Three Bean Salad
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About this podcast
A podcast from comedians Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker and Benjamin Partridge. Each week the three beans tackle a different theme, suggested by the listening audience.
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- Extra Beans - Free Novembermania Patreon taster · 55 min · Season 22 Episode 10It's Novembermania! We're offering 50% off your first month over on Patreon - www.patreon.com/threebeansalad To give you a taste of what lies beyond the paywall, this episode is…
- The Simulation Hypothesis · 1 h 6 min · Season 22 Episode 9What is real? Keanu Reeves? And if Keanu Reeves is real can we prove it or is this something we simply have to take on faith? Robert of Bremen has, presumably, been wrestling…
- Wool · 1 h 3 min · Season 22 Episode 8This week’s topic is wool aka nature’s denim. Wool is a material that has been worn by princes, paupers and everyone in between for thousands if not millions of years. In fact…
- Trees · 1 h 7 min · Season 22 Episode 7Which tree are you? The graceful and ethereal silver birch? The proud and stately elm? The feeble and foul-smelling Bradford pear tree? Click HERE to find out with our online…
- Cowboys · 59 min · Season 22 Episode 6In many ways podcasters are the cowboys of today (excepting the actual cowboys of today of course) but instead of horses we ride ergonomic chairs, instead of slinging guns we…
- Fifth Wednesday semi-demi-non-ep · 3 min · Season 22 Episode 5No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday September and we only do four episodes a month because of the podcasters' union) Join our PATREON for…
- Soup · 57 min · Season 22 Episode 4Soup of the day is lukewarm banter! That’s right, Max of Bremen has poured soup into the bean machine. Rest assured the beans shall treat this week’s liquid topic as scrupulously…
- Dancing · 1 h 13 min · Season 22 Episode 3We are not the only species that dances but we are the only one that has Dancercise. With that in mind, perhaps it is worth reflecting on the often misquoted words of 17th…
- Taxis · 59 min · Season 22 Episode 2Taxi drivers in the UK are exempt from having to wear seatbelts so that their passengers have one less thing to strangle them with mid-journey - a sobering little fact and one…
- Musicals · 1 h 5 min · Season 22 Episode 1It is known that EVERY event is better when punctuated by songs (hence hymns, national anthems, Auld Lang Syne etc). It stands to reason therefore that the musical is the apogee…
- August Anti-sode · 10 min · Season 21 Episode 10No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until September) Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/threebeansalad
- Fifth Wednesday Ersatz Episode · 2 min · Season 21 Episode 9No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday July and we only do four episodes a month because of Andy Burnham)
- Frogs · 1 h 2 min · Season 21 Episode 8Whatever happened to The Frog Chorus? Were Paul McCartney’s erstwhile collaborators merely one hit wonders? Or, more than four decades on from the release of their smash hit…
- Stationary · 1 h 5 min · Season 21 Episode 7Can anything ever truly be still (apart from David Blaine)? Perhaps this is what Lou of Bend, Oregon would have the beans ponder by suggesting “stationary” as this week’s topic…
- Village Fêtes · 1 h 2 min · Season 21 Episode 6Samuel of 84a High Street selects village fêtes as this week’s topic for the beans. You may well ask yourself why Samuel has made this choice and wonder if perhaps Samuel was…
- The Roman Empire · 59 min · Season 21 Episode 5Plumbers. Noon. The Planets. Just a few of the things that probably wouldn’t even exist today if it weren’t for the Roman Empire probably. And here’s another one: Luke from…
- Seaside Towns · 56 min · Season 21 Episode 4Seaside towns have had a shaky reputation ever since the people of Hastings lifted the rope for those meddlesome Normans. Almost a millennium on is it time their notoriety was…
- The Circus · 1 h 3 min · Season 21 Episode 3People often say it’s not the size of a clown’s trousers that matters but the state of the custard pie in the clown’s pocket. Perhaps that’s something we should all reflect on…
- Agatha Christie · 1 h 4 min · Season 21 Episode 2Agatha Christie has had her works translated into more languages than any other author in history according to the most superficial of Googlings. But would she have given a…
- Martial Arts · 1 h 6 min · Season 21 Episode 1Munashe of Birmingham kicks of a new season of the Three Bean Salad by feeding the topic of martial arts into the Bean Machine. So far the Bean Machine hasn’t awoken abruptly…
- Free Patreon episode - And Then Sparrows Took Their Eyes - Three Brothers Grimm Tales · 1 h 13 min · Season 20 Episode 10A freebie Patreon episode to give you a taste of what we do over there. Henry tells Mike and Ben three stories by the Brothers Grimm. www.patreon.com/threebeansalad
- Fifth Wednesday Not-A-Lotta-Podda · 7 min · Season 20 Episode 9No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday April and we only do four episodes a month because of tidal science) Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes…
- Smells · 1 h 11 min · Season 20 Episode 8The bean machine emits most known smells most days as a byproduct of its relentless toil. In a few short moments the aromas belched forth could be resinous, minty, jazzy…
- Vitamins · 1 h 1 min · Season 20 Episode 7Josh of Deep South Texas brings the beans (via the bean machine) the topic of vitamins this week. Perfect timing as this week sees the launch of Three Bean Salad’s Vita-Plex…
