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144 - Normal Is Boring (With F. Woods Stevens - Farquar Muckenfuss)

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2 hours 1 minute | Friday, September 4, 2026
This week Pete, Kevin, & guest host Scott Hatch (Burnt Toast Vinyl) sit down with F. Woods Stevens from Farquar Muckenfuss to chat about a number of things like playing weird music, meeting Joe from the Dead Milkmen, Philly, working on MST3K, his various music projects, The Monkees, getting kidnapped at Cornerstone, Vroom, Biff, and more. F. Woods & The Extra Senses Get Tickets to the show with Jim E. Brown Farquar Muckenfuss (Bandcamp) Woods Solo Album Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 20 minutes | Friday, August 28, 2026
This week Josh Harvey & Jerrod Bettis of Doc Turbo stop by to talk about their new album "What's So Important". But first they spoil some movies, and discuss the theory of finding a reason to hang out, how they met, guest vocals, sneaking in references in the new album, their early influences, Huey Lewis, the generation gap, and come up with an idea for a new vinyl project. Doc Turbo (Facebook) (Instagram) (YouTube) Unoriginal Vinyl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
56 minutes | Sunday, August 23, 2026
In this week's bonus episode, The Squids work their way through their voicemail inbox and ponder things like "Which pants opera am I?" They also discuss phone numbers, sponsorships, music, condiments, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 9 minutes | Friday, August 21, 2026
This week The Squids sit down with Kevin Robinson of GVTH DVDDY to discuss touring, artwork, starting the project, Blue Giant, getting fired from a Christian bookstore, and more GVTH DVDDY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 28 minutes | Friday, August 14, 2026
Oops! It's all guests this week in Lake Skabegon! This has become an annual tradition here in Lake Skabegon. Joe Yerke (Insyderz) is joined by Matt & Rick (Hokus Pick), Davy (Bleach), and Nate Parrish for a conversation about tour pranks, awkward fan interactions, writers block, creative outlets, life on the road, AI vs Real Life, and the state of Christian music. Bleach Nate Parrish Camp Qwanoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 52 minutes | Friday, August 7, 2026
The Squids, Megan, Sarah, & the Fortson twins finally recap most of their adventures the week of the final Squad Five-O show. From poor culinary choices to quality hangs, the trip was an adventure. They also listen to some voicemails from listeners that were left for Squad. #squadfiveo #gasolineheart #DistrictLive #MD2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 48 minutes | Friday, July 31, 2026
This week's guest is one of the O.G.s. The guys are joined by special guest host Micah Ortega (Five Iron Frenzy) as they talk with the godfather of Christian rap Soup The Chemist. They discuss sampling, Gene Eugene, SFC, KRS-One, making an impact on people, an encounter with a witch, Soup's autobiography along with the challenges of recording an audiobook, and much more. Soup's Linktree Five Iron Frenzy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 hours 6 minutes | Friday, July 24, 2026
Does the Block Island Ferry stop in Lake Skabegon? This week The Squids chat with steel pan percussionist Aaron Cote. They talk about music, Rhode Island, cruise ships, his viral videos, and more. Instagram Cote Percussion Panoramic View Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 hours 12 minutes | Friday, July 17, 2026
This week The Squids dive into memorable album covers and more with John Nissen III. They talk about buying albums based on the art, discovering the Christian music scene, shirt designs, Blenderhead, Don't Know, MxPx, the Tooth & Nail logo, TomFest, the Punk Rock Museum, art shows, the importance of personal connections, and more. John Nissen Design Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 4 minutes | Friday, July 10, 2026
This week we dive into another stack of outtakes and untold stories from past episodes. Topics include hot sauce, ranking albums, the sad tale of the last beer in the fridge, Muppets, Record Store Guy, learning to drive, and more nonsense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 hours 9 minutes | Friday, July 3, 2026
It's been a busy week here in Lake Skabegon, so this week we present additional conversations from the marathon podcast session with the one and only Dana Fuggin' B of Two Week Notice and Live Free Or D.I.Y. podcast from March of 2025. Topics include Furnace Fest, Ten Yard Fight, cowbell playing, the stress of driving a truck, community in the music scene, Koyo, Hot Mulligan, a game, the new Piebald album, and more. Two Week Notice: ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Live Free Or D.I.Y. ⁠ ⁠Wantlands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 50 minutes | Friday, June 26, 2026
