A Pickle Home Companion

A Pickle Home Companion

Welcome to the unofficial after show of The Pickle & Boot Shoppe! Hosted by Kevin, Jared, Pete, & Brock aka The Squids. Conversations surrounding recent P&B episodes, the Diabolical Discussion facebook community, Christian music culture, and other nonsense.

Episodes

March 20, 2026 139 mins
This week The Squids listen to voicemail and are joined by Andy Atkins from A Plea For Purging and Bad Luck Burger Club. They talk about reunion shows, bringing a food truck to Furnace Fest, expanding the business, music videos, revisiting old songs, the challenge of writing new songs, ordering off-menu, service industry vices, and brainstorm ideas for the restaurant, and more! Bad Luck Burger Club A Plea For Purging Merch Honey...
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It's a celebration of The Dingees "Armageddon Massive" vinyl release in Lake Skabegon! Ethan Luck & Jeff Holmes stop by to discuss the remastered album on Unoriginal Vinyl. They talk about recording the album, rediscovering the original recordings years later, updating the artwork, and appreciating the effort that Unoriginal Vinyl puts into all their projects. Order your copy of Armageddon Massive APHC Merch Learn more about you...
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March 8, 2026 47 mins
It's part two of the Snow Day Sunday impromptu recording. The Squids pick up where they left off when Jason signed off and are joined by Maverick. Stories of Satellite Soul, Big Spankers, the Carman movie trailer, chip complaints, the CarmanBot, Geoff Moore, voicemail, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week Jared attempts to tell a story and the Squids are out-Carman’d by their guest Jimmy Brougher. They discuss why he wears white, his birthday party at Caffe Pacori, life in the Northwest music scene, discovering music, Theology Beer Camp, and more. Caffe Pacori Theology Beer Camp APHC Merch Shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week The Squids are joined by Scott Hatch of Burnt Toast Vinyl. They chat about his record label, Farquar Muckenfuss, Purple Door festival, Danielson, Stryper, bourbon, letterpress, extreme album releases, the vinyl creation process, and more! Burnt Toast Vinyl APHC Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week The Squids are joined by Anna Kipps, Mr. Kyle, and Charles as they chat with return guest Leanor Ortega Till (Five Iron Frenzy & The Fast Feeling). They chat about a number of topics like wishlist guests, Cornerstone Prom, upcoming Five Iron shows, Leanor's prison ministry, movie theater snacks, the Jeff The Girl origin story and more. Five Iron Frenzy Support Leanor's Prison Ministry The Fast Feeling APHC Merch Lear...
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The Squids were stuck inside the house during the snowstorm across the East coast and decided to record an impromptu bonus episode. Jason from Unoriginal Vinyl joined in on the fun as they discuss themed vinyl walls, Christian media projects, the Snow Day movie, Skyscraper Live event, the Yes theory, Uncle Pappy, The Dingees, and other projects. Unoriginal Vinyl on Instagram Unoriginal Vinyl on Facebook Unoriginal Vinyl on Disc...
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This week The Squids chat with Erin Brockway Collins about the Portland music scene in the 90s. Topics include Five O'Clock People, The Corral on Spin Cycle, TOM Fest, The Janitors, Twin Sister, Todd Fadal, Rich Mullins, The Clergy, being open and accepting grace, serving chili at a rock show, a game of 20 questions, and more. The Corral On Spin Cycle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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February 6, 2026 118 mins
This week The Squids and Mr. Kyle listen to voicemail and have a fascinating conversation with Joby Harris of the band Crash Rickshaw. They talk technology, physical media, parents sharing music with kids, his band Crash Rickshaw, music festivals, Taters the Space Cat, NASA posters, Doritos commercials, and more! Joby Harris Taters The Space Cat "Bird of Prey" Doritos Commercial APHC Merch Shop Learn more about your ad choices...
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This week The Squids listen to voicemail and browse the new APHC Dashery shop before being joined by Andrew Gill from The Rock That Doesn’t Roll podcast. They take a deep dive into working in public radio, nostalgia, music history, Andrew’s various podcasts, Theology Beer Camp, Cornerstone, Larry Norman’s tourism video, and more.  The Rock That Doesn’t Roll Patreon The Rock That Doesn’t Roll Linktree APHC Merch Shop Learn mor...
