B (3:54)

I would hope so with all the numbers.

A (3:57)

We've talked about this, but I don't know if that would include all the other amendments that like Tim Kaine got for bringing back furloughed employees and making sure they get back pay and getting rid of the risks that happened and all that other stuff that they're adding to the bill. And then I put out a little video like, hey, there's still time, because they have to take three 60 vote votes to get this whole thing done. The first one, which is to open debate, and then a second 60 voter to add the amendments and approve the new continuing resolution that includes all the stuff they negotiated, and then a third and final cloture vote, which requires 60 votes for final passage. And so that if you leave all the time restrictions in between because you have to wait like 30 hours and wait a day unless there's unanimous consent, then all of that wouldn't have happened until Friday. So I put out a little thing saying keep calling them, calling them, tell them to flip their vote, change their vote. Any of them call all of them. Call Schumer.

B (4:57)

He.

A (4:57)

He's a no vote, but he's supposed to be the one that whips the party and gets the votes. All right. You know, like Pelosi was very good at.

B (5:06)

Very, very good at. She would have never let this happen. No, not unless there was a reason that was. Not unless she got something out of it. Literally, the Democrats got nothing from them other than a promise.

A (5:18)

Well, they also got a couple of things like the what Tim Kaine negotiated, which is to guarantee pay on the furlough, make sure scrap is paid.

B (5:28)

Those things should unfortunately happen regardless. It's bullshit that we even have to be like, and by the way, you're going to do back pay on all the federal workers, right. That you had just had furloughed for 40 days. I mean, it's such a bullshit that we're at the place where we're at.

A (5:42)

Yeah. There was an amendment. You're not going to stab me in the eye, right?

B (5:44)

Exactly.

A (5:47)

Anyway, that's all good. The eight senators, by the way, Kaine Hassan, Shaheen Fetter King, who's an independent but caucuses with the Democrats. Jackie Rosen flipped her vote from no to yes last minute. She was a deciding vote. Dick Durbin, who's not running again, and Cortez Masto, who always votes with Republicans. So those are the eight. And the thing about Schumer, he's a no vote, but he let it happen. He didn't. Nancy Pelosi it. He didn't. Newt Gingrich it. Remember, Newt Gingrich is like, if you defy me at your own peril.

B (6:19)

Yeah.

A (6:20)

You can threaten to take people's leadership roles away. You can threaten to take them off their committees. You can, you know, really push to make sure that your caucus is in line. And he was incapable of doing that. So again, as I've said before, I think we need a new minority leader, like maybe Van Hollen or Chris Murphy or something.

B (6:39)

Yeah. I don't disagree. And listen, Schumer's had a good run. I think it's time for him to be primaried. When I say he's had a good run, I mean, he's been in there for a really long time. I don't agree with everything he's done. And I do think we need some stronger and younger in this specific situation. Let's just say stronger. Let's not even bring age into it. I think we just have stronger people that are going to take a stance that aren't. Yeah. At the hands of these lobbyists.

A (7:03)

Right.

B (7:04)

It's on both sides of the aisle. I'm not saying it's just Republicans that are getting lobbyist money. It's on both sides of the. Some of the lobbyists you agree with because you believe in their product. Do you believe with their corporation? And some of them you don't. But they're both getting money from lobbyists. So I will see if AOC prime goes after his seat in 2028. I believe that's when he's back up in the next presidential. I think she's got a hell of a shot.

A (7:27)

She has. She'll win it. I'm so torn. Like, should she run for Senate in New York and replace Schumer, or should she run for president? Like, I'm torn.

B (7:36)

Just leapfrog right into there. I don't know.

A (7:38)

I'm torn. Yeah. Cause, you know, the old way, which I'm trying to break my mindset of, the old way would be you gotta be a senator first or a governor first or something like that. But I got to get out of the old way of thinking. So I don't know. I don't know. But whatever it is she runs for, you know, if it's a national, if it's something I can vote for her, I'll vote for her.

B (8:02)

Yeah. But anyway, big question, though. Big question. What the fuck's Mike Johnson gonna do if they actually have to reopen the government?

A (8:12)

Yeah. Because they actually found a way to get past unanimous consent. So they're actually going to hold a final vote. Not this Friday on the shutdown deal in the Senate, but they're actually going to hold that vote tonight, Monday night, as we record this, which is last night. As you're listening to this, if you're listening to the public version and you're not a patron, if you're not getting these early, like, the night before they come out, then that would kick this to the House because the House has to vote on it again. And that's what I don't get. Like, why not put the ACA in there? I know that Tammy Baldwin tried to put an amendment for the ACA in there and failed after the fact. But, like, if you have to send it back to the House regardless because you've made changes to it, why not put the ACA in there or at least require it right before you, you know, roll over? So that would go to the House on Wednesday, and presumably Mike Johnson would have to swear an Adelita Grijova.

