Description
A podcast from comedians Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker and Benjamin Partridge. Each week the three beans tackle a different theme, suggested by the listening audience.
Episodes
- 2026 / 3 / 4The CoastguardThe coastguard is this week’s topic at the behest of Cat of Ontario, Canada. Given the fact that Canada is the nation with the longest coastline in the world perhaps Cat is hoping to find out whether or not...
- 2026 / 1 / 28Road TripsAccording to facts there are more roads in the world now than at any point in history: the A49, Route Sixty-Something, Thunder Road etc and so on. Surely, therefore, there is no better time than now to buckle...
- 2026 / 1 / 21CavemenThe Caveman. Stone Age creature. Witness of the dawn of humanity. He knows only that he must survive and that he must survive only to procreate so that one fine, lukewarm dawn his afterbears might emerge from...
- 2026 / 1 / 7BodybuildersEmily of Oxford tunes in to the vibes of a brand new year and reckons what the world needs to hear about from the beans is bodybuilders. It’s a well judged move and who better to pick the perfectly toned meat...
- 2025 / 12 / 31Film Corner - Avatar: Fire And AshThe beans convene an emergency Film Corner to watch James Cameron's latest visit to the alien paradise of Pandora.Film Corner episodes are usually Patreon-only. To join our Patreon visit...
- 2025 / 12 / 24Ratmas 2025For reasons we can't fully remember, last year at Ratmas-tide we read out 12 rat anecdotes sent in by listeners. Well, it's back again and this time it's live and writhing, like so many rats. Merry...
- 2025 / 12 / 17Organised CrimeThe very latest statistics make it clear that, given the pervasiveness of organised crime worldwide, at least 2 regular listeners of Three Bean Salad must be directly involved in some Mob or other (and most...
- 2025 / 12 / 10LaundryHow and where and why and when and if do you wash your undergarments? Presumably this is a conversation Douglas from Michigan wishes to prompt across the world as he top-loads laundry into the bean machine...
- 2025 / 12 / 3NeighboursThe beans return refreshed, carefully groomed and oiled in all the right places for a new season of lukewarm banter. First up: neighbours, courtesy of Nicole of Oregon. Tune in for a heady mix of truth bombs...
- 2025 / 11 / 5It's November And This Episode Isn't An EpisodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until December)Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/threebeansaladTickets for our Glasgow show, plus live...
- 2025 / 10 / 29Fifth Wednesday Pod Replacement PodNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday July and we only do four episodes a month because of mindfulness)Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and bonus/video...
- 2025 / 10 / 22Town PlanningAs our days grow shorter and our ear hair grows longer what better to reflect upon than the righteous placement of bollards and ethical commercial land zoning. Thank you then to Dan from Saint Bremen who has...
- 2025 / 10 / 15Donkey Milk SoapEven the most disciplined podcasters in the world are susceptible to the occasional whoopsie. So it is with this episode which, owing to circumstances outside but mostly inside the beans’ control, contains no...
- 2025 / 10 / 1Sunday RoastsLee of the Black Country wants the beans discuss Sunday roasts this week, presumably because he’s not allowed to have one himself this weekend. But why not? Was he rude to a policeman? Did he throw a wobbly...
- 2025 / 9 / 17Kitchen GadgetsThis week the beans tackle kitchen gadgets thanks to Tymon of Poland. Currently there are no legal restrictions on or requirements for the personal use of vegetable spiralizers in domestic, industrial, galley...
- 2025 / 9 / 10AustraliaPeople are known to have travelled from Bristol to Australia and vice versa on various occasions and sometimes more than once. Given these strong links it shouldn’t come as a shock that Loz of Bristol reckons...
- 2025 / 9 / 3NoodlesSam of Aurora slung noodles into the bean machine, and the beans attacked it with relish, going deep on the topic in such a way that you'll never look at a noodle, or even tagliatelle, in the same way again....
- 2025 / 8 / 13Free Patreon episode - And Then Sparrows Took Their Eyes: Hans The HedgehogA freebie Patreon episode to give you a taste of the sort of thing we do over there. Henry tells Mike and Ben the story of Hans The Hedgehog.www.patreon.com/threebeansalad
- 2025 / 8 / 6It's August! Non-Ep!No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until September)Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/threebeansaladTOUR TICKETS:...
