We Find a Way to Win

Summary

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The Daily Beans – "We Find a Way to Win"

Date: June 19, 2026
Host: Allison Gill (MSW Media)
Guest Appearances: Clips from Michelle and Barack Obama, Mayor Mamdani, and others
Theme: Uplift, resilience, and celebration during tumultuous times

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Daily Beans focuses on uplifting moments and powerful reminders of hope amid national turbulence and political dysfunction. Host Allison Gill stitches together highlight speeches from the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, the electrifying New York Knicks victory parade, and sharp commentary on political mishaps, closing with a humorous "moxie moment" about women and swearing. The episode's tone is one of resilience, celebration, and progressive snark, offering listeners both motivation and moments to laugh—even when the news cycle is overwhelming.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Uplifting Political Gatherings (01:12–05:44)

• Allison Gill opens with positive updates: the Obama Presidential Center opening in Chicago, featuring both Michelle and Barack Obama, offering crucial messages around hope and democratic values.
• She underscores the importance of gatherings—such as MSW Media galas—which serve as reminders that community remains strong and supportive even in challenging times.
• Other topics:
  • Announcements for listeners to join future MSW Media in-person events.
  • The impact of participating in and supporting these communal activities as forms of resistance and hope.

Quote:
"Being decent is indeed a choice. Hope is indeed a choice. And these are choices we have to make anew every day...especially amidst everything that we're seeing happening right now."
— Allison Gill, (04:48)

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2. Michelle Obama's Speech: The Power of Choices (02:43–04:47)

Michelle Obama’s address at the Presidential Center opening emphasizes empathy, collective responsibility, and the imperative to reject cynicism, inaction, and division.

Notable Quotes:

• "To ignore the simple truth, to refuse to respect the contributions and experiences of people who aren't exactly like us, y'all, puts us all at risk. Failing to see the humanity in all people puts us all on a slippery slope." (02:43)
• "Hope is all we have, because hope is the essential spark that lights the fire of change. But hope is a choice... Whether or not we use our voices to speak up is a choice. Voting is a choice. Being a decent human being is a choice." (03:20)

Insight:
Michelle Obama sets the tone for the episode, highlighting the active nature of hope and decency. These are not passive states but actions to be affirmed daily.

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3. Barack Obama’s Message: No Kings, Only Citizens (05:12–05:44)

Barack Obama's remarks focus on American democratic ideals and the importance of shared governance, reiterating foundational values.

Notable Quote:
"A declaration that we are all created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights...there will be no kings or lords, no serfs or subjects, but only citizens." (05:12)

Host Reflection:
Allison echoes the importance of the "no kings" message, emphasizing the ongoing need for vigilance against tyranny and the reaffirmation of democracy’s core tenets (05:44).

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4. Celebrating the Knicks' NBA Championship (06:22–08:56)

A rousing speech by Mayor Mamdani at the Knicks victory parade serves as both sports jubilation and a metaphor for collective perseverance.

Highlights:

• Chronicling five decades of Knicks' history, heartbreak, and hope.
• Celebratory yet inclusive—honoring past and present players, coaches, and fans who persisted through drought and defeat.
• The crowd’s turnout is described as so overwhelming that attendees were being turned away.

Notable Quote:
“…we knew deep down in our six suffering hearts that it would. New York City, this team has done it. The New York Knicks are NBA champions." (07:50)

Host Reaction:
“Dude knows his stuff. He knows his Knicks history. Absolutely incredible. It’s a wonderful celebration." — Allison Gill (08:56)

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5. DC Mishaps and Political Snark (08:56–10:24)

Allison shifts to satirical commentary on governmental incompetence in Washington, D.C.—specifically a failed attempt to clean the reflecting pool, which resulted in wasted millions and unintended consequences.

Notable Quotes:

• "Looks about as good as the Iran deal, doesn't it? Just what an immense waste of money. Everything that he does is just...It's just incompetence from top to bottom." (10:04)

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6. Moxie Moment: Swearing Women Clap Back (10:24–11:01)

The episode wraps with a lighthearted, viral-style social media clip celebrating women’s unapologetic self-expression, particularly regarding swearing.

Notable Moment:
A male voice asserts, "If you're swearing all the time, it's a major turn off..." which is quickly and hilariously drowned out by a chorus of women responding "shut the f*** up" in musical, empowering fashion.

