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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.

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#1995
Today · 52 min
Refried Beans | Purpose Driven (feat. Jocelyn Benson) | 9.24.2025
Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 ABC affiliates are keeping Jimmy Kimmel off the air; Trump goes off the rails in a speech to the United Nations; a jury finds Ryan Routh guilty on all counts for the attempted assassination of Trump; ICE held a five year old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure her father to surrender; the Arizona fake electors prosecution hits a roadblock in appeals court; two thirds of the migrants held at the Florida concentration camp are missing; Mike Johnson’s Epstein files delay tactic might be about to blow up in his face; Texas will become the 20th state with a transgender bathroom law; Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF; and Allison delivers your Good News. Dana is out and about. Guest: Jocelyn Benson - Current Michigan Secretary of State and 2026 Democratic Candidate for Governor Jocelyn Benson for Governor Jocelynbenson - BlueSky, @JocelynBenson - Twitter, @jocelynbenson - Instagram, @BensonforGovernor- YouTube Stories Nexstar's ABC affiliates will keep Jimmy Kimmel show off the air for now | NBC News Video shows ICE with 5-year-old girl while agents attempt to arrest her father | NBC News Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site | Miami Herald Texas to become the 20th state with a transgender bathroom law | NBC News Jury Finds Ryan Routh Guilty of Trying to Assassinate Trump in Florida | The New York Times Arizona fake electors prosecution hits roadblock as court declines appeal | AZ Mirror MacKenzie Scott’s latest donation will give HBCUs a $70 million boost - al.com | AL.com Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Yesterday · 41 min
Refried Beans | Crimes On Crimes (Feat. Ali Velshi) | 9/28/2023
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 pressured The Washington Post to fire its editor over Russia reporting; the FBI is investigating Senator Bob Menendez canoodling with Egyptian intelligence; Senator Tommy Tuberville has said that the military is not an equal opportunity employer; Congressman Goldman demands Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from an upcoming case involving the
#1994
Friday · 58 min
Pew Pew Pew (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, September 25, 2026 Today, Judge Kelly issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration restoring press access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico but Donald just barred CNN and MSNOW from covering the arrival of President Xi to the White House for a state dinner; five fired FBI agents’ lawyers filed a motion with Judge Cannon asking how they’re supposed to testify about Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report if she’s blocking it from being discussed with anyone outside the
Friday · 13 min
Beans Talk | Cannon Gets Tripped Up in The "Grand Conspiracy" Case
Friday, September 25, 2026 The “Grand Conspiracy” Blue Wave Nation | https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbluewave Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) — Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast (@muellershewrote) - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Beans Talk is the video companion to The Daily Beans with Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg. Subscribe now to stay informed and entertained! Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
#1993
Thursday · 55 min
October Surprises (feat. Cliff Cash)
Thursday, September 24, 2026 Today, Judge Kelly was very skeptical of the government’s arguments in the CNN/MSNOW/Politico hearing over revoked press passes on Wednesday; Trump’s push to raise fears of election fraud have zeroed in on a Utah mail carrier; Missouri Republicans have made a final plea to the Supreme Court to use their gerrymandered map; Trump clashed with the ballroom architect over safety code issues claiming “I am the code;” the White House cited anonymous sources in the Politic
#1992
Wednesday · 57 min
Concerning Collins' Corruption (feat. Missy McGinnis and Katie Paris of Red, Wine & Blue)
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Today, the FBI was investigating Susan Collins for pay for play government contracts but Trump ended the probe, Trump officials just kicked hundreds of thousands of people off their health plans using AI, the man shot and detained by ICE in Austin is now partly paralyzed, the looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular has been charged with rape in Massachusetts, and a judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Cassidy Hutchinson’s crooked lawyer against Andrew Weissmann; plu
#1991
Tuesday · 32 min
National Security
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Today, Judge Kelly has set a hearing for Wednesday for arguments in the CNN/MSNOW/Politico temporary restraining order motion and complaint filed Monday; ICE agents in Evanston Illinois beat a US citizen and left him in the street; we have more information on the ICE shooting in Austin; Trump says his arch will be a military complex as pretext to argue national security considerations; the pool networks boycotted the Trump White House; ICE is now hiding the locations
#1990
Monday · 55 min
Hegseth Is Hiding Troop Deaths (feat. Tamryn Spruill)
Monday, September 21, 2026 Today, MSNOW, CNN, and Politico journalists were denied entry to the White House after Trump promised to ban them; an ICE agent has shot a man trying to flee in Austin; the Pentagon hid the actual number of troops killed in the Iran war; Congress has launched an investigation into missing F-35 parts that ended up in Hong Kong; US Intelligence finds that Russia is once again interfering in our elections; a judge says the $1.776B slush fund is alive and kicking; Civil R
Monday · 7 min
Beans Talk | Big Protests in Europe and DC Over the Weekend
Monday, September 21, 2026 Big LGBTQ Support Protesting the Kennedy Center Demolition Moxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdQb2wuJOhc/ Blue Wave Nation | https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbluewave Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) — Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast (@muellershewrote) - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Beans Talk is the video companion to The Daily Beans with Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg. Subscribe now to stay informed and entertained! Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Monday · 31 min
The Breakdown | Judge Just Gave Trump DOJ an Ultimatum
Judge Emmet Sullivan orders Todd Blanche to produce unredacted Epstein files for review under the threat of contempt. Allison discusses two major rulings in the case with plaintiff Katie Phang.
