Beans Talk | Do A Little Dance Make A Little War

Summary

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The Daily Beans: Beans Talk | Do A Little Dance Make A Little War

Hosts: Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg
Date: March 13, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of Beans Talk, hosted by Allison Gill and Dana Goldberg, delivers the latest in political and social justice news with characteristic humor and snark. The episode moves from the lighter side—Dana’s recent comedy experience in Nashville and Trump’s shoe saga—to sobering updates on U.S. foreign policy and the ongoing conflict in Iran. Through firsthand narratives, policy critique, and satirical asides, the hosts unpack the contradictions of the current administration, public response, and political ramifications.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Dana Goldberg’s Nashville Comedy Show Experience

[00:57–04:23]

• Dana shares a recap of her stand-up show in Nashville at Zany’s Comedy Club, noting the diverse audience, including two Trump supporters who, intriguingly, stayed for her politically charged set.
  • “Some of them came from Chicago, some…Oklahoma, some of them came from Memphis, Tennessee…There were two Trump supporters. But I think maybe I changed some minds and hearts because they didn’t get up and leave. And the first 15 minutes of my show is sort of brutal when it comes to politics.” — Dana Goldberg [01:09]
• Musical guest Ty Herndon, a country musician and memoirist, performed during the set, sparking a sense of community and changing perspectives within the room.
  • “Maybe everything isn’t as bad and these people aren’t as bad…It was really interesting.” — Dana [01:40]
• Affirmation from venue staff and opening acts, highlighting the inclusive and safe atmosphere:
  • “That was one of the best nights I’ve ever had at work here.” — Venue staff (quoted by Dana) [03:18]
  • “Both of them said that was one of the most affirming rooms and safe rooms they have ever performed in, and especially in Tennessee.” — Dana [03:27]

2. Trump, Florsheim Shoes & Satirical Kinks

[04:23–06:50]

• Allison brings up a comedic bit about Trump’s rumored purchase of Florsheim shoes for political allies, poking fun at its “shoe kink” undertones.
  • “If you’re going to try to control my genitals, sit down.” — Allison [04:48]
• The irony is deepened by the fact that Florsheim’s parent company is suing the Trump administration over tariffs.
  • "The Florsheim shoes is owned by a parent company that is suing the Trump administration over tariffs…They filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade…” — Dana [05:36]
• Jokes about Marco Rubio’s room for “lifts” in his shoes abound, continuing the playful roasting of political figures.
  • “Apparently Marco Rubia had plenty of room for lifts in his shoes.” — Allison [06:24]
• The ongoing trend of Republican politicians’ obsession with status symbols is tied back to the historical “Brooks Brothers riot.”
  • “What is it with these guys? Like, going back to the Brooks Brothers riot, right?” — Allison [06:46]

3. Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz & Iran

[06:54–13:40]

• Allison transitions to grave developments in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that contrary to Trump’s claims that the conflict is over, the situation is dire.
  • “Iranians are laying mines. The Navy noped out on escorting tankers…We have to de-mine that whole place. Ships can't go through. It's absolutely horrifying.” — Allison [07:18]
• A clip is played with Sergeant First Class Corey Hicks recounting surviving a drone attack in Kuwait.
  • “Turning my head to the left and I seen the nose of that drone pop through. And as soon as it did, I knew what it was…just blew the whole building apart. I have shrapnel on my arm and severe artery impact… I still have shrapnel coming out of me." — Sgt. Hicks [08:23]
• Senator Tammy Duckworth, a wounded veteran, comments on leadership failures and accountability.
  • "The Trump administration is hiding behind the valor of our men and women in uniform...they will always step up and say, yes, sir, I will execute the mission. The problem is who's giving those orders. And frankly, Donald Trump has not done his job." — Sen. Duckworth [09:07]
  • “He's cut funding for the VA, he's fired more veterans than any other president in American history. And he said very casually, ‘Oh, this is war. Will die.’” — Sen. Duckworth [09:56]
• Allison and Dana echo the concern: what is the “end state” or “goal” of the administration’s war policy?
  • “What's the end game? What are we doing here?” — Dana [10:41]