B (9:06)

You would think so. I don't trust that swarmy little fucker. Like, I don't know how and what, but I feel like he's got some way of being like, well, we're in session, but I'm not going to square in. Like, who's going to sit there and literally physically force him to do his job?

A (9:20)

I don't know. I don't know. Chris Mays sued, you know, the Attorney General of Arizona to see if a judge could swear her in or whatever. And I'm a Little worried about that. I'm a little worried Mike Johnson might say, look, we can't swear her in right now because there's a lawsuit. It's under litigation. You know, like some. He'll come up with something. Yeah, I don't know.

B (9:39)

We'll see.

A (9:41)

But again, once that discharge petition gets its 218 signature, I'm sure he's trying to get somebody to unsign it because that's the only way, Right.

B (9:49)

That it would not actually be released. I don't think anyone's going to budge at this point because it's going to make you look like a pedophile protector if you actually all of a sudden reverse it because you've got your 218 signature coming through.

A (10:00)

Right. Like he's calling up Nancy Mace. Like, hey, Nance, what would it take to get you to remove your name from something that you. We've all been talking about for the last nine months. That's not going to go away and is worse than we thought.

B (10:13)

Tell her there's a. I can tell you exactly why Nancy may still. If you told her there was a trans person on the Epstein files list, she would change her vote in a fucking heartbeat.

A (10:20)

In what dent she would want him to come out?

B (10:22)

Because she's horrible. I guess that's true.

A (10:25)

Maybe you say there's no trans people.

B (10:27)

There's no trans people. There you go. You got. Yep. Thanks for the correction in live, live form.

A (10:32)

But something like that. Or you know. Or I, I will, you know, I don't know who. Who knows what he's going to do. But will, we should know by tomorrow if in fact tonight the Senate is able to close the deal on this. That just took all the wind out of my sails.

B (10:49)

Yeah.

A (10:50)

But then I woke up this morning to some amazing news from the Supreme Court. So we're going to talk about that in just a minute, but we have to take a quick break, so stick around. We'll be right back. Hey everybody. This episode is brought to you by IQ Bar, our exclusive snack and hydration sponsor. IQ Bar is the better for you. Plus plant protein based snack made with brain boosting nutrients to refuel, nourish and satisfy your hunger without a sugar crash. And right now, IQ Bar is offering you an exclusive deal. 20% off all IQ bar products. Plus get free shipping. Just text daily beans to 64,000. Finding convenient snacks and drinks that are also healthy has always been a challenge. But IQ Bar is solving all those problems. Their ultimate sampler pack gives you the perfect way to explore all their products at once with nine IQ Bars and eight IQ Mix Sticks and four IQ Joe Sticks. Everything IQ Bar makes is crafted with clean ingredients completely free of gluten, dairy, soy, GMOs or artificial sweeteners. They pack in nutrients like magnesium, lion's mane and adaptogens. Designed to keep you both physically and mentally fit throughout the day, the IQ Bar Protein bars are an easy swap for sugary snacks with more fiber and fewer carbs than the alternatives. IQ Mix Hydration Sticks give you electrolytes without sugar while supporting focus and mood. And the IQ Joe those are amazing. They deliver 200 milligrams of smooth natural caffeine in instant coffee form. Available in four rich flavors that outshine brewed coffee any day of the week. Flavor variety is impressive. Mint Chocolate Chip Bars, Blueberry Pomegranate Mixes, Toasted Hazelnut Coffee are just a few of my favorites, with seasonal options adding surprises along the way. Backed by our over 20,000 5 star reviews, IQ Bar continues to grow because it works for me. I love starting my mornings with IQ Joe, then leaning on an IQ Mix or an IQ Bar to power through busy afternoons. It's an easy upgrade to my routine. And right now IQ Bar is offering our special podcast listeners 20% off all IQ Bar products, including the sampler pack, plus free shipping. So to get your 20% off, text daily beans all one word to 64,000 text daily beans to 64,000 one more time text daily beans to 64,000 message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Everybody, welcome back. It's time for the Hot Notes. Hot Notes. All right, first up from The Post, a U.S. appeals court Sunday night denied the Trump administration's efforts to stop the release of the full funding for November's snap payments as ordered by a lower court. Judge McConnell, the ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said a district court had acted within its discretion in concluding the overwhelming evidence of widespread harm from halting the payments outweighed the potential harm to the government and the child nutrition programs. Right? Because Trump was like, I will be harmed. I won't be able to get that food back out of the baby's mouth. That was his thing. Now the Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision, of course, prolonging the tug of war over the nation's largest public initiative to combat hunger. Tens of millions of Americans are at risk of food insecurity as winter comes. So Supreme Court justices we talked about earlier, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, on Friday temporarily blocked the district court order until the First Circuit issued its ruling. And you remember that was a pretty like 4D chess gambit because she told the first circuit to hurry up and kept it out of the hands of the six conservatives on the Supreme Court. And they did. They came back the next day with this ruling.