- Show Us Your Onions · 59 min · Season 20 Episode 6The Moon landings. The fall of the Berlin Wall. The conviction of Al Capone. Everyone remembers exactly where they were when the news broke of these landmark moments in history…
- Saints · 1 h 4 min · Season 20 Episode 5This week the Bean Machine stopped weeping tears of fresh, semi-skimmed milk for the first time in four years and spat out the topic of saints as submitted by Nathan of Bristol…
- Moving House · 1 h 3 min · Season 20 Episode 4What truly separates mankind from other species is our irrepressible urge to shove things that are far bigger than the aperture of our dwellings into our dwellings. Some members…
- The Olympics · 1 h 2 min · Season 20 Episode 3Charlie of Loughborough feeds The Olympics into the bean machine for this week’s lukewarm topic. Any of Henry, Mike or Ben could definitely have been a gold medal winning…
- Chickens · 58 min · Season 20 Episode 2The chicken. Tuna Of The Fields. The Bishop’s Rest. The Pauper’s Goose. Captain Susan’s Seed Hoover. El Punzón Que Vuela. The Crap Eagle. That it goes by so many names is…
- The Coastguard · 1 h 0 min · Season 20 Episode 1The coastguard is this week’s topic at the behest of Cat of Ontario, Canada. Given the fact that Canada is the nation with the longest coastline in the world perhaps Cat is…
- Road Trips · 1 h 4 min · Season 19 Episode 9According to facts there are more roads in the world now than at any point in history: the A49, Route Sixty-Something, Thunder Road etc and so on. Surely, therefore, there is no…
- Cavemen · 1 h 4 min · Season 19 Episode 8The Caveman. Stone Age creature. Witness of the dawn of humanity. He knows only that he must survive and that he must survive only to procreate so that one fine, lukewarm dawn…
- Memory · 1 h 3 min · Season 19 Episode 7If a tree fell in the forest and made no sound why do you remember it so clearly? And when was this? Pre-Covid? And what on Earth was Derek doing there? And why does this memory…
- Bodybuilders · 1 h 5 min · Season 19 Episode 6Emily of Oxford tunes in to the vibes of a brand new year and reckons what the world needs to hear about from the beans is bodybuilders. It’s a well judged move and who better to…
- Film Corner - Avatar: Fire And Ash · 1 h 10 min · Season 19 Episode 5The beans convene an emergency Film Corner to watch James Cameron's latest visit to the alien paradise of Pandora. Film Corner episodes are usually Patreon-only. To join our…
- Ratmas 2025 · 1 h 14 min · Season 19 Episode 4For reasons we can't fully remember, last year at Ratmas-tide we read out 12 rat anecdotes sent in by listeners. Well, it's back again and this time it's live and writhing, like…
- Organised Crime · 1 h 6 min · Season 19 Episode 3The very latest statistics make it clear that, given the pervasiveness of organised crime worldwide, at least 2 regular listeners of Three Bean Salad must be directly involved in…
- Laundry · 57 min · Season 19 Episode 2How and where and why and when and if do you wash your undergarments? Presumably this is a conversation Douglas from Michigan wishes to prompt across the world as he top-loads…
- Neighbours · 1 h 11 min · Season 19 Episode 1The beans return refreshed, carefully groomed and oiled in all the right places for a new season of lukewarm banter. First up: neighbours, courtesy of Nicole of Oregon. Tune in…
- It's November And This Episode Isn't An Episode · 7 min · Season 18 Episode 10No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until December) Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/threebeansalad Tickets for…
- Fifth Wednesday Pod Replacement Pod · 5 min · Season 18 Episode 9No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday July and we only do four episodes a month because of mindfulness) Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and…
- Town Planning · 1 h 2 min · Season 18 Episode 8As our days grow shorter and our ear hair grows longer what better to reflect upon than the righteous placement of bollards and ethical commercial land zoning. Thank you then to…
- Donkey Milk Soap · 1 h 0 min · Season 18 Episode 7Even the most disciplined podcasters in the world are susceptible to the occasional whoopsie. So it is with this episode which, owing to circumstances outside but mostly inside…
- Antarctica · 1 h 5 min · Season 18 Episode 6It’s a lukewarm take on the Antarctic this week owing to the actions of Mark from near Colliers Wood. We all know that the Antarctic holds strong appeal for scientists who either…
- Sunday Roasts · 1 h 5 min · Season 18 Episode 5Lee of the Black Country wants the beans discuss Sunday roasts this week, presumably because he’s not allowed to have one himself this weekend. But why not? Was he rude to a…
- Extreme Sports · 55 min · Season 18 Episode 4In WW2 a shortage of materials led to parachute silk often being recycled into knickers and vice versa. In honour of this the beans continue to send their underpants to His…
- Kitchen Gadgets · 1 h 1 min · Season 18 Episode 3This week the beans tackle kitchen gadgets thanks to Tymon of Poland. Currently there are no legal restrictions on or requirements for the personal use of vegetable spiralizers…
- Australia · 1 h 12 min · Season 18 Episode 2People are known to have travelled from Bristol to Australia and vice versa on various occasions and sometimes more than once. Given these strong links it shouldn’t come as a…
- Noodles · 1 h 4 min · Season 18 Episode 1Sam of Aurora slung noodles into the bean machine, and the beans attacked it with relish, going deep on the topic in such a way that you'll never look at a noodle, or even…
- Free Patreon episode - And Then Sparrows Took Their Eyes: Hans The Hedgehog · 1 h 16 min · Season 17 Episode 11A freebie Patreon episode to give you a taste of the sort of thing we do over there. Henry tells Mike and Ben the story of Hans The Hedgehog. www.patreon.com/threebeansalad