4. Administration Accountability & International Reputation

[11:13–12:38]

• Allison brings up Trump’s evasive response to a reporter's question regarding U.S. responsibility in an Iranian school bombing.
  • “I just told you…now, what is your comment on it? It's just, yeah. So frustrating.” — Allison [11:13]
• Dana criticizes the disconnect between Trump’s claims of restored U.S. respect and the reality of international embarrassment.
  • “We've never been more of an embarrassment…it's raining oil soot onto the people. They are breathing it in. You wanted to liberate the people of Iran. You are poisoning their air.” — Dana [11:23]
• They note the tragic irony of the regime change in Iran, with a more hardline leadership emerging instead of liberation.
  • "You liberated the Iranian people because it's not just one supreme leader and he's gone. And it's better. This is an entire regime, it's an entire infrastructure that you can't just get rid of with some bombs.” — Dana [12:38]

5. U.S. Political Shifts & Election Trends

[13:04–14:44]

• Allison comments on the tangible shifts in the political landscape, with Democratic wins (28–0) in special elections and declining support among independents and Trump’s core base.
  • “The core base of Trump is even down to 85%, which is a 15% drop off, which is pretty massive if you think about it.” — Allison [13:13]
  • “He's lost on the economy…on the price of gas…on this forever war in Iran that he promised he wouldn’t do.” — Allison [13:41]
• Trump’s contradictions on energy policy and oil prices are highlighted as emblematic of his failing narrative.
  • "We've gone from him running on, you know, saying that, you know, oil prices are everything…to saying energy's up and it's good and everything's more expensive, and that's okay.” — Allison [14:26]
• Dana closes this segment: “They don’t care about you, period. The end.” — Dana [14:39]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I think maybe I changed some minds and hearts because they didn’t get up and leave. And the first 15 minutes of my show is sort of brutal when it comes to politics.” — Dana [01:09]
• "It's the shoes. I cannot wear shoes. They make me fall down. Okay, Beautiful." – Dana [05:29]
• “The Florsheim shoes is owned by a parent company that is suing the Trump administration over tariffs.” — Dana [05:36]
• “I don’t see how we get it back open without a ground war, which will last years.” — Allison [07:23]
• "The Trump administration is hiding behind the valor of our men and women in uniform...The problem is who’s giving those orders. And frankly, Donald Trump has not done his job." — Sen. Tammy Duckworth [09:07]
• “We've never been more of an embarrassment. This is what's coming out in the news from places like France during this war.” — Dana [11:23]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Dana’s Comedy Show Reflections: [00:57–04:23]
• The Trump Florsheim Shoes Anecdote & Satire: [04:23–06:50]
• Strait of Hormuz / U.S.–Iran Conflict Update: [06:54–13:40]
• Senator Duckworth & Sgt. Hicks Audio: [08:00–10:35]
• Administration’s Accountability, International Fallout: [11:13–12:38]
• Polling Trends & Political Consequences: [13:04–14:44]

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Tone & Language

• The tone is snarky, candid, and deeply empathetic, balancing political critique with humor.
• Realistic optimism surfaces in community moments; frustration and outrage characterize the hosts’ response to administration failures.

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Closing

The episode ends with announcements about upcoming content and a nod to the ongoing legal battles over DOJ accountability. Allison and Dana sign off, urging listeners to stay engaged and promising more investigative episodes ahead.

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Transcript

[A]

History is messy. It's weird, wild, and anything but boring. Rainy Day Rabbit Holes is a history podcast about unhinged stories that make you stop and ask, wait, is this real life? From crazy disasters and tasty scandals to enlightening and surprising, heartwarming tales, we explore the moments where people behave badly and sometimes beautifully. We've got naughty politicians, cultural chaos, and a deep love for the Pacific Northwest, including Bigfoot. It's thoughtful, irreverent, occasionally serious, and always entertaining. Let's fall down the rabbit hole.

[B]

MSW Media. Hey, everybody. It's Friday, march 13th, 2026. I'm allison gill.

[C]

And I'm dana goldberg. And you're watching beans talk.

[B]

Hey, Dana. Welcome back.

