Episodes

April 12, 2017

Episode 36 - Group Growth (and State of the Podcast)

Scouts Canada has seen steady growth in membership, so we ask: how can you — yes, you — foster group growth? Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) State of the Podcast It turns …
March 29, 2017

Episode 35 - Tent Care

How to care for your tent...or your Scout group's tent, as the case may be. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Ken and Colin discuss how to care for a tent , and why it's imp…
March 22, 2017

Rebroadcast: Episode 34 - Camp Impeesa

Let's learn a little bit about the history and operations of one of the most amazing Scout Camps in Canada. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) This is an encore presentation …
March 15, 2017

Episode 34 - Camp Impeesa (For Real This Time)

Let's learn a little bit about the history and operations of one of the most amazing Scout Camps in Canada. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Mark Little , the Council Commi…
March 1, 2017

Episode 33 - Thoughts on Ernest Poole Camp

We discuss the Ernest Poole Scout Camp near Edmonton, Alberta, and the possibility that it will be sold off to the LDS Church in the near future. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast To…
Feb. 15, 2017

Episode 32 - Program Quality Standards

In which we sit down and discuss Scouts Canada's Program Quality Standards, and how these can be used to evaluate a Scout Group's performance over the course of a year. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radi…
Feb. 1, 2017

Episode 31 - Cakes at Camp

Step up your camp cooking game! Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Ken and Colin discuss dutch ovens, double boilers, and how to bake a cake at a Scout camp. Shout-Outs As al…
Jan. 18, 2017

Episode 30 - Philmont

Philmont Scout Ranch might just be the crown jewel of American Scouting adventures. Let's learn a bit more about it. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Brian joins us again t…
Jan. 4, 2017

Episode 29 - MedVents II: Emergency Kits

Eric brings in a few of the different medical kits that his Medical Venturer company members use in the course of their activities. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Eric , …
Dec. 14, 2016

Episode 28 - Technology or Don’t

Scouting offers a very unique opportunity for modern youth to disconnect from their always online, device-driven lives. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Trevor Nimegeers wr…
Nov. 30, 2016

Episode 27 - Social Media and Scouting

How should Scouters approach the use of social media, both as a means of showcasing their Scout group and as a means of communicating with Scouts? Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast T…
Nov. 16, 2016

Episode 26 - Youth/Leader Ratio

Scouts Canada recently changed their youth/leader ratio requirements for the Beaver Scout, Cub Scout, and Scout sections Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Scouts Canada rece…
Oct. 31, 2016

Encore Presentation: Scouting Uniforms as Halloween Costumes? Scouting in Minecraft?

This is an encore presentation of an episode from a year ago: should the Scout Uniform be worn as a Halloween costume? Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) This episode is a bi…
Oct. 19, 2016

Episode 25 - Minecraft for Badges and Anchor.fm

In which the possibility of a youth in Scouts Canada using Minecraft to satisfy a requirement for the Tech badge is discussed. Also, Scouting Stuff is coming to Anchor.fm. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn …
Oct. 5, 2016

Episode 24 - JOTA-JOTI

As the podcast turns one, we turn our attention to Jamboree On The Air/Jamboree On The Internet. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) What is JOTA-JOTI ? Well, according to the…
Sept. 21, 2016

Why the Fleur-de-lis?

Why, exactly, does Scouting use the fleur-de-lis as its symbol?
Sept. 7, 2016

Episode 22 - Cub Scouts

2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Wolf Cubs movement. So, let's talk about Cubs for a bit. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on Twitter Podcast Topi…
Aug. 25, 2016

Episode 21 - Wood Badge

What is the Wood Badge? What does it signify, and how do different Scouting organizations train their leaders in it? Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on …
Aug. 10, 2016

Episode 20 - Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout is the higest rank that a Boy Scout can achieve in the United States. So what does it take to become an Eagle Scout?
July 27, 2016

Episode 19 - The Queen’s Venturer Award

The Queen's Venturer Award is the capstone award for Venturer Scouts, and can almost be thought of as the Canadian analog of the Eagle Scout rank.
July 13, 2016

Episode 18 - MedVents (Medical Venturers)

Medical Venturers (MedVents) is one of the Vocational Scouting programs offered by Scouts Canada, which is focused on advanced first aid and medical training.
June 29, 2016

Episode 17 - Advancement

Whether it's called Swim-Up or Advancement, how do we celebrate when youth progress through the Scouting movement?
June 15, 2016

Episode 16 - Long Distance

Colin phones in from all the way across Canada to discuss advancement and summer Scouting programs.
May 18, 2016

Episode 15 - Emergency Preparedness

It was Emergency Preparedness Week last week...which, at least for our Canadian crew, has been given a very pointed example in the Fort McMurray fires.