- 2025 / 7 / 30Fifth Wednesday Not-A-Pod PodNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday July and we only do four episodes a month because of an EU directive)Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and a monthly bonus...
- 2025 / 7 / 23HikingHailey of Guildford offers up hiking as a topic for the beans this week which is nothing to be ashamed of. Just as the cardinal rule of the hiker is to leave no trace of themselves on the landscape, the...
- 2025 / 7 / 16Queen VictoriaQueen Vic, Lil’ Drina, Granny Europe, The Windsor Widow, The Saxe-Coburg Slicker, Big Bo Peep. Whatever you call her, Queen Victoria still holds the record for the monarch with the most pubs and Spice Girls...
- 2025 / 7 / 9ArcheryMatch Of The Day. Big Break. Bullseye. All of the major British sports have been comprehensively covered by television for decades - except archery. Looks like it’s time for the beans to pick up where...
- 2025 / 6 / 25Old Wives' TalesThe presumably unreconstructed Nick of Chicago feeds “Old Wives’ Tales” into the Bean Machine which spew-jects it just at the moment the beans are after a topic so that’s what it is. Is there no such thing as...
- 2025 / 6 / 18The SixtiesThey say if you remember the 60s then you didn’t really do yourself any serious brain damage in the 60s. Perhaps someone in that situation would be well placed to offer some thoughts on arguably the most...
- 2025 / 6 / 10MothsThe beans have avoided it for as long as possible but Roddy of London has spoken and what he spake is “Moths”. This could be a fearsomely difficult listen for anyone with a loathing of moths or this podcast....
- 2025 / 6 / 4Wild CampingSean of Exeter kicks off a hot summer of lukewarm banter by suggesting the beans discuss wild camping. Sub-topics could but don’t include how to make a tent out of your own trousers, evading predators by...
- 2025 / 5 / 7Non-isodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until June).Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/threebeansaladTOUR TICKETS:...
- 2025 / 4 / 30Fifth Wednesday back in 10 minutes transmissionNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday April and we will only do four Wednesday episodes in a month out of respect for all that is holy)Join our PATREON for ad-free...
- 2025 / 4 / 9Ham SaladYou will no doubt have a strong opinion on ham. It has been a muse to poets, a justification for war lords, a promise between lovers. It is mankind’s cornerstone. But ham salad? That’s something many of us...
- 2025 / 4 / 2FestivalsIt’s Helen of Bristol’s turn to feed the bean machine this week which has led to the topic being festivals. Of course there’s a festival for bloody everything these days and they’re not like they used to be...
- 2025 / 3 / 12GiantsSamuel of 84A High Street chooses giants as this week’s topic and no doubt he has his reasons. Should you wish to know those reasons the beans are unable to help but you could always spend the rest of your...
- 2025 / 3 / 5Space Travel TourismWhat is your council tax liability if you build a holiday bungalow in outer orbit? How would you recycle all that cosmic glassware? And most importantly, would the lukewarm banter of your favourite podcast...
- 2025 / 2 / 5Anti-episode episode-isodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until March).But sign up to PATREON for weekly bonus episodes throughout March, ad-free episodes and more: www.patreon.com/threebeansaladTicket...
- 2025 / 1 / 29Fifth Wednesday Advice-castNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday January and we will only do four Wednesday episodes in a month out of respect for natural law, magnets and the tides)Join our PATREON...
- 2025 / 1 / 22D.I.Y.Steven of Oslo suggests DIY as the topic for this week’s episode so if you’re looking for the audio equivalent of a double-treaded sub-insulated Type D prog-backed 9mm helix arched reverse spiral pentagonal...
- 2025 / 1 / 15Guy FawkesWe will never know if Guy Fawkes’ grim end would have changed had his barrister not gone for the “He only wanted to make the Houses of Parliament lukewarm” defence. Perhaps Mr Fawkes himself would have drawn...
- 2025 / 1 / 1The RailwayThe railway is this week’s topic thanks to Nick of Kent (which for our international listeners is “The Garden of England” according to Kent. It is also unusual as a county as it categorises each man born in...
