{"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. 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