A Pickle Home Companion

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

A Pickle Home Companion episodes

November 28, 2025 93 - The Willy Wonka Grandparent Bed (With Sean McCorkle - Morella's Forest)
This week The Squids jump right into the chaos with a discussion about Willy Wonka and homeschooling. Then Sean McCorkle from Morellas Forest stops by. Topics include Geoff Moore, touring beverage facilities, vinyl, dreaming up a documentary idea, the Morellas Forest Tribute album, and continues on after Sean leaves with some more nonsense. They take a stab at a fantasy band draft, listen to a voicemail, and get real in depth about the holidays.
Morellas Forest Tribute Album
A Sequence Of Echoes

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1 hr 48 min
November 21, 2025 92 - 1,000 Names Suggested (With Ed Carrigan & Matt Johnson - Blenderhead/Don't Know)
This week The Squids listen to voicemail and are joined by Ed Carrigan and Matt Johnson from the bands Blenderhead and Don’t Know (among many others). Conversations around a variety of their albums, record collecting, Damien Jurado, TOM Con, Thunder Fest, the legendary House of Funk, new bands, and more!
Don’t Know
Meekin Pop
Matt Johnson

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1 hr 47 min
November 14, 2025 91 - Built On Vibes (With David Bunton - Hope Deferred / The Showdown)
This week The Squids listen to voicemails, talk about the future (or lack thereof) of the Pickle & Boot Shoppe, and are joined by Ert (Mob Boss) for a fun conversation with David Bunton of Hope Deferred & The Showdown. Topics include Relient K, Furnace Fest, Hall & Oates, Squad Five-O, whats currently in the music rotation, albums, vans, finding your vocal style, games, and David helps solve the mystery of Dr. Enuf.
Hope Deferred
The Showdown
Squad Five-O Documentary

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2 hr 45 min
November 07, 2025 90 - Fact Or Fiction (With Maverick Rae)
In this weeks episode The Squids try out a technological upgrade to their podcast experience with varying degrees of success, Kevin is still annoyed, and Thunder Fest friend Maverick Rae stops by. They discuss Rock For Autism, his band history, working at a Christian bookstore, first concerts, and the best way to get autographs from the artists you love.
Rock For Autism (ARROAutism)

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1 hr 20 min
October 31, 2025 89 - The Difference Between Quality & Enjoyment (With Eric McClanahan)
Happy Halloween! This week The Squids do a little taste testing and then welcome Eric McClanahan, the host of the CCM Twitter tournament to the show to listen to some voicemail and discuss rating ones music collection. They get into a little bit of Furnace Fest talk, discuss buying and selling music, as well as set up a potential future game episode. Meanwhile Kevin has strong feelings about things. Who knew?
Eric on Twitter/X
InEverglow CDs & More Store

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1 hr 44 min
October 30, 2025 88 - Post-Thunder Fest Wrap Up
In the conclusion of the Thunder Fest Thursday series, The Squids tackle some voicemail and Pete talks about another wild connection with someone he met on the trip.
Thunder Fest

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24 min
October 26, 2025 87 - Old Guys In The Pit (With Eli Salazar)
It's Second Part Sunday! The conversation with Eli Salazar continues with more collectible talk, merch pricing, blue mixing, touring with Showbread, & more.
Get To The Chopper

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33 min
October 24, 2025 86 - Multiple Kinds Of Artistry (With Eli Salazar)
This week The Squids dive into some voicemails with their special guest Eli Salazar (Get To The Chopper) and someone has a beef with Jared. They discuss getting into music recording, interning with Masaki, working at Subway, touring with Roper, the joy of collectibles, his band Get To The Chopper, play games, and more.
Get To The Chopper

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1 hr 47 min
October 23, 2025 85 - Thunder Fest Day 2
It's Thursday so it's time for the next episode recapping Thunder Fest! This episode kicks off as they explore breakfast options before heading to the festival. Next they recap the bands of the day, adventures later that evening, and of course Big Spanker talk.
Thunder Fest

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46 min
October 17, 2025 84 - Sonic Therapy (With Klank)
It’s another quiet week in Lake Skabegon. Brock recaps his adventures in Indianapolis, tales of stage diving mishaps, coffee with Ronnie Martin, and more. Then special guest Klank stops by with tales of Cornerstone festival, TOM Fest, working for the circus, the joy working for his church, industrial music, remote work, new music, TOM Con, jaywalking, and more.

Bandcamp
Spotify

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2 hr 7 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…