B (14:21)

It was the right thing to do.

A (14:23)

So on Monday morning, Justice Jackson issued an order directing the Trump administration to tell the Supreme Court by 11am Whether it plans to continue trying to pause the lower court rulings if it does intend to seek a stay. And Jackson wrote the Trump administration must submit its filing in the case by 4pm Monday. She also told the plaintiffs in the case pushing to release the SNAP benefits a group that includes several cities and nonprofits to respond by 8am on Tuesday. So her plan is working, though the shutdown deal could moot this issue because when the government opens back up, SNAP gets released. But if that's hung up in the house or for it's delayed for some reason or Mike Johnson does some weird shenanigans, then this can go forward and maybe we can get the release of SNAP before the government opens back up. Depending on how long that takes.

B (15:11)

We'll see what happens there. This next story's from abc. The Trump administration has moved to dissolve the ban on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's removal so that he can proceed with his deportation to Liberia, of all places. Jesus. In a series of filings overnight, government attorneys said that the Salvadoran natives claim fear or torture or persecution in the African nation was denied after he was interviewed by U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services last week. The attorneys for the Department of Justice argued that the preliminary injunction blocking Albergo Garcia's removal to Liberia should be dissolved because the government received assurances from the government of the West African country that he will not be persecuted or tortured. I just am having a hard time. I won't make any judgment on their government. I just don't trust many of them right now to not do what they're. You know what I mean? Yeah. The government also said that Abrego Garcia's lawsuit to stop his removal is improper because he is a member of a separate class action lawsuit in Massachusetts regarding third country removals. In that case, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed with third country removals. On Friday, Abrego Garcia's attorneys asked U.S. district Judge Paula Zinis to block his removal to Liberia until an immigration judge reviews the denial of his reasonable fear claims by uscis. And this is a quote, the government insists that the unreasoned determination of a single immigration officer who concluded that Obrega Garcia failed to establish that it is, and I quote, more likely than not that he will be persecuted or tortured in Liberia. Satisfies due process. That's what his attorney said. It does not. Abrego Garcia's attorneys also said that the government has cycled through four third country destinations, Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana, and now Liberia, without providing, and I quote, the notice opportunity to be heard, an individualized assessment that due process actually requires. They're just throwing anything and seeing what sticks. They argue that the government has disregarded their client's statutory designation of Costa Rica, despite the country's previous assurances that it would accept him and give him refugee and resident status. Not just, we won't torture him, we will give him refugee and resident status in the United States, is like, no. Abrego Garcia is currently being held in a detention facility in Pennsylvania. The only way they would send him to Costa Rica, who is clearly going to give him a better life, is if he said he was guilty and the guy's not doing it. I'm impressed with his. I'm impressed with this guy's. I don't even know what to say. Yeah, chutzpah is a great word.

A (17:51)

Yeah. And he, you know, this whole Liberia thing, I mean, they're right. His lawyers are right. You've tried Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana, and now Liberia. Everything but Costa Rica. And we've all agreed he'll go to Costa Rica, but he's not going to plead guilty for it.

B (18:07)

Yeah, absolutely.