[C]

Thank you for covering me yesterday. Gon solo. The show in Nashville, Tennessee, at Zany's was so much fun. There were so many beans people in the audience. Some of them came from Chicago, some of them came from Oklahoma, some of them came from Memphis, Tennessee, to Nashville. And it was a great room of community. There was two Trump supporters. But I think maybe I changed some minds and hearts because they didn't get up and leave. And the first 15 minutes of my show is sort of brutal when it comes to politics. And I go really hard against this administration. It was just a really wonderful night. So thank you to everyone who came next. Two shows are in May, live comedy shows, I should say. We've got Dallas on Mother's Day, and then the following weekend, I'll be in Rochester, New York. So check danagoldberg.com for those shows. Tickets are still available and I'd love to see you.

[B]

How did that come to light? Did you ask in the beginning if there were any?

[C]

I asked if anyone voted for Trump. Yes. And I didn't think anyone said yes. Apparently there was just a little bit of, like, a hand raise. And what's really interesting is, and I want people to hear this, it's two friends of mine were there, and they're both country music stars. One of them happens to be a man named Ty Herndon. And what was interesting is that people were watching that table. I introduced Ty and I talked about his memoir because he's got a new memoir out. And then I brought him on stage to sing My little redo of we know he knew you, my Hallelujah cover and that table. Something changed in their minds of I'm a fan of Ty Herndon. Maybe everything isn't as bad and these people aren't as bad as like, it was really interesting.

[B]

Oh, wow, that is pretty. Because my first thought was, why would Trump supporters buy tickets to a Dana Goldberg show?

[C]

Right. They just wanted to go do it wasn't too d. They just wanted. They'd never heard of me. They just went to Zany's because they wanted to go to a comedy show that night. I guess they didn't care who was headlining.

[B]

That happens a lot. Often. Like before I was, you know, doing any podcasting and I was doing comedy. It's usually split. I mean, depending on where you're at, you know, it's usually split down the middle. And in some more red states, you'll get more Republicans, and in some more blue areas, you'll get more Democrats. But there's. Yeah, it's usually not like 99% to, like, two people as it is now, like when we go on tour with the Daily Beans or when you do your show. So it's always just very interesting and oftentimes really educational when somebody from the other side shows up for catch some comedy.

[C]

What I really loved, and you'll know this from your days of performing, the staff came up to me and said, thank you for an amazing night. And one of the staff members said, that's one of the best nights I've ever had at work here. And both of the people, the comedians that opened for me, one of them's name is Tara Brown, if you want to follow, and Sean Flanagan, both of them said that was one of the most affirming rooms and safe rooms they have ever performed in, and especially in Tennessee. And so it was such a wonderful. It was a really wonderful show. So thank you to everyone who came.

[B]

You bring the amazing people. That's so cool. Yeah. When we used to tour with Military Road or the Beans, or if I would just go do stuff, always the staff, always, they were like, that was the best crowd, the coolest people. They didn't leave garbage everywhere. Like, always get really, really great compliments on the people who. Who listen to your comedy, enjoy seeing you, enjoy listening to the Daily Beans, and enjoy watching the beans talk. So.

[C]

Hello.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, that's. That's the affirming. That's the. The best feeling, right, Is when the staff is like, you're the best. So very cool. Now, yesterday here on Beans Talk, while you were gone, I did a whole bit on the floor chimes that Trump is buying for everybody.

[C]

It's.

[B]

And how. It's kink, right? Like, this is some weird shoe kink that, hey, no shame. But, like, if you're going to try to control my genitals, sit down. But after posting yesterday's episode of Beans Talk on social media and saying, I hear I captioned it as Marco Rubio's too big Florsheim kink here on the beanstalk. And I would put the link. Someone responded. Someone responded with this photo, and I had to share it with you. Now, we also got this photo that

[C]

might be even funnier to me, which,

[B]

of course, just reminds us of this.

[D]

Call me.

[C]

Perfect is the shoes.

[B]

It's the shoes.