- 2024 / 12 / 29RatmasTo date the indisputable peak of human scientific endeavour has been managing to hide a bonus track on a CD. The natural next summit is to hide a bonus door on an advent calendar. Will we see this achieved in...
- 2024 / 12 / 25HipposTis the Yule and Jacob from Manchester very cannily suggests hippos as this week’s topic. In Aesop’s fable, the hippo is humiliated by being left out of any accounts of the Nativity and, according to Hans...
- 2024 / 12 / 11Interior DesignMost of us can only dream of the splendour of the internal spaces occupied by London’s elite. A lucky few might have a neighbour who’s made it big on the pools, bought one of those glossy magazines with...
- 2024 / 11 / 6Un-episode-isodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until December).Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and a monthly bonus episode: www.patreon.com/threebeansalad
- 2024 / 10 / 30Fifth Wednesday InformationcastNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday October and we only do four episodes a month - take it up with our lawyer, Julian Calendar)Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and a...
- 2024 / 10 / 23Budget AirlinesPut your seat back into the reclining position (but only if you have the express consent of the person behind you who has also ideally reclined their seat with the express consent of the person behind them ad...
- 2024 / 10 / 16SharksDan from Bremen chooses sharks for this week’s topic as well he might. After all, just as the shark is a perfectly evolved apex predator, so is the bean a perfectly evolved apex legume. No one wants three...
- 2024 / 10 / 9The PyramidsTrue to form, Tutankhamun from the Nile Delta has selected the pyramids as this week’s topic. Were these structures named after the shape or was it the other way around? Were they meant to be that shape in...
- 2024 / 10 / 2AdvertsAdverts: lifeblood of the nation, engine of the economy, coal of the mind. What could be more splendid then than a podcast episode which already contains adverts also being about adverts? Thank you to Andrew...
- 2024 / 9 / 25PastaIt’s drive time on Bean FM and this week the lukewarm hits are in the key of “pasta” thanks to Matt of Bremen! We’ve got all the latest celebrity gossip, updates from Bonjamin’s traffic drone, weather from...
- 2024 / 9 / 18MushroomsThe beans doff their caps (FUNGUS PUN!) to Adam of Bremington Spa for providing this weeks topic: mushrooms. What (or who???) are mushrooms? And why? And how come none of the other podcasts are getting to...
- 2024 / 9 / 11JazzLooking for a clear explanation of the syncopated contrapuntal elaboration of static half-diminished harmony tritone substitution turnaround? Then look no further as Cameron of Milton Keynes has the beans...
- 2024 / 8 / 6Non-episode-isode-isode-isode-isode-isodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until September).Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and a monthly bonus episode: www.patreon.com/threebeansalad
- 2024 / 7 / 31Fifth Wednesday Precaution AlertNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday July and we will only do four Wednesday episodes in a month on the basis of hard won workers' rights)Join our PATREON for ad-free...
- 2024 / 7 / 24ArchaeologyThis week the beans are scraping away the topsoil of knowledge and softly brushing away the woodlice of friendship to reveal a hoard of lukewarm banter for your pleasure. This is all thanks to Pat from Ely...
- 2024 / 7 / 17Boats"Why is that Wikipedia doesn’t bother having any pages about aquatic craft these days?”, you might ask if you’d had your head stuck in a honey badger’s front porch for the last 3 years. The answer, of course,...
- 2024 / 7 / 10HaircutsRebecca from (The?) Wirral selects haircuts as this week’s topic for the beans. Presumably this was a cynical attempt to silence Henry for an episode - an attempt which, of course, failed. Rebecca has been...
- 2024 / 7 / 3My Hot Air Balloon RideThis week, Bonjamin Partridge centralises power, unilaterally suppresses any viable opposition and brings all bean media under executive control. “Big deal!” we hear you cry. “He’s just tapping into the...
- 2024 / 6 / 26FeudalismIs it true what they don’t say that the world is on the brink of sliding back into a system of feudalism? If so where will you be in the pecking order? And more importantly where will podcasters be? Clergy...
- 2024 / 6 / 19GameshowsAllison of Penistone has the beans talk about gameshows this week and by gum they don’t disappoint. Or do they? Why not play the ultimate game of chance and find out? Simply “Spin That Bean!”* and you could...
