Michael is guesting on a lot of great shows this month, and the marathon of aural joy continues with our friends over at Bleak in Review. If you're an Extree! Extree! fan, stay for the final segment to discover Jonny Papes' true identity and pseudo-sinister motives!
2018-08-31 19:25:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Maggie sits down with Director Cody Ziglar and talks work friends (are they real friends? Or only cross-over potential?) how to identify the elusive 'fake friend,' and Cody gives us some advice on easy ways to stay in touch with our old friends.
Hi gang! Swaim wrote a script for a high-budget sketch that looked like it was going to get produced, but then things fell apart as they often do in H'Wood, so instead we're posting the script here for you to view in the THEATER OF YOUR IMAGINATION! Tickets still required. Moviepass accepted, but with severe blackout date restrictions.
2018-08-29 22:38:28 +0000 UTC
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This month for our Patron-exclusive Beanus Content Module, Robert Evans joins Michael and Abers to answer your questions at a more moderate pace than last time. It's way more interesting than it has any right to be, and you helped us make it! Thanks.
2018-08-28 16:27:42 +0000 UTC View PostIn our ceaseless quest to make cool shit for you, save up for a feature, and pay rent and junk, we figured it would be worthwhile to occasionally check in with the Beans out there to see which of the Podcasts on our network you most look forward to.
Nothing is going to be canceled right now, but when we DO decide to launch something new and/or have to retire something old to make room in the schedule, this will help us with that choice, and ensure we're getting the most folks the stuff t...
2018-08-26 21:28:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi gang! Swaim here. As you may know, we recently started inviting folks to sign up for our Clown School reward tier if they'd like customized feedback on a project from us. Several Cool Beans have already enrolled, and it's been a ton of fun.
Most recently, someone asked not only for feedback on some scripts, but also more generic advice about launching the kind of endeavor we've become known for online. I asked if it would be okay to share that section for the benefit of interested Bea...
2018-08-26 21:11:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Rough Stuff is back, and more humiliating than ever before! Join hosts Bridgett Greenberg and Sarah Griffith for a jaw-dropping, face-palming ride through the most torturous moment of comedian/actor John Paul Green's childhood.
here's sex, phones, and parents involved, so you know it's gonna be pretty bad. Enjoy JP's pain! Hope it make you ...
2018-08-26 20:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Welp, it took an extra day to edit, but our new video series featuring Swaim, Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston is live!
In the pilot episode of this new SB series, three estranged siblings struggle to reconnect...with as little effort as huma...
2018-08-26 02:36:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael and Jonny bring you the news of the week, both Small Beans and otherwise.
Art by Michael Vincent Bramley.
Music by Chris Corlew.
2018-08-22 00:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post
.@startthemachine (Tom Reimann), @MovieHooligan (Dave Bell) and I will be doing jokes over movies right now. Come join and listen! Virtuosity. Airbud? First Kid? Van Helsing?
Link to room: https://lets.rabb.it/bYFgdlffyP
How to watch: https://www.trendingus.com/2016/02/09/how-to-use-rabbit/
2018-08-21 02:53:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Host of The Bechdel Cast and comedian/hacker extraordinaire Jamie Loftus joins Michael and Abe in suddenly realizing that a movie they thought was really funny as teens is now wildly uncomfortable to sit through. If you like Small Beans AND Judd Apatow, listen to the episode and prepare for one of those things to change!
2018-08-17 03:59:51 +0000 UTC View Post
In case you're unaware, we are now producing a special Beanus Content Module once a month where we get to interact semi-directly with you, the Beans. It's exclusive to Patrons, and is a general Question and Answer and Comment Reaction and BS session. This month's...
2018-08-16 02:58:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael is guesting on a lot of great shows this month, and the cavalcade of audio fun continues unabated with our friends over at Unpopular Opinion. Check out the latest Best Bad Movie Ever for Swaim's opinions on Wild Wild West! Spoiler: they are mostly about Will Smith's testicles.
2018-08-16 00:31:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael is guesting on a lot of great shows this month, and the cavalcade of audio fun starts with our friends over at Gamefully Unemployed. Check out the latest Hypecast for Swaim's opinions on the latest trailers! Spoiler: they are mostly curmudgeonly.
