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339. Kings of King: Thinner (EARLY ACCESS!)

Thinner has 15% on rotten tomatoes. Is it that bad? Michael and I discuss how this film fails and how i...

339. BOLD: Questions from the Mailbag

Production note: This episode was recorded before the election.

BOLD is a podcast about race and justice in America, and a collaboration between Small Beans and 2020-11-23 17:50:47 +0000 UTC View Post

337. The Cast and the Curious: The Fate of the Furious

In this episode, the franchise finishes its run with a $250 million movie and with it, the technical co...

336. I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: Movies That Need A Rewatch

Our patrons have spoken! This episode covers films that are improved by a second watching. Adam’s app...

335. Frame Rate: Peep Show’s Episode “Wedding” (Feat. Alex Schmidt)

In a rare TV-based Frame Rate, Alex Schmidt, host of the Secretly Incredibly Fascinating podcast, joins...

Next Beans Stream Poll!

Hiya, beans! It's beans! 

We've been loving streaming games recently and wanted to do more of that. We recently streamed Jackbox Games and Among Us. We'd like to know what you, the beans...

334. Rough Stuff: Lanny and Debbi Griffith (Sarah’s Parents)

Last month we talked with Bridgett’s parents so it’s only fair that we investigate Sarah’s youth ...

Small Beans Plays Among Us

On Halloween, many beans convened as a team to play a meme!  

Including Michael Swaim, Adam Ganser, Abe Epperson, Moana Sherrill, Alebrelle, DJ Danl, Katie Goldin, Tom & Marina Reima...

333. Directorpiece Theatre: Drag Me To Hell and the Raimi Horror Sequence

Adam and Abe discuss Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell. Abe walks us through a few sequences and the tactic...

[IGN] SwaimScoop!

Mike got to be on IGN's flagship pod GameScoop again, and this time, on video! Check out his rad mage costume and revel in some pleasant chat about horror-themed video games.

330. Kings of King: Doctor Sleep

The Shining tale continues with writer/director/editor Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep. We didn’t know...

329. The Cast and the Curious: Furious 7

The Race Wars are back, baby! Join Sarah and Bridgett in their examination of the 7th installment of th...

Abe and Bridgett on Creature Feature!

"Bridgett Greenberg and Abe Epperson help us flee from a chitinous terror, a ten-legged devilish decapod, a creepy crustacean crawling closer and closer! ATTACK! OF THE KILLER CRAAAAABS!" Katie Gol...

328. Frame Rate: Nightcrawler (Feat. Jason Pargin)

Jason “David Wong” Pargin joins Abe and Michael to discuss 2014’s Nightcrawler. Jason brings his ...

Guest Beans: Swaim on Bleak in Review

Y'know, sometimes a podcast is just talkin'. Just two folx catchin' the fux upp. That's what Swaim did with host and pal Kevin Anderson for a Quarantine Quickie episode of Bleak in Review. Check it...

327. Directorpiece Theatre: Why Harry Potter’s Later Films Feel Like Fincher Movies

Abe walks us through the early 2000's and the development of that era’s neo-noir look, how technology...

The Great American Box-Off

See above flier. It's pretty self-explanatory, babyyyyyy!

326. I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: Movies You Love To Hate

Maggie and Adam dig deep and muster a couple of films that they love to hate and explain why they deser...

Beanus Module: SWAIMcast Pilot 2.0

Right before Swaim left Cracked, he was asked to translate the Does Not Compute formula into podcast form. Instead he did whatever this is, twice. This is the second one.

Beanus Module: SWAIMcast Pilot 1.0

Right before Swaim left Cracked, he was asked to translate the Does Not Compute formula into podcast form. Instead he did whatever this is. It's dated! It's rough! It's something we worked hard on ...

325. Frame Rate: Anomalisa (Feat. Brooks Brown)

Brooks returns to discuss Charlie Kaufman’s second film as a director: “Anomalisa.” The gang trie...

325. BOLD - The Election Special

Context note: This episode was recorded on Sep 19, 2020. 

BOLD is a podcast about race and justi...

Final Bosses: The Lost 1Upsmanship Pilot

Michael was rummaging around an old chifforobe and chanced upon the final export of the final episode of Final Bosses, the final thing he and Adam collaborated on at Cracked before both of them sep...

Guest Beans: Swaim on Kicking and Screaming

If you've enjoyed Vanessa Gritton on 1Upsmanship and Tales from the Pit, make sure you check out her new pod Kicking and Screaming, where each episode covers both a Kung Fu Klassic and A Horror Has...

323. Directorpiece Theatre: How Ace Ventura Was Built By Supporting Roles

The casting of Ace Ventura was essential in building the insane rules and tone of the world, and while ...

322. Rough Stuff: Missy and David Greenberg (Bridgett’s Parents)

You read that right. It’s time to hear the rough stuff from the parents of your own Rough Stuff co-ho...

321. Kings of King: The Dead Zone

Cronenberg and Walken. What can go wrong? Michael and Abe take a look at the story of a man who resurfa...

320. Frame Rate: Mean Girls (Feat. Bridgett Greenberg)

Bridgett Greenberg arrives on the scene to give us the perspective of being in high school during its p...

319. I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: Sexual Awakening Films

What films contributed to your sexual awakening? What film did you exclaim loudly to yourself, “Oh, d...

318. Frame Rate: The Thing (1982) (Feat. Cody Johnston)

Cody Johnston of Some More News pops in to tell us his thoughts about John Carpenter’s The Thing. The...