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Small Beans Podcasting is a place for beans of every sort to come bean it up. Free your soul, eh? Be a frijole.
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- 1100. Frame Rate: Possession (Feat. Tom Reimann) · 1 h 1 minTom Reimann is here to help us discuss 1981’s cult horror film starring Sam Neill: Possession. They interpret this highly metaphorical film, but also discuss the impressive…
- 1096. Frame Rate: Stalker · 1 h 3 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank Attension for paying for the episode! Thanks, Attension! The film is Stalker…
- 1094. Frame Rate: Memento · 1 h 7 minAdam and Abe continue their Christopher Nolan watch-through. We’re not going chronologically: we’ve devised a complex system of time to manipulate your emotions. So now we’re…
- 1093. Kings of King: Secret Window · 1 h 0 minMichael and Abe discuss the 2004 film starring Johnny Depp at the height of his fame! Nope! Not the pirate one, unless you consider director David Koepp’s theft of John…
- 1090. Frame Rate: Over Your Dead Body (Feat. Jason Pargin) · 58 minIn a similar vein to our guest’s new book, out now (There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs), Jason Pargin joins the boys to discuss the 2026 comedy-horror…
- 1088. Frame Rate: Evil Does Not Exist · 1 h 4 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank Wildfires Now Support This Podcast for paying for the episode! Thanks Wildfires!…
- 1084. Frame Rate: Tenet · 1 h 28 minAdam and Abe have officially started their Christopher Nolan watch-through. We’re not going chronologically: we’ve devised a complex system of time to manipulate your emotions…
- 1082. Frame Rate: Wet Hot American Summer · 1 h 4 minThe hosts discuss formative (for them) 2001’s parody of summer camp teen films, Wet Hot American Summer. The conversation discusses the performance and comedy stylings of the…
- 1078. Kings of King: The Langoliers · 1 h 9 minMichael and Abe discuss the 1995 TV miniseries about interdimensional meatballs cracklin’ their way through liminal time spaces. It’s well known for not being the best adaptation…
- 1076. Frame Rate: The Prestige · 1 h 11 minAdam and Abe have officially started their Christopher Nolan watch-through. We’re not going chronologically: we’ve devised a complex system of time to manipulate your emotions…
- 1079. Frame Rate: I Love Boosters (Feat. Boots Riley) · 1 h 7 minDirector/Writer/Rapper Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You, I'm a Virgo, I Love Boosters) graciously lets Michael pick his brain for an hour about his latest film, working methods…
- 1073. Frame Rate: Influencers · 1 h 10 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank Wildfires Now Support This Podcast for paying for the episode! Thanks Wildfires! If…
- 1072. Inside Dads: Moneyball, and Other Math Movies · 1 h 11 minOur limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the…
- 1067. Shooting Threes: Back to the Future 2 · 1 h 8 minBridgett and Sarah continue their travel through the classic Zemeckis trilogy. Let’s see what the hosts think of this installment! Great Scott! Features: Other Bridgett and…
- 1066. Kings of King - It: Welcome to Derry (S1E7-S1E8) · 1 h 6 minThis episode concludes our coverage of the 8 episode run of season 1’s It: Welcome to Derry (2025). This episode covers the seventh and eighth episodes of the show along with our…
- 1064. Frame Rate: Influencer (Feat. Dave Bell) · 58 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank Wildfires Now Support This Podcast for paying for the episode! Thanks Wildfires!…
- 1061. Frame Rate: A League of Their Own · 58 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank askingseven for making this episode! Thanks a7! Michael and Abe talk about the most…
- 1055. Frame Rate: Send Help · 1 h 1 minMichael and Abe discuss the 2026 Sam Raimi film Send Help featuring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. They talk about their love of Raimi through the ages, the impressive and…
- 1059. Frame Rate: The Odyssey · 1 h 18 minAdam and Abe talk about Christopher Nolan’s new film, The Odyssey. Who’s this Nolan guy? Is he any good? Also, should we do a short limited series on his films? We’re thinking…
- 1054. Kings of King - It: Welcome to Derry (S1E4-S1E6) · 1 h 18 minWe will be covering the 8 episode run of season 1’s It: Welcome to Derry (2025). This episode covers the fourth, fifth, and sixth of the season one run. Let’s find out if this…
- 1052. Frame Rate: The Sandlot (Feat. Sarah Griffith) · 1 h 3 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank askingseven for paying for the episode! Thanks a7! Michael and Abe sit down with…
- 1049. See You Space Podboys - Session #26: The Real Folk Blues, Part 2 · 58 minAdam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. It’s the finale! The last episode of Cowboy Bebop and of the smash-hit podcast it inspired, See You Space…
- 1048. Frame Rate: The Beach Bum · 51 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank goober loober for paying for the episode! Thanks goobs! Michael and Abe sit down to…
- 1043. Frame Rate: Network · 1 h 10 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank Soggy Bottoms for paying for the episode! Thanks Soggy! Michael and Abe sit down to…
- 1040. Frame Rate: In Bruges (Feat. Vanessa Guerrero) · 1 h 1 minThis episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank Soggy Bottoms for paying for the episode! Thanks Soggy! Vanessa joins Michael and…
- 1042. Spielboys! - Disclosure Day · 1 h 18 minSit back and listen to the sweet sound of the boys talkin’ bout the ‘berg. This episode covers this year’s Disclosure Day, out in theaters now! If you want more of this series…