- 2024 / 5 / 1Non-episode caretaker abeyance-isodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until June).Join our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad for bonus episodes.
- 2024 / 4 / 24FarmingThis week the beans doff their Harris Tweed flap caps to Chrissie of Bremen whose topic suggestion of farming has slipped out of the bean machine’s birth canal, glistening with the lukewarm goo of banter...
- 2024 / 4 / 17WineThe Industrial Revolution, the assassination of Julius Caesar, the debut performance of “Wang Dang Doodle” by Howlin’ Wolf, the wedding of Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Eleonore von Habsburg, The Black Death. What do...
- 2024 / 4 / 10OlivesTrigger warning for any misophonia sufferers this episode (although Henry probably weeded these people out long ago). Olives is this week’s topic with thanks to Lewis of Lewisham. Obviously no one really...
- 2024 / 4 / 3Cloche BleueCloche Bleue: noun 1) Term used to denote a blue bell or a cat named Bluebell by a French speaker or by members of London’s metropolitan elite 2) archaic Obsolete Royal Naval punishment also known as the...
- 2024 / 3 / 27The BeachMatt from Newcastle gets the beans chatting about the beach this week. Sure they cover the hits (your shingle, your windbreaks, your snorkels and so on) but they also cast a bean smeared lens over the...
- 2024 / 3 / 20Tough GuysThis weeks topic is tough guys and that’s thanks to Joe from Bremen in the Cotswolds who clearly understands what this podcast is actually about. Naturally the beans thrive in this chatosphere. After all, one...
- 2024 / 2 / 7Interim non-episode anti-episode-isodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until March).Join our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad for bonus episodes.
- 2024 / 1 / 31Fifth Wednesday Warning BroadcastNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday January and we will only do four Wednesday episodes in a month on the basis of cosmic health and safety)Join our PATREON at...
- 2024 / 1 / 24CircusFor the last episode of the season place your head in the jaws of podcasting and let its lukewarm slobber cascade into your ears because the theme, with thanks to Stephen of Ireland, is the circus. The beans...
- 2024 / 1 / 17James Bond“Frankly, 007, I don’t give a damn!” That’s right, this week’s topic, courtesy of Diogo of Lisbon, is James Bond. We’ve all seen the movies, sure. But has the world actually taken the time to just stop for a...
- 2024 / 1 / 10CastlesHolly of Portsmouth blesses the beans with the ancient chat topic of castles for this week’s episode. They get close harmony groups and genetically engineered toads out of the way in short order and before...
- 2024 / 1 / 3ArchitectureAli requests that the Beans explore the topic of architecture and they do their best to take the roof off, knock through the kitchen and dining room to create a greater sense of space, and install a...
- 2023 / 12 / 27FairytalesEmma has the beans discuss fairy tales for the last episode of 2023. It’s nasty business on the whole as anyone who has actually read an original fairy tale or had a fairy tale based upon their own life...
- 2023 / 12 / 20CruisesIt’s only a matter of time before the beans’ merch empire knocks the competition into a cocked hat with the launch of Beantopia: Three Bean Salad’s very own maxi cruise ship experience. Prebook for the maiden...
- 2023 / 12 / 13DisguisesHats off to Ross of Vancouver and then immediately put a different hat on along with a rubber nose and a set of matching eyebrow wigs because Ross has got the beans wagging their false chins about disguises...
- 2023 / 12 / 6AssassinationsThe beans are back! A bumper episode to kick off the new series. Lots to cover. And Samuel steers the beans towards the topic of assassinations which absolutely classic Samuel frankly. Knuckle down and let’s...
- 2023 / 11 / 1Non-episode-isode-isodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until December).Join our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad for bonus episodes.
- 2023 / 10 / 25Surfin'To round off series whatever it is Isabella feeds surfin' into the bean machine in the hope of crystal clear, effluent-free lukewarm banter. Will the beans turtle roll some ankle slappers? Or will they hang...
- 2023 / 10 / 18The Trojan WarDefinitely a cursed episode this one. No one’s fault. Worth knowing going in though. If you’re brave enough to take the plunge you’ll discover that Rowan had the beans grapple with the Trojan War and you’ll...
