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Allow Me To Be Ernest
Merry Christmas Kevin Spacey! Also, to a lesser degree, RIP Jim Varney. If you don't know what this is, it's a parody of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZveA...
150. Frame Rate: Bad Santa (Feat. Miles Gray)
The Daily Zeitgang has us surrounded! They've demanded the release of Miles Gray, their second-rate co-chair, but we refuse to comply until he's bared his soul with us regarding a couple flicks. First up, perennial Christmas Coens/Zwigoff train wreck Bad Santa.
149. December Beanus Episode: Katie Willert
Katie Willert Week concludes with a special Patron-only round of Questions and Answers from you, The Beans! Should you see Bohemian Rhapsody? Is cooking a satisfying hobby to do? FINALLY LEARN THE TRUTH.
148. Tales from the Pit: Hooray for Hollywood! (Feat. Katie Willert)
Small Beans favorite Katie Willert stops in to discuss the long, hard road of trying to break into Hollywood, the many odd jobs she's taken in the interim, and how to appreciate what life gives you, even when it's not what you expected. Michael opens with a short story that lasts about forty...
147. BOLD: Police Brutality, Black XMas, Jackie Lacey (Feat. Dr. Melina Abdullah and Alyesha Wise)
BOLD is a podcast about race and justice in America, and a collaboration between Small Beans and Showing Up For Racial Justice, produced by White People 4 Black Lives. In the first episode, BLM Los Angeles co-founder Dr. Melina Abdullah discusses America's history of police brutality, current ef...
146. Rough Stuff: Moonwalk of Shame (Feat. Katie Willert)
Katie Willert discusses stalking celebrities and appropriating black culture on-stage! Sarah Griffith discusses more times she vomited, because of course she does.
145. What Dinosaur Real Good? Dreadnoughtus!
The second episode of WDRG? FINALLY gets to the bottom of what dinosaur real good. Turns out it's BIG, too! Co-hosts and dino-pals Abe Epperson, Bridgett Greenberg and Michael Swaim debate the virtues of the Dreadnoughtus, the big one you don't wanna fu' wi'.Art by Small Beans member...
144. Family Meeting e05: Geographail
The sibs finally get to the bottom of where Flip actually physically is, in space.
Wanna Be On Rough Stuff?!
Hey gang! Sarah and Bridgett are planning a whole episode of Rough Stuff about YOUR hometown tales of adolescent shame.Did you used to suck? Did people used to make fun of you for reasons? Please tell us all about it, either in the comments below or @roughstuffpod on Twitter so we can have fun readi...
143. Tales from the Pit: The Cheese Stands Alone (Feat. Talia Jane)
Writer/comedian Talia Jane recounts her travails dealing with John Cheese (real name Mack Leighty), whom she helped to out as a serial sexual harasser and general creep this year, in spite of a startling lack of support from the systems we expect to support us through that type of thing.Wonder where...
142. Frame Rate: Whiplash (Feat. Cristian Ramirez)
DRUMS! But also the nature of art, genius, nature versus nurture, and sound editing perfection. But mostly DRUMS! Cristian helps Michael and Abe bring fresh eyes to Damien Chazelle's non-La La Land movie.SPOILER: WE WILL NEVER COVER LA LA LAND.
Once Upon A Time In The West, Chapter 4
Me, Michael Swaim, am writing a novel, because me so write good.It's a fantasy/western/comedy/adventure featuring dimension-hopping, shared consciousness, and a universe I'd love to return to in the future. To get this thing into publishing shape, I am turning to you, the Beloved Beans, to s...
141. What Dinosaur Real Good? Glyptodon!
A brand new Small Beans podcast evolves before your very eyes in this initial episode of What Dinosaur Something Something! Co-hosts and dino-pals Abe Epperson, Bridgett Greenberg and Michael Swaim debate the virtues of the prehistoric turtle the size of a VW bug that was the Glyptodon.Art by Small ...
The Small Beans Store is OPEN!
This sentence, in its entirety, is an active link to the brand new Small Beans Store, where we currently sell SB-related pins and shirts that we thought of and paid to have illustrated by people with actual talent.Expect new products on the reg, including audio fiction, music, and yes, even more cle...
140. The Coen Brothers Brothers: The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
In an epic crossover and out-of-order episode of CBB, Abe and Michael are joined by David Bell and Tom Reimann, their analogues over at the Gamefully Unemployed network! All four convene to strike Buster Scruggs wile the figurative iron is hot. Does it work? It appears to do, yes!Art by Michael Vinc...
