Episodes - Page 16 | The Scouting Stuff Podcast

May 11, 2016

PSA 1 - Fort McMurray Fires

To help other people at all times; it's part of the Scout Promise.

April 27, 2016

Episode 14 - The Jungle Book (Review)/Good Turn Week

There's a new Jungle Book movie out; we give our impressions (both spoiler-free and spoilerific). It's also Good Turn Week; we talk a bit about that.

April 13, 2016

Episode 13 - Badges (Mostly) Don’t Equal Progression

We take another look at the idea of badge earning and how it relates to a youth's progression through the Scouting program.

March 30, 2016

Episode 12 - Catching Up With Brian

Brian rejoins the podcast, and we catch up with him about Pinewood Derby, a certain zombie movie, and badges.

March 15, 2016

Episode 11 - Beaver Buggies, Kub Kars, and Scout Trucks

Scouts Canada offers different forms of racing vehicles to different sections of its program, from simple Beaver Buggies to massive Scout Trucks.

March 2, 2016

Episode 10 - What About Those Other Badges?

Sometimes, Scouts are awarded badges that aren't merit badges, and don't go on the uniform. What happens if you don't fulfill the criteria for one of those?

Feb. 17, 2016

Episode 9 - Badge Trading at Scouting Events

You'll meet a lot of people at a Jamboree or a Scout Camp. Why not trade them for a memento?

Feb. 3, 2016

Episode 8 - Leader Communication

Effectively leading a Scout group, at any age level, means having good communication between the leaders.

Jan. 13, 2016

Episode 7 - Venturers, Rovers, and Dens; Oh My!

What programs are available, in Scouts Canada and Boy Scouts of America, for older youth and young adults?

Dec. 17, 2015

Episode 6 - Member Retention

How do you retain members of your Scout group? And how do you retain leaders, for that matter?

Dec. 2, 2015

Episode 5 - Coping with Program Changes

National Scouting bodies periodically overhaul their programs and methods. How do Scout groups, and individual Scouters, respond to this?

Nov. 18, 2015

Episode 4 - Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (Review)

Is it just a bad B-movie? Or is there something in it that actually reflects Scouting in some way?

Nov. 4, 2015

Episode 3 - Scouting Uniforms as Halloween Costumes? Scouting in Minecraft?

Should the Scout Uniform be worn as a Halloween costume? Also, we should have made a bigger deal out of JOTA-JOTI.

Oct. 22, 2015

Episode 2 - What’s That You’re Wearing?

Why do Scouts wear uniforms? What are the essential components of a Scout uniform?

Oct. 8, 2015

Episode 1 - What Is Scouting?

What exactly is Scouting?