- 2023 / 10 / 11The Higgs Boson/ParticlesMuriel from Illinois has the beans discuss The Higgs Boson/Particles this week. Listeners might be concerned the beans are entering knowledge-gap territory here but it turns out between them they average 2 â…”...
- 2023 / 9 / 27ElvisIt’s widely accepted that if Elvis Presley were alive today he would have made a really decent podcaster. Where better then to discuss his life and legacy than on a podcast which, at the time of writing, is...
- 2023 / 9 / 20OrangeThe topic of orange is wmg’s gift to the beans this week and you can bet your bottom dollar the beans don’t just squeeze every last drop of chat juice out of it. No siree! They candy the peel, compost the...
- 2023 / 9 / 13PencilsPopo (THE Popo?????) decides the beans ought to discuss pencils this week. Henry manages to crowbar in Andie MacDowell (surprise, surprise), congressional hearings get a mention as do several Roberts and...
- 2023 / 8 / 1Non-episode-isodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until September).Join our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad for bonus episodes.Tickets to stream our upcoming live shows:Saturday 16th Sept,...
- 2023 / 7 / 26OatsIt’s the last episode of the season so thank goodness Gavin (of Bremen most likely) furnished the beans with the humdinger zeitgiest chat-nip topic that is…oats! The beans lurch from the grain-of-now to...
- 2023 / 7 / 12WhalesBen from Cardiff (WE KNOW RIGHT???!!!) submits the topic of whales and the Beans waste no time getting into some radical new theories of aquatic taxonomy and evolution. If you’re wondering whether or not...
- 2023 / 7 / 5CultsMegan from Bremen sends beans a-yappin’ about cults this week. It proves to be an episode packed with jaw-dropping revelations, not least of which is Henry’s confession to a major personal creed-shift.Join...
- 2023 / 6 / 21VolcanoesIt takes every ounce of the beans’ strength to keep the banter lukewarm this week as they take on Phil of Baltimore’s inherently hot topic of volcanoes during the most violent heat wave the British Isles have...
- 2023 / 6 / 14TeaTo Ben’s horror, the theme this week, thanks to Dedan-Jah Jonker the rheumatic Dutchman, is his bête noire: tea. To make things worse for poor, sweet, bean-machine laden Ben, this episode also finds him...
- 2023 / 5 / 3Not an episode non-episode episodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until June).Join our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad for bonus episodes.
- 2023 / 4 / 25The Essence Of FearWithout a care in the world, Zachary of Bremen tosses the spine-chilling topic of “The Essence of Fear” into the bean machine quiver and expects the beans to just deal with it once it’s fired out. Of course -...
- 2023 / 4 / 19TeachersThis week the Bean Machine, having been pre-loaded by Luke (of Bremen?), spits out the topic of teachers. It’s time for the beans to think about how many Alsatians is too many Alsatians. Also the dear...
- 2023 / 4 / 12DentistsThis week’s topic comes from none other than Phillip Kerrigan of Kerrigan’s mustard. His choice: dentists. It’s a thorny one, sure, but that doesn’t put off the beans. They chat hard and true and, arguably at...
- 2023 / 4 / 5TV Crime ShowsNeil (presumably of Bremen) offers up the topic of TV crime shows. At least one of the beans is like a pig in the proverbial with such a fearsomely strong topic but nevertheless the beans do make time to...
- 2023 / 3 / 29Fifth Wednesday Calendar Abberation BroadcastNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday March and we will only do four Wednesday episodes in a month on the basis of human rights, the will of the moon and natural justice)
- 2023 / 3 / 22PiratesSarah of Bremen pressgangs the beans into chatting all things pirates this week. With a fair wind at the stern they sail through the alphabet and the landlocked city of Nottingham and have time to spare to...
- 2023 / 3 / 8The ArcticThis week your old friend Neil (of Bremen) sends the bean chat to the magisterial tundra of the Arctic. Nozzles, aisle seats and the future of powder all come into play. Also this is a tremendous episode for...
- 2023 / 2 / 15Best Of Series ThreeTake yourself back to December 2021/January 2022 and enjoy this compilation of highlights from our third series. From coffee shop toilets to a terrible banana.Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and a...