138. Pop Culture Petri Dish: Alien Invasions
Abe and Cristian fend off Oumuamua, those little guys from Mars Attacks, and Galactus all at once by delving into our species' (extensive) hypothetical experience and (limited) actual experience with alien invasions.
NOVEMBER BEANUS MODULE: Q&A&CR&BS w/Katie Willert!!
It's that time again, and about damn time it is! The Beans shall soon be visited by the ghost (and surrounding body) of Katie Willert at the stroke of bean-night, and it is then, during the Beaning Hour, that we will Answer your Questions, share Comment Reactions, and BullShit!Please post commen...
137. Frame Rate: Freaked (Feat. Katie Willert)
Michael ropes Katie Willert and Abe Epperson into discussing hisfavorite scripted comedy -- 1993 Alex Winter/Randy Quaid vehicle Freaked -- for fifty minutes, thereby destroying any credibility he once had as a filmanalyst.
136. Family Meeting e04: Jumbo Legal Mamba
Ryan introduces Flip and Franky to the lawyer overseeing dispensation of their parents' will. It goes fine.Featuring Very Special Guest Star Jennifer Lyon (Justified, Louis, Claws)!
135. My Top 8: Nyx Fears
On this episode of My Top 8: a relationship podcast about friendship, Maggie sits down with May Leitz (AKA Nyx Fears) as they discuss how films shaped our idea of friendship and why Jack and Sally may have sent some wrong messages.
134. October Bonus Episode: Daniel Vincent Gordh
DVG and Abe and Me sit down to dig into film-making, our 11-year history working together, and the scam that is monetizing content via Facebook! Thanks to everyone who submitted sultry Q's to absorb Daniel's sensuous A's.
Swaim on Hypecast!
Mike joins Gamefully Unemployed head honchos Tom Reimann and David Christopher Bell to discuss the hottest new trailers and news from the sordid world of entertainment. Topics: Missing Link, True Detective, Breaking Bad, Mowgli, Avengers 4, and a whole slew of stop-motion news.
The Best Cover Songs: Swaim on List! Cast!
List! Cast! is part of the Unpopular Opinion podcast network, run by Friend of the Beans Adam Tod Brown. In it, comedians battle it out to get their favorite pics officially selected Best, Worst, Craziest, Tastiest, or Whateverest of all time. This episode, the topic was "Best Cover Songs," ...
133. Pop Culture Petri Dish: Let's Get Xenophysical
Abe and Cristian attempt to save all science fiction and the sanity of costume designers everywhere with an argument for why aliens may, in fact, be roughly human-shaped. Find out why that's even not the weird part; the weird part is how WE'RE shaped. We're freaky! Boobs shouldn't ex...
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In case you missed it, you can now watch our epic, eight-hour political research and fuckaround livestream in its entirety! Probably do so today or tomorrow, if you plan to, because after that a lot of the content will be moot as hell.And vote! Vote your conscience! Vote early! Vote often! Vote from...
131. Rough Stuff: 'Scuse Me While I Side-Hug The Fun Ceiling (Feat. Katie Marovitch)
Comedian, book-carrier, fuck-not-haver and College Humor mainstay Katie Marovitch joins hosts Bridgett and Sarah to discuss a truly diverse set of topics. These include why hugging your grandma is harder than kissing your dog on the mouth, writing garbage bullshit horoscopes to trick dopes, and chil...
Once Upon A Time In The West, Chapter 3
Me, Michael Swaim, am writing a novel, because me so write good.It's a fantasy/western/comedy/adventure featuring dimension-hopping, shared consciousness, and a universe I'd love to return to in the future. To get this thing into publishing shape, I am turning to you, the Beloved Beans, to s...
130. Frame Rate: Monster Squad (Feat. Soren Bowie)
Happy Halloween! In honor of all those burned at the stake due to mass hysteria surrounding witchcraft, here's Soren Bowie forcing Mike and Abe to cover possibly the worst movie ever featured on the show. Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, The Creature From The Black Lagoon, and The Wolfman te...
129. The Coen Brothers Brothers: The Big Lebowski
This aggression will not stand, man.Art by Michael Vincent Bramley.Music by Abe Epperson.
The Coen Brothers Brothers: Origins
A big thanks to Alex Shifman for having Abe and Michael on his show to discuss something we'd always intended to: why we're making CBB in the first place. Get some serious insights into the wily and reclusive Abe, and get more hyped than you've ever been about The Coen Brothers. With us!...
