Sparky Swain

The Pie Boy Podcast

The Pie Boy Podcast explores the grace and trauma of growing up and living in Oregon through the lens of Sparky Swain. He is a graduate of Portland State University with a BA in English and a MS in Education. Sparky is a story teller, writer, poet, teacher, coach, athlete and Dad who currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Intro Music: "Beat it Blues" by Sparky & The Outlaw. Check out more sounds by Sparky and company here: https://soundcloud.com/k-c-james-swain

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Sparky Swain

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Society

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3 iun. 2025

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#82 - Christmas Tree Stealing 08.12.2021

Reflections and connections about being a little Robin Hood for the holidays and our adventures in stealing Christmas trees for a youth basketball fundraiser.

#81 - Guns Come Out 29.11.2021

Reflections and connections about having a gun pulled on me in high school and gun violence.

Ep. 80 - Grammy Bye Byes 20.11.2021

Reflections and connections about the origin of the saying, “Grammy Bye Byes” and other stories.

#79 - The Origin of the Big Dog 12.11.2021

Reflections and connections about the origin of our family’s vintage motor home and adventures it took us on.

#78 - Halloween Special 2021 29.10.2021

Reflections and connections about my Mom's Halloween decorations, haunted house adventures, and a visit to a abandoned hospital for the mentally insane. 

#77 - “Going Scaring” Part 2 23.10.2021

Reflections and connections about the next scaring adventure in the infamous Big Dog and the story of how our luck ran out.

#76 - “Going Scaring” Part One 16.10.2021

Reflections and connections about going scaring during the spooky time of year in my family’s 1970’s Dodge motor home.

#75 - PWF (Pie Boy Wrestling Federation) 09.10.2021

Reflections and connections about the armature wrestling federation operation we had at my house and tales of growing up rowdy. 

#74 - Ham Bone & The Peanut Butter Mess 01.10.2021

Reflections and connections about pranks gone wrong.

#73 - Big Mike and The Two Buttcracks 18.09.2021

Reflections and connections about a camping trip to Harriet Lake, Toxic Farts and a hospital trip for an old veteran.  

#72 - Loud Mouth 10.09.2021

Reflections and connections about toxic sports culture, loud mouth parents and spoiled moments youth sports.

#71 - Rolling Stones on a Whim 01.09.2021

Reflections and connections about buying a ticket to a Rolling Stones concert on the street in Missoula, Montana, outside Washington-Grizzly Stadium from a scalper and having a misadventure of a lifetime.

#70 - Showdown in Sisters 26.08.2021

Reflections and Connections about a 6th grade baseball tournament gone off the rails in all the best ways in Sisters, Oregon.

#69 - Two Hair Cuts Don't Make A Right & The Naked Touchdown Run 18.08.2021

Reflections and connections about two bad haircuts and my little brother running wild at my 6th grade football practice. 

#68 - The Weight Room 09.08.2021

Reflection and connections about lifting weights with my Dad and Lumpy in our old red barn, the music that fueled our fires and the sports stories that kept our attention.

#67 - One Ugly Bitch 30.07.2021

Reflections and connections about my friend Lumpy, 8th grade football and a mistaken identity.

#66 - Big Mike & The Split Pea Soup 22.07.2021

Reflections and connections about the misadventure of Big Mike and a kettle of split pea soup.

#65 - Bury You Out Back 16.07.2021

Reflections and connections about the trauma and grace of being tough in my family.

#64 - M-80 09.07.2021

Reflections and connections on Lumpy and some trouble with fireworks. If you’re going to be dumb, you got to be tough.

#63 - The 300 Pound Bunny & Other Stories 02.07.2021

Reflections and connections about a serial killer on the loose, bad jokes and other creepy tales from Lost Canyon.

#62 - The Wheels on the Bus Go Round & Round 25.06.2021

Reflections and Connections about riding the school bus with jokers, goofballs, and weirdos from my neighborhood.

#61 - The Nova & The Hook Shot 18.06.2021

Reflections and connections about riding to school in Lumpy’s Moms Nova, listening to 94.7, cow pies, unexpected basketball ballers and hook shots.

#60 - Middle School Blues 11.06.2021

Reflections and connections about my time at Molalla Middle School, teenage angst, love, band, dueling personalities, busting up bathrooms, puberty and foul language.

#59 - The Black Cat 04.06.2021

Reflections and Connections about my Dad, Lumpy and the Black Cat that terrorized our neighborhood of Lost Canyon.

#58 - Meadowbrook Store and Floor It! 28.05.2021

Reflections and connections about treats from Meadowbrook Store, Lumpy, hot laps, riding in the back of my Dads work truck and going fast. 

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