The Pie Boy Podcast

This is my college football story. A snap shot of the journey and what I went through to live out my dream of playing college football. So many stories, so little time.

This Story Short is about the lessons learned from not paying attention and my Grandpa Jim who taught me the value of paying attention.

This is the story of my nortouius appetite, how I earned the nickname “The Goose” and where the phrase, “Are you trying to Hansel and Gretel me?”, came from.

This is a story about reading, my journey learning to read and some books that made an impact on my life.

This story is about the kindness of a stranger and how that became one of the greatest birthday gifts I could receive.

The story of the strange trip my family had when we went to a Tom Petty concert at the Gorge Amphitheater.

Reflections and connections about going to college, dealing with uncertainty and getting a taste of being independent out in the real world. this is the last episode of the memoir series (seasons 1-3), "Pie Boy" , by K.C. James Swain aka Sparky. 

Reflections and connections about chasing my dream of playing college sports, getting guidance from an NFL legend and loosing faith in your heroes.

Reflections and connections about some family and life traumas that led me to move out senior year of high school and begin a huge transition in my life.  

Reflections and connections about the mental impact of sports on my life, letting go, lessons learned and thoughts about emerging from my Dad's Shadow.  

Reflections and connections about my favorite football team, the Dallas Cowboys, and all the heartbreak, frustration and joy that comes with loving your team too much.

Reflections and connections about my best friend Lumpy’s record of destruction and the million dollars worth of damage he left behind.

Reflections and connections about my best friend Lumpy becoming a scholar, falling in love with our Social Studies Teacher and saving my life one fart at a time. 

Reflections and connections about my eye sight journey, finding out I needed glasses and it’s impact on my sports career and life.

Reflections & connections about the grief, trauma and grace of losing a childhood friend and teammate.

Reflections and connections about adventures in my truck driving to school with Lumpy, my sister and the music that made it interesting.

Reflections and connections about going elk hunting with my Dad, Showtime and the infamous Lumpy, in the Coastal Range of Oregon.

Reflections and connections about the day my neighbor Lumpy and I took my Dads work car out for a joy ride on a day off from school.

Reflections and connections about the origin of my classic 1967 Chevy truck and it’s special place in my heart.

Reflections and connections about high school sports, hazing and over coming the traumas of a teen athlete.

Reflections and connections about my time at Oregon City High School during the 2003-2004 school year, bullying, social trauma, and navigating teenage darkness.

Reflections and connections about dealing with rumors, moving to a new high school and coming to grips with some ugliness about life.

Reflections and connections about a New Years family trip to stay in a cabin on Mount Hood during a winter storm from Hell. 

Reflections and connections about tubing behind my Dads Old Chevy Suburban on a snow day to break the land speed record around Clarke’s Four Corners.

Reflections and connections about being a teenager, dealing with a traumatic past while combating an angry present, first experiences in high school, music and sports as medicine and some cold truths about growing up in a Honkey Tonk part of Oregon.