- 2023 / 2 / 1Snappy Little Non-Episode AnnouncementNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until March) but if you want extra bonus episodes you can sign up at our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad
- 2023 / 1 / 25Avatar 2: The Way Of WaterWhat’s that? A crossover ep? Has the world turned upside down? No. Behold! What lies in store is an exclusive, once in a lifetime piece of podcasting as Three Bean Salad get sent their topic of the week by...
- 2022 / 12 / 21ForestsForests is this week’s lukewarm topic for which Rowan of Bremen is responsible and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Henry blindsides the Beans with a revelation about his foresting past, Benjamin is exposed as...
- 2022 / 12 / 14Board GamesIt’s Ryan from Bremen’s turn to direct the bean chat and he has them get busy on board games.Tim Rice pops up of course. There’s a tiny knight’s helmet and a hot tip for those hoping to thrive socially in any...
- 2022 / 12 / 7Animal HusbandryWelcome back to Season/Series 7 (we think) of Three Bean Salad and what an opener the beans have for you as Michael from Bremen proposes the topic of animal husbandry. Expect a deeper understanding of little...
- 2022 / 11 / 9Best Of Series TwoTake yourself back to August/September 2021 and enjoy this compilation of highlights from our second series. From King Kong to Amelia Earhart.Join our PATREON for ad-free episodes and a monthly bonus episode:...
- 2022 / 11 / 2Zero Bean Salad Non-EpisodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until December), but if you want to extra bonus content you can sign up at our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad
- 2022 / 10 / 19MailIn what would probably the worst episode ever for a brand new listener to sample the show fresh, Phillip Kerrigan of Kerrigan’s Mustard gets his Bean Machine double dip and has the beans discuss mail. What...
- 2022 / 10 / 12SandwichesThis week in Three Bean Salad starring Henry Paker, Mike Wozniak, Benjamin Partridge, Neil of Bremen suggests Henry Paker and co tackle a subject close to Henry Paker et al’s heart - sandwiches. Included in...
- 2022 / 10 / 5Going To Disney World And Not Wanting To Be Dressed Up As A RuffianJen mines her own dreams this week to provide the beans with the topic of going to Disney World and not wanting to be dressed up as a ruffian. Silk worms get a shout out early doors, before the beans glide...
- 2022 / 9 / 28RATS!The topic this week is no topic owing to an excess of intro prattling which the Bean Machine was unable to cope with. Did Henry forget to clean the Bean Machine slough-sump? Did Mike fail to de-scale the...
- 2022 / 9 / 14HatsSteph of London isn’t shy about getting the beans to tackle hats and tackle hats they do. For the sake of completeness they incorporate oral tomato snooker, pencil sharpeners and Dobermann puppies. Also...
- 2022 / 9 / 6TeethAway we go for Season 6 which begins with the topic of teeth as suggested by Josh of Bremen. Tune in for tales of sea snakes, how close the world came to seeing its first coin-operated man and why you should...
- 2022 / 7 / 26SwordsFor the final episode of Season 5 Maddie of the USA hurls the beans towards the hot topic of swords. The Great Ham Cultures feature heavily, the lid is lifted on the art of car servicing and you’d better...
- 2022 / 7 / 13Service StationsThis week the juicy topic of service stations is thrown the beans’ way by none other than Hannah Kohler of London. The episode is crucial listening for anyone at risk of being trapped in a well. In addition,...
- 2022 / 7 / 6SitcomsEmma of the Seychelles sends the beans on something of a busman’s holiday with the topic of sitcoms. Ben gives our the listeners the scoop on his latest project, Mike digs his heels in on his wolf...
- 2022 / 6 / 29Fifth Wednesday Non-Episode Plenary SessionNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday June and we will only do four Wednesday episodes in a month on the basis of human rights), but if you want to listen to a new bonus...
- 2022 / 6 / 21TubesThanks to Dr P this week the beans get to grips with that fundamental unit of life: tubes. Essentially if looks like it tube and it sounds like a tube it’s a tube and if it doesn’t there’s a good chance it’s...
- 2022 / 6 / 15FranceFrance is this week’s topic thanks to the theme nudging of Michael. Lifelong francophilobean Henry Paker is a cochon in the proverbial merde and gives us his hot take on croissants, the quotidien life of...