This week The Squids sit down for a conversation in the Big House in Lake Skabegon with Ben Cissell of Audio Adrenaline. They Get Down to all the important topics you want to hear about like car racing, movie premieres, Festival Con Dios, the legacy of Drum Machine (R.I.P.), Carman, enhanced CDs, first cars, and back by popular demand... Lawn maintenance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 56 minutes | Friday, June 19, 2026
This week Jared, Pete, & Brock sit down with the internet's youth pastor Mason Mennenga. They discuss the culture of 90's Christian music, his podcast BlackSheep, collegiate athletics, trash TV, and the most important of all topics... lawn care. ⁠Mason Mennenga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 38 minutes | Friday, June 12, 2026
It's a super-sized voicemail episode this week! The Squids tackle their inbox and somehow manage to get through it all! Topics include resurrecting bands, games, transporting food safely, concert recaps, and so much more. Grab a snack and your favorite beverage and enjoy the ride! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 hours 20 minutes | Friday, June 5, 2026
This week The Squids dive into the Northwest music scene with Todd Fadel. They talk about putting on shows, touring with Sappo, creating songs for a house church, the origins of Twin Sister, dabble in some TomFest talk, the Meow Meow, Agents of Future, teaching music, virtual reality, and get Todd's side of the infamous Milk Truck story. All this and more on A Pickle Home Companion! Todd Fadel's Videos For Picklers Todd Fadel's Squid Pro Quo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 minutes | Sunday, May 31, 2026
Enjoy some unreleased moments from an evening in May of 2025 that they irresponsibly podcasted three episodes. I guess this makes it four. Topics include the gathering of The Squids, a voicemail/promo for a show, and speedo stories. #SquadFiveO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 31 minutes | Friday, May 29, 2026
This week The Squids and Mr. Kyle talk with Mitchell Layton of the band Pipe Bomb. They discuss becoming a content creator, the bands Church Girls and Plead The Widows Cause, writing and recording music for Pipe Bomb, the origin story of the band, play a game, music festivals, and more. ⁠Pipe Bomb (Bandcamp)⁠ ⁠Pipe Bomb (Instagram)⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 54 minutes | Friday, May 22, 2026
This week The Squids are joined by Loyd Harp for discussions around the upcoming Carman movie, Audiofeed, selling records, music, mayhem, and more. Audiofeed Call And Response Records APHC Merch Shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 47 minutes | Sunday, May 17, 2026
It's a Squad Five-O Sunday bonus episode! Jeff & John sit down to talk about the upcoming show in Savannah, GA while everyone tries Jared's patience by talking about Star Wars. Other topics include fashion tips with Jefe, shirt shopping, voicemail, Gasoline Heart, the Tooth & Nail News post, and why this is all Jared's fault. Get tickets to the final show Gasoline Heart Mark Lowry's Closet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
55 minutes | Friday, May 15, 2026
In this week's compilation of untold stories discussions ensue regarding guilty pleasure bands, trivia, camels, Weird Al, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the mewithoutYou smelly CD sale, and other nonsense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 59 minutes | Friday, May 8, 2026
This week Bret, Todd, & Valentine of The W's join the The Squids in Lake Skabegon for an episode filled with laughter. Pete has a new bottle of Three Chord. There's listener voicemail, lots of Oregon talk, the challenge of naming all the drummers of The W's, Wikipedia Fact Check Corner, fluffernutters, Kevin shows why Jared normally runs the games, and other nonsense. APHC Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
50 minutes | Sunday, May 3, 2026
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 46 minutes | Friday, May 1, 2026
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 16 minutes | Friday, April 24, 2026
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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 11 minutes | Sunday, April 19, 2026
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) #voicemail #listenerquestions #nobodyreadsthesehashtags Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 hours 24 minutes | Friday, April 17, 2026
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 34 minutes | Friday, April 10, 2026
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hour 41 minutes | Friday, April 3, 2026
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
50 minutes | Friday, March 27, 2026
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 hours 20 minutes | Friday, March 20, 2026
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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144 - Normal Is Boring (With F. Woods Stevens - Farquar Muckenfuss)
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