{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Beans","slug":"the-daily-beans-743758","podcast_index_feed_id":743758,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/bOogzwqU","website_url":"https://mswmedia.com/show/daily-beans/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5134725f-99f4-4fdb-989e-83722429d70d/4558f068-b50e-4722-9d67-9c342d54b82a/3000x3000/db_cover_spring_2026.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"MSW Media","episode_count":366,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:21:22.405999+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beans-743758"},"episode":{"title":"Billion Dollar Ballroom (feat. Carissa Véliz)","slug":"billion-dollar-ballroom-feat-carissa-v-liz","published_at":"2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beans-743758/billion-dollar-ballroom-feat-carissa-v-liz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beans-743758","url":"https://mswmedia.com/show/daily-beans/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/275/arttrk.com/p/PDTRC/afp-27275-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/aa5424c1-b7ed-4668-a39c-473d31465df6/episodes/3d09bde4-4a52-4bbf-9fb5-4a9d0dfc736f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=aa5424c1-b7ed-4668-a39c-473d31465df6&awEpisodeId=3d09bde4-4a52-4bbf-9fb5-4a9d0dfc736f&feed=bOogzwqU","summary":"A breakdown of recent legislative moves to fund White House renovations and massive ICE expansions alongside the legal fallout from a high-profile assassination attempt. The episode also explores how mass surveillance and AI-driven prediction markets threaten democratic stability.","meta_description":"Explore the implications of the billion-dollar White House ballroom bill, ICE funding surges, and the dangers of AI-driven mass surveillance.","key_points":["Main idea: Senate Republicans are using budget reconciliation to fund a $1 billion White House ballroom and a massive expansion of ICE capacity","Failure mode: The use of algorithmic decision-making in tech allows leaders to evade accountability for discrimination or error","Practical takeaway: Regulation of AI is necessary to prevent the scaling of surveillance and prediction tools that erode democratic norms","Legal update: A federal grand jury has indicted the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter with additional assault charges","Environmental concern: Toxic metals have been discovered in soil at a DC golf course used for disposing of East Wing demolition debris"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Indictment of the WHCD Shooter","summary":"Details on the four-count indictment involving firearms charges and the discovery of buckshot in a Secret Service agent's vest."},{"start_ms":410000,"title":"The Billion Dollar Ballroom & ICE Funding","summary":"Analysis of the Republican budget reconciliation bill targeting White House renovations and significant increases in immigration enforcement funding."},{"start_ms":740000,"title":"Election Integrity & DOJ Subpoenas","summary":"Discussion regarding FBI raids on election warehouses and DOJ demands for poll worker names in Georgia."},{"start_ms":1750000,"title":"The Dangers of Digital Prediction","summary":"Carissa Véliz discusses how mass surveillance and AI-driven prediction markets function as modern tools of political control."},{"start_ms":2150000,"title":"Designing for Democracy","summary":"A look at the necessity of regulation and intentional design to prevent technology from distorting societal rules."}],"topics":["Budget Reconciliation","Mass Surveillance","Artificial Intelligence","Immigration Enforcement","White House Security","Political Accountability","Digital Privacy","Federal Indictments"],"duration_seconds":3841,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-beans-743758/episodes/billion-dollar-ballroom-feat-carissa-v-liz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beans-743758/billion-dollar-ballroom-feat-carissa-v-liz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}