- 1036. See You Space Podboys - Session #25: The Real Folk Blues, Part 1 · 43 minAdam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. Buckle up, we’ve entered the finale two-parter. Features: Abe Epperson…
- 1035. Kings of King - It: Welcome to Derry (S1E1-S1E3) · 1 h 42 minWe will be covering the 8 episode run of season 1’s It: Welcome to Derry (2025). This episode covers the first three episodes and our initial reactions to this new hot clown…
- 1029. Frame Rate: Pizza Movie (Feat. Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher) · 1 h 3 minOld sketch group pals Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney drop by to discuss their new film about two high college buds attempting to make it downstairs to grab their munchies…
- 1028. See You Space Podboys - Session #24: Hard Luck Woman · 41 minAdam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one where Edward leaves. Features: Abe Epperson…
- 1026. Frame Rate - Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping (Feat. Soren Bowie) · 1 h 2 minThe hosts are joined by fellow funnyman and writer (and if you remember far enough actor) Soren Bowie. The gang talk about this very funny faux-documentary from 2016 as well as…
- 1023. Frame Rate: Prisoners · 1 h 6 minMike and Abe discuss the 2013 psychological thriller/mystery Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve. The film depicts the horrors of your child being kidnapped and how rage and…
- 1022. See You Space Podboys - Session #23: Brain Scratch · 43 minAdam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one where Faye joins a technocult. Features: Abe Epperson…
- 1016. Kings of King: The Stand (1994 Miniseries), Part 2 · 1 h 29 minThis episode completes the thrilling conclusion of the 1994 ABC television event, The Stand. We covered this as a two-parter, as it’s technically four movie length episodes. For…
- 1015. Inside Dads: Volcano, and Other Disaster Films · 1 h 14 minOur limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the…
- 1012. Shooting Threes: Back to the Future · 57 minBridgett and Sarah start a new trilogy. Let’s see what the hosts think of soft sci-fi! I hope they like it. They’ll probably like it. Well, Bridgett’s seen ‘em. But Sarah has…
- 1009. Frame Rate: Dick Tracy (Feat. Will Poole) · 1 h 10 minThe hosts are joined by comedian and friend of the pod Will Poole (aka Kristi Yamaguccimane) once again. This time they discuss the campy, cartoony hallucination that is 1990’s…
- 1008. Frame Rate: Love Lies Bleeding · 55 minThe hosts discuss the 2024 lesbian crime story Love Lies Bleeding. They discuss influences, execution, and themes involved. Episode brought to you by JaneQ via the Pick the…
- 1010. Frame Rate: Battlestar Galactica, S1E10, "The Hand of God" (Feat. Cody Johnston) · 1 h 4 minOur hosts, who totally aren’t cylons, comb through each episode of Syfy’s hit Battlestar Galactica from the 2000’s. Every two weeks we’ll have another episode, listenable via the…
- 1002. Kings of King: The Stand (1994 Miniseries), Part 1 · 1 h 16 minThis episode covers the first half of the 1994 ABC television event, The Stand. We’re covering this as a two-parter, as it’s technically four movie length episodes. For this…
- 1001. See You Space Podboys - Session #22: Cowboy Funk · 56 minAdam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one where Spike fights a cowboy. Features: Abe Epperson…
- 1003. Frame Rate: Battlestar Galactica, S1E9, "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down" (Feat. Cody Johnston) · 1 h 1 minThe new show from Cody Johnston and Michael Swaim continues! They comb through each episode of Syfy’s hit Battlestar Galactica from the 2000’s. Every two weeks we’ll have another…
- 998. Frame Rate: Batman Begins · 60 minThe hosts debate who is the podcast-Batman (the best version of Batman), and also cover the 2005 superhero film Batman Begins. Michael and Abe discuss the myth of Batman, the…
- 995. See You Space Podboys - Session #21: Boogie-Woogie Feng Shui · 55 minAdam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one where Jet helps a daughter tell her father that he sucks. Features: Abe…
- 994. Frame Rate: Downhill Racer · 60 minThis episode was paid for by special bean the indignant eel via the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. They picked it and we flicked it! Thanks, eel! This episode covers the…
- 991. Frame Rate: Ravenous (Feat. Hana Michels) · 57 minBig thanks to Mike Scorpio for being a Pick the Flick tiered bean! They chose the tier and got to pick a movie for us to cover! You can be like Mike! Michael and Abe are joined…
- 990. Frame Rate: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Feat. Soren Bowie) · 60 minWe bring on a special bean this episode, writer and comedian Soren Bowie. You might know him from After Hours, or American Dad, or Quick Question, or “hunk” in the dictionary…
- 983. Frame Rate: The Fisher King (Feat. Robert Brockway) · 55 minWe bring on a special bean this episode, author and comedian Robert Brockway. He has a book out (info below) and we’re talking about the 1991 Terry Gilliam film starring Jeff…
- 982. 1Upsmanship: The Midnight Walk (Feat. John Liot) · 1 h 2 minMichael and guest host / Friend of the Bean John Liot discuss the indie adventure game The Midnight Walk. As a little flame boy, you light your way through a linear but…
- 987. Frame Rate: The Man Who Knew Too Little (Feat. Jacob Reed & Danny O’Malley) · 1 h 5 minAbe and Michael are joined by fellow podcasting funnymen Jacob Reed and Danny O’Malley. You may recognize Jacob as the lead to our film Kill Me Now. They join us to talk about…