2018-08-16 00:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Maggie sits down with writer and Audible queen Erin Mallory Long. Are our romantic partners also our friends? Why don’t we ever want to go to parties? Does it count to consider yourself as a friend? Grab a seat, Erin's got some wisdom to share.
2018-08-14 00:21:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Those who plumb the Pit discuss the thin, sad line between grief and a bout of depression, practical ways to know when you're depressed, and practical ways to address it that you probably won't take advantage of while you're depressed, but hey, it was worth a shot. Maggie Mae Fish, host of My Top 8, joins to shed her light on these and a number of related topics.
2018-08-13 17:26:22 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a story of three generations of an American family. I've always wondered why no one's done that! Join perennial favorite Katie Willert to tackle the complexities of motherhood, and how sometimes, you just gotta hit your kids with a belt in the rain.
2018-08-07 03:31:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Abe and Cristian explain Stephen Hawking's lame party invite, the primary jokes that Science has, and the tangential intersection between "real" science and sci-fi time travel awesomeness.
2018-08-02 18:33:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Maggie sits down with writer and comedian Bailey Norton, who put on a one-woman play in the middle of a basketball court. Did it help her make any friends? No! Join us as we talk childhood friendship, best friend syndrome, and owning up to when we were not great friends.
2018-07-31 00:42:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Michael Swaim, Abe Epperson, and presumably Milhouse Van Houten and Nelson Muntz in a thoughtful discussion of the Coens' treatise on the act of screenwriting itself. Get ready to finally understand that sink drain shot!
2018-07-29 18:22:16 +0000 UTC View Post
DOB, Abe and Swaim join forces yet again to bring you the latest installment in a never-ending cycle of repetitious content they will stay forever trapped within unless they become better men.
2018-07-24 22:55:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Yo, Patrons! This post is for your eyes only, because, as you are and remain the beating heart of this endeavor, we need YOUR help honing one of our two potential Festival Shorts into fighting shape.
This is the wildly embellished true story of Mike's childhood, specifically the part where his Dad came out as gay and a furry at the same time. It already exists as a complete, finished screenplay at an Industry-standard 110 pages. However, if we're ever going to get the feature made, a great fir...
2018-07-24 03:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We here at Small Beans are always looking for new directions in which to sprout. As such, on the right rail of our Overview page, you'll notice three new rewards available to Beans with a few Bucks to Burn.
1. We are down to provide knowledgeable and robust feedback on your own comedy, video or writing projects.
2. You can pick what movie we cover next on Frame Rate.
3. You can come stream with us over at the 1Upsmanship channel. You pick the game.
Please only indulge in thes...
2018-07-21 00:20:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Behold, the first of our monthly Patron-exclusive episodes for Beans only! This month, perennial favorite DOB joins us to A your Q's, R to your Cs, and just generally BS in hilarious fashion.
2018-07-20 20:48:13 +0000 UTC View Post
One soldier's experience serving in the Army in Iraq, and, later and much more importantly, as one of the biggest Small Beans around. PCPD host and fixture Cristian Ramirez tries to explain to Mike what war is really like on this week's Tales from the Pit.
Art by Seth Laster.
Music by Abe Epperson, Kelsey Hudgins and Kevin Clark.
2018-07-18 04:20:39 +0000 UTC View Post
23 and...we?! Find out all about Cristian's genes, genes in general, and how to make your own Cristian in a petri dish at home.
2018-07-16 20:00:32 +0000 UTC View Post
See title for full explanation of this Beanus Content Module.
2018-07-13 22:09:16 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a hard-boiled mobster noir bromance from the Coen Brothers! What's not to like? Abe Epperson and Michael Swaim drag you into the metaphorical woods to make you beg for your life, but in a good way, as they delve into the Coens' third masterpiece.
Art by Michael Vincent Bramley.
2018-07-12 00:58:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael and Jonny bring you the news of the week, both Small Beans and otherwise.
Art by Michael Vincent Bramley.
Music by Chris Corlew.
2018-07-10 01:02:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Brace yourself; Rough Stuff is back! Special guest Jamie Loftus leads Bridgett and Sarah on a tour of such diverse topics as braces, back braces, and the never-before-revealed secret recipe for Doritos Soup.
2018-07-06 21:35:34 +0000 UTC View Post