Republicans and Trump have shut down the government but construction on the Trump White House Ballroom will continue…
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A Decade This Morning (feat. Adam Klasfeld)
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 Today, Secretary of Defense Pete Kegseth told a room full of flag officers to ignore the laws of engagement; Donald Trump says he…
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Winning The Fall (feat. Simon Rosenberg)
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 Today, the Republicans are poised to shut down the government at midnight as Trump and Kegseth meet with flag officers in…
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Here, Now (feat. Simon Rosenberg)
Monday, September 29th, 2025 Today, Donald Trump instructs the War Department to invade war torn Portland, Oregon; Mike Johnson delays the swearing in of…
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Refried Beans | Buckle In (feat. Lev Parnas) | Sep 23, 2024
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 A key Nebraska legislator will not vote to change the state’s electoral process to a winner take all system; pretty much the…
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Refried Beans | Crimes On Crimes (feat. Ali Velshi)| Sep 28, 2023
Thursday, September 28th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: Judge Tanya Chutkan has denied Donald’s motion for her to recuse herself from his case; Jared Kushner…
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Thirsty, Sloppy, Small (feat.John Fugelsang)
Friday, September 26th, 2025 Today, Trump’s US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia has secured an indictment against Jim Comey for false statements…
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Worthy Of The Moment (feat. Reality Winner)
Thursday, September 25th, 2025 Today, Jimmy Kimmel returns to air with a fantastic monologue worthy of the moment; the US Attorney in the Eastern District of…
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Purpose Driven (feat. Jocelyn Benson)
Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 Today, ABC affiliates are keeping Jimmy Kimmel off the air; Trump goes off the rails in a speech to the United Nations; a jury…
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Pressure Prevails
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 Today, Disney bucks ABC and says it will return Jimmy Kimmel to the air tonight; insurance attorney and Trump’s personal lawyer…
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Brand New Bagman (feat. Adam Klasfeld)
Monday, September 22nd, 2025 Today, Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan took a $50K cash bribe for government contracts but Pam Bondi’s DOJ dropped the…
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Refried Beans | Kise Tries (feat. Norm Eisen) | 9/21/2022
Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 In the Hot Notes: former Trump lawyer Eric Herschmann warned Donald last year about the illegality of stealing government…
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Refried Beans | Court Pants (feat. Michael Harriot) | Sep 18, 2023
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 In the Hot Notes: More obstruction of justice in the Mar-a-Lago documents case; Jeffrey Clark didn’t show up to his hearing today…
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House Of Cards (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, September 19th, 2025 Today, Donald suggests TV licenses should be pulled following the FCC chair Brendan Carr’s successful push to pull Jimmy Kimmel…
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The National Conversation (feat. Monica Hopkins)
Thursday, September 18th, 2025 Today, alleged text messages in court documents between Charlie Kirk’s shooter and his roommate face public scrutiny; Disney…
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15 Billion Zillion
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 Today, Kash Patel was questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee and was just as unserious as you’d suspect; Mississippi…
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Ever In Your Favor
Tuesday, September 16th, 2025 Today, the White House has announced plans to crack down on Democrats by declaring liberal groups domestic terror organizations…
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Misinform, Retract, Repeat
Monday, September 15th, 2025 Today, a judge worries that the Trump administration is sidestepping torture protections for deported Africans; another judge…
The Daily BeansThe Breakdown for the Week Ending 9/14/2025
Today, Allison covers E Jean Carroll’s victory at the 2nd Circuit, more SCOTUS shadow docket rulings, and the abject failure of corporate media and Kash…
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Refried | Servants of The Damned (feat. David Enrich) | 9/15/2025
Thursday, September 15th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: John Durham appears to be wrapping up his investigation into the oranges of the Trump/Russia…
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Refried | Underestimate At Your Own Peril (feat. Leigh McGowan) | 9/11/2024
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 The Missouri Supreme Court overturns Republicans and rules that the abortion initiative WILL be on the ballot; the US is…
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Spin Is Not Grief (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, September 12th, 2025 Today, right wing activists and now federal authorities are targeting people who appeared to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk…
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Tensions Ratcheted
Thursday, September 11th, 2025 Today, three students, including a suspected shooter, were shot and critically injured at a suburban high school in Colorado on…
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ICE Witness Standout (feat. Mark Pinsley)
Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 Today, a judge tosses out the criminal case against the Michigan fraudulent electors; the Supreme Court has agreed to expedite…
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E. Jean Wins Again
Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 Today, House Oversight is now in possession of the Epstein birthday book and other documents from the Epstein estate and they have…
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Donald Protects [Redacted] (feat. Ammar Campa-Najjar)
Monday, September 8th, 2025 Today, the Department of Justice says the names of two associates Epstein wired $100k and $250k to should stay secret to honor…
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Refried Beans | Down Ballot Money (feat. Aimee Carrero; Steve Benen) | 9/4/2024
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 Donald Trump has lost another bid to delay his September 18th sentencing; RFK Jr. is being forced to remain on the ballot in…
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Refried Beans | Go Back To Judge School (feat. Andrew Weissmann) | Sep 9, 2022
Friday, September 9th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice has filed a motion to stay part of Judge Cannon’s order in the Mar-a-Lago case; Steve…
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Cooler Heads (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, September 5th, 2025 Today, ten federal judges criticize the Supreme Court’s use of the emergency docket in rare interviews with NBC; the District of…
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Texas v Illinois (feat. Steve Vladeck; David Janovsky)
Thursday, September 4th, 2025 Today, Donald tried to interrupt the Epstein survivors press conference with a military flyover but they persisted and announced…
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Generational Shift (feat. Howard Rosenblum)
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 Today, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein will speak in a press conference at 10:30 AM Eastern time as Rep Thomas Massie takes the…
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Hedging Against Trump’s Tariffs
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 Today, Donald Trump is now posting photos of himself playing golf from August 23rd and telling people without prompting that he’s…