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522. Like Razorblade Pie: I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream (Feat. George Heftler) Sep 13, 2022

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This show goes over the short stories of Michael’s favorite speculative fiction author and notable curmudgeon Harlan Ellison. Each episode Michael pairs (read: forces a friend to read) a short story with a guest that it “applies especially to.” This episode it’s the short story “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream” and the guest is George Heftler. Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP George Heftler: https://twitter.com/littlehorrorphl 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

521. Directorpiece Theatre: How Rob Reiner Constructs Romantic Comedies Sep 10, 2022

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Adam and Abe talk about Rob Reiner’s technique, Nora Ephron’s writing, and what aspects of rom-coms have persisted through generations. Features: Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty 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

520. Escape from the Multicurse: Everything Everywhere All At Once Sep 06, 2022

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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 2022’s Everything Everywhere All At Once! Features: Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty 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

519. Frame Rate: The Greasy Strangler (Feat. Griffin Rowell) Sep 03, 2022

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We covered The Greasy Strangler, an anti-comedy film that pushes the reality of what we’d call “a movie.” Griffin Rowell joins us for a conversation about the absolute madness of the story and the gross visual aesthetic it deploys. Mostly, we talk about how the movie broke Abe. Features: Griffin Rowell Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty 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

517. Ander’s Sons: There Will Be Blood Aug 30, 2022

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It’s a Paul month. This time we discuss his 2007 film There Will Be Blood which tells the story of Daniel Plainview, an oilman who leaves a wake of destruction pursuing his need to amass wealth and power. The boys talk capitalism, practical effects, and how Paul Thomas Anderson has matured through his movies. Features: Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty 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

516. Science or Whatever: Into the Metaverse Part IV Aug 27, 2022

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Our collective friend and honorary Small Bean Griffin Rowell walks us through the capitalist concepts driving the current metaverse, the recent crash, and the potential methods we can use to build it into something more open-sourced. Resident dummy Michael asks all the questions you may have had but were too afraid to (or just had no interest in) asking about whatever all of this is. https://decentraland.org/ https://www.cryptovoxels.com/ https://www.sandbox.game/en/ Features: Griffin Rowell: https://twitter.com/Griffisaurus Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP 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

515. Frame Rate: The Last Temptation of Christ (Feat. Jason Pargin) Aug 23, 2022

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A Pick the Flick episode of Frame Rate! This means one of our patrons, specifically Zac Schwartz, generously donated through the Pick the Flick tier and got to choose what we watched! This episode covers the 1988 Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ. Jason joins the ‘Raters (™) in discussing the overall quality of the film, its dark history, and what changing old stories says about us. Features: Jason Pargin: https://twitter.com/JohnDiesattheEn Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty 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

514. I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: Rebel Movies Aug 20, 2022

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We have another patron-chosen episode! This episode dives into their picks for “rebel movies.” Also, Maggie talks about dying her hair for the first time. Adam has some insight as a redhead. Vote every month on our poll for the topic of the next episode! Email us suggestions for episodes at magsandganz@gmail.com as well. Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz Maggie Mae Fish: https://twitter.com/MaggieMaeFish 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

512. Shooting Threes: How To Train Your Dragon Aug 13, 2022

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In this episode, Bridgett and Sarah discuss the first film in the How To Train Your Dragon Franchise. Our hosts discuss the impeccable world-building, the stacked cast, and gush for a justifiable amount of time over the cuteness of Toothless, our beautiful little boy. This starts a new trilogy for the Shooters™, so look for the How To Train Your Dragon 2 next time! Features: Bridgett Greenberg: https://twitter.com/BridgettTweets Sarah Griffith: https://twitter.com/sk_griffith 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

511. Frame Rate: Southland Tales (The Cannes Cut) (Feat. David Bell) Aug 09, 2022

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A Pick the Flick episode of Frame Rate! This means one of our patrons, specifically Krischanovich, generously donated through the Pick the Flick tier and got to choose what we watched! This episode covers the 2005 film by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko): Southland Tales. A film with an outstanding cast, a lot of big ideas, and some really rough dialogue. The boys tackle what made this flop and more or less rip into it for 60 minutes. Sorry, Richard Kelly. Well, except for Swaim. Swaim’s not sorry. Features: David Bell: https://twitter.com/MovieHooligan Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty 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

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