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857. Please Send Help (April 22, 2025)
Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem like there's anything we can do here. Enjoy the show!The show will be posted here on Patr...
855. See You Space Podboys - Session #9: Jamming with Edward
Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #9, Jamming with Edward. Our last Bebop crew member has arrived. 3, 2, 1. Let’s jam.Features:Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.socialAbe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.s...
Escort Mission: Ganz and Swaim talk Early Access & Hades II
Look, they made us call it Escort Mission for the nostalgia factor, it's basically a 1Ups series. Anyway, this is episode two! We were cleared to make two more, but need some clicks to roll through to make episodes five and beyond a reality. Tell the gamer in your life!
854. Shooting Threes: Paddington 2
Bridgett and Sarah continue their dive into the Paddington trilogy. They discuss the internet hype, the feel-goodery-ness of it all, and what releasing a bear into the wild might do to the great city of London. Spread it onto your ears like so much marmalade.Features:Bridgett Greenberg: https://twit...
853. 1Upsmanship: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Last year’s installment of Indy lore comes in the form of an action-adventure game. Michael and Adam discuss the puzzles, game development, and mechanics of this well-reviewed title. Does it belong in the celestial museum or do we burn it in an ark-born holy fire like we do with all the other game...
852. Please Send Help (April 8, 2025)
Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem like there's anything we can do here. Enjoy the show!The show will be posted here on Patr...
851. Kings of King: The Monkey
Today it’s 2025’s The Monkey, directed by Osgood Perkins. When the monkey stops beating his drum at the end of this episode, Abe and Michael unceremoniously explode into a fine blood mist.Features:Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.socialAbe Epperson: https://bsky.app/prof...
850. Costumes & Cretins - Episode 11: The Finale
Michael Swaim wrote a short Dungeons & Dragons campaign for his buds Starline Hodge, Abe Epperson, and David Bell. They basically know as much as you do, so we recorded it and here it is.Features:Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.socialStarline Hodge: https://bsky.app/profile...
849. Please Send Help (April 2, 2025)
Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem like there's anything we can do here. Enjoy the show!The show will be posted here on Patr...
848. Escape from the Multicurse: The Cloverfield Paradox
Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, the only way to do that is to explore our cultural obsession with multiverses, alternate timelines and parallel worlds, and tie it all into a conversation about post-modern art, pop culture, and the ...
847. 1Upsmanship: Hotline Miami
We’re on an indie game streak! That means we get the Walrus mask! Yes! Listen in as the hosts discuss this gory top-town shooter from 2012.Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.socialAdam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.socialCheck our store to buy Small Beans merch!...
1Upsmanship: The Series?!
All Shipheads on deck! The revamped Escort Missionjust premiered on CRACKED and will now be tied into the 1Upsmanship universe! Greg was unavailable but the new dude seems just as handsome and clueless about gaming so I think it's gonna work.
846. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 91 - The Late Philip J. Fry
If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which works surprisingly well.This show exclusively releases every other episode here on the Small Beans patreon. Wimmy Wam Wam Wozzle!Features:Michael Swaim: https://bsky.a...
845. See You Space Podboys - Session #8: Waltz for Venus
Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #8, Waltz for Venus. The one with the healing plant. 3, 2, 1. Let’s jam.Features:Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.socialAbe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.socialSupport...
844. Costumes & Cretins - Episode 10: Dr. Thing & the Box of CEOs
Michael Swaim wrote a short Dungeons & Dragons campaign for his buds Starline Hodge, Abe Epperson, and David Bell. They basically know as much as you do, so we recorded it and here it is.Features:Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.socialStarline Hodge: https://bsky.app/profile...
843. Please Send Help (March 18, 2025)
Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem like there's anything we can do here. Enjoy the show!The show will be posted here on Patr...
842. Frame Rate: Airplane! (Feat. David Bell)
Michael, Abe, and Dave sit down with the classic Airplane! (1980) to discuss the longevity, jokes per minute, and type of comedy you see in the film that was once voted “funniest movie of all time” by someone somewhere, I don’t know.Features:David Bell: https://bsky.app/profile/moviehooligan.b...
841. 1Upsmanship: Mouthwashing
It’s an indie game this time! A psychological horror adventure game that follows the crew of a derelict ship as supplies dwindle. Lauded for its nonlinear narrative and visual style, let’s see if Adam and Michael put this one on the hard drive!Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim...
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840. Please Send Help (March 11, 2025)
Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem like there's anything we can do here. Enjoy the show!The show will be posted here on Patr...
839. Frame Rate: Total Recall (1990) (Feat. DJ Wooldridge)
Amidst the fog of 2025, three men recollect and review a film shot 35 years previous. DJ Wooldridge joins us to discuss the unique dystopia that is the classic Total Recall. Verhoeven, Schwarzenegger, and a tiny little krang take center for this one.Check out and support DJ’s comic: https://www.ki...
838. Costumes & Cretins - Episode 9: Business Gremlin & A Glorious Backflip
Michael Swaim wrote a short Dungeons & Dragons campaign for his buds Starline Hodge, Abe Epperson, and David Bell. They basically know as much as you do, so we recorded it and here it is.Features:Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.socialStarline Hodge: https://bsky.app/profile...
837. Kings of King: Needful Things
KOK is back! It’s time for KOK! This episode Abe and Mike discuss the 1993 drama Needful Things with Max Von Sydow and Ed Harris! It’s the one where the devil sells you things and makes a town fall into chaos!Features:Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.socialAbe Epperson: ...
836. 1Upsmanship - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Ganser and Swaim find out about a little known franchise called “Zel-da.” Apparently, this is the first game in the franchise where you run around as Zelda, so that’s pretty cool. It’s an 1Upsmanship episode!Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.socialAdam Ganser: https:/...
835. Please Send Help (February 25, 2025)
Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem like there's anything we can do here. Enjoy the show!The show will be posted here on Patr...
834. See You Space Podboys - Session #7: Heavy Metal Queen
Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #7, Heavy Metal Queen. The space trucker one. 3, 2, 1. Let’s jam.Features:Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.socialAbe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.socialCheck our stor...
833. Shooting Threes: Paddington
Ah Heck! It’s back! Your favorite basketball themed, trilogy talkin’ co-hosts Bridgett and Sarah are back! They decided to cover a new trilogy. This time, it’s that feel-good furball that boosts your optimism for humanity: Paddington.Features:Bridgett Greenberg: https://twitter.com/BridgettTwe...
832. Please Send Help (February 19, 2025)
Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem like there's anything we can do here. Enjoy the show!The show will be posted here on Patr...
831. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 89 - The Duh-Vinci Code
If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which works surprisingly well.This show exclusively releases every other episode here on the Small Beans patreon. Wimmy Wam Wam Wozzle!Features:Michael Swaim: https://bsky.a...
830. 1Upsmanship - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Swaim and Ganser once again cover the Call of Duty series. This time it’s the 2024 installment Black Ops 6. They discuss the story, the game mechanics, and what if anything separates it from other titles in the series.Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.socialAdam Ganser: htt...