A (18:08)

And by the way, the credible fear interview done by an ICE person from ice, and then it has to be reviewed by an immigration judge, which also all work for Pam Bondi. So it's not really fair. So we'll see what happens. We'll keep following it. This is from the Times. The BBC, one of the world's biggest broadcasters, has been plunged into crisis after two top executives quit after a leaked memo suggesting it had misleadingly edited a speech by Trump that preceded the January 6 Capitol riot. The departure of these two leaves a vacuum of leadership at the organization. While the White House has been publicly celebrating it. A highly critical letter written by former external advisor to the BBC board, Michael Prescott, said that a documentary called A Second Chance, it was broadcast before the presidential election year and at one point spliced together the footage from comments that Trump made about 50 minutes apart in his speech on January 6 to supporters in Washington as Congress was certifying the results that showed Biden had won the election, Trump said, we're going to walk down to the Capitol and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we're probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them. But the documentary, produced as part of the BBC's long running Panorama series, cut that together with a previous sentence in which Trump said I'll be there with you and with a much later quote from his speech. And the edited version suggested that he had said we're going to walk down to the Capitol and I'll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell. Now the documentary is no longer available to watch on BBC's online player Sameer Shah, the BBC's chairman, said in a letter Monday that complaints about the editing of the clips had been discussed by the Standards Committee in January and May and that the points raised in the review had been relayed to the Panorama team. Quote with hindsight it would have been better to take more formal action, he said. He went on to say, we accept that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action. The BBC would like to apologize for that error in judgment now. BBC News reported on Monday that Trump had sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action. It cited the BBC saying it had received the letter and will respond in due course. A spokesman for the Trump legal team said Monday that a letter had been sent claiming that the broadcaster had defamed Trump and that the intention was to interfere in the 2024 presidential election.

B (20:38)

For God's sake.

A (20:39)

The letter, which was obtained by the Times, said Trump would file a $1 billion a million zillion dollar lawsuit if the BBC didn't formally retract the report, apologize and appropriately compensate Trump for the harm it caused. The surprise resignations of Mr. Davy and Deborah Turnis, the chief executive of the BBC, appeared to have been catalyzed by the leak to the daily telegraph of Mr. Prescott's memo and by the days of public pressure that followed. In Mr. Davies resignation statement on Sunday, he said, while not being the only reason, the current debate around BBC News has understandably contributed to my decision. Overall, the BBC is delivering well, but there have been some mistakes made and as director General I have to take ultimate responsibility. These guys shouldn't have resigned over this. Ms. Turnis said the ongoing controversy around the Panorama on President Trump has reached a stage where it's causing damage to the BBC, an institution I love. While mistakes have been made, I want to be absolutely clear. Recent allegations that BBC News is institutionally biased, are wrong. So they rolled over and gave up and quit based on this edit.

B (21:45)

He did say, I'll be down there. I'll be walking with you down to the Ellipse. So they edited it, but that was still his message to them.

A (21:53)

Didn't change the message, right? It doesn't change the message at all.

B (21:56)

Yeah, man, I can't believe this. That guy cries fucking about everything. My God. And he keeps winning a billion dollars. Any. Any. These people should not have resigned. I agree. Okay, we are going to give you some good news though. This is from NBC. The Supreme Court on Monday turned away this long shot attempt to overTurn the landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same sex marriage nationwide. That was Obergefell. Without comment, the justices rejected an appeal brought by fucking bigot on the prairie Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her opposition to same sex marriage based on her religious beliefs, even though she had been married four times and had a baby when she was married to her second husband with the person who would become her fourth husband. I just can't. I fucking can't.

A (22:46)

The third husband got lost in there. She married somebody else before. Okay?

B (22:49)

No idea. Her latest appeal in the case, by the way, was brought a decade later. It had attracted considerable attention amid fears that the court could overturn the 2015 same sex marriage decision that I said was Obergefell versus Hodges. In the aftermath of the 2022 ruling that overturned the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade could. Because Thomas was like, I think we need to revisit Obergefell. I think we need to revisit Griswold. Some LGBTQ activists have pointed to conservative Justice Clarence Thomas's suggestion and his concurring opinion in the decision overturning Road that Obergefell and some other cases should also be visit as a cause for concern. You know, he didn't say we should visit Loving vs. Virginia. And I don't know if you noticed Clarence Thomas, but your wife is white.

A (23:31)

You know what I love is that, is that you. You said that thing about Thomas and then it says, some LGBTQ activists have pointed to that, I guess. Oh yeah, one just did.

B (23:43)

Now, although the court has a 6:3 conservative majority, none of the other justices joined Thomas's opinion. Okay. The Supreme Court's action was welcomed by LGBTQ advocates. And this is a quote. Today the Supreme Court affirmed what we all know. Marriage equality is the law of the land. This is what Kevin Jennings, dear friend of mine, he's the CEO of Lambda Legal, said just last month, Justice Samuel Alito, who authored the abortion ruling, he indicated he was not pushing for Obergefell to be overturned. Davis refused to issue any marriage licenses in the immediate aftermath of Obergefell. She said that as a conservative Christian who opposes same sex marriage, she should have a religious right, not to put her name on a marriage licenses involving same sex couples. Kim Davis, go fuck yourself.

