This episode’s guest is streamer, cosplayer, and podcaster: Marina Reimann! Per usual for the pit, we have a disclaimer. We cover being queer, feeling impostor syndrome because we're in monogamous long-term relationships, and a bit of our sexual histo...
2021-06-25 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons. In the interest of this new level of transparency, we greenlit two ideas. A feature script and a real life true crime podcast. Today...
2021-06-23 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael Swaim and David Bell are comparing every Futurama episode to a corresponding Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, which is usually determined by theme or plot. Today’s episode: S01E07 My Three Suns!
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2021-06-22 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
For today’s lecture, Professor Scott Bug explains the marvelous intricacies of tummies. Abe and Scott are joined by Dr. Rudolph Face who helps us all digest the world of the torso. The doctors then answer your questions from twitter!
Features: 2021-06-18 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
As we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons. In the interest of this new level of transparency, we greenlit two ideas. A feature script and a real life true crime podcast. Today...
2021-06-16 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Strap on your best kicks! Sarah Griffith and Bridgett Greenberg join forces once again for their THIRD Small Beans show, Shooting Threes! The idea behind this podcast is to cover trilogies, one installment at a time. Listen in to these auditory dunks, s...
2021-06-14 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons. In the interest of this new level of transparency, we greenlit two ideas. A feature script and a real life true crime podcast. Today...
2021-06-09 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh great. The Nazi one. Michael and Abe dissect the very problematic production of Apt Pupil as well as the differences between the film’s execution and the novel. Did y’all know that David Schwimmer is in this? Crazy. Anyway, we also decided which ...
2021-06-07 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Willie Muse of College Humor drops by and graces us with several pieces of rough stuff. In this episode, he tells a tale of trying to be the hero of camp and his brother’s tale of an inappropriate walk during a funeral. Plenty oofs this time around. M...
2021-06-04 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post![[IGN] Michael Describes Shows - M.O.D.O.K.](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/9/ei/xj/4e9b88-019e83c2-5c6d-79c5-b969-e7c1f65fd2b2.jpg)
It's similar in format to Michael Describes Video Games, but with one crucial twist.
2021-06-01 00:11:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Abe brings the story of the plagued production of Jan de Bont’s Twister. Not only was it rife with poor weather conditions and rough terrain, but choices made by the production and director made work unbearable for the cast and crew. Adam and Abe also...
2021-05-31 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In 2020, the After Hours crew reunited for the first and last time to perform an unreleased episode and raise money for COVID relief. Thanks to you, we raised over twelve thousand dollars, and to show our appreciation we put together a reading of ANOTHER unreleased ep...
2021-05-28 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael and David Bell are comparing every Futurama episode to a corresponding Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. These are their stories. Today’s episode: S01E05 Fear of a Bot Planet!
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2021-05-25 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons. In the interest of this new level of transparency, we greenlit two ideas. A feature script and a real life true crime podcast. Today...
2021-05-24 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, it’s still May and you know what that means! Maggie Mae Monkey Movie Madness! The second Frame Rate this month featuring a discussion with film analyst and friend of the pod, Maggie Mae Fish! This episode, we cover George Romero’s Monke...
2021-05-21 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons. In the interest of this new level of transparency, we greenlit two ideas. A feature script and a real life true crime podcast. We’...
2021-05-19 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In the last of our three LIVE from UCLA episodes, co-hosts Ivette Ale (@dignityandpowernow, @justicelanow) and Dahlia Ferlito (@wp4bl) talk with Justino Mora (@justinomora1) and Karla Estrada (@karla_estrada_222) on immigration. We talk about borders, the DREAM Act, American foreign policy, and policy reform efforts.
This is a collaboratio...
2021-05-17 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons.
Some people voiced they like hearing us work and as you all are vital in our ability to work on screenplays and teleplay...
2021-05-12 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Adam brings the heat with 1995’s Heat. A discussion about how within Michael Mann’s apparent action film follows the beats and scene work of a family drama. Adam elaborates the bag of tricks the director uses to sneakily get you involved in the inte...
2021-05-10 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
HOW COULD YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN MAGGIE MAE’S MONKEY MADNESS MOVIE MONTH?!?! It’s May! At Small Beans, this apparently means we’ll be covering TWO movies this month with our long time collaborator Maggie Mae Fish! And guess what? They both ...
2021-05-07 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s a mailbag episode! That means the star is you! You’re the awkward one! But down worry, Sarah and Bridgett open up about being bullies in school. Yes, they feel terrible about it and it wasn’t cool but in their defense they’re horrible. Then...
2021-05-04 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons. In this call, Abe and Michael finish Act 1 and start to move through Act 2 of our Furry Movie.
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2021-05-03 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In this bonus patron-exclusive, Adam and Maggie tackle the topic of finding an album that gives you hope for humanity. And personally, I think we can call this problem resolved. We did it. We all now have hope for humanity.
If you patronize us, fe...
2021-04-30 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael and David Bell return for episode 3 of comparing every Futurama episode to a corresponding Star Trek: The Next Generation episode.
This show exclusively releases every other episode here on the Small Beans patreon. Wimmy Wam Wam Wozzle! 2021-04-27 09:03:38 +0000 UTC View Post
As we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons. In this call, Abe and Michael start to rewrite the script from page 1 based on the new outline. It'll take several calls to get thro...
2021-04-26 12:49:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Michael has been waiting for this one! He loves Salem’s Lot! Can’t get enough of it! Abe brings him back to Earth by reminding him that this TV movie, the second film/TV adaptation of Stephen King’s career, had a small budget, the director was the...
2021-04-23 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Abe is out of control. He must be stopped. He just talked for an hour about how The Mask utilizes a very specific color strategy in its set decoration, props, costumes, and make-up. Who is this podcast for? Why would you listen to this podcast? Because ...
2021-04-21 18:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostAs we recently announced, we're making a movie, and we're making it in full view of you, our Patrons. In this call, Abe and Michael break a new Act 3 and finish the outline for the film. The next step will be to read through the scene...
2021-04-18 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh my Malkovich! Our resident Charlie Kaufman scholar, Brooks Brown, returns for the first major Kaufman feature release, Malkovich. The trio discusses the writer’s humble beginnings in comedy, his collaboration with Spike Jonze, and ultimately what s...
2021-04-16 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post![[IGN] Michael Describes Video Games - Far Cry 6](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/5/zi/oh/4e9b88-019e83c2-5c6d-76e9-bd11-dca5ec760c8e.jpg)