- 2022 / 6 / 8PrizesPhillip Kerrigan of Kerrigan’s Mustards gets the beans talking about prizes. They offer up a lesser known travel tip for the Philippines, an approach for undergraduate exam preparation and Ben finally shows...
- 2022 / 6 / 1BearsWelcome back for SEASON 5 which Henry thinks means we’ve been going for either 70 episodes or 70 years. Thanks to Steph of London the season kicks off with the topic of bears. Literally and figuratively full...
- 2022 / 5 / 3No Bean Salad Non-BeanisodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until June), but if you want to listen to new bonus episodes you can sign up to our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad
- 2022 / 4 / 27TusksFor the final episode of the season, tusk monomaniac Jerome of Indiana, locks the beans onto his favourite dental protrusion. It will come as no surprise to Jerome that the beans prod their chat fangs deep...
- 2022 / 4 / 20MapsSarah of Bremen decides this week’s topic for the beans is maps and they can’t be blamed for delving into the unchartered chat territories of compressed meat biscuits, what you should rub in Luton for luck...
- 2022 / 4 / 13MountainsAt the behest of Immanuel of Bremen, this week’s subject is mountains. The intrepid beans nearly perish in a conversational crevasse early doors, but can they get back on track and make it to the summit of...
- 2022 / 3 / 30Five Wednesday Month AlertNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (it's a five Wednesday March and we simply will only do four Wednesday episodes in a month because we respect the natural order of the universe), but if you...
- 2022 / 3 / 23GoblinsChase (Bremen?) proclaims that goblins are the topic of the week. The beans tackle it with their usual rigour and in no time at all are back on the deck of the RMS Titanic. Spaniels get an honourable mention...
- 2022 / 3 / 16BicyclesHazel presumably of Bremen steers the beans towards the topic of bicycles and they absolutely chat the hind legs off it. Tonic wine, castanets and Noel Gallagher all find a place, Ben is slighted, Mike...
- 2022 / 3 / 9SlippersWARNING: chunks of this episode are foul but that’s not the Beans’ fault. The blame squarely lies on the shoulders of Devonshire Megan who bade them discuss slippers. Thoughtfully they soften the blow by...
- 2022 / 3 / 2S4 E1 - DinosaursRoll up, roll up for E1 of S4 of Three Bean Salad in which Luke of Hertfordshire directs the beans towards the topic of dinosaurs. Tune in as hitherto unplumbed depths of ignorance are brought to the surface...
- 2022 / 2 / 2Non-episode Beanorandum EpisodeNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until March), but if you want to listen to new bonus episodes you can sign up to our PATREON at www.patreon.com/threebeansalad
- 2022 / 1 / 12MuseumsHolly reckons it’s high time the beans talked about museums. Sure, they get a little embrangled in decommissioned hangars and Eastern European concrete but do also expect to learn the meaning of an onion in a...
- 2022 / 1 / 5ElevatorsThanks in no small part to Elizabeth (monarch status unknown) the beans forge THE DEFINITIVE chat on the topic of elevators. Gird your ears for the secrets of conducting low-cost business meetings, Henry’s...
- 2021 / 12 / 29A Message From The BeansNo normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week, but if you want to listen to two new bonus episodes you can sign up to our PATREON at www.patreon.com/threebeansalad
- 2021 / 12 / 22ZombiesRyan suggests the beans discuss zombies and so they slowly drag themselves towards the topics of Boots the chemists, aristocrats and bicycle puncture repair.Get in...
- 2021 / 12 / 15BiscuitsSPOILER ALERT (sort of): the Beans get a bit bogged down with Squid Game early doors (obviously) so please bear that in mind. Non-spoiler alert bit: this week Hayley from America hoofs the beans towards the...
- 2021 / 12 / 8ImmortalityListener Sam gets the beans talking about immortality. They peregrinate around the topic, taking in clown eggs, tuna salads and getting a biscuit named after you. Get in...
- 2021 / 12 / 1ExerciseThe Beans are back! It's the start of series three and this time they're working up a sweat talking about exercise. Also featuring peregrination, shuttlecocks and the crab living between Ben's warm...
