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The Pie Boy Podcast

The Pie Boy Podcast explores the grace and trauma of growing up and living in Oregon through the lens of Sparky Swain. Sparky is a story teller, writer, poet, teacher, coach, athlete and Dad who currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Intro Music: "Beat it Blues" by Sparky & The Outlaw. Check out more sounds by Sparky and company here: https://soundcloud.com/k-c-james-swain

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00:30:36

#63 - The 300 Pound Bunny & Other Stories

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/07/02

Reflections and connections about a serial killer on the loose, bad jokes and other creepy tales from Lost Canyon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:46:07

#62 - The Wheels on the Bus Go Round & Round

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/06/25

Reflections and Connections about riding the school bus with jokers, goofballs, and weirdos from my neighborhood. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:37:04

#61 - The Nova & The Hook Shot

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2021/06/18

Reflections and connections about riding to school in Lumpy’s Moms Nova, listening to 94.7, cow pies, unexpected basketball ballers and hook shots. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:48:18

#60 - Middle School Blues

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2021/06/11

Reflections and connections about my time at Molalla Middle School, teenage angst, love, band, dueling personalities, busting up bathrooms, puberty and foul language. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:22:26

#59 - The Black Cat

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2021/06/04

Reflections and Connections about my Dad, Lumpy and the Black Cat that terrorized our neighborhood of Lost Canyon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:34:08

#58 - Meadowbrook Store and Floor It!

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/05/28

Reflections and connections about treats from Meadowbrook Store, Lumpy, hot laps, riding in the back of my Dads work truck and going fast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:38:06

#57 - The Sleeping Dragon

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/05/21

Reflections and connections about Mom traumas, ultraviolence and the grace of a bestfriend. Some people may ask me why I shared this or get mad at me for doing so. All I can say is, you should not have made the choice to hurt me. This is my story and I can tell whoever I want. The truth hurts and maybe you shouldn’t have done what you did. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast:

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00:25:47

#56 - The History of the Pig Pile

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2021/05/13

Reflection and Connections about a family tradition, called the Pig Pile. My Dad and his brothers didn't invent the pig pile or the dog pile depending on what circles you run with, but they did master it and make it a household tradition in the Swain family. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:28:42

#55 - Lumpy and the Stereo System from Hell

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/05/06

Reflections and connections about music, hearing it played loud on vintage stereo systems, metal and rap making a imprint on me and Lumpy being a walking talking juke box. He provided the sound track to many adventures and fun parts of my life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:28:15

#54 - The Legend of the Pie boy

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/05/03

Reflections and Connections about what it means to be a Pie Boy, origin stories and nicknames that stick around. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:30:33

#53 - The Vanity of Sparky

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/04/28

Reflections and connections about my childhood nicknames, origin stories and the tradition of nicknames. This episode takes a deeper look into my alter ego of Sparky and the magic in the name. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:22:04

#52 - The Voodoo Doll

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2021/04/23

Reflections and connections about finding a Voodoo Doll in our house and making bad decisions with it. God bless us. God help us. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:29:04

#51 - The Legend of Lumpy

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2021/04/21

Reflections on my best friend and neighbor "Lumpy" aka Cary Hosey. This is the story of how he earned his nickname and became my biggest ally. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:30:35

#50 - Last Dance

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/04/16

Reflections and connections about mental health, a road trip to see Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Mom being arrested in the yard, life transitions, family trauma, nicknames, healing relationships and music as medicine. When life takes something away from you, let it go, no matter what it is. It may take time, but your heart and soul will heal. It was taken away for a reason, so keep it moving on. --- Send in a voice message:

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00:40:03

#49 - Slow Burn

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/04/14

Reflections on one of my Mom's terrible boyfriends, seeing her being arrested in the yard, a road rage memory, The Dope Game, Bad Behavior, and how my Mom is tougher than yours. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:40:33

#48 - Music Class, The Beatles and Rockin’ at Home

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/04/09

Reflections on music class, The Beatles and rockin' at home with my Gram. Music has always been my medicine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:44:04

#47 - Books

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/04/07

Reflections on books and their connection to my life. Books have been my light in the attic and helped me come into bloom. Books, magazines, books on tape and comic books were launch pads and a boost to my knowledge, curiosity, creativity, and academics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:36:58

#46 - School Blues

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/04/02

This episode dives into my traumas and challenges with learning early in my life. I reflect on the the knowledge lost and gained by living through these traumas and them coming full circle. It’s strange, but becoming a teacher in the end of all of this has giving my story validation and strength, but most importantly something to share with others in the hope to lift them up. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast:

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00:28:11

#45 - Gram's Cookin'

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/04/01

Reflections on some of my favorite foods and stories associated with my Gram and Gramps. Gram has cooked her arse off for over 60 years, exposed my whole family to all types of cuisine, snacks, grub, culture and is an old foodie hipster at heart. Gramps was the food conosur and Grams biggest fan. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pieboypodcast/support

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00:30:10

#44 - K.C. & The Pie Boy Band

The Pie Boy Podcast ·

2021/03/26

Reflections on my name and it’s origins. From teachers and coaches thinking I’m named after KC and the Sunshine Band, Teachers pronouncing it wrong, troubles explaining how it’s spelled, being spelled with periods, a lost birth certificate, all the different ways to spell it, true and bs stories about who I’m named after, song associations, people saying I have a movie star name, nicknames, and everything in between. It’s just KC baby and that’s the only story you need to know. Grateful for the

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