The dream team of Fish, Swaim, and Epperson decode the dense, symbolist tome that is the "Weird" Al movie. And if they don't by noon tomorrow, the podcasting network will get sold to an evil old billionaire!!!!
2019-02-25 20:48:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Ethan force Catherine and George to channel Hepburn and Grant, all respectively. It's the Coens' most expensive film, and therefore the best, as any good divorce attorney will tell you. Join the madcap antics as Mike and Abe unpack one of the brothers' lighter offerings.
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2019-02-21 07:36:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Ryan reaches out to his sibs for emotional support around his new serving job at P.F. Chang's. Flip misapprehends several things comically, while Franky's cavalier attitude towards the law provides laughs aplenty for those with a discerning funny bone.
Written and Edited by Michael S...
2019-02-21 07:25:09 +0000 UTC View PostAbout to yet again stream us writing an action screenplay. Check it out for a few hours if you're around!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC2DbZ0-ues
If you want plot details, they can be found h...
2019-02-21 00:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostAbout to yet again stream us writing an action screenplay. Check it out for a few hours if you're around!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7bGUi9FRFU
If you want plot details, they can be found here: <...
2019-02-19 00:23:57 +0000 UTC View Post
"We three kings be stealin' the gold!" "You make Michael Jackson cut up his own face, my main man; you have the fucked up country." "David O. Russell is a lunatic asshole." TWO of those are indelible lines from Three Kings, one is just a fact.
The Daily Zeitgeist's 2019-02-15 23:20:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Our third writing stream is up right now right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFzGyly5NLU
If this confuses you, check out this post: 2019-02-13 23:23:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Cristian and Abraham, two people with ultra-modern sci-fi names, examine spacesuits and the spac...
2019-02-08 21:04:36 +0000 UTC View PostJust a heads up to those enjoying following along as Abe and Michael prepare their script Force of Nature for sale: we ain't writing today!
For a good reason, though; Michael has an unrelated webseries pitch meeting. So keep your fingers crossed on Swaim's behalf, kee...
2019-02-08 20:59:45 +0000 UTC View PostIt's that time again, and about damn time it is! The Beans shall soon be met upon the field of pod-battle by the vast joke-armies of Greg Burke, and it is then, on the Beaning Fields, knee deep in the beans of our ow...
2019-02-07 21:36:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the deal: every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of this month from 4pm to 6pm PST, we're streaming us writing a screenplay. We're doing it to keep ourselves honest and knock out a screenplay this month.
Join us on our Discord server, where we'll post a link in the #sma...
2019-02-06 21:57:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Teresa Lee has a love inside of her that makes her invincible and a light you can't even imagine, so we think you'd better say "that's that" and listen to our podcast before she comes over there and beats the Hell from you.&nbs...
2019-02-04 08:46:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey, Beans! We're officially making February Comeback Month here at SB. Trying to find some new ways to get you engaged, give you more value for your dollar, and keep this pal-powered ROFLcoaster ride barreling heedlessly forward to our collective demise.
To that end, we're going to
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 Belov...
2019-02-01 23:51:40 +0000 UTC View Post
James Gandolfini, Frances McDormand, Tony Shalhoub, Billy Bob Thornton, and common house-dirt all collide in a way Heisenberg himself couldn't have predicted, but the Coens apparently can. Join Michael and 2019-01-31 16:52:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Vanessa Gritton comes by for her first non-Red Dea...
2019-01-28 19:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Maggie sits down with writer and actor Zora Bikangaga to discuss the social complexities of interracial friendships and tips on how to be happy for other's success.
2019-01-24 22:52:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Franky runs her latest stand-up set past her sibs Ryan and Flip. We pick up her epic tale at the moment feedback begins to assail her. Also something about an inheritance? It's like Crashing, but more efficient.
Written and Edited by Michael Swaim.
Small Beans Merch: 2019-01-20 07:31:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Cristian and his stalwart co-pilot Abraham swerve back into sci-fi hilarity with an overview of awesome guns, both lethal and n...
2019-01-18 18:14:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, you remember that one Simpsons episode where Ruth Powers and Marge flee from Homer and Chief Wiggum across the desert? Wiggum tries to cook engine-block eggs? Well, hey, let's talk about the incredible Ridley Scott movie of which that was a parody! 2019-01-16 19:20:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Super-Bean and Mega-Patron Matt Burns joins the 1Upsmanship crew (plus Abe!) for some CoD:BO4:ZM. If you wanna play the game of your choice with us, you can, too! Details on the right rail of our front page. Just scroll around and read things and click more things and it should all work out. Or j...
2019-01-13 02:15:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Sage of Boning and Bodily Juices (also licensed Sex Therapist) Jamila Dawson returns to help explain what exactly she does, why kink and poly relationships are on the rise, and what to do when it all explodes in you...
2019-01-10 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Bridgett Greenberg, your Sound Leader, and her grubby minions Michael and Abe, FINALLY -- fucking FINALLY -- determine, once and for all, What Dinosaur Real Good. It's Ankylosaurus, the one with a tail made of murd...
2019-01-07 20:57:40 +0000 UTC View Post
In a wiiiiiiiide-ranging episode, Creature Feature host Katie Goldin joins 2019-01-04 20:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
As long-time beans know, we don't Twitch stream as much as we ought to, outside of the occasional 9-hour Minecraft stream every Monday always like clockwork. BUT ALL THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE BRIEFLY, than...
2019-01-03 19:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Colloquially referred to as "O Brother," this film is a panoply of tight spots, m'hair, and suitors what got prospects. Abe and Michael delve them all, and thankfully do not break into song at almost any point. Turturro. Clooney. Nelson. And thou.
2019-01-02 08:49:36 +0000 UTC View PostMe, 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 Bea...
2019-01-01 21:06:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there! So, our old host, which has folded as of midnight last night, is no longer supporting our RSS feed. As the above stock photo of a young Jack O'Brien juggling demonstrates, t...
2019-01-01 20:40:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Your intrepid hosts Abe and Cristian briefly mention The Day After Tomorrow, then essentially just have a sobering talk about Climate...
2018-12-31 03:46:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Maggie sits down to talk with stand-up comedian and friend Jason Webb about getting yelled at by a teacher for trying to hold his friend's hand in school and how he eventually learned to love his friends.
2018-12-26 08:58:35 +0000 UTC View Post