- 2021 / 10 / 12PortraiturePortraiture is this week’s topic, responsibility for which lies squarely at the feet of Phil of Baltimore. The beans gab hard and true and, ever thorough, gab seven bells out of ham (again), Helen of Troy,...
- 2021 / 10 / 6PagansCourtesy of Dr. P we present an episode on the theme of pagans. Fill your boots with golf, jet-skis, the history of rambling and the single moment at which the universe began, probably.Get in...
- 2021 / 9 / 28Jeffreys/GeoffreysGavin has the beans unpack the topic of Jeffreys (Geoffreys?). In an episode stacked with boo boos and bungles the beans tackle Steves, Daves, rubber giraffes and whether or not scampi can ever be a verb.Get...
- 2021 / 9 / 21IslandsOlana decrees that the beans have it out about islands. They comply and, in an effort to be thorough, cover ear growth, alternative aviation fuel solutions and how to avoid over-ordering in a restaurant.Get...
- 2021 / 9 / 14FlagsHoist the Jolly Beans! Kathy of Bremen invites the beans to discuss flags and they are careful not to miss out memory aids, brownies, sliced bread and the secret to royal longevity.Get in...
- 2021 / 9 / 7BuffetsAccordionist Alex directs the beans towards the subject of buffets this week. Pile your plates high with UN etiquette, poker with The Boys and how best to handle a fire in a chemical warehouse.Tickets for...
- 2021 / 9 / 1DystopiaListener Sam steers the Beans towards the nightmarish topic of dystopia. Naturally they cover goat silos, national service for children and Andrew Lloyd Webber but they also reveal the true nature of Henry...
- 2021 / 8 / 24RomanceBattling through a minor bean emergency, the beans take on the topic of romance. Roses, chocolates, candlelight, forcing an eel to swallow a wedding ring.Tickets for the livestream of the beans' live show on...
- 2021 / 8 / 18CondimentsThe beans are back! It's time for series two and they kick off by discussing condiments at the behest of a listener called Lloyd. Also covered are gnocchi, electricity pylon safety and shooting a...
- 2021 / 8 / 10Bean Tasting Menu - Highlights Of Series OneSeries two starts next week, but before that, here's a little bean tasting menu of the Beans' favourite bits from series one. The idea is that this might make be a good episode for confirmed Beanheads to...
- 2021 / 8 / 5Live Beans AnnouncementThe Beans are doing their first ever live show (and livestream) and would like to tell you about it.London Podcast Festival, 2nd September 2021, 7pm (UK time)Tickets for the livestream can be found here:...
- 2021 / 6 / 29PurpleVictoria (probably from Bremen) suggests the topic of purple and the beans roll up their silken sleeves and get stuck in. But not before they've talked about the fact that two of them have recently run into...
- 2021 / 6 / 23MagicLynzee (don’t know where she’s from, but one assumes Bremen) suggested that the beans talk about magic and in doing so, they discover that Henry used to work in the company of some professional sorcerors....
- 2021 / 6 / 16Musical InstrumentsWhen Anna of Bremen suggested the beans hit the topic of musical instruments she could not have known how lethally boring Mike is when he starts talking about the guitar. Luckily the beans navigate away from...
- 2021 / 6 / 1AsteroidsSomeone called Michael suggests that the beans talk about asteroids. With this episode, the listener probably benefits from a working knowledge of six-time world snooker champion Steve Davis (also known as...
- 2021 / 5 / 26BagsIt's the first episode based on a listener suggestion, and what a suggestion. Someone called Fiona suggests that the beans talk about bags and the they go at it with gusto and laser-guided precision. Get in...
- 2021 / 5 / 18SubmarinesSubmarines is this week's topic, and inevitably the beans end up talking about flightless birds. And flightful birds. And flaming pedalos shaped like birds. And macadamia nuts.
- 2021 / 5 / 5LizardsA man called Gareth suggests that we discuss the topic of lizards. And so we cover crabs, octopuses, wolves, and of course, the royal family.Get in touch:threebeansaladpod@gmail.com@beansaladpod
- 2021 / 4 / 27PostersA man called Gareth suggests that we discuss the topic of posters and see where it takes us. A counterfeit Santana. Prince Charles's toilet seat. Large and terrifying flightless birds.Get in...