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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.

  1. 2 hr ago

    In The Interest Of Justice

    Monday, June 1st, 2026 Today, a federal judge temporarily blocks the $1.8B Slush Fund; a court orders Trump to take his name off the Kennedy Center; the Trump IRS case has been reopened so the court can examine whether there was collusion and fraud; Judge Mehta has ordered the government to explain why they want to dismiss the Oath Keepers sedition charges; Vietnam veterans are suing to block Trump’s 250 foot arch; the Trump administration is moving to limit assistance animals for disabled tenants; the Postal Service is moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail-in voting; the Pentagon is recruiting troops to attend the Idiocracy UFC fights; Congress has advanced a US-Israeli military integration plan; the ICE agent who shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis has been captured in Texas; Pam Bondi threw Todd Blanche under the bus during her unsworn deposition; where is New Jersey Republican Tom Kean; Sam Alito’s son has been quietly working as a lawyer at the Treasury Department; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, DailyLook For 50% off your first order, head to DailyLook.com and use code DAILYBEANS.   Thank You, HomeChef For a limited time, get  50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life!  HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS.  Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert.   The Latest Breakdown:BREAKING: I’m Suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to stop the $1.8B Slush Fund To Donate to Public Citizen - citizen.org/beans StoriesJudge pauses Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund | POLITICO Judge Mehta doesn’t want to quietly dismiss the seditious conspiracy conviction of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes | Kyle Cheney | twitter Judge Reopens Trump’s Lawsuit Demanding $10 Billion From IRS | The New York Times Judge blocks renaming, closure of Kennedy Center | POLITICO Vietnam Vets Sue to Block Trump's Triumphal Arch That Could Overshadow Arlington National Cemetery: ‘It's Just Disrespectful’ | CNN ‘Appalling’ and ‘wrong’: Vietnam veterans on Trump’s arch plans | CNN ICE agent arrested for January shooting of immigrant in Minnesota | POLITICO Postal Service moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail voting | Democracy Docket HUD Moves to Limit Assistance Animals for Disabled Tenants | The New York Times Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Trump's involvement in Epstein files release | AP News 'What's the word?' New Jersey voters look for answers about Tom Kean Jr.'s absence from Congress | AP News Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building, Officials Say | The New York Times Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show | The Washington Post Congress advances US-Israeli military integration plan | Government News | Al Jazeera Samuel Alito’s Son Has Been Quietly Working for Trump’s Treasury Department | NOTUS   Good Trouble  The Forest Service is accepting public comments until June 7th.   Twin Mountain II Timber Sale #58626 →Form WTAF-8647 →Recall Gov. Jeff Landry - Louisianadeservesbetter.com →STOP the deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi - Action Network →SusanRogan - how-to-help-win-the-midterms →detentionwatchnetwork.org →FieldTeam6.org →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org Good NewsNo Kings Democrats Abroad →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans →Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com →Email Dana LGBTQ Owned eating establishments in your area - hello@mswmedia.com Subject: “Dana’s Project” Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Harry Dunn is running for CongressHarry Dunn for Maryland Our Donation Links Blue Wave California - bluewavecalifornia.org/concert The Daily Beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work - Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser   Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donationhttps://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Join Dana and The Daily Beans in support of Human Rights Campaign http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation LinksNational Security Counselors - Donate, ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill 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.

    39 min
  2. 2 hr ago ·  Bonus

    Beans Talk | Artists Keep Dropping Out of Trump's Concert

    Monday, June 1st 2026 Happy Pride Month Freedom 250 Concert Lineup Cancels A+ Spelling Bee   I’m Suing Blanche & the DOJ Over $1.8B Slush Fundhttps://CITIZEN.ORG/BEANS   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.

    16 min
  3. 1 day ago ·  Bonus

    Refried Beans | TACOs And Gumbo (feat. Adam Klasfeld) | 5.29.2025 Thursday, May 29th, 2025

