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  • 1088. Frame Rate: Evil Does Not Exist

    1088. Frame Rate: Evil Does Not Exist
    Oct 13 2026
    This episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank Wildfires Now Support This Podcast for paying for the episode! Thanks Wildfires! This film, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, 2021), looks at a fictional rural village in Japan, as it’s attempted to be gentrified, and the locals that are reluctant to open their livelihood to city residents. Features: Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social 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
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    1 ora e 4 min
  • 1090. Frame Rate: Over Your Dead Body (Feat. Jason Pargin)

    1090. Frame Rate: Over Your Dead Body (Feat. Jason Pargin)
    Oct 17 2026
    In a similar vein to our guest’s new book, out now (There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs), Jason Pargin joins the boys to discuss the 2026 comedy-horror film Over Your Dead Body. Written by friends of the pod, Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher. The boys talk about sketch comedy, comedy trends in movies, and how proud they are of their peers. Features: Jason Pargin: https://www.amazon.com/There-Giant-Crabs-This-Novel/dp/B0GGDVC58V Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social 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
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    58 min
  • 1084. Frame Rate: Tenet

    1084. Frame Rate: Tenet
    Oct 3 2026
    Adam and Abe have officially started their Christopher Nolan watch-through. We’re not going chronologically: we’ve devised a complex system of time to manipulate your emotions. So now we’re going back to 2020: to the tale of a man who stops another man who is trying to end the world with reverse. Features: Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social 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
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    1 ora e 28 min
  • 1082. Frame Rate: Wet Hot American Summer

    1082. Frame Rate: Wet Hot American Summer
    Sep 29 2026
    The hosts discuss formative (for them) 2001’s parody of summer camp teen films, Wet Hot American Summer. The conversation discusses the performance and comedy stylings of the team behind the film, the comedy-generational impact of the success of the film, and sucking your own dick. Features: Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social 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
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    1 ora e 5 min
  • 1078. Kings of King: The Langoliers

    1078. Kings of King: The Langoliers
    Sep 19 2026
    Michael and Abe discuss the 1995 TV miniseries about interdimensional meatballs cracklin’ their way through liminal time spaces. It’s well known for not being the best adaptation of Stephen King’s works. But maybe… just maybe… the boys rank it at the top of the list! Let’s see! Features: Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social 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
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    1 ora e 10 min
  • 1076. Frame Rate: The Prestige

    1076. Frame Rate: The Prestige
    Sep 15 2026
    Adam and Abe have officially started their Christopher Nolan watch-through. We’re not going chronologically: we’ve devised a complex system of time to manipulate your emotions. So now we’re going back to 2006: to the tale of two scumbag magicians who try to one up each other with neat tricks. Features: Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social 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
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    1 ora e 11 min
  • 1079. Frame Rate: I Love Boosters (Feat. Boots Riley)

    1079. Frame Rate: I Love Boosters (Feat. Boots Riley)
    Sep 14 2026
    Director/Writer/Rapper Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You, I'm a Virgo, I Love Boosters) graciously lets Michael pick his brain for an hour about his latest film, working methods, and motivations writ large. A very special Frame Rate too good to paywall. Enjoy this conversation with one of our favorite auteurs working right now! Features: Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social 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
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    1 ora e 8 min
  • 1073. Frame Rate: Influencers

    1073. Frame Rate: Influencers
    Sep 8 2026
    This episode is brought to you by the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. So, everyone, thank Wildfires Now Support This Podcast for paying for the episode! Thanks Wildfires! If you recall, we covered 2022’s Influencer a month ago. This is the squeak-quel! What new horrors await our socially literate and pretty friends? It’s probably not going to go well for them. But damn, those deaths rack up those impressions. Features: Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social 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
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    1 ora e 10 min