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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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Abe and Michael are joined by prolific shitposter and pal of the pod Will Poole aka Kristi Yamaguccimane aka @TheWapplehouse to retrospect the Gen X anthem Fight Club (1999). They discuss the politics of the film, Fincher’s directorial flare, and its modern legacy.
Features:
Will Poole: https://bsky.app/profile/wapplehouse.bsky.social
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
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This episode was paid for by special bean JaneQ via the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. They picked it and we flicked it! Thanks, Jane!
This episode covers the thematic counterpart to Jane’s previous choice Perfect Blue. Millennium Actress follows the memories of an elderly A-List actress whose recollections blend fiction with reality.
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Adam, Michael, and Abe embark with you, the King Among Beans. Our KABs. Our little kabbies. This new show features nothing in particular at all. If you’ve been waiting to hear our three hosts unleashed, this is the pod for you. The show about nothing! That’s not taken, right?
This pilot episode is available for free on all feeds, but from here on in… Shh, this is going to be our little secret. :winky-face: :youandmeandacanofbeans::hotbeanaction:
Find the rest of this podcast at patreon.com/SmallBeans and subscribe to our King Among Beans tier.
So there’s been some changes around here! First off, we have a new show from Cody Johnston and Michael Swaim where they 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 King Among Beans tier at our patreon.
This episode will be released free to all the good people just to wet your beak.
Features:
Cody Johnston: https://bsky.app/profile/codyjohnston.bsky.social
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
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It’s a spooky-halloweeny Frame Rate! We bring in the brothers Daniel and Will, fellow filmmakers and friends, to discuss the impact of this strangely memorable yet fairly mediocre film on the elder millennial’s formative years. They also tell us about their new YouTube / essayist project! You know what I mean, beans?
Features:
ManBoyNice: https://www.youtube.com/@manboynice
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one where Jet finds out his old partner’s secret.
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Our deep dive of Wes Anderson and P.T. Anderson continues: this time we discuss the 2025 drama/thriller One Battle After Another. Michael and Abe discuss PT’s Anderson’s distinctive style, themes, and characters.
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store
This episode was paid for by special bean JaneQ via the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. They picked it and we flicked it! Thanks, Jane!
Disclaimer: this episode discusses sexual violence and abuse. It’s a film from beloved director Satoshi Kon that exhibits a great amount of empathy and examination of the male/celebrity gaze. It’s a complex narrative that is definitely worth a watch. This episode contains discussions of those scenes as well as a thorough discussion of how Adam became Abe’s dad.
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store
This episode covers 2025’s The Long Walk, King’s first book. The hosts discuss the film’s plot, themes, production, and rank it. That’s what you get with KOK. A luxurious long walk across the totally non-dystopic American landscape.
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store
This episode was paid for by special bean Doctor Slaphammer via the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. They picked it and we flicked it! Thanks, Doc!
This episode covers one of the first features of hobbit-lover/director Peter Jackson. It’s the one with the rude puppets.
Features:
Tom Reimann: https://bsky.app/profile/startthemachine.bsky.social
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Bridgett and Sarah cover the second installment of the biggest trilogies in film history. Listen to our hosts have their own entmoot.
Features:
Other Bridgett and Sarah podcasts: https://www.instagram.com/bspodcasting/
Bridgett Greenberg: https://www.instagram.com/bridgett_greenberg
Sarah Griffith: https://www.tiktok.com/@sk_griffith
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one where Faye gets back at the people who scammed her.
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store
This is a Richard Jenkins zone. Please enter the Richard Jenkins zone if you would like more Richard Jenkins. His first main role in a feature is a film about an old Scrooge letting some illegal immigrants into his life. Michael and Abe talk about how the film navigates the white savior complex, how chill the ensemble is, and how Jenkins probably has a premium hog.
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Sarah and Bridgett discuss the rite of passage that is bad teenage skin. The moisturizers, the serums, the crippling fear. It’s another shiny Rough Stuff.
Rough Stuff: https://www.instagram.com/bspodcasting/
Email us your horrible tales: roughstuffpod@gmail.com
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This episode covers the second installment of It, the famous story about a clown and some children. Michael and Abe discuss the updated cast, the structure of the story, the spooks, and of course, the sexiest clown in the biz.
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Michael and Abe discuss one of the late 90s films about unreality. But this one has a bone gun. And Bilbo holds it at one point. Does that make it better than The Matrix? No. But it does make for a fun conversation brought to you by Pick the Flick’s Doctor Slaphammer! Thanks, Doc!
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one with the senile chessmaster.
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Bridgett and Sarah start their coverage of one of the biggest trilogies in film history. That’s right. The one with the hobbits. Join us for the first installment of the three-part LOTR podcast.
Also, apologies about the last 5 minutes. Sarah’s microphone cut out.
Features:
Other Bridgett and Sarah podcasts: https://www.instagram.com/bspodcasting/
Bridgett Greenberg: https://www.instagram.com/bridgett_greenberg
Sarah Griffith: https://www.tiktok.com/@sk_griffith
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Seanbaby joins the pod to discuss the ancient FPS and trailblazer Halo 2. They discuss legacy, mechanics, and the Golden Triangle (Swaim’s taint).
Seanbaby: https://1900hotdog.com/
Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
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Michael and Abe discuss the recent Ice Cube vehicle, War of the Worlds. A screenlife movie where Cube saves the planet from the safety of his Amazon-brand life pod, using corporations to save humanity. It’s recently gone viral for being terrible, so we figured we’d go for that sweet viral money.
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Fun fact about Michael Swain, you can't spell his name without the letters m i c h a e l s w a i n. Thanks for the laughs sir, or guy my same age.
This episode is like hanging out with a couple of college stoners while you're stone cold sober as they talk about a topic they /almost/ know. They have no idea how badly they are communicating their ideas, but bless them they're having fun and they won't remember it after a nap anyway.
Pretty impressed by Abe's rhyme up top.
It takes them ten minutes to confirm that the film under discussion is "Full Frontal", but I could feel it coming from the jump.
Definitely one of the best! In high school my friends and I dressed up as the characters for a drama awards party. I got to be Mrs. White. 😊
is this supposed to be funny or...?
your episodes won't download for some reason. it's been happening for a few weeks now.
I love almost all you content deeply and this was my favorite frame rate as of yet by far. you talented folks are so much fun to listen to. especially you Swaim.
Joaquin Phoenix is haunted because he watched his brother OD outside the Viper Room as a teen.
Are those reasons John Cheese reasons? Because that opening banter has not aged well at all.
This movie is great but it's a worse version of The Raid.
I know I'm late but Ryan Reynolds would be fun to watch in this role
please do undertale
started playing Blasphemous because of this episode. it's really good
OMG I just found out this is Micheal Swaims newest project since leaving cracked. I've got so much content to dig Into.
This is my favorite movie. So glad to hear this.
Katy, you are loved!
undertale! yes, please. i agree with this man, you both are doing great work.
I don´t know about everyone else, but I definetly tune in to hear your discussions whether I have heard of the game in question or not. That said, since you are taking sugestions, I´d love you covered Undertale, Divinity: Original Sin (1 & 2), and perhaps some of the Witcher games.