    Thursday, May 29th, 2025 A federal judge STRIKES DOWN Trump's entire executive order targeting the Wilmer Hale law firm for political retribution; Judge Chutkan allows a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Elon Musk and DOGE's operations to proceed; another federal judge has ordered the release of the Russian scientist that brought inert frog embryos into the US; yet another judge blocks Trump’s attempt to stop congestion pricing in New York; immigration courts are dismissing cases of those sent to El Salvador potentially cutting off their return; the Government Accountability Office rebuffs Trump’s power grab; another SpaceX Starship launch fails while Musk cries about people not liking him; U-Haul bans Patriot Front nazis after they rented their trucks for a march in Kansas City; the Tate brothers have been charged with rape and sex trafficking in the UK; Nancy Mace’s former staff claim she had them create burner accounts to promote her online; Trump gets mad about the Wall Street acronym TACO during a press conference; and Allison delivers your Good News. MSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlue Guest: Adam Klasfeld All Rise News All Rise News - Bluesky Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports.com) - BlueSky Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) - Twitter Federal judge on Trump DOJ's defense of orders targeting BigLaw: "Give me a break" | AllRiseNews Stories: Immigration courts are dismissing cases of those sent to El Salvador, potentially cutting off their return | NBC News US judge allows states' lawsuit against DOGE to proceed | Reuters US judge grants Russian-born Harvard scientist bail in immigration case | Reuters Judge temporarily blocks Trump from retaliating against New York over congestion toll | ABC Action News Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK | AP News SpaceX launches another Starship rocket after back-to-back explosions, but it tumbles out of control | AP News Nancy Mace’s Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her | WIRED Trump's not happy about Wall Street's name for tariff flip-flops | POLITICO Congressional Agency Rebuffs Trump Bid to Expand Power Grab | Democracy Docket U-Haul bans Patriot Front members after trucks rented in KC for march | The Kansas City Star 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.

    59 min
  4. 2 days ago ·  Bonus

    Refried Beans | GUILTY (feat John Fugelsang) | 5.31.2024 Friday, May 31st, 2024

    Friday, May 31st, 2024 Donald Trump has been found GUILTY on all 34 felony counts in the election interference trial; John Roberts rejects Senators Whitehouse and Durbin’s request for a meeting over the Alito flags; a former Apprentice producer says Trump used the N word during production and it’s on tape; the New Republic has gotten it’s hands on an Erik Prince group chat; a Republican has blocked the confirmation of the first Native American federal judge in Montana; Molly Cook holds on to her Houston-based Texas Senate seat; the MLB has integrated the Negro League statistics into the record book; Biden secretly gave permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russia; plus Allison delivers your Good News. John Fugelsang https://www.johnfugelsang.com/tme https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-john-fugelsang-podcast/id1464094232   The Donald Trump I Saw on The Apprentice (Slate Op Ed) Chief Justice John Roberts declines to meet with Democrats about ethics concerns amid Alito flag flap (NBC News) Ex-Blackwater CEO Erik Prince’s group chat brings together far-right 'cranks' (Alternet) Republican blocks confirmation of first Native American federal judge for Montana (AP News) Molly Cook holds on to Houston-based Texas Senate seat in Democratic primary runoff (Texas Tribune) Biden secretly gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with US weapons (Politico) MLB integrates Negro League statistics into all-time record book with Josh Gibson now career batting average leader (CNN) 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.

    52 min
  5. 3 days ago

    Fighting The Slush Fund (feat. John Fugelsang)

    Friday, May 29th, 2026 Today, Trump has re-filed his $10B libel suit against the Wall Street Journal for publishing his birthday book drawing; a company tied to Don Jr. gets a $620M contract after the White House intervened; Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed but not the 14 wounded in his war; a federal judge denies an attempt to stop Trump’s mail-in voting and citizenship order; Governors Newsom and Hochul vow to tax slush fund recipients at 100%; a student journalist blasts CBS News as a ‘stain’ on Mike Wallace’s legacy; and Allison delivers your Good News. Thank You, Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase  FastGrowingTrees.com/dailybeans Guest: John FugelsangTell Me Everything|John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast, John Fugelsang|Substack, @johnfugelsang|Bluesky, @JohnFugelsang|TwitterSeparation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang The Latest Breakdown:BREAKING: I’m Suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to stop the $1.8B Slush Fund To Donate to Public Citizen - citizen.org/beans StoriesThe White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. | ProPublica Trump Refiles $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal | The New York Times Judge denies attempt to stop Trump’s mail voting order | Democracy Docket Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed, but not the 14 injured in Iran war | CBS News Newsom vows 100 percent tax on DOJ ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ payouts | POLITICO CBS Scholarship Winner Tears Into Network in Blistering Acceptance Speech | The Daily Beast Good Trouble https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/52aa9c3ca2f049d08e8e2257287f9645 Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation →Form WTAF-8647 →Recall Gov. Jeff Landry - Louisianadeservesbetter.com →STOP the deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi - Action Network →SusanRogan - how-to-help-win-the-midterms →detentionwatchnetwork.org →FieldTeam6.org →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible, Defund ICE | 5Calls →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org Good NewsWylie Animal Rescue Foundation imaginationworkshop.org →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans →Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com →Email Dana LGBTQ Owned eating establishments in your area - hello@mswmedia.com Subject: “Dana’s Project” Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Harry Dunn is running for CongressHarry Dunn for Maryland Our Donation Links Blue Wave California - bluewavecalifornia.org/concert The Daily Beans is donating $10,000 and invites you to give what you can to support their life-affirming work - Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donationhttps://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Join Dana and The Daily Beans in support of Human Rights Campaign http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation LinksNational Security Counselors - Donate, ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana’s Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill 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.

    47 min

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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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