Is it Camp?!

Is It Camp?!

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Sam and Sarah are your camp counselors here to ask: Is it Camp?!We are diving into popular culture of all kinds to loosely identify what makes something camp. We are not here to be the definitive experts on it, but rather just talk about this often overlooked, and frankly queer, subgenre. It's not just movies, but TV, literature, and pop culture of all kinds.

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Oct 17, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 93: Is It No Wampas in Rom-Coms? 20.05.2023

This episode: Working Girl Jump out of bed and stumble to the kitchen, so we can pour ourselves a cup of ambition. We yawn and stretch and notice that we're late! But don't worry, because as the Camp Counsellors, we are our own bosses. But how do we make this podcast more efficient, while also doing a corporate takeover of CampCorp, while also falling in love, while ALSO impersonating each...

Episode 92: Is It No Kink During The Apocalypse? 13.05.2023

This episode: Justice League Unlimited season 1 episode 7, "The Greatest Story Never Told" What's that in the sky? It's the Camp Signal! And our Courageous Counsellors jump into the Camp Mobile (an apple green Hyundai Accent), and race off to the emergency! …meanwhile Robin, the horrible quiz puppet, has been left to their own devices around the Palace. And they've stumbled u...

Episode 91: Is It The Skaro Arts Council? 06.05.2023

This episode: Victor Frankenstein You've heard this story before. About a mad scientist, and a monster. But we're going to tell you the real story. That Sarah created Sam in a lab from pieces of the most camp figures in history. The lungs of Dali. The right foot of the woman who created macrame. Some hairs from the silliest monarchs. And by harnessing the very power of the storm she brought him to...

Episode 90: Is It An R-Rated Hotel Lobby? 29.04.2023

This week: Purple Rain It's our final week of *Mystery Month*, and we are going out with a bang. Camp Counsellor Sarah has gone through some radical changes. She's taken to wearing ruffles and maroon everywhere. She's bought a keyboard, a motorcycle, and a perm. And now she's pushing to try and take the Podcast further than ever before through a battle of the Podcast hosts. Where d...

Episode 89: Is It A Sexy Eyepatch Lesbian? 22.04.2023

This episode: Barbarella In the deepest reaches of space, in the far flung future of next Tuesday, Sarah receives a missive from Sam that she must head even deeper into space to stop a mad scientist from inventing a Vague Space Weapon. What does it do? Ehn… does it matter? It's bad! So in order to prep herself, Sarah needs to learn from the best: Barbarella! Is Sam going to talk about X-Men ag...

Episode 88: Is It An Emotional Support Barrel? 15.04.2023

This episode: Cutthroat Island Yarrr mateys! We be heading back to the High Seas for our third week of *Mystery Month* in an attempt to follow up on two things we've enjoyed: pirates and Geena Davis! And what's this? A map that will lead us to a treasure that has both! Why the long lost treasure of Cutthroat Island, starring Geena and Matthew Modine! Its bound to be a classic! Right? How d...

Episode 87: Is It Gogurt Presents Beyoncé? 08.04.2023

This episode: Liza With a Z Come quickly, make your way to the Palace Ampitheatre! Sarah is about to put on her one woman show: Sarah With An H. Sam is directing it, and everything must be precise. It's our second week of *Mystery Month* where the Counsellors have chosen properties neither of them have seen, so this week they've settled on Liza With A Z. I wonder if it has anything to do w...

Episode 86: Is It Capitalism All Along? 01.04.2023

This episode: April Fool's Day (1986) The Counsellors have decided to become SUPER SERIOUS and grow up this week. No jokes. No japes. No pranks. Only one killer let loose in the Is It Camp Palace to roam about and pick off guests one by one. No silliness. No Sunny D. We are adults, and will act as such. …. … .. April Fools! And it's the first week of *Mystery Month*! But seriously there&#3...

Episode 85: Is It Sex Eggs? 25.03.2023

This episode: Dungeons & Dragons (2000) You've rolled a natural 20, and now find yourself in the presence of the best Camp Counsellors out there! And you're going to begin a quest: to liberate the Enchanted Mayo from the depths of the Forbidden Fridge! Ok, Sam is making a sandwich, but he really needs this mayo! It's dangerous out there, so the Counsellors give you a guide, special...

Episode 84: Is It A Series Of Accent Crimes? 18.03.2023

This episode: Super Mario Bros. (1993) A job just got called in for the Counsellors! No time to talk! Pack your plumbing tools, 7 inch heels, best wig, and you can do your makeup on the way! The job is in another dimension as we need to liberate a race of hyper-evolved dinosaurs from an evil despot before he… …you know what? Maybe just pop in the ORIGINAL Super Mario Bros movie, from the 90s and I...

Episode 83: Is It The Literal Alphabet Mafia? 11.03.2023

This episode: Ball of Fire The Counsellors have been working extra hard on a new episode, so much so that they've holed themselves up in the Is It Camp Palace. Time goes by, and Sam and Sarah have now forgotten what the outside world is like. But when a stunning young singer shows up at the Palace doors with a fresh perspective and a penchant of chaos, what will the Counsellors do? Dare they ventu...

Episode 82: Is It A Muscular Starfish? 04.03.2023

This episode: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters The Counsellors have finally decided to explore their origin stories. But first Sam is going to get in shape, and Sarah is going to try and stop him from getting in shape. This will lead to a fight to the death, as it turns out that Sam is Sarah's creator, or the other way around. There's a floating watermelon. The Is It Camp Palac...

