As we recently announced, we're making a movie and a true crime podcast, and we're making them in full view of you, our Patrons. Today, we worked on the movie, Papa Bear! This episode is special and vi...
2022-06-29 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy 500th podcast! We did it! Celebrate by finding the closest bean and lighting it on fire! AHHHHH!!!! The sacrifice has been made!!!
On that note, we have another patron-chosen episo...
2022-06-27 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In addition to our normal Monday Night Movie Night, we decided it'd be a nice treat to return again tonight to start your weekend off right!
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2022-06-24 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael and Abe have been looking forward to covering a Satoshi Kon film and we figured we’d get one of our good friends, Zach Sherwin, who hadn’t seen it to come and discuss it with us! The film cov...
2022-06-24 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The year is 1964. Cold War tensions are high. “Funnyman” Stanley Kubrick tells an entire generation: “Wait, I can make this hilarious.” Somehow, this movie is a classic. Three dorks, including ou...
2022-06-20 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s a Paul month. This time we discuss his 2002 film Punch-Drunk Love which reframes the traditional romantic comedy. The grating sound scape, anxiety-inducing scene work gets you right into Barry Ega...
2022-06-17 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie and a true crime podcast, and we're making them in full view of you, our Patrons. Today, we worked on The Taylor and it’s audio! We nail down a basic st...
2022-06-15 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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 episode Michael and David discuss ...
2022-06-14 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This week the professor discusses the nature of Hell and demons. We are blessed, I guess, to have with us the Devourer of Soul-kin, Grief Incarnate, and Demon of the 5th realm of Hell, his Majesty, the A...
2022-06-11 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, Bridgett and Sarah discuss Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy’s final film. They talk about Jesse’s evolution, casting kids that look like their parents, being a Sagittarius, how E...
2022-06-07 13:55:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's on Elden Ring and you can find it at the new home for the show!
Depending on your preference, check out the show at one of the following platforms:
Hello all! Just wanted to let folks know what's been going on here at Small Beans and why there was only one piece of content this week.
Michael has been on vacation the last two weeks and an...
2022-06-02 14:26:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Adam and Abe talk about how Die Hard’s John McTiernan secretly has the soul of an artist, adjusting a heist movie into a drama. We go through his techniques and script changes that tell a far more inte...
2022-06-01 13:28:54 +0000 UTC View Post
This show goes over the short stories of Michael’s favorite speculative fiction author and notable curmudgeon Harlan Ellison. Each episode Michael pairs (read: forces a friend to read) a short story wi...
2022-05-28 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
As we recently announced, we're making a movie and a true crime podcast, and we're making them in full view of you, our Patrons. Today, we worked on both and it’s video this time! Abe brings some ima...
2022-05-25 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Another Pick the Flick by the audience! This time, we thank A. Ron, Defender of the Galaxy for the suggestion of 1990’s The Hunt for the Red October! Cristian joins the hosts to discuss the unique nati...
2022-05-20 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a fan-requested (Pick The Flick tier) episode on Soderbergh’s Solaris from 2002. A hearty Small Beans’ thank you to Tom D. for the request!
Adam and Abe talk about his cinematographic a...
2022-05-16 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s a Wes month! This time we discuss his 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums which looks at familial grief and dysfunction. Wes Anderson’s style and charm is on full display with a stellar cast in what ...
2022-05-09 13:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Another Pick the Flick by the audience! This time, we thank Phaedrus for the suggestion of 2009’s Moon! Danielle joins the hosts to discuss Sam Rockwell’s ass, director Duncan Jones, and the meaning ...
2022-05-06 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This show goes over the short stories of Michael’s favorite speculative fiction author and notable curmudgeon Harlan Ellison. Each episode Michael pairs (read: forces a friend to read) a short story wi...
2022-05-02 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Another Pick the Flick by the audience! This time, we thank Zac S. for the suggestion of 2017’s The Death of Stalin! Daniel joins the hosts to discuss the film’s satire of the spineless cretins that ...
2022-04-29 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
BONUS EPISODE! Just for you, Maggie and Adam discuss movies that encompass “the existential crisis” and also talk about their own crises.
If you patronize us, feel free to email us suggestions ...
2022-04-28 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Sit and listen to the sweet sound of the boys talkin’ bout the ‘berg. This episode Abe and Tom talk about 1989’s Always!
This series will alternate releases between the Small Beans network an...
2022-04-26 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie and a true crime podcast, and we're making them in full view of you, our Patrons. Today, we worked on the movie and it’s audio this time! Swaim brings h...
2022-04-21 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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 episode Michael and David discuss ...
2022-04-20 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, Bridgett and Sarah discuss Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy’s second film. They talk about cats, therapy, walkable cities, how they are both not “jewelry people,” how French pe...
2022-04-15 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Another Pick the Flick by the audience! This time, we thank Phaedrus for the suggestion of 1992’s Cutting Edge! Soren joins the hosts in comparing rom coms and sports movies, talking about the fuck-den...
2022-04-11 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
As voted by our Show Me Producers, this month’s ISYM asks our hosts to bring songs they’d put on their wedding playlist. Maggie talks about her new play. Adam talks about the tiny, rage gumball Kirby.
If you patronize us, feel free to email us suggestions for episodes at any time at 2022-04-08 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
As we recently announced, we're making a movie and a true crime podcast, and we're making them in full view of you, our Patrons. Today, we worked on the movie and it’s audio this time! We start work ...
2022-04-06 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
If you've been following out Movie Diary series then you'll note that we just completed a new BEST-EVER DRAFT of our indie movie and are transitioning into the Production phase of the project. This is v excite! We also wanted to share the latest version of the script, now entitled "Human Animals"...
2022-04-05 16:59:08 +0000 UTC View Post