A Pickle Home Companion

A Pickle Home Companion is a heartfelt show featuring offbeat stories, unexpected interviews, conversations about music, and everyday life with “The Squids” (Kevin, Jared, Pete, & Brock) Each episode invites listeners into a space of reflection, curiosity, and connection—with a touch of humor and humanity. It's a place for the creatively restless and quietly weird, blending heart, humor, and appreciation for things in life. Each episode is like sitting on a porch with good company and stranger conversation. Come for the storytelling, stay for the tangents. Whether you’re tuning in on a walk, a drive, or a slow morning, you’re welcome here. Call or text “The Squid Hotline” at 1-985-28-SQUID!
Episodes
Episodes



Friday Oct 31, 2025
89 - The Difference Between Quality & Enjoyment (With Eric McClanahan)
Friday Oct 31, 2025
Friday Oct 31, 2025
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?
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Thursday Oct 30, 2025
88 - Post-Thunder Fest Wrap Up
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
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



Sunday Oct 26, 2025
87 - Old Guys In The Pit (With Eli Salazar)
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
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



Friday Oct 24, 2025
86 - Multiple Kinds Of Artistry (With Eli Salazar)
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
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



Thursday Oct 23, 2025
85 - Thunder Fest Day 2
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
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



Friday Oct 17, 2025
84 - Sonic Therapy (With Klank)
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
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.
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Thursday Oct 16, 2025
83 - Thunder Fest Day 1
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
It's part two of our Thunder Fest Thursday series! The Squids adventures in Portland continue as they look at the first day of the festival.
Thunder Fest



Friday Oct 10, 2025
82 - Exciting After The Fact (Untold Stories 7)
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Friday Oct 10, 2025
This week while The Squids recover from Furnace Fest we take a look back at some untold stories from past episodes. They discuss the mystery of who sent Jared a Christmas gift, more mall stories, annoying your coworkers with your music choices, high school jobs, Squid Line nonsense, and more!
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