Host Credit:
"That's from Unexpectedly Fun on Instagram. Thank you, sir." (11:01)

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Memorable Quotes and Timestamps

• Michelle Obama:
  “Hope is the essential spark that lights the fire of change. But hope is a choice...” (03:20)

• Barack Obama:
  “No kings or lords, no serfs or subjects, but only citizens.” (05:23)

• Mayor Mamdani:
  “This championship belongs to them too. Because championships aren't just built in one season.” (08:30)

• Allison Gill (on incompetence in DC):
  “Looks about as good as the Iran deal, doesn't it? ... Just incompetence from top to bottom.” (10:04)

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Conclusion

This episode is a spirited reminder that hope is an active, daily choice. Through the voices of the Obamas, Mayor Mamdani, and everyday citizens, Allison Gill weaves moments of resilience, joy, and sharp critique. Whether celebrating long-awaited triumphs or calling out mismanagement with snark, The Daily Beans encourages listeners to participate, celebrate progress, and always find reasons to keep moving forward—together.

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Transcript

[A]

Hello, Martin Sheen here. And it seems to me that no day of the week is without its endless barrage of bad news. Even on Sunday. For God's sake, let's change that. What do you say? Together, let's make Sunday immune to bad news. Available now every Sunday, Season three of the Martin Sheen Podcast with yours truly, Martin Sheen has begun. Yeah, 10 brand new episodes are already underway. So join me, Martin sheen, for a 20 minute journey as I share my personal stories, a bit of poetry, and insightful reflections that will encourage you to take a deep breath and enjoy a relaxing moment. Of course, it's important to know and understand what's happening in the world, but I also believe there's nothing wrong with taking a step back to find strength and clarity. And Lord knows we need that now more than ever. A moment of thoughtfulness and calm may be rare these days, but it doesn't have to be. So what do you say? Say you want to take back your Sundays? So do I. And guess what? I've already done it with the Martin Sheen Podcast, Season three, available now. Don't mess with my Sunday and thank you for listening.

[B]

Hey Everybody, it's Friday, June 19th, 2026. I'm Allison Gill and this is Beans Talk. Hey everybody. Happy Juneteenth. By the time you're watching this, I will be in the air headed to Chicago for the first of two MSW media galas this year and I'm very much looking forward to seeing our patrons there. It's going to be an amazing time. I've got some food for you, some drinks for you, and a pretty impressive comedy show that you're going to get to see. Our next event is going to be watching election night results here in San Diego in person with me and our friends at a private event. So if you want to attend and you're a patron, you can answer the email that's in your inbox already so we can gauge interest and see how big a venue we're going to need. Or if you're not a patron and you want to become one and go to this event and events like this and get this show and the daily beans and unjustified early and ad free and get invited to our monthly Zoom happy hour calls and a bunch of other cool stuff you can go to patreon.com mullershireoute all right, we have some uplifting things going on today. Amid all of the chaos of the Trump administration, including the opening of the Obama Presidential center in Chicago, both Barack and Michelle spoke. And so it's always Incredible to hear what they have to say. Here's an excerpt from the First Lady's speech.

[C]

And to ignore the simple truth, to refuse to respect the contributions and experiences of people who aren't exactly like us, y'. All, puts us all at risk. Failing to see the humanity in all people puts us all on a slippery slope. And once that slide starts, there's no telling where it stops. A dangerous precedent that flies in the very face of our faith and of the founding promise of this democracy. That all of us, all of us, are created equal. That each of us is a child of God with inerrant value. And no one, and I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who's American enough. And that's why, folks, we simply don't have the luxury or time to be cynical or complacent, to wring our hands in despair, to wait for someone else to fix the problem, y'. All. Hope is all we have, because hope is the essential spark that lights the fire of change. But hope is a choice. Whether or not we use our voices to speak up is a choice. Voting is a choice. Being a decent human being is a choice. Believing that we still hold the power to build a country that reflects us all is a choice. The Obama Presidential center is a living testament to the power of choice, y'.

[D]

All.

[B]

Being decent is indeed a choice. Hope is indeed a choice. And it's. It's. These are choices we have to make anew every day, right? It's not just something you decide one day 10 years ago and hope that it still hangs on, especially amidst everything that we're seeing happening right now. Now, here's a bit of the President's speech.

[E]

A declaration that we are all created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, and that in the newly independent United States, there will be no kings or lords, no serfs or subjects, but only citizens. Each of us free to pursue our own version of happiness and able to determine our collective fate through an elected representative government. It had not been done.

[B]

I love that he's carrying the no kings message. It's so, so important. No kings, no serfs, no tyrants. But it wasn't just the Obamas that spoke today. Mayor Mamdani spoke at the Knicks parade. And no lie. It's one of the best political sports speeches, if that makes sense, that I have ever seen. Throngs of New Yorkers turned out for this. This parade. Too many to handle, in fact. They had to start turning people away because the response was so massive. But here's a bit of that speech.

