Three Bean Salad

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To give you a taste of what lies beyond the paywall, this episode is the first half of our October 2026 Extra Beans episode - extra bits from our recordings about cowboys and trees.

What is real? Keanu Reeves? And if Keanu Reeves is real can we prove it or is this something we simply have to take on faith? Robert of Bremen has, presumably, been wrestling with these very questions and rather than trying to geo-locate Keanu Reeves and obtain samples from him for laboratory assessment he has instead, very sensibly, entered “The Simulation Hypothesis” into the Bean Machine and let the lukewarm banter take its course.
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This week’s topic is wool aka nature’s denim. Wool is a material that has been worn by princes, paupers and everyone in between for thousands if not millions of years. In fact, the wearing of woollen garments is one of the few things which sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom (other examples include close-up magic and humming. For a full list see the Three Beancyclopaedia). Thanks then to Russell of Nova Scotia for shoving wool into the Bean Machine.
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Which tree are you? The graceful and ethereal silver birch? The proud and stately elm? The feeble and foul-smelling Bradford pear tree? Click HERE to find out with our online quiz and to receive lifelong, military-grade, North Korean malware! Thank you to Eleanor of Bristol for this week’s topic (trees).
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In many ways podcasters are the cowboys of today (excepting the actual cowboys of today of course) but instead of horses we ride ergonomic chairs, instead of slinging guns we sling mouths and our bullets - lukewarm banter. Thanks to Will of no location given for this week’s topic.
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