A Pickle Home Companion

Jared and Kevin are joined by Adam from the band Wantlands for a fun conversation with Dana Fuggin' Bollen of the Two Week Notice podcast. You may have seen him grace the stage with Piebald where he rocks the cowbell, or perhaps slinging merch at a show with a number of bands. He is here to talk about his new project Live Free or D.I.Y.  Great dude, great conversations. Two Week Notice: Spotify Ap...

This week's episode is one we recorded a while back with members of the bands Mob Boss and Casting Shadows. They discuss what makes Furnace Fest such a memorable experience, music selections for Ert's paddleboard challenge, take a dip in the MuteMath corner, and Pete talks about his adventure at an Eisley show. #FurnaceFest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week The Squids listen to some voicemails and sit down for a conversation with Eric Stevenson of the multi-media band Pocket Vinyl. They touch on the history of the band, having a painter as a band member, puns, stickers, Lobster Fest, concerts at planetariums, get vulnerable, and have some really bizarre conversations. So basically just another fun day here in Lake Skabegon. Pocket Vinyl Ban...

This week The Squids reach a podcasting milestone! They quickly recap their road trip to Pennsylvania to see Huntingtons & Ghoti Hook before checking some voicemails. Then they sit down for a very fun discussion with Jason Kirk, the author of the book Hell Is A World Without You, senior editor at The Athletic, co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast and Vacation Bible School Podcast. Jason Kirk #hellisaw...

This week The Squids play a game of "Where is Brock?" and welcome Kylan Savage from Church Jams Now to what may be the most unhinged episode yet. They have lots of laughs, talk about rebranding the podcast, take a phone call on air, talk movie soundtracks, try and fail at naming a mysterious song, discover Broccoli Jesus, play some games, talk Copeland, spin the wheel of topics, and so much more....

This week Brock is gallivanting across Washington, The Squids attempt math, discuss their respective historic neighborhoods, seltzers, Jared's new diet, a public service, new music releases, playing in traffic, fact check the Pickle & Boot Shoppe for old times sake, mall culture, and read off the names of their Patreon members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Squids prep for their road trip to Pennsylvania for the Huntingtons & Ghoti Hook show at Phantom Power by chatting with Mike Holt (Huntingtons). They tell band stories, talk TomFest, rental car adventures, finding a good work/life balance, pricey cassettes, touring Europe, invent a new March Madness bracket, going to concerts with parents, play a game, Pete's apology tour, and much more.  Hunt...

This week The Squids continue their conversation with Robert Gay in a more traditional (for this show) episode. Jokes are made, references to previous episodes happen, and they chat about Robert's life in Nashville and New York, becoming involved in music at a young age, playing Furnace Fest, an obligatory stop in the MuteMath corner, they play a quick game, spin the Wheel of Topics, and go over s...

This week The Squids are joined by Squid Spouse Tammi and special guest Robert Gay as they tackle the voicemails that listeners have left as well as go on tangents of their own. They discuss their first mosh pit experiences, come up with ideas for new podcasts, discuss their favorite and least favorite CCM songs of the late 90s, parenting fails, and more. RobertGayMusic.com Follow Robert of Social...

In this week's episode we revisit Untold Stories from previous episodes. Topics include Jared's adventures in student teaching, making un-romantic holidays special, driving stories, and the Wheel Of Topics makes it's return leading to some embarrassing stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Failure Puddle Friday! The Squids kick off this episode by having Missy & Sarah join for another exciting segment of "What's In Pete's Mail?".  Then they welcome queer and trans author Pip Dolyn on to the podcast with open arms.  They discuss a wide variety of topics like IKEA, Wegmans, Tim Tebow, D&D, and dive into the book making process, inspirations, and sending playlists as a love langu...

In today's Second Part Sunday episode, The Squids wrap up their conversation with Jeremy Alan Gould and dive into some voicemails. They discuss community appreciation, what got them into comedy as kids, and talk more about the 7 Nips of the Apocalypse episode of the Pickle & Boot Shoppe podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Alan Gould (Rumors Are True Podcast) makes his triumphant return to Lake Skabegon! This week's topics include "Clipping", recognizing a listener in public, a fact check about The Prodigal Sign, games, and more. Then they are joined by Jason from Unoriginal Vinyl to talk about public speaking, the Tooth & Nail box set, and the ill advised Pickle & Boot Shoppe "7 Nips of the Apocalypse". The...