[F]

For 53 long years we have watched the Knicks and we have waited. We waited as the memory of Willis Reed winning the championship on one leg grew fainter and fainter. We waited as Clyde came up clutch again and again. As John Starks dunked on Jordan and Patrick Ewing dunked on the Pacers. As Bernard King scored 60. As Charles Oakley pulled every rebound within reach. As Spike got in Reggie Miller's face. As Alan Houston put up a shot against Miami that hung in the air for an eternity. As Larry Johnson gave us the four point play heard around New York. As Starbury traded threes with Kobe and then sold sneakers every kid could afford. As Nate Robinson stuffed Yao Ming. As the city came alive watching Linsanity and as Melo lived every Brooklyn dreams when he came home and made MSG feel like the center of the universe once again. We waited without ever knowing if this day would come. And we waited because we knew deep down in our six suffering hearts that it would. New York City, this team has done it. The New York Knicks are NBA champions. We are here not just because of this team. Team that will go down in New York City. Legend. I'm talking about guys like Ronaldo Bachman, Marty Collins, Raymond Felton, Marcus camby, Kristaps Porzingis, J.R. smith, Iman Shumpert and the whole Knicks tape era. I'm talking about guys like Tony Douglas who I watched tie the single game franchise record for threes from the stands in 2011. I'm talking about Amari who got this whole city fired up when he joined. And I'm talking about Jarrett Jeffries and Lance Thomas and Langston Galloway, players who gave everything every game, even when a 20 win season was all that was in sight. This championship belongs to them too. Because championships aren't just built in one season. It belongs to Emmanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Dante DiVincenzo, Julius Randle. And also to a coach who helped lay the groundwork, Tom Thibodeau. Thanks to each of these New Yorkers and too many others to name. New York City has just had two of the most magical months in as long as any of us can remember.

[B]

Dude knows his stuff. He knows his Knicks history. Absolutely incredible. It's a wonderful celebration. So how's it going back in D.C. well, remember. Remember when they dumped peroxide into the reflecting swamp to clean up the algae because they didn't realize that painting the bottom of it a dark color would create more heat and cause an algae bloom the likes of which have Never been seen. Well, apparently dumping peroxide into the reflecting swamp is stripping the $14 million no bid contract paint job off the bottom of the pool. Look at this.

[D]

There's a nice big chunk of the reflecting pool. Yeah. Oh, it is blue. How about that big chunk of it for you? Three days ago, I was able to start right in front of $18 million well spent.

[B]

Looks about as good as the Iran deal, doesn't it? Just what a immense waste of money. Everything that he does is just. It's just incompetence from. From top to bottom. So with that, I'm going to leave you with the moxie moment of the day. It's for women who like to swear.

[G]

Girls, listen up. If you're swearing all the time, it's a major turn off and it's a massive red flag. Guys don't actually like it. You might think it's cool. Guys don'. Guys just think it's not feminine at all.

[F]

What if.

[A]

And just hear me out for a second.

[F]

You shut up.

[H]

I just need you to shut the up. Cause nobody asked you. I need you to shut the up. Shut the up. Just shut the up. Shut the up. Shut the up. Shut the up. Shut the up. Shut the Upper bounce bow. Shut the up. Shut the up,

[B]

everybody. That's from Unexpectedly Fun on Instagram. Thank you, sir. All right, patrons, I'll see you in Chicago. Dana and I will be back on Monday. I'm Allison Gill, and thanks for watching Beans Talk.

[C]

Philippines.

[H]

Philippines.

[A]

Hello, Martin Sheen here. And it seems to me that no day of the week is without its endless barrage of bad news. Even on Sunday. For God's sake, let's change that. What do you say? Together, let's make Sunday immune to bad news. Available now every Sunday, Season three of the Martin Sheen Podcast with yours truly, Martin Sheen has begun.

[F]

Ah.

[A]

10 brand new episodes are already underway. So join me, Martin sheen, for a 20 minute journey as I share my personal stories, a bit of poetry, and insightful reflections that will encourage you to take a deep breath and enjoy a relaxing moment. Of course, it's important to know and understand what's happening in the world. But I also believe there's nothing wrong with taking a step back to find strength and clarity. And Lord knows we need that now more than ever. A moment of thoughtfulness and calm may be rare these days, but it doesn't have to be. So what do you say? You want to take back your Sundays? So do I. And guess what? I've already done it. With the Martin Sheen Podcast, season three, available now. Don't mess with my Sunday. And thank you for listening.