A (24:27)

I think the next time she applies for a marriage certificate, we should sue.

B (24:30)

I think we should. Or hope maybe it's going to be a gay. A gay person that's like, I don't think so.

A (24:36)

Yeah.

B (24:37)

Her office in Rowan County, Kentucky, denied licenses to several such couples included David Moore and David Irmold, who subsequently filed a civil rights lawsuit. Davis was ordered to issue a license for More and earmold, but defied the court injunction and still refused to do so. The judge then held her in contempt and she was jailed for six days. While she was jailed, Moore and Hermold were able to obtain their marriage license. Subsequently, the state changed the law in order to address the controversy, allowing for a license to be issued without the clerk's name on it. But Davis's case continued with More and Ermold seeking damages for the initial refusal. And after lengthy litigation, a jury awarded a hundred thousand dollars in damages. Davis was also required to pay $260,000 in attorneys fees. Awesome. Then she appealed it, claiming that she should have been able to cite as a defense her right to the free exercise of religion under the Constitution's First Amendment. After losing an appeal at the Cincinnati based 6th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals in March this year, Davis turned to the Supreme Court raising that question as well as much more contentious issue of whether Obergefell should be overturned. With the Supreme Court appeal now over, the case will return to the lower court where Moore and Ermold, who declined to comment by the way, on this latest action, they will seek to collect the damages they are owed. Now, I will say this. This is a long shot bullshit case by Kim Davis. I am not saying someone else will not try and bring another case to overturn Obergefell. That may have better standing, if you will. I don't know if there will be any case that has standing, but I, I'm, I don't trust the Supreme Court. I do not trust the Heritage foundation to not fund another attack on marriage equality. But right now we're taking this as a win. And like I said, Kim Damis, just go back under the rock. You crawled from.

A (26:31)

Yeah, this was a long shot case because she was tacking on Obergefell returning to her fees thing and which is just it didn't really have a snowball's chance. But it is also not weird for everyone to worry what this Supreme Court can do to Obergefell. And that's why the fight is not over now and it will probably never be over. So I hope, I hope she mad. Yep, I'm actually having a really bad day and what a just what a terrible, awful, awful, horrible. I like Bigot on the Prairie.

B (27:05)

Yeah, that's really nice little Bigot on the Prairie.

A (27:08)

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B (29:11)

Good news.

A (29:12)

And if you have any good news, any good trouble suggestions you'd like to send us. If you're a patron and you're watching our daily video Beans Talk episode and you want to send in some feedback on that, there's a link in the show notes for that to do that. So that's separate from the good news. But all of your good news, big or small, yesterday or 20 years ago, we would love to hear from you because we all need to share in a little happiness right now. Maybe if you have a favorite joke you want to send us, we would love to hear it. Maybe misheard song lyrics, Monda Greens. We love to hear those. If you have a shout out you'd like to give to a local food bank or maybe a nonprofit, another nonprofit that's doing great work and you want to shine a light on that or a small business in your area that could use a boost. We also love self shout outs, shout outs to loved ones. If I didn't say that government programs that have helped you or family member or somebody that you know, we really want to kind of for posterity's sake, really talk about how our government programs really, really help us out. So that's kind of our way of doing that here at the Beans. So send it all to us. And all you got to do to get your good news or good trouble read on the air is pay your pod pet tariff, which means attach a photo of your pet, tell us if the greyhound watched. If you don't have a pet, you can send an adoptable pet in your area. If you don't have that, grab a random photo of an animal on the Internet. We also accept bird watching photos, which can be an actual bird, or you and your family and friends flipping the bird to Trump buildings. We'd love to see those. Everyone's got a couple of those somewhere in their photo album. You can also send family photos, baby pictures, photos of what you're making and creating, knitting, crocheting, painting, poetry, whatever you're doing to pass the time. May a photo of your garden or your happy place or a nice sunset or a vacation or a no Kings rally. Anything at all. Send it to us dailybeanspot.com click on contact. First up is your good trouble. All right, this is about Tesla takedown rallies because we as we know, Elon Musk just got A trillion dollar pay package from Tesla. And Tesla Takedown had protests at over 300 Tesla dealerships in March and they're having another day of action to protest. The trillion dollar pay package protests are this Saturday, November 15th. So you teslatakedown.com to find one near you or set one up. If there's a dealership in your area that doesn't have one already happening, it's really simple. Just set the address and the time, bring a sign, call some friends, maybe put out an inflatable costume leftover from no King's day. Again, it's teslatakedown.com thank you so much for that good trouble. And again, if you have any good trouble suggestions, send them to us.