This week The Squids welcome special guest Caleb The Spy from the Album Anniversary Podcast. They discuss Patreon, listen to voicemails, get distracted, talk Switchfoot, go off topic, Kevin talks about meeting a major league baseball player as a kid, and they eventually get back to answering the question.  They play a round of games and their guest surprises them with a secret game that he had bee...

It's Valentines Day! So The Squids check voicemails, talk Dad-core, recap the recent Five Iron Frenzy show.  They invite Joe Yerke (Insyderz) & THE Heidi Emery for a lovely discussion with exciting topics like the anatomy of chickens, starting a podcast stage at Furnace Fest, overthinking answers, the benefits of hidden tracks and steak and cheese. Then they make Heidi choose the best love poem fo...

This week The Squids discuss the benefits of the Dad-core music scene, check some voicemail, and sit down with Jeff Bettger from the bands Ninety Pound Wuss, Suffering & The Hideous Thieves, DRYBNZ, and Raft of Dead Monkeys. They talk about life in the northwest, Furnace Fest, music, vegan punk bars, and what the future of Ninety Pound Wuss looks like.  Ninety Pound Wuss: Facebook & Instagram DRYB...

This week The Squids welcome Caleb Jackson, the director, editor, and producer of the documentary Squad Five-O Is Here To Stay to town.  They discuss being bad with names, Furnace Fest (naturally), Spring Break, Unoriginal Vinyl, finding new music, movies, play and some games. Kevin also continues pushing for Squad Five-O to return to Furnace Fest to record a live album play of Bombs Over Broadway...

In this episode, The Squids check some voicemails, a caller writes a theme song for the show, and then they continue with part two of their episode with Matt Kelly. They talk about "finding your people", the Reply All podcast, the peer pressure to evangelize as a kid, interviewing Five Iron Frenzy, and discuss Matt's goals for Five Iron February on the Christian Cringe podcast. Christian Cringe: (...

This week The Squids are joined by Matt Kelly from GeekscapeTV, One Hit Thunder, Weird Al-Gorithm, Christian Cringe, & more! They talk about his various podcasts, Christian music, Weird Ass Movie Night, DC Talk, ska music, lurking on message boards, play some games, and have a lot of laughs. Christian Cringe: (Apple podcasts) (Spotify) Weird Al-Gorithm Podcast One Hit Thunder: (Apple podcasts) (Sp...

In this episode The Squids continue their conversation with Jeff Fortson of Squad Five-O. They talk about taking Brock Dittus to Furnace Fest, the mindset of A Pickle Home Companion. Jeff touches on what it was like trying to make teaching class online in the pandemic interesting as well as why Jaws is a Christmas movie in his house. Squad Five-O Is Here To Stay Documentary Squad Five-O Bandcamp S...

This week The Squids talk about Brock's goal for 2025 and Non-Alcoholic beers. The Angry Roofer leaves another voice mail, and they welcome El Jefe, Jeff Fortson of Squad Five-O to town.  They talk about his adventures as a teacher, a parent, prankster, and a dynamic front man as well as opinions on state flags. As usual there is the obligatory Furnace Fest reference as Jared recounts the time he...

In this week's Untold Stories, The Squids talk about the band Apologetix, Brock and Jared discuss Derek Webb, Brock gets recognized in public (again), Pete is a good person, and more. #BrockDittus #DerekWebb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hope you enjoyed the pre-episode 30 shenanigans! This week we talk mustaches and look back at college pranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Holidays! This week The Squids try and unwind after a rough day at work. They talk about Christmas gifts they wanted as kids, try to pronounce Louisville, enjoy listeners voicemails, and a heated debate ensues. They ponder the nutritional value of large rodents, take a stab at solving marriage problems, and Kevin gets lost with all the "time out" and "time in" accidentally revealing the secr...

In this episode we take a deep dive into pulling pranks on unsuspecting podcasters (and listeners). Other topics discussed were Furnace Fest, Switchfoot (probably), grilled cheese, global warming, Cybertrucks, beefaroo, Casa Bonita, video games, and not taking show descriptions seriously. Harmless pranks are the best kind of pranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices