A Pickle Home Companion

28 - I Don't Feel Warm Unless I'm In A Bathtub With 3 Other People (With Reese Roper - Five Iron Frenzy)

It's the long awaited Episode 28! Pete's in a waffle costume, so the rest of the gang also suit up. Reese Roper (Five Iron Frenzy/Pickle & Boot Shoppe/etc) unexpectedly joins the podcast. They discuss receiving possibly stolen music equipment, the DMV, Amy Grant, cover songs, Vinyl reissues, Switchfoot, and Reese's side projects Heartwrench & Guerilla Rodeo.
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27 - Let's Collectively Appreciate Where We Are At (With Jason - Unoriginal Vinyl)

This week The Squids work through several voicemails from anonymous callers and sit down for a conversation with Jason from Unoriginal Vinyl.  They discuss AR labels, Furnace Fest, how they choose their music, "bring your dad to school" events, Clown Core, MuteMath, and more!
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26 - Steamy! (Untold Stories 4)

In another exciting(?) episode of Untold Stories, The Squids receive a complaint but get distracted when they try to read a text message. They also discuss a variety of topics including bad hotels, lame tourist attractions, sightseeing in the dark, failing at foreign languages, fashion don'ts, and more.  

25 - Why Is This Podcast Only 2 Minutes Long? (With Jeremy Alan Gould - The Rumors Are True)

This week The Squids welcome a new resident into town.  Jeremy Alan Gould of The Rumors Are True podcast joins the conversation as they talk about Furnace Fest, music, promoting shows, and more. Brock Dittus peppers Jeremy with ridiculous questions while on an airplane and they see if he can survive a round of The Rumors Are False.
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24 - The Brockless ToddCrash

In a continuation of Episode 23, The Squids and their guest Todd Grassman see if ChatGPT knows who they are, briefly debate eggnog, talk covid symptoms, mistaken identities, Des Moines, Joe Yerke's adventures on a golf course, ska bands, and Megan winning a bottle of wine at Bingo.

23 - Fun With Follicles!

This week the legendary Brock Dittus comes up with a new revenue stream for the podcast, they perform some quick fact checks, and our intrepid reporter Missy checks in about the latest Five Iron Frenzy concert. Then surprise special guest Todd Grassman joins to talk ska, Star Trek, bicycling, and plays another round of Squid Games. #NotASkaTrekPodcast

22 - Twenty-Two Minutes Of Us Repeating Our Names

In part two of a 6 hour session, The Squids and Josh talk coffee, motorcycles, and hobbies. The discuss people with similar names before talking classic CCM Hip-Hop and discovering new music in a pre-internet world.  They receive an epic voicemail and Kevin's Zoom crashes. Further discussions revolve around Talent Shows, Kangaroos, Branson/Brandston, and eventually decide to call it a night. (Except it was technically morning by then.)

21 - Alcohol: It Feels So Good Until It Doesn't

This week The Squids talk nonsense and are joined by fellow Parking Lot Whiskey member Josh.  They get a message from a listener with a confused GPS, step into the MuteMath corner and talk about drinking in part one of a marathon 6 hour recording session. Don't worry, I edited it down. A lot.