Episode 81: Is It Chekov's Bogo Pogo? 25.02.2023

This episode: Strictly Ballroom It's the final week of *Romance Month* and the Camp Counsellors have one last thing they need to do before the end. Win the Inter-Provincial Semi-Amateur Final Qualifiers of Competitive Hokey Pokey! But tensions are building between our Counsellors as Sarah believes in the traditions of the Hokey Pokey, but Sam wants to try wild and exciting new steps . Can these tw...

Episode 80: Is It Root Vegetable Jennifer Love Hewitt? 18.02.2023

This episode: Can't Hardly Wait It's our third week of *Romance Month* and also graduation day! Graduating from what, who cares, but here we all are throwing caps in the air and looking back on the best years of our lives. And we're also going to a sick party where everyone will get to go on an emotional journey as they move on to the next thing. In order to help the Counsellors with their intense...

Episode 79: Is It Heinz, the Baron Kraus von Espy? 11.02.2023

This episode: Intolerable Cruelty It's our second week of *Romance Month* and wouldn't you know it, the Camp Counsellors are getting a divorce. Ironic right? Sarah thinks they should just split the Is It Camp assets straight down the middle, but Sam wants to take her for EVERYTHING, so he can lounge around in wealth and independence for the rest of his life. And no one seems to want custody of poo...

Episode 78: Is It Live Action Michelle Yeoh Footage? 04.02.2023

This episode: Everything Everywhere All at Once Well now, this is a fine mess we find ourselves in. Sam has fractured his mind across the multiverse in search of the perfect man, and now Sarah has to stop him before he creates a man too beefy for the universe to contain. But she only has her quick wit, deep knowledge of pirates, and a machine that lets her access skills from alternate versions of...

Episode 77: Is It Bug Off Ted, You Mother? 28.01.2023

This episode: She Devils on Wheels The Counsellors have decided to abandon the Is It Camp Palace and hit the road again, but this time on cool motorcycles! They're having free love, punching shitty dudes in the mouth, and generally being badasses. Sarah now goes by FacePuncher and Sam has become Backflip! So rad. But who could change them so quickly? Why its special guest host Janet Harvey! She go...

Episode 76: Is It The King Edward VI Of Films? 22.01.2023

This episode: The Mask of Zorro Sam and Sarah have been betrayed *gasp* and locked in the Is It Camp Palace Dungeon for an extended period of time. Somewhere between 20 minutes and 20 years. And now, upon their release, they have sworn revenge upon the person who put them there. Doesn't matter who it is, the point is REVENGE! It's a whole Count of Monte Cristo thing. What better way to get revenge...

Episode 75: Is It a Psychotic Cuisinart? 14.01.2023

This episode: The Black Hole The Camp Counsellors have decided to explore space. A truly noble effort in the name of the Camp Sciences. But as they traverse the cosmos they've come along a second, larger Palace parked conveniently on the edge of a black hole! Sarah thinks she can see the form of horrible intern puppet Quizmaster Robin running through this mysterious Palace, but Sam is certain it's...

Episode 74: Is It Showgirls, Not Showpeople? 07.01.2023

This episode: Showgirls The Camp Counsellors are worried about the possibility of being incapacitated in a completely freak stair accident and unable to continue the show, so they've decided to audition an understudy. Sam's already eliminated everyone who took classes, and Sarah cut out anyone who doesn't like pirates. But how do we narrow down the field further? Why, with special guest host Tommy...

Episode 73: Is It A Rational Hatred of Pterodactyls? 31.12.2022

This episode: Blackadder Back & Forth We are winding down the *Holiday Season* here at the Is It Camp Palace, and we've got one last Holiday left in our torpedo tube: New Years! And while we look forward to whatever year you are listening in, we can also look back. Using a Time Machine! What bigger New Years to look back on than Y2K itself?! So, in order to figure out the time travel and what Y2K...

Episode 72: Is It The World's Worst Kiss Put To Film? 24.12.2022

This week: Cup of Cheer After saving the *Holiday Season*, Counsellor Sarah has decided to get one last big project out of the way before the New Year: writing a big article for the magazine in the big city! Sam on the other hand needs to make enough money to keep the Is It Camp Palace afloat for another year. And maybe, along the way, they'll find love in a quaint little town. But in order to do...

Episode 71: Is It Xavier's School for Gifted Reindeer? 17.12.2022

This episode: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) A great and terrible storm has hit the Is It Camp Palace, so Sam and Sarah are snowed in! The good news is Sarah has been training to be a dentist, so their teeth will be in great shape. The bad news is that this might mean that *Holiday Season* is cancelled… unless…. Unless they can find a way to bring Holiday Cheer to all the Campers in time! A...

Episode 70: Is It Hateful Wookiees? 10.12.2022

This episode: The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) A long time ago (a few weeks), in a Palace far, far away… (down the street) It's *Holiday Season* and the Camp Counsellors are deciding to celebrate holidays of all kinds, and this year they've decided to do Wookiee Life Day! What is Wookiee Life Day, you ask? Honestly we have no idea. There's like red robes, and gifts, and…. Wookiees? You know wh...

Episode 69 (nice): Is It Such Fun? 03.12.2022

This episode: Miranda, season 2 episode 6 "The Perfect Christmas" and season 3 episode 1 "It Was Panning" Note: we discuss body size, obesity, and fat acceptance in this episode. Please skip this episode if you find those topics upsetting. Hello to you Campers, and welcome to the *Holiday Season*! The Counsellors are decking the halls, and mulling the wine, and due to so much wine mulling they're...

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