

Small Beans
Small Beans
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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Jul 19, 2025 • 51min
888. See You Space Podboys - Session #12: Jupiter Jazz, Part 1
Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #12, the first part of the mid-Pefect Session doubleheader, Jupiter Jazz. It’s another Vicious one. 3, 2, 1. Let’s jam.
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
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Jul 16, 2025 • 54min
886. Frame Rate: Cannibal the Musical (1993)
This episode was recorded along with the Little Mermaid episode so there’s a bit of flutter in Abe’s track but it’s not so bad. We swear it won’t happen again.
(Randy Marsh impression) Oh… Aaah! A dive into Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s first feature film. It surprisingly holds up for a film made in 1993. It’s an examination of the South Park guys’ first public attempt at comedy in a storied career.
Features:
David Bell: https://bsky.app/profile/moviehooligan.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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Jul 9, 2025 • 1h 9min
884. Kings of King: The Life of Chuck
This episode covers 2025’s The Life of Chuck, a short story told in 3 acts chronicling the life and choices of Chuck, a man on his deathbed. Michael and Abe slightly disagree about the film, but you’ll never see the twist coming.
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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Jul 5, 2025 • 1h 6min
883. Shooting Threes: Paddington in Peru
Bridgett and Sarah complete their dive into the Paddington trilogy. They discuss the internet hype, the feel-goodery-ness of it all, and what releasing a bear into the wild might do to the great country of Peru. Spread it onto your ears like so much marmalade.
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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Jul 2, 2025 • 1h 8min
881. Inside Dads: Red Dawn, and Other Teen Action Dramas
Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the tropes that really make this a bona fide film genre? Let’s find out!
Features:
Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social
David Bell: https://bsky.app/profile/moviehooligan.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Jun 21, 2025 • 45min
878. See You Space Podboys - Session #11: Toys in the Attic
Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #11, Toys in the Attic. It’s the slime monster one. 3, 2, 1. Let’s jam.
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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Jun 18, 2025 • 59min
876. Frame Rate: Alien (1979) (Feat. David Bell)
A classic movie bean pod. This time around David Bell joins the conversation where the beans discuss the legacy, maneuvers, and storytelling of the OG Alien. We decided to do this after we all had contentious thoughts on Alien:Romulus. So consider this round two! Facehug!
Features:
David Bell: https://bsky.app/profile/moviehooligan.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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Jun 11, 2025 • 1h 10min
873. I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: Your “Bumming Out the Room” Movie
The hosts each bring a film that they love but is tough to just sit down and watch.
Email us suggestions for episodes at magsandganz@gmail.com. We’ll be sending out a poll for the next episode soon!
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social
Maggie Mae Fish: https://bsky.app/profile/maggiemaefish.bsky.social
Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans
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Jun 7, 2025 • 59min
872. Escape from the Multicurse: Solaris (1972)
Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, the only way to do that is to explore our cultural obsession with multiverses, alternate timelines and parallel worlds, and tie it all into a conversation about post-modern art, pop culture, and the lessons these stories teach us. Also, each episode, one of them is an asshole who will probably sabotage the whole thing.
This week we discuss 1972’s Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky!
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social
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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Jun 4, 2025 • 1h 8min
870. Kings of King: Cat’s Eye
This episode covers 1985’s Cat’s Eye, an anthology of three stories: “Quitters, Inc,” “The Ledge,” and “General.” Two stories about humans being horrible and one story about a tiny goober being horrible. Michael and Abe are there. You’re there. It’s the podcast.
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?ref_id=22691