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690. 1Upsmanship - Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

Michael and Adam discuss 2001’s Naughty Dog installment Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Lega...

Michael Wrote A Comic Book!

And the fabulous Garth von Ahnen drew the shit out of it. It's a near-future heist story with a sinister twist, and if it sells enough copies we'll make more. We really want to make more, so consid...

689. Escape from the Multicurse: Edge of Tomorrow

Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, th...

688. Directorpiece Theatre - Creeps: The Art of Pulling a Mr. Ripley (Saltburn)

Adam Ganser brings a breakdown of how director Emerald Fennell designed the character of Oliver Quick, ...

687. Ander’s Sons: The Master

Our deep dive of Wes Anderson and P.T. Anderson continues: this time we discuss the 2012 film The Maste...

686. Please Send Help (February 6, 2024)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

685. 1Upsmanship: Alan Wake 2

Michael and Adam discuss the storytelling and operatic nature of Alan Wake 2. Are the mechan...

684. Frame Rate: Dead End Drive In (Feat. Adam Ganser)

Adam Ganser joins Michael and Abe to discuss another Aussie cult-classic about being locked ...

683. Please Send Help (February 1, 2024)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

682. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 65 - The Sting

If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Tre...

681. Inside Dads: Heat, and other Crime Films

Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the �...

680. Please Send Help (January 25, 2024)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

679. 1Upsmanship: Mass Effect 2 (Feat. Tamoor Hussain)

Managing Editor of GameSpot, Tamoor Hussain joins Michael and Adam about a conversation of what makes M...

678. Frame Rate: Patchwork (2015)

Michael and Abe jump back into independent cinema and stitch together a convo about Patchwork, a film a...

677. Tales from the Pit: A Conversation About Death

Michael asks Adam Ganser, fellow Small Bean, to discuss his relationship with death. They discuss their...

676. Shooting Threes: Hot Fuzz

Bridgett and Sarah continue their discussion of the Cornetto trilogy (aka The Three Flavours Cornetto�...

675. Frame Rate: The Game (Feat. David Bell)

Michael and Abe are joined by Gamefully Unemployed’s David Bell to discuss the 1997 thriller The Game...

674. Escape from the Multicurse: Arrival

Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, th...

673. Please Send Help (January 9, 2024)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

672. 1Upsmanship: Updating the Celestial Hard Drive 2023

If you’ve listened to this show, you’re aware that we put all “keep” games on the all-knowing a...

The Coen Brothers Brothers Is Its Own Podcast

Hey there! You may have wondered why the Small Beans network is a smorgasbord of podcasts, all placed on one feed. 

We're experimenting with individual RSS feeds for the ease of your ear...

671. Frame Rate - Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Feat. Tom Reimann)

Michael and Abe are joined by Gamefully Unemployed’s Tom Reimann to discuss the 1989 sci-fi body horr...

670. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 63 - Teenage Mutant Leela’s Hurdles

If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Tre...

669. Ander’s Sons: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Ander’s Sons returns! Our deep dive of Wes Anderson and P.T. Anderson continues: this time...

668. Please Send Help (December 28, 2023)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

667. 1Upsmanship: GOTY 2023

Let’s finish this. 2023 has been said to be potentially the best year of gaming ever. Why is that? Wh...

666. Rough Stuff: Middle School Dances

The chape...

665. Please Send Help (December 19, 2023)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

664. 1Upsmanship - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Adam and Michael discuss the newest installment of one of the most successful gaming franchises of all ...

663. Frame Rate: Wake In Fright (Feat. Vanessa Guerrero)

Michael and Abe are joined by friend of the pod Vanessa Guerrero to discuss 1971’s Wake In Fright. It...