In this special episode of Frame Rate, the scooby gang covers its first ever episode of television, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's "The Body" from season five. Caroline Anderson joins Michael and Abers in dissecting the episode, much like the cold, heartless forensic pathologists that will dissect Buffy's mom!
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2019-10-18 18:33:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Soren Bowie (American Dad, formerly Cracked), tells Sarah and Bridgett tales of growing up in the woods and surviving the much more deadly wilds of childhood. Or s...
2019-10-11 16:00:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael got to sit down with Macaulay Culkin to talk about CLUE, musical theater, indie cred, Mike's new job at IGN, Los Angeles versus San Francisco, and how to avoid the sun and sick people. It was a blast! Our beans are bust!
2019-10-09 19:12:49 +0000 UTC View Post
We've got some good news, some bad news, and some good news again. Mike will explain the details, but just know that SMALL BEANS IS CHANGING SHAPE and if you support us financially you'll want to watch the above video.
Please note: this news has led us to change some of our Tiers and Goals, and we understand a fair number of you who are only here for Off Hours will go back to lurking and enjoying the podcasts, which we sincerely hope you do.
And please, SPREAD THE WORD! We want to...
2019-10-09 00:40:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Stephen Chow's first masterpiece of a movie, and an action/comedy to stand for all time, Kung Fu Hustle finally gets its frames rated. And to make matters hyper, Alex, host of the At Least There's This pod, uses his extensive knowledge of martial arts to explain to Michael and Abraham how inhaling a cigarette in one drag and roaring ...
2019-10-07 16:28:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Off Hours is a series about a group of friends who often find themselves sitting around dissecting pop culture. In this episode, Damian, Michael, Maggie and DVG debate which "average nice guy" sitcom protagonist is, in fact, the most massive douche.
PLEASE help spread the word if you enjoy the show, as we are entirely fan-funded!
SB Merch: 2019-10-02 16:55:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Jacquis Neal returns to help Mike and Abe properly appreciate a John Singleton classic. Featuring Cuba Gooding, Lawrence Fishburne, and Ice Cube in a career-making role as Doughboy, implying the existence of some kind of semi-solid ice-dough state we should all clearly aspire to.
SB Merch: 2019-09-24 16:58:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Bridgett and Sarah are back! And they brought rising LA star Christine Medrano to discuss nocturnal emissions, problematic prank calls, throwing pancakes at Canadian buses, and other cancelable acts.
Support Small Beans and access Addi...
2019-09-17 21:14:36 +0000 UTC View Post
How can it be Rong when it feels so Wright? Abe, Michael, and special guest Daniel O'Brien discuss Edgar's movie about the comic book about the band that's all about video games.
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2019-09-09 18:34:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In betwixt all that thur fussin' and a-feudin' in that thur Red Dead Redempshun 2, whaddayaknow that ol' cuss Arthur Morgan scrawled down sumthin' purty in that thur journal o' his! Reckon it wouldn't break your neck for ya to give it a watch. No one ever got the dropsy lissenin' to a man's thoughts. Hell, it's a way to spend some time, is all. Suit yourself, regardless. Don't make no nevermind to me.
Written and performed by Michael Swaim.
Played and Edited by Abe Epp...
2019-09-05 16:49:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Soren swings silently sideways, spurting sensuous silkies. Also he, Michael, and Adam discuss Marvel's Spider-Man game!
SB Merch: 2019-09-03 17:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Cody Johnston and Michael Swaim sit down with some pals and also Some Kinda Dracula. Bleak in Review is a fun shoot-the-shit and improv comedy pod. Enjoy it or don't!
2019-08-31 17:59:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Famed Writer/Director of The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3 and other flicks, Shane Black, sits down with Michael to discuss his directorial debut, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a movie he also wrote and, as alluded to, directed. He's a Writer/Director. His dialogue is known fo...
2019-08-26 17:20:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Andy Bush (Picnicface, Cavendish, My Gorgeous Son) has a POWERTHIRST for creative fulfillment, but that doesn't mean he's always going to get the creatrilytes his art-glands crave. In f...
2019-08-23 17:30:09 +0000 UTC View Post
It's rootin'. It's tootin'. It's as close as we'll get to concludin'! Emmy-nominated writer Daniel "Emmy-nominated" O'Brien joins Abe and Michael to discuss HBO's Deadwood flick.
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2019-08-19 20:04:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Off Hours is a series about a group of friends who often find themselves sitting around dissecting pop culture.
In this episode, Damian, Michael, Maggie and Katy debate which background job in which movie or TV show is the worst, and make some slightly-dated jokes about Avengers: Endgame.
PLEASE help spread the word if you enjoy the show, as we are entirely fan-funded!
SB Merch: 2019-08-13 20:50:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Become a steadfast fan of this fan-headed stud that died quite some time ago but that's no reason to look down on it. 2019-08-09 05:09:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.
Art by Michael Vincent Bramley.
Theme by Abe Epperson.
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2019-07-29 05:05:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Cristian Ramirez gets to know Michael Swaim better by exploring a playlist of ten songs that have impacted his life.
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zoxu6HzTrMlsupV8AUem8?si=Df3Diem7QxSX0GCgZmVfiw<...
2019-07-25 02:08:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Although fully thought-out and produced raps are available in our store, this is just a scratch track (meaning one take, no edits) of a rap Swaim is currently working on. It regards alcohol, and maybe one day it will be a finished song. For now, we just want to give you every scrap of creativity we have, because you pay us to.
So here's this, and the lyrics are below!
Backin...
2019-07-19 03:26:49 +0000 UTC View Post
There will be spoilers for the new episodes of Off Hours, insofar as we'll be shooting the show. I have no idea if the audio will be good or the angle correct, but it's more of a fly-on-the-wall experience. Yo! We love you and what you're all about!
2019-07-17 22:05:07 +0000 UTC View Post
There will be spoilers for the new episodes of Off Hours, insofar as we'll be shooting the show. I have no idea if the audio will be good or the angle correct, but it's more of a fly-on-the-wall experience. Yo! We love you and what you're all about!
2019-07-17 16:07:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael and Abe's ol' pal Soren Bowie (AKA T-Bone) stops by to sink his teeth into a George A. Romero-directed spectacle about chivalry, knights, motorcycles, the creative process, and filmmaking while on drugs. Dig it, man! It's wild! Ed Harris is there!
SB Merch: 2019-07-16 05:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Fused-wrist, single-digit nipple spikes. It's the only way to go, sisters. Join Abe, Bridgett and Michael for a look at t...
2019-07-11 08:25:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Off Hours is a series about a group of friends who often find themselves sitting around dissecting pop culture.
In this episode, Greg, Michael and Maggie are disturbed to find more than one 2019-07-04 21:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post
As sometimes happens, Swaim was on an episode of Unpopular Opinion. In this case, it's an unofficial Vonneguys reunion, to boot! So boot it! Up. And listen to it. Then you're done.
2019-07-01 20:27:53 +0000 UTC View Post