B (31:49)

All right, thanks Ag. This next one's from anonymous. No pronouns given. Hello, listener. Since the kitchen table days. For a very long time, I was that listener who skipped the good news segment. But it's become my favorite part of the pod since the Orange man one. My turn to contribute, so here goes. It's with thesis titles. I got a little tongue tied there. And a nod to the movie. Mine was in search of new antibiotic resistance and temperature sensitive Loki in the yeast. Oh, my gosh. Sacchar Saccharmesis Cerevisi. What do you think? Was that close?

A (32:25)

Yeah.

B (32:26)

Saccha romesis. Done in 1985. I recently pulled it out and I can't believe I had anything to do with it. The whole volume is completely over my head. But the truth is, it was largely over my head at the time, too. It definitely contributed to my massive imposter syndrome, because not only did I surprisingly survive my defense, but I received an award for it. To this day, when I think of the hours and hours I spent plating yeast, I swear I can still smell all that great baker's yeast blooming. In 2020, my niece received her PhD in cell and molecular biology. Her dissertation, modeling and prediction of genetic redundancy and Arabidopsis. Aribidopsis. Taliana. Oh, my God, y' all are killing me. Taliana. And wait for it. It. Okay, here we go again. Saccharomyces. I feel like we're on Electric company. Saccharomyces. Sarah Visaya, Send me a correction, for God's sake. No, we didn't plan it. And I'm happy to report that, unlike her aunt, she did understand her dissertation from my pod pet tax. I share Max and Maddie. These are my God kittens. I'm allergic to cats, but I love them. And so I insert myself into other cat families when Max and Maddie's grandmother, a missing Catholic, found out I was the designated godmother. She objected, but she doesn't go to church. As if naming cat God parents is a thing. I so love that reaction. Keep up the great work. You're my primary source of news so I can get the highlights mixed with good news and not get too panicked about this up world. And. And, well, they said effed up. Anonymous said effed up world. And the two of you helped so much with your giggles and swearing.

A (34:15)

Oh, look at the sweet kitties.

B (34:17)

So sweet.

A (34:18)

All right, so you both had saccharomyces cerevisae in your dissertations. Congratulations, the two of you. And again, if we pronounce those wrong, you let us know. You don't have to tell us what they are.

B (34:32)

Just say Dana fucked them up.

A (34:35)

We just want to know if we said them right. All right, next up from good Michael pronouns. He and him. Good news. We started a food pantry at my third space. Shenanigans Comedy theater. Yes. Last week we helped over 100 families and we're on track to help even more this week. Shenanigans, located in Huntsville, Alabama, is a diverse and inclusive 501C3 dedicated to making the arts accessible and affordable to all in our area. We went from a half empty hallway and closet to a full on food pantry in under a week.

B (35:03)

Wow.

A (35:04)

Seeing the love and support that's flowing in from the greater Huntsville area is truly amazing. Our food Pantry is at huntsvillelafs.com outreach. The the pantry and information on our other outreach stuff, including both our mobile LGBTQ closet and our crisis resource center is at huntsvillelafs.com outreach since we're a 501C3, we're always happy to receive financial support at huntsvillelaffs.com donate our local Fox affiliate. I'm thankfully not in the B roll. Even ran a story on our pantry and we'll have a link in the show Notes to that story. Podpet taxes. Riker. Bestest boy ever. DNA results suggest part Almost every breed known to man. So any breed you guess will be at least partially correct. I love you. Aww. Thanks. And I'm so grateful you exist and thankful to the two of you for all you do.

B (35:55)

Oh, look at this. That is quite the mix. Gorgeous.

A (35:59)

Brindle something and a greyhound. Watched?

B (36:02)

Yeah, absolutely. Ellie's dad. No pronouns given for Ellie's dad. Most significantly, beautiful queens of the beans. Nope. Most magnificently beautiful queens of the beans. I'm just making up words now. I'm a resident of Aurora, Colorado. And I consider myself just to the left of fdr. I long for kick ass old school liberal candidates. Elections in Aurora are strange as candidates are not allowed to register party affiliation. Because of that, you have to dig deep. There were four city council candidates in my ward. Two women, two men. The platform for the two men was clear. The women not so much, which is usually cause for concern. They refer to themselves as moms and I always in quotes in their Facebook pages, dog whistles. Then I found posts praising Charlie Kirk and clicked definitely dog whistles. Moms in quotes is code for Moms for Liberty. That's something to notice everyone. You see moms in quotation marks. They're probably Moms for Liberty candidate. Made my vote easy after that. Now if we could just replace Mike Kaufman. Yep. For my pod pet tax, I offer Ellie. She was a great find as a feral kitten of intermediate lineage. Nope, indeterminate lineage. Dana. God. Indeterminate lineage that we got from the Dumb Friends League.

A (37:21)

Oh, I like that. I know that place.

B (37:23)

She's an eight pound cuddle bunny, but also a fierce protector of her domain. She shocked a Saturday when she dove off the deck and ran off two of the neighbors Golden Retrievers. Then ran off about 30 meters, turned around with this really confused what the fuck? Look on their faces while she proudly trotted back to that trotted back to the house. As you can tell from the pics, she loves belly rubs. Until she doesn't.

A (37:49)

Yep, that's true for most cats. Look at the beauty. Oh, I won't touch the bellies. Oh my gosh, that's so fun.

B (37:58)

That is really fun.

A (37:59)

And yeah, watch out for those moms. And by the way, ABC put out a story saying Moms for Liberty candidates won across the country. But no Moms for candidate. Moms for Liberty candidates won in a race where they were contested. Not a single one. Nope. They all lost. Yep, abc. Bye. All right, next up from Anonymous pronoun she and her hi AG and dg. I listen daily and always hear you request for good news. So I finally decided to write in after spending over 35 years performing as a stage actor. Chronic health issues have had me rethink my path. So I started storytelling and writing new shows, productions and plays. Last year, I decided to write a Show set in 1966 so I could focus on the issues that are still relevant and in need of systemic change. It chronicles a husband and wife whose inherited grocery store is failing. So they invent a mythological creature to drum up some attention. But it spins out of control, bringing in a hippie environmental activist, an overlooked female reporter, a forgotten veteran turned conspiracy theorist, and a black filmmaker struggling to be seen and heard. When the couple learns the stories of those around them, seeing how everyone is facing a battle, they have to decide whether to keep the lie going or reveal the truth. It's a retro comedy with deep heart that explores purpose and community and the lengths we go to find them as part of a new Playwrights event. After eight months of workshopping, it opened last week with two shows only. The overwhelming feedback from the cast, crew and audience is how incredible it was to be part of something bigger than themselves, a process and story that explored what means to be human. While it's admittedly hard for me to celebrate this as a win for myself, knowing that we were able to bring attention to stories and struggles that are still happening today in a way that creates connection and community awareness concreted the entire process of the show. So to all the other artists, storytellers and creatives out there, keep creating. It isn't selfish, it isn't wasted. It makes a difference. I promise. I don't currently have any pets, so I hope you accept this production image which features the Haverton Howler, our fake beast, and the title of the show. Oh, congratulations.

B (40:11)

Absolutely. This is awesome.

A (40:13)

That's so cool. I love this so much. Thank you for that.

B (40:16)

Me too. All right, this is from Teabird Pronoun she and her hi ladies. I've been wanting to write to you for a while, but the current atmosphere has had me in such a funk. Tuesday upped my joy factor quite a bit. I'm a widow who works every day at Finding my New Place Place. It's been a struggle since my late husband was first diagnosed with the fatal and incurable neurodegenerative disease Multiple System Atrophy, otherwise known as MSA4. In caregiving and COVID isolation, I often ignored my own health, trying to cope with the horrendous tasks each day that lay before me for quite some time. I want to stress to the women out there how important paying attention to ourselves is, I developed several issues myself in my ignorance and found that after my love's passing, I was suddenly left to face them on my own. Not only had I been diagnosed with T2D insulin dependence, type 2 diabetes insulin dependence which had begun to affect my organs, but I had dodged the old boob smash for about five years as I no longer had the excuse to ignore the task. I took Tylenol and hit Radiology for a long overdue self care torture session. I was even irritated with my pushy nurse practitioner for making me do it. Long story short, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was on Medicaid at the time and little did I know what a freaking blessing that would become. Not only did they supply my insulin and supplies, but surgically removed the cancer which had not yet metastasized, thank God, performed a double partial mastectomy and put everything back so it would look and function normally at no cost to me. It's been a long road, but I'm proud to say that even though I had no longer qualify for Medicaid, today it was found. I now make a little over a hundred dollars too much per month on my husband's survivor Social Security. I'm too young for my own at 61. Jesus Christ. I'm blessed and joyful, joyfully grateful for the insurance and the pushy nurse practitioner who saved my life. I can also button my coat now as I was a bra size G before and now I sport an easier to find size B. Life is far from perfect and it seems like the hits just keep coming every day day But I put one foot in front of the other. I face it head on with my fam and fram. I have no pets but I thought I'd share some regular visitors here sending love and support juju support of juju to those needing a boost cuz I now have it to share. T bird pronoun she and her see.

