The dream team of Fish, Swaim, and Epperson decode the dense, symbolist tome that is the "Weird" Al movie. And if they don't by noon tomorrow, the podcasting network will ge...
2019-02-25 20:48:14 +0000 UTC
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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. Join the madcap antics as Mike and Abe unpack ...
2019-02-21 07:36:17 +0000 UTC
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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 laughs aplenty for those with a discerning funny ...
2019-02-21 07:25:09 +0000 UTC
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About to yet again stream us writing an action screenplay. Check it out for a few hours if you're around!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC2DbZ0-ues
2019-02-21 00:00:26 +0000 UTC
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About to yet again stream us writing an action screenplay. Check it out for a few hours if you're around!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7bGUi9FRFU
I...
2019-02-19 00:23:57 +0000 UTC
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"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 indelible lines from Three Kings, one is just a fact.&nbs...
2019-02-15 23:20:04 +0000 UTC
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Our third writing stream is up right now right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFzGyly5NLU
If this confuses you, check out this post: 2019-02-13 23:23:31 +0000 UTC
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Cristian and Abraham, two people with ultra-mo...
2019-02-08 21:04:36 +0000 UTC
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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; Michael has an unrelated webseries pitch meeting. S...
2019-02-08 20:59:45 +0000 UTC
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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 Greg Burke, and it is then, on th...
2019-02-07 21:36:20 +0000 UTC
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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 out a screenplay this month.
Join us on our D...
2019-02-06 21:57:05 +0000 UTC
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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 "that's that" and listen to our podcast before she...
2019-02-04 08:46:24 +0000 UTC
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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 ride barreling heedlessly forward to our collective...
2019-02-02 04:17:06 +0000 UTC
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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 return to in the future. To get this thing int...
2019-02-01 23:51:40 +0000 UTC
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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
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Maggie sits down with writer and actor Zora Bikangaga to discuss the social complexities of interracial friendships and tips on how to be happy for other's succ...
2019-01-24 22:52:42 +0000 UTC
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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 more efficient.
Written and Edited by Michael...
2019-01-20 07:31:19 +0000 UTC
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Cristian and his stalwart co-pilot Abraham swerve back into sci-fi hilarity w...
2019-01-18 18:14:57 +0000 UTC
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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 incredible Ridley Scott movie of which that was a p...
2019-01-16 19:20:45 +0000 UTC
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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 front page. Just scroll around and read things and ...
2019-01-13 02:15:04 +0000 UTC
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Sage of Boning and Bodily Juices (also licensed Sex Therapist) Jamila Dawson returns to help explain what exactly she does, why kink and poly relationships are on th...
2019-01-10 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Bridgett Greenberg, your Sound Leader, and her grubby minions Michael and Abe, FINALLY -- fucking FINALLY -- determine, once and for all, What Dinosaur Real Good. I...
2019-01-07 20:57:40 +0000 UTC
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As long-time beans know, we don't Twitch stream as much as we ought to, outside of the occasional 9-hour Minecraft stream every Monday always like clockw...
2019-01-03 19:02:52 +0000 UTC
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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 almost any point. Turturro. Clooney. Nelson. And thou....
2019-01-02 08:49:36 +0000 UTC
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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 return to in the future. To get this thing into publ...
2019-01-01 21:06:29 +0000 UTC
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Hi there! So, our old host, which has folded as of midnight last night, is no longer supporting our RSS feed. As the above stock phot...
2019-01-01 20:40:44 +0000 UTC
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Your intrepid hosts Abe and Cristian briefly mention The Day After Tomorrow, then e...
2018-12-31 03:46:27 +0000 UTC
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Maggie sits down to talk with stand-up comedian and friend Jason Webb about getting yelled at by a teacher for trying to hold his friend's hand in school and how he ...
2018-12-26 08:58:35 +0000 UTC
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