September 20 · 48 min
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 in his bid to remove his Fulton County case to federal court; House Democrats press for cameras in federal courts; Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against the IRS; Kenneth Chesebro has filed a motion to quash one of the Fulton County charges against him arguing that the fraudulent electors were duly elected and certified; Jann Wenner has
September 19 · 40 min
Refried Beans | Kise Tries (feat. Norm Eisen) | Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 In the Hot Notes: former Trump lawyer Eric Herschmann warned Donald in 2021 about the illegality of stealing government documents; Trump lawyers respond to the special master Judge Dearie’s demands ahead of their Tuesday hearing; another associate of Matt Gaetz’s co-conspirator Joel Greenberg, Michael Shirley has been indicted on federal bribery charges; Donald’s lawyers respond to the DoJ’s appeal to the 11th circuit; the asylum seekers flown to Martha’s Vineyard
#1989
September 18 · 55 min
ICE Agent Arrested (feat. John Fugelsang)
Friday, September 18, 2026 Today, a federal judge blocks Trump from making any major changes to the Kennedy Center - including demolition - without a 30 day notice to the court; Turkiye detains dozens in a crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community; Trump officials admit the triumphal arch will harm historic sites but is pushing ahead anyhow; United Nations human rights experts have found reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran; the Department of Health and Human Services wants
September 18 · 8 min
Beans Talk | Turkish Police Arrest Dozens of LGBTQ+ Protesters
Friday, September 18, 2026 Türkiye’s Fascist LGBTQ+ Roundup Seattle Prohibits Discrimination Based on Family & Relationship Structure Blue Wave Nation | https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbluewave Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) — Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast (@muellershewrote) - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Beans Talk is the video companion to The Daily Beans with Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg. Subscribe now to stay informed and entertained! Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
#1988
September 17 · 48 min
Batten Down The Ketchup (feat. Scott Greytak)
Thursday, September 17, 2026 Today, Judge Emmet Sullivan has ordered Todd Blanche to produce handwritten FBI interview notes from the Epstein investigation; Congress might be about to hand Trump sweeping tariff authority; House Republicans flee Washington again to avoid a vote on impeaching Pete Hegseth; a Pentagon watchdog releases a scathing report on US losses in the Iran war; Trump has announced a deal to send thousands of one-ton bombs to Israel paid for by our tax dollars; all supporting
#1987
September 16 · 56 min
Kennedy Center Dishonors (feat. Kristen Clarke)
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Today, the House Oversight Committee has voted to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt for failing to appear pursuant to a subpoena; Trump lashes out at the Supreme Court after they shut down the USPS mail ballot portal scheme; a deal has been reached to sell Chicago’s parking meters to an outside firm but only after they sell the ICE deportation fleet Omni Air; Senate Democrats block a cryptocurrency bill because it lacked safeguards against Trump enrichi
#1986
September 15 · 58 min
Lazarus Mitch (feat. Adam Klasfeld)
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Today, Donald Trump Jr's Bahamian wedding was bankrolled by the Kremlin; a whistleblower says federal agents may have broken the law in search of voter fraud; an IG report details abhorrent conditions at the Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp; the President is holding the Kennedy Center hostage threatening to close it if he can’t put his name on it again; a Trump-appointed judge has issued a second block on the Postal Service’s mail ballot rule and the DOJ has app
#1985
September 14 · 28 min
Two Straits And A Pipeline
Monday, September 14, 2026 Today, Todd Blanche’s deputy has filed an appeal to resurrect the $1.776B Slush Fund and Trump tax immunity agreement; Iran-backed Houthis have attacked the East West Saudi oil pipeline and have seized a key island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait; the Pentagon pushed two airmen shot down over Iran to appear on 60 Minutes; Chinese satellite imagery has been linked to an Iranian strike that killed three US troops; Donald Trump pushes back against Anthropic’s Amodei and Open
September 14 · 8 min
Beans Talk | Mike Johnson Shows he Has Moral Center as He Backs Herrera
Monday, September 14, 2026 Mike Johnson is a Craven Little Freak Moxie Moment: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc9buOeOwJi/?stkn=MWtlMXh3cDRrcGVkZA%3D%3D Spanish Ballroom - Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater - McMenamins: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/274791-klondike-kate-and-the-pantages-theater Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) — Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast (@muellershewrote) - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Beans Talk is the video companion to The Daily Beans with Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg. Subscribe now to stay informed and entertained! Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
September 14 · 14 min
The Breakdown | Trump’s DOJ Just Blew Up Its Own Story In My Lawsuit
The DOJ called my slush fund lawsuit moot and claimed the "fund is dead" one hour after appealing the nullification of the underlying "settlement" agreement to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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