Dinner For Schmucks (feat. John Fugelsang)

The Daily Beans

MSW Media

News, Comedy, Daily News, Politics

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Friday, August 8th, 2025 Today, nearly 2M are on unemployment - the highest number since the pandemic; the Air Force is denying retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from service; the US plans to ease human rights criticism of El Aalvador, Israel, and Russia; the VA just terminated union contracts including nursing; top Trump officials planned their Epstein cover up at the White House Wednesday night; Trump delayed a Medicare change after a private health company donation; the federal court filing system has been hit with a sweeping hack; immigrants who are crime victims awaiting visas now face deportation; a federal judge halts new construction at the Everglades concentration camp; and Jen Pawol will make history this weekend as the first woman to be an umpire in a regular-season Major League Baseball game; and Allison delivers the good news. Dana is out and about.

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0:00.0	M SW Media
0:03.0	News
0:09.0	We're swearing
0:11.0	Daily Beans
0:15.0	Daily Beans
0:17.0	Daily Beans
0:19.0	Daily Beans, Daily Beans for Friday, August 8th, 2025.
0:28.2	Today, nearly 2 million people are on unemployment, the highest number since the pandemic.
0:33.2	The Air Force is denying retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from service.
0:38.8	The United States plans to ease human rights criticism of Al Salvador, Israel, and Russia.
0:44.3	The Department of Veterans Affairs just terminated union contracts, including nursing.
0:49.0	Top Trump officials planned their Epstein cover-up at the White House Wednesday night.
0:53.5	Trump delayed a Medicare change after a private health care company made a huge donation.
0:58.2	The federal court filing system has been hit with a sweeping hack.
1:02.3	Immigrants who are crime victims awaiting visas now face deportation.
1:06.6	A federal judge has halted new construction at the Everglades concentration camp.
1:10.7	And Jen Powell will make history this weekend as the first woman to be an umpire in a regular season Major League Baseball game.
1:18.1	I'm your host, Alison Gill.
1:22.9	Hey, everybody. Happy Friday. It's Fuglesang Fridays here on The Daily Beans, which means we'll be joined by John Fuglesang in a little bit.
1:30.4	Dana's out. She had some last minute travel plans, but she will be back Monday. So thanks for hanging with me solo.
1:44.4	And also, I just wanted to say, if you're able to, like all these podcasts are always free, but if you're able to support us and to support what we do, we would love for you to become a patron, which means you get these episodes the night before they come out to the
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