A (42:44)

Picture attached It's a deer in a yard.

B (42:48)

That is a gorgeous animal. I am so glad that you had what you needed with the health insurance. This is such a good message. Especially the people of this generation in their 60s and 70s and 80s. You know these and I and I say this just from the story but I can imagine, you know I think about my mom even though my mom hasn't been with anyone for a very long time. She is very independent, very self sufficient. But I think about these women and these men even in same sex relationships that have always taken care of their person and they become a caretaker and they, they, they abandon their. They forget to take care of themselves. It is such a good reminder not to do that.

A (43:29)

Yeah. What a warrior you are.

B (43:31)

Yeah.

A (43:32)

T bird thank you so much for that submission and the wonderful photos. Next up, Venti lava vent. How much fuck could Chuck fuck Chuck if Chuck fuck could Chuck fuck fuck Chuck. Thank you very much.

B (43:46)

Thank you very much.

A (43:47)

And scene and same. And from Alex Pronoun she and her her. Hello monarchs of the musical fruit. My good news this week Doubles as a self shout out. Excellent. One year ago, after a tough conversation with my doctor about making some lifestyle changes, I decided to start running. When I first laced up, I could barely make it 15 seconds before needing to stop and I'd be sore for hours afterward. Fast forward a year and everything has changed. I found an incredible local running group that has supported and encouraged me every step of the way, offering tips and motivation to keep going going around. This time last year it took me 55 minutes to complete a 5K. But this past weekend I ran the Indianapolis Monumental 5K and hit a new personal record of 34 minutes and 10 seconds.

B (44:28)

Wow.

A (44:30)

Geez Alex, that's almost half your time.

B (44:34)

I couldn't run that fast if something was chasing me.

A (44:37)

If you were trying out for ice. I still have plenty of goals ahead, but I'm proud of how far I've come and how much stronger I feel both physically and mentally. For my tax I've included a group photo from this weekend's race, one from my Halloween 5k in October, and a picture of my mischievous cat Grim, who just celebrated his third Gotcha Day last month. Thank you for the joy, humor and perspective your podcast brings every day. You've helped me stay informed and reminded me it's okay to find light in the madness. Warmly, Alex and Grim. Look how adorable you are.

B (45:09)

Seriously, look how kind of adorable you are. Are. I love.

A (45:14)

I love, by the way, the tutus for 5Ks. I've done so many of these.

B (45:18)

This is fantastic.

A (45:20)

Look at Grim. What a sweet baby. Oh, what a good familiar everybody. Thank you. I needed that. I was so angry. I was so mad. So I appreciate you sending in the good news. And please everybody, send it all to us. Overwhelm us with your amazing good news. You can do it@dailybeanspot.com and click on Contact. Don't get imposter syndrome about your good news. It's good, I promise. Just send it in and thank you so much everyone. Dana, how's the ticket sales going for Chi Town?

B (45:55)

Ticket sales are great. We've got 13 tickets left and I am so excited to announce we've got a local comedian named Katie Kincaid that is going to be opening both shows in Chicago. So you're going to be treated to a fantastic lesbian comic that I just found on social media. It's really important for me when I go to a city to try and get a local opener so they can be introduced to a new audience. So everyone who got tickets, be kind to her. I already know how great this audience is going to be. And so I love bringing comedians to perform in front of y'. All. But 13 tickets left for the 9pm show. If you want to go Chicago, there's still time. November 14th, you can go to danagoldberg.com, go to my tour schedule and just grab tickets there. And I can't wait to see you all.

A (46:36)

Fantastic. The Outrageous tour at the the Annoyance theater in Chicago. November 14th. Man, it's just a couple days away.

B (46:44)

I know.

A (46:45)

A few days away. Also, I want to give a shout out to all my fellow veterans on this Veterans Day. Thank you. Thank you for your services. Isn't enough, but you know, you know, you know what I'm saying? You know, appreciate you and we'll see you all tomorrow. Be back in your ears tomorrow. Thanks so much. Until then, please take care of yourselves, take care of each other, take care of the planet, take care of your mental health and take care of your friends, family. I've been ag.

B (47:06)

I've been Gigi.

A (47:08)

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