Three Bean Salad
Episodes
Pencils
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Popo (THE Popo?????) decides the beans ought to discuss pencils this week. Henry manages to crowbar in Andie MacDowell (surprise, surprise), congressi...
Beer
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The beans are back and Sean of Exeter has given them the topic of beer, the cheeky old rascal!!!!! As luck would have it the beans just so happen to k...
Non-episode-isode
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until September).Join our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad for bonus episodes.Tickets...
Oats
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’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 ...
Urban Legends
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The beans have to get to grips with urban legends this week thanks to Tabby from Edinburgh. But before that Henry tells an anecdote so long that it be...
Whales
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben from Cardiff (WE KNOW RIGHT???!!!) submits the topic of whales and the Beans waste no time getting into some radical new theories of aquatic taxon...
Cults
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Megan 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 i...
Time Travel
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How did scientists explain theories of time travel to laypeople before the invention of paper napkins? This is just one of the many questions surround...
Volcanoes
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It 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 volc...
Tea
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To 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, swe...
Fire
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hazel of Bremen throws lukewarm caution to the wind and has the beans discuss FIRE! Some sage words on friendship (and eyebrow) management are include...
Not an episode non-episode episode
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until June).Join our PATREON at patreon.com/threebeansalad for bonus episodes.
The Essence Of Fear
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Without 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 t...
Teachers
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This 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...
Dentists
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 doe...
TV Crime Shows
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neil (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 st...
Fifth Wednesday Calendar Abberation Broadcast
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No 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 hu...
Pirates
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah 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 ...
Ice Cream
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma in Bromley has the beans wrap their chops around ice-cream this week and by gum are the beans happy about it. This may be the most on-topic epis...
The Arctic
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 ...
Zeppelins
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael of Bremen gets the chat ball rolling in this brand new series by suggesting this week’s topic of zeppelins. Mechanised frogs, hamperisation ...
Best Of Series Three
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Take yourself back to December 2021/January 2022 and enjoy this compilation of highlights from our third series. From coffee shop toilets to a terribl...
Snappy Little Non-Episode Announcement
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No 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 patreo...
Avatar 2: The Way Of Water
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’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 podcastin...
The Loch Ness Monster
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Loch Ness Monster is Harvey’s idea of a strong topic for the beans this week. Can they avoid offensively poor Scottish accents? Possibly. Will H...
The Moon
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt from The Cheese Deli sets thrusters to lukewarm and launches the beans towards the topic of the Moon this week. Expect solid Louis Armstrong chat...
Dogs
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Abrey’s son (of Bremen) has Rebecca Abrey get us to talk about dogs and by golly heck but don’t we just do that. The lukewarm, canine bant...
Crisps
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lynsey of Bremen offers up crisps to get the beans juices flowing. As per there’s heavyweight chat with attention to detail so expect to hear about ...
Forests
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Forests 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 ...
Board Games
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’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’...
Animal Husbandry
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome 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 ...
Best Of Series Two
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Take yourself back to August/September 2021 and enjoy this compilation of highlights from our second series. From King Kong to Amelia Earhart.Join our...
Zero Bean Salad Non-Episode
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No 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 ...
Glass
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s topic, courtesy of “Your Worst Nightmare” is glass. Having comprehensively and definitively covered the science of glass in the deep...
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 Bea...
Sandwiches
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week in Three Bean Salad starring Henry Paker, Mike Wozniak, Benjamin Partridge, Neil of Bremen suggests Henry Paker and co tackle a subject clos...
Going To Disney World And Not Wanting To Be Dressed Up As A Ruffian
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jen 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 wo...
RATS!
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Be...
Artificial Intelligence
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul from Widnes (bot status unconfirmed) serves up the topic of Artificial Intelligence for the beans this week. Sure, to begin with they simply resp...
Hats
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steph 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 ...
Teeth
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Away 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...
Non-episode-isode
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No normal episode of Three Bean Salad this week (we're away until September), but if you want to listen to extra bonus content you can sign up at our ...
Swords
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For 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 i...
Canada
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
George of Canada has drawn inspiration from the fact he’s in Canada and picked the theme of “Canada” for the beans this week. Little could he ha...
Service Stations
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 ...
Sitcoms
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma 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 la...
Fifth Wednesday Non-Episode Plenary Session
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No 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 hum...
Tubes
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks 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...
France
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
France is this week’s topic thanks to the theme nudging of Michael. Lifelong francophilobean Henry Paker is a cochon in the proverbial merde and giv...
Prizes
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phillip Kerrigan of Kerrigan’s Mustards gets the beans talking about prizes. They offer up a lesser known travel tip for the Philippines, an approac...
Bears
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome 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 o...
No Bean Salad Non-Beanisode
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No 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 PATREO...
Tusks
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of the season, tusk monomaniac Jerome of Indiana, locks the beans onto his favourite dental protrusion. It will come as no surpr...
Maps
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah 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 comp...
Mountains
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the behest of Immanuel of Bremen, this week’s subject is mountains. The intrepid beans nearly perish in a conversational crevasse early doors, bu...
Snow
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s that? A light entertainment podcast has dared to dance across the the conversational minefield that is the antimacassar? That’s right. And ...
Five Wednesday Month Alert
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No 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 ...
Goblins
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chase (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 de...
Bicycles
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hazel presumably of Bremen steers the beans towards the topic of bicycles and they absolutely chat the hind legs off it. Tonic wine, castanets and Noe...
Slippers
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WARNING: 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 th...
S4 E1 - Dinosaurs
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Roll 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...
Non-episode Beanorandum Episode
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No 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 PATRE...
Spies
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Casper places the beans in grave peril by instructing them to discuss spies. They squeeze in the sub-topic of Japanese breakfast cereals but, to their...
Aliens
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WMG prompts the beans to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty with the topic of aliens. Ever thorough, they are careful not to neglect Newc...
Museums
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Holly reckons it’s high time the beans talked about museums. Sure, they get a little embrangled in decommissioned hangars and Eastern European concr...
Elevators
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks 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 se...
A Message From The Beans
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No 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...
Zombies
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan suggests the beans discuss zombies and so they slowly drag themselves towards the topics of Boots the chemists, aristocrats and bicycle puncture ...
Biscuits
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SPOILER 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: t...
Immortality
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Sam gets the beans talking about immortality. They peregrinate around the topic, taking in clown eggs, tuna salads and getting a biscuit name...
Exercise
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 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, shut...
The Titanic
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We present the final episode of Series 2 in which Dustin (of Bremen?) has the beans discussing the luckless Titanic. In this spooooky edition of the p...
Portraiture
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Portraiture 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 tho...
Pagans
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Courtesy 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 ...
Jeffreys/Geoffreys
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin has the beans unpack the topic of Jeffreys (Geoffreys?). In an episode stacked with boo boos and bungles the beans tackle Steves, Daves, rubber ...
Islands
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Olana decrees that the beans have it out about islands. They comply and, in an effort to be thorough, cover ear growth, alternative aviation fuel solu...
Flags
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hoist 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...
Buffets
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Accordionist Alex directs the beans towards the subject of buffets this week. Pile your plates high with UN etiquette, poker with The Boys and how bes...
Dystopia
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Sam steers the Beans towards the nightmarish topic of dystopia. Naturally they cover goat silos, national service for children and Andrew Llo...
Romance
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Battling through a minor bean emergency, the beans take on the topic of romance. Roses, chocolates, candlelight, forcing an eel to swallow a wedding r...
Condiments
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 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 gno...
Bean Tasting Menu - Highlights Of Series One
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Series 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 mi...
Live Beans Announcement
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 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 (...
Purple
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria (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 talke...
Magic
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lynzee (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 u...
Musical Instruments
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When 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 talki...
Sleep
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria suggests that the beans talk about the subject of sleep. On their way they touch on Margaret Thatcher, soldiers in the jungle, and the act of...
Asteroids
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Someone called Michael suggests that the beans talk about asteroids. With this episode, the listener probably benefits from a working knowledge of six...
Bags
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It'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 the...
Submarines
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Submarines is this week's topic, and inevitably the beans end up talking about flightless birds. And flightful birds. And flaming pedalos shaped like ...
Rome
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rome is the topic this week so Coventry, sponges and Russell Crowe all get a mention and that's just for starters. Once again, thanks to a man called ...
Lizards
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A 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 to...
Posters
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A 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. Larg...