[C]

It's the shoes. I cannot wear shoes. They make me fall down. Okay, Beautiful. There's something even funnier about this whole story, though, Allison. The Florsheim shoes is owned by a parent company that is suing the Trump administration over tariffs. This is Waco Group, Inc. Which owns Florsheim Shoe Company. Okay, so they filed a lawsuit in the U.S. court of International Trade in December challenging the legality of those tariffs and seeking refunds for duties it says were unlawfully collected. So he is now buying the shoes. So I guess he's also paying some tariffs maybe that weren't on anymore, because I'm sure it took a while for them to get ordered. I wonder if those shoes also have the lifts that he wears in his shoes, though. Do you think they gave him the shoes without the lifts or the shoes with the lips?

[B]

I don't know, but apparently Marco Rubia had plenty of room for lifts in his shoes.

[C]

Oh, my God. Bless his heart.

[B]

Yeah. And what's really even funnier is the article I shared yesterday said that those Florsheim shoes were $145 a pair.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And I wonder if that's an inflated price due to the tariffs that Don Trump is being sued for.

[C]

That's a great question.

[B]

What is it with these guys? Like, going back to the Brooks Brothers riot, right?

[C]

Like, yeah.

[B]

Anyway, I wanted to shift gears a little bit because there were some other things that happened today, particularly with the Strait of Hormuz. And before we get out of here. And again, this is on a more serious note, there's a clip that I want to show you, because despite what Trump wants us all to believe, which is that the war is over pretty much, and we won, basically, it is not mostly over the Strait of Hormuz. Like I said, it's closed. Iranians are laying mines. The Navy noped out on escorting tankers through the Strait. I don't see how we get it back open without a ground war, which will last years. Maybe somebody else can clue me in on how we do that. We have to de mine that whole place. Ships can't go through. It's absolutely horrifying. It sure would have been great, by the way, not to still be dependent on fossil fuels. But Sergeant First Class Corey Hicks is speaking out a little bit about the attack in Kuwait where he got hit with shrapnel. And Senator Tammy Duckworth has a reaction to Watch this.

[E]

You bring up the soldiers who lost their lives, the service members. And we're now tonight, Senator, hearing from the survivor of the drone attack in Kuwait in which six US Service members did die. Sergeant First Class Corey Hicks spoke out to ABC Minneapolis affiliate KSTP about what he saw that when that attack happened and what he's experiencing now. And I wanted to play him for everyone.

[D]

Turning my head to the left and I seen the nose of that drone pop through. And as soon as it did, I knew what it was turned to my right and that's when it blew up and just blew the whole building apart. I have shrapne on my arm and severe artery impact my groin area, and I still have shrapnel coming out of me. It's just popping out of.

[E]

Senator, of course, you serve on Armed Services and Veterans affairs, but you're a veteran yourself. You suffered yourself with injuries. I mean, what do you say to Sergeant Hicks right now and other American service members who we know, some are injured with minor injuries, others with very, very serious, critical ones?

[F]

I say to them that I understand the valor with which they serve and that I will strive every day that I'm in the United States Senate to honor that by doing my job to hold the Trump administration accountable, to hold those who decide whether or not we go to war accountable, to have those decisions made in a way that is deliberate. And we know why we're going. We know whether or not these, you know, we were under imminent attack. We know whether or not what the end state will be. You know, the Trump administration is hiding behind the valor of our men and women in uniform. They will always perform to the maximum capability of their professionalism. They will always step up and say, yes, sir, I will execute the mission. The problem is who's giving those orders. And frankly, Donald Trump has not done his job. He's not come to Congress and justify to us why this was necessary. And then he chooses to hide behind the valor of our men and women in uniform. And then he treats them with the pittance. You know, he's cut funding for the va he's fired more veterans than any other president in American history. And he said very casually, oh, this is war. Will die. Well, you Know what? It's people like those who have already laid down their lives. It's our men and women in uniform in harm's way today will continue to show up. The least we can do in the United States Senate is have a debate about whether or not this is justified. And the least the Trump administration can do is come to us and say, what is next? What exactly is the end state? What is the off ramp? What is the goal you're trying to achieve? And we will make sure that they do that.

[C]

Man.

[B]

Yeah,

[C]

I mean, we think. What is the question?

[B]

She said, what's the.

[C]

Yeah, what's the end game? What are we doing here?