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In a Second Part Sunday bonus episode the conversation continues with Davy Baysinger (Bleach). Topics include opening bands, graphic design for Relient K, weird merch, Philmore, Joy Electric, and Squad Five-O. Bleach Is Alive Bleach Discord AudioFeed Food For The Hungry Colony Bee Outfitters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this weeks jam packed discussion, Davy Baysinger (Bleach, Royal Empire Music) sits down to talk about reviving the band, hotel breakfasts, college, Audio Adrenaline, AI, the Bleach 30 tour, and the return of the Interlinc Chart game! Bleach Is Alive Bleach Discord AudioFeed Food For The Hungry Colony Bee Outfitters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week Katie Hampton of the Christian Cringe & Napping Through Happy Hour podcasts joins the insanity in Lake Skabegon. The Squids waste no time and dive right into the chaos as they discuss experiencing CCM content, steamy Christian novels, Carman, Katie's podcasts, Rocky Paterra's classic "Let Jesus Be A Vegetable", play a game, and then Jared gets in a fight with AI Jesus. In other words, just another Failure Puddle Friday! ...
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This week Matthew Schwartz from the band Pacifico stops by Lake Skabegon for a discussion with The Squids filled with topics. They chat about his band, Moontraveling Podcast, Pacifirecords, working to support the music, the recent Poor Old Lu shows, expiration dates, electromagnetic storms, Lego, Star Trek, the creative process, a Squid game, a Reverse Squid game, and more. Pacifico Moontraveling Podcast Pacifirecords Learn mor...
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It's a backlog bonus episode of A Pickle Home Companion! Things have been hectic here in Lake Skabegon and The Squids decided to hop on for a quick clean up of their voicemail inbox. Thanks to everyone who called or texted 985-28-SQUID (985-287-7843)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It's the centennial episode of APHC! The Squids celebrate by bringing in Ethan Luck who has been in more bands than they have episodes*! They discuss a wide variety of topics including his new solo album, Max McNown, cover songs, Switchfoot, Guerilla Rodeo, unorthodox ideas to clean up leaves, spicy food, and so much more. *We aren't mathematicians, but this number feels right. Ethan Luck (Bandcamp) #EthanLuck #TheDingees #OCSup...
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It's another exciting week in Lake Skabegon as The Squids welcome Nate Parrish to town. They discuss Nate's mysterious past before Kutless, toy collecting, life in Bakersfield, whatever the opposite of ska is, Shia LeBeouf, his new solo album, working with Josiah Prince from Disciple, song surgery, and are joined by a special surprise guest! Nate Parrish Buddy's Music Office Mad Lab Coffee #nateparrish #kutless #jumanji #madlab...
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December 19, 2025 85 mins
It's the return of Joe Yerke (The Insyderz) to Lake Skabegon! In this weeks episode conversation flow as they dive in and talk about the recent Tim Tabor interview on A Pickle & Boot Shoppe, why Thanksgiving is the best holiday, fests (both Furnace and Possum), tea, the status of Joe's podcast, and a look at future hobbies for our hosts. The Pickle & Boot Shop Patreon The Insyderz (Bandcamp) https://www.facebook.com/groups/diabo...
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It's a Sunday Surprise! The Squids have an impromptu post-Ronnie Martin conversation with John Fortson. They talk about Joy Electric at TOM Fest, conversion vans, overdue rentals, holiday food, football, and College Station Texas. Squad Five-O Is Here To Stay Documentary Squad Five-O Bandcamp Squad Five-O Spotify Squad Five-O Apple Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Christmas season has arrived in Lake Skabegon, and who better to have a conversation with than Ronnie Martin? They discuss Ronnie's solo records, working with Jeff Cloud, what Christmas was like growing up, Christmas candy, Advent, Christmas trees, listen to a voicemail, and more. Velvet Blue Music Ronnie Martin (Bandcamp) Ronnie Martin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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