A Pickle Home Companion

By The Squids (Kevin, Jared, Pete & Brock)Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity Music

A Pickle Home Companion episodes

May 03 123 - Telling A Story In Four Panels (With Elizabeth of The Touring Test & Pocket Vinyl)
Elizabeth Jancewicz stops by to talk about creating the Pilgrim the cat comics and the Kickstarter campaign along with Eric's Taskmaster birthday party, growing up with comics, Anniversary traditions, the Pocket Vinyl covers project, and more.
Pilgrim: A Cat Comic Memoir Kickstarter⁠
⁠The Touring Test⁠
⁠Pocket Vinyl

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51 min
May 01 122 - Danger Is Their Middle Name (With Eric of Pocket Vinyl)
Eric from Pocket Vinyl returns for another off the rails conversation with The Squids. They discuss the upcoming AudioFeed festival, Eric's love of the band Bleach, weird challenges, a guest hosted trivia game, Australia, and finally talk about Pilgrim the cat & the Kickstarter to chronical her story.
⁠Pilgrim: A Cat Comic Memoir Kickstarter⁠
⁠The Touring Test⁠
⁠Pocket Vinyl

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1 hr 47 min
April 24 121 - Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable (With Jared Colinger - The Enigmatic Foe)
This week Jared Colinger of The Enigmatic Foe stops by Lake Skabegon for a conversation about the origins of his music project, working with the Frank Lenz, singing at Ronnie Martin, Blockbuster, getting comfortable singing about personal things, and his new album Like An Ocean.
The Enigmatic Foe
Autopilot (Music Video)

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1 hr 17 min
April 19 120 - How I Didn't Meet Your Mother (Voicemail Bonus)
It's a jam-packed bonus episode of voicemails as The Squids hear what listeners have to say. Stories of choirs, mysterious bands, the less mysterious Herb Alpert, secret mission updates, household maintenace, stylistic changes in bands, and all sorts of nonsense.
Call in at 985-28-SQUID! (985-287-7843)

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1 hr 11 min
April 17 119 - Shakespearean Malone (With Owen Thomas - The Elms)
This week Brock, Pete, & guest Squid Scott Teece sit down with Owen Thomas of The Elms to talk about the vinyl box set, reunion shows, the value of interacting with fans, music after The Elms, starting Absorb., looking to the future, and more.
The Elms
Absorb.
APHC Merch Shop

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2 hr 24 min
April 10 118 - Happy Nowhere (With Peter Stuart of Dog's Eye View)
This week Peter Stuart of the band Dog's Eye View and Jason from Unoriginal Vinyl join the show to discuss the 30th Anniversary Record Store Day 2026 vinyl release of the album "Happy Nowhere" as well as connecting to music, appreciating the vinyl format, writing songs, and more.
Unoriginal Vinyl
Record Store Day

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1 hr 34 min
April 03 117 - Nobody Called Us The Fun Uncles (With Cameron George)
This week The Squids celebrate the one year anniversary of Tooth & Nail News by chatting with Cameron George! They agonize over making a Top 5 Albums list, dive into how he was introduced to the label, talk bucket list bands, and more of the usual nonsense of Lake Skabegon including turning the tables on their guest.

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1 hr 41 min
March 27 116 - It's Not That I Have No Empathy (Untold Stories 9)
It's been a busy week here in Lake Skabegon our home town. This week we take a look back at some untold stories from past episodes. Eric from Pocket Vinyl talks about vinyl collecting and teenagers. Dana Fuggin' B from Two Week Notice and Live Free or D.I.Y. podcasts talks about letting interviews flow naturally.
Pocket Vinyl
Two Week Notice
Live Free or D.I.Y.

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50 min
March 20 115 - It's All About Connection (With Andy Atkins - A Plea For Purging)
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
Honeytree Meadery
APHC Merch

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2 hr 20 min
March 13 114 - Armageddon Massive (With Ethan Luck & Jeff Holmes - The Dingees)
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.
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APHC Merch

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2 hr 21 min

About A Pickle Home Companion

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Welcome to the calming shores of Lake Skabegon. Hosted by Kevin, Jared, Pete, & Brock aka The Squids, this unscripted show is a mix of nostalgia, storytelling, jokes, deep-dive conversations with…