[B]

All really good questions. All really important questions. And this administration is unable to answer. I showed that clip yesterday here on Beans Talk about a reporter asking Donald Trump like, hey, your military just said its preliminary findings in the investigation are that the United States is responsible for the strike on the Iranian school. What do you have to say about that? And then he.

[E]

What?

[B]

I don't.

[C]

I.

[B]

And then he's like, I haven't heard that. Or I don't. I don't know. I haven't. I don't know about.

[C]

I'm not sure what you're referring to. Whatever.

[B]

And like I said yesterday, I'm like, I just told you. Like, you have heard about it because I just informed you about it. Now, what is your comment on it? It's just, yeah. So frustrating.

[C]

He's awful. And you know the state of the Union when he was like, we've never been more respected. We've never been more respected as a country. I think we've never been more of an embarrassment. This is what's coming out in the news from places like France during this war. Look at this clip. Literally, he dances poorly while the world burns. What they have done. And I don't want to say it's comparable to Chernobyl. I understand that that was a massive event. It is raining oil soot onto the people. They are breathing it in. You wanted to liberate the people of Iran. You are poisoning their air. You're poisoning what they are living on. And they're breathing black dust into their lungs. We are allowed of the world.

[B]

Then you've put the Ayatollahs, just a younger, more hardline version of the Ayatollah.

[C]

Absolutely. You liberated the Iranian people because it's not just one supreme leader and he's gone. And it's better. This is an entire regime, it's an entire infrastructure that you can't just get Rid of with some bombs. I don't understand why everyone doesn't understand. I don't understand why everyone else doesn't understand this. At least there's a lot of Republicans and conservatives that are really unhappy with what's going on over there.

[B]

There are. And as we've seen in the polling and which has been bearing out in our elections, in our special elections, which Democrats are winning 28 to 0.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

By the way, independents are fleeing, you know, you know, voting Republican. If they had in the past. Like, the numbers are just tanking on the independent side. And. And the core base of Trump is even down to 85%, which is a 15% drop off, which is pretty massive if you think about it. I mean, 85 is still a really, really high number, but it's not 100%.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And so that's also, I think, quite interesting. And even if it wasn't 100% before, it's still off by like 9 or 10 points, which is, yeah, very, very significant when it comes to his core supporters who, who have. Who he's lost on the economy. He's lost him on the price of gas, especially. He's lost him on this forever war in Iran that he promised he wouldn't do and actually said, if you vote for Kamala, that's what you'll get. And here, here he is doing it. And today I think he posted on true social prices are up for oil, which is great because we make money off that because we have so much oil, but not for long. Don't worry. So we've gone from him running on, you know, saying that, you know, oil prices are everything, Energy prices are everything. And then after he got elected, going around saying, if energy's up, everything's up. I'm going to bring energy down. And everything will be down to saying energy's up and it's good and everything's more expensive, and that's okay. It's just a temporary pain for you.

[C]

Always. Always a temporary pain. Everybody, they don't care about you, period. The end.

[B]

No. And I think that's why he's losing such, such an immense amount, amounts of support. Anyway, thank you all. It's been a long week. We will be back at it on Monday. There'll be an episode of Unjustified on Sunday. And we're gonna be talking with Pardon, former pardon attorney, fired pardon attorney Liz Oyer. On that show, she was replaced with Ed Martin, who was at first, what we call the wackadagpa, the weaponization czar, associate deputy Attorney general. Pardon attorney. But he's been sacked from two of his three jobs, so now he's just the pardon attorney. But we're going to be talking with Liz Oyer, the former pardon attorney and her crusade to make sure that Pam Bondi fails at stopping bar associations from holding Department of Justice lawyers accountable. So that's going to go down on Sunday. We'll have an episode of the Breakdown over on the Midas Touch on Sunday as well. So it's going to be a busy weekend, but we'll get some rest and we'll take some time, and we will see you all again on Monday. Any final thoughts, my friend?

[C]

Not today.

[B]

All right, everybody. Thank you so much for watching. I've been Allison Gill.

[C]

And I'm Dana Goldberg. And that was Beans Talk.

[G]

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[C]

That's right.

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[C]

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