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171. Frame Rate: UHF (Feat. Maggie Mae Fish)

The dream team of Fish, Swaim, and Epperson decode the dense, symbolist tome that is the "Weird" Al movie. And if they don'...

170. The Coen Brothers Brothers: Intolerable Cruelty

Joel and Ethan force Catherine and George to channel Hepburn and Grant, all respectively. It's the Coens' most expensive film, and therefore the best, as any good divorce attorney will tell you. Jo...

169. Family Meeting e07: I Don't Wanna Wait

Ryan reaches out to his sibs for emotional support around his new serving job at P.F. Chang's. Flip misapprehends several things comically, while Franky's cavalier attitude towards the law provides...

Call of Nature #5 LIVE NOW!

About to yet again stream us writing an action screenplay. Check it out for a few hours if you're around!

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Call of Nature #4 LIVE NOW!

About to yet again stream us writing an action screenplay. Check it out for a few hours if you're around!

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168. Frame Rate: Three Kings (Feat. Miles Gray)

"We three kings be stealin' the gold!" "You make Michael Jackson cut up his own face, my main man; you have the fucked up country." "David O. Russell is a lunatic asshole." TWO of those are indelib...

Call of Nature #3: Live Script-Writing NOW!

Our third writing stream is up right now right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFzGyly5NLU

If this co...

166. Pop Culture Petri Dish: Spacesuit Riot! (Riot!)

Cristian and 2019-02-08 21:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Writing Stream OFF Today!

Just a heads up to those enjoying following along as Abe and Michael prepare their script Force of Nature for sale: we ain't writing today! 

For a good reason, though; M...

FEBRUARY BEANUS MODULE: Q&A&CR&BS w/Greg Burke!!

It's that time again, and about damn time it is! The Beans shall soon be met upon the field of pod-battle by the vast joke-armies of 2019-02-07 21:36:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Call Of Nature, Number 2

Here's the deal: every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of this month from 4pm to 6pm PST, we're streaming us writing a screenplay. We're doing it to keep ourselves honest and knock o...

165. Frame Rate: Punch-Drunk Love (Feat. Teresa Lee)

Teresa Lee has a love inside of her that makes her invincible and a light you can't even imagine, so we think you'd better say ...

The Call(s) of Nature: Listen to Mike & Abe Write a Screenplay!

Hey, Beans! We're officially making February Comeback Month here at SB. Trying to find some new ways to get you engaged, give you more value for your dollar, and keep this pal-powered ROFLcoaster r...

Once Upon A Time In The West, Chapter 6

 Me, Michael Swaim, am writing a novel, because me so write good. 

It's a fantasy/western/comedy/adventure featuring dimension-hopping, shared consciousness, and a universe I'd love...

164. The Coen Brothers Brothers: The Man Who Wasn't There

James Gandolfini, Frances McDormand, Tony Shalhoub, Billy Bob Thornton, and common house-dirt all collide in a way Heisenberg himself couldn't have predicted, but the Coens apparently can. Join 2019-01-31 16:52:06 +0000 UTC View Post

163. Rough Stuff: Kicking Testicles for Peace (Feat. Vanessa Gritton)

Vanessa Gritton comes by for her first non-Red 2019-01-28 19:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post

162. My Top 8: Zora Bikangaga

Maggie sits down with writer and actor Zora Bikangaga to discuss the social complexities of interracial friend...

160. Family Meeting e06: Drugs Funny

Franky runs her latest stand-up set past her sibs Ryan and Flip. We pick up her epic tale at the moment feedback begins to assail her. Also something about an inheritance? It's like Crashing, but m...

159. Pop Culture Petri Dish: Cool Guns, Good Slaves, & Other Sci-Fi Paradoxes

Cristian and his stalwart co-pilot Ab...

158. Frame Rate: Thelma & Louise (Feat. Maggie Mae Fish)

Hey, you remember that one Simpsons episode where Ruth Powers and Marge flee from Homer and Chief Wiggum across the desert? Wiggum tries to cook engine-block eggs? Well, hey, let's talk about the i...

January Patreon Stream - Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 w/ Michael, Abe, Adam, and Matt!

Super-Bean and Mega-Patron Matt Burns joins the 1Upsmanship crew (plus Abe!) for some CoD:BO4:ZM. If you wanna play the game of your choice with us, you can, too! Details on the right rail of our f...

157. Tales from the Pit: Sex With Anonymity Isn't Me (Feat. Jamila Dawson)

Sage of Boning and Bodily Juices (also licensed Sex Therapist) Jamila Dawson returns to help explain what exactly s...

156. What Dinosaur Real Good? Ankylosaurus!

Bridgett Greenberg, your Sound Leader, and her grubby minions Michael and Abe, FINALLY -- fucking FINALLY -- deter...

155. Rough Stuff: Butt Worms, Snail Tartare, and Other Deal-Breakers (Feat. Katie Goldin)

In a wiiiiiiiide-ranging episode, Creature Feature host 2019-01-04 20:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post

BEANSTREAM Incoming: January 10th, 8pm PST

As long-time beans know, we don't Twitch stream as much as we ought to, outside of the occasional 9-hou...

154. The Coen Brothers Brothers: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Colloquially referred to as "O Brother," this film is a panoply of tight spots, m'hair, and suitors what got prospects. Abe and Michael delve them all, and thankfully do not break into song at almo...

Once Upon A Time In The West, Chapter 5

Me, Michael Swaim, am writing a novel, because me so write good. 

It's a fantasy/western/comedy/adventure featuring dimension-hopping, shared consciousness, and a universe I'd love to re...

On Changing Hosts

Hi there! So, our old host, which has folded as of midnight last night, is no longer sup...