Scout On, Chattanooga: The Podcast

This month, we sit down to chat with the legendary Mickey McCamish. Mickey is a decorated Naval ware hero, and the Executive Director of Friends of The Festival. Listen in to hear great stories from Mickey about his incredible life. In our Campfire Convo, we catch up with Leslie Miller. Leslie is the Course Director for our council's upcoming National Youth Leadership Training course. She is expla...

Oopppps! Sorry for this late episode! The hamster wheel broke while we were recording the first segment of the show! Luckily, Kyle stepped in and recorded a quick intro cause we wanted you to hear this great interview with Judge Alex McVeagh, who is currently running for Circuit Court. Join us!

Time to kick off a NEW YEAR of the podcast with our annual Scouties Awards Show! In this episode, we talk about great scouters and units across our council! Join us, and say congrats to your favorite winner this year!

In this Episode, we bring Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly back on with us to talk about progress made in his term so far, outdoor experiences in Chattanooga, and what it takes to be a great leader. We also hear from Evan Strand during our Campfire Conversation. Evan brings us up to date with things happening with his Troop in East Brainerd. He also chats about growing up as a scout. AND we hear all ab...

In this Episode, we are ALL ABOUT Cub Camping! Learn about Jared's 1st experience with his unit camping up at Skymont during our Fall camping weekends! We also sit down with Hamilton County D.A. Coty Wamp to learn about her background, and what its like to work as a District Attorney now. Join us!

This month, we get to chat with Dr. Rebecca Ashford, President of Chattanooga State Community College! Not only did we talk about what brought her to Chattanooga, we also got to spend some time diving into the great things happening at Chatt State, Kyle's Alma Mater! We also sit down with Wayne Williams and talk ALL about Wood Badge! Join us!

This month, we sit down with the Head Coach of The Chattanooga Mocs! Rusty Wright knows ALL about leadership, determination, teamwork, and what it takes to be the best! Join us, as we learn his take on what makes a GREAT leader!

In this episode, we DIVE into a GREAT conversation with Thom Benson from The Tennessee Aquarium! We'll talk to Thom about how he came to work at the aquarium, His time as a meteorologist at Local 3 News, and the amazing things happening with water conservation on the Tennessee River and beyond! We also sit down with a few scouts that JUST got back from the National Jamboree! Wow, they had a great...

Record LIVE from Week 3 of Skymont's 50th Anniversary, this is Scout on Chattanooga! Join Jared Pickens, Cubmaster Kyle, and guest host Brent Baker, as we sit down with many staffers AND a couple Scoutmasters from this years camp. On the program we have Ranger David Young, Reece Sheffer, Dan Casagrande, Phill Ledbetter, and more! Join us for this great celebration!

This month, we chat with Erik Schmidt, Director of Sustainability for the City of Chattanooga. We learn all about where we are as a city helping with the environment, some useful ways we can help, and more! We also have the pleasure of talking with Maggi Creel, an Eagle Scout from Troop 1444 in Cleveland. Maggi has a LOT going on in Scouts BSA. Join us to hear about her experiences in scouting so...

In this episode, we get to talk MoonPies! That's right, Tory Johnston is here to tell us his about his journey to work at the Chattanooga Bakery. We also learn more about the amazing history of MoonPies AND the future of our Fall sale! Plus, in our Campfire Conversation, we chat with Amanda Smith about her 20+ years as a volunteer in scouting and some upcoming opportunities to take Whitewater Safe...

In this month's episode, we have the honor of sitting down with the legend himself, Corky Coker. Corky is an entrepreneur, antique car collector, reality TV star, SEMA Hall of Fame member, and SO MUCH MORE... Join us for this interesting conversation and SCOUT ON CHATTANOOGA!

This month, we chat with Scott Martin! Scott is the Administrator of the City of Chattanooga, Parks & Outdoors Department. We had a GREAT time talking about our areas parks, what we can do as scouts to make greenspaces in our area a better place, and what is to come for more spaces to be added. We also sit down with Eagle Scout Boon Elliott from Troop 223. Boon's Eagle Project was recently commemo...

For this episode of Scout On Chattanooga, we sit down with Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett! Sheriff Garrett grew up in scouts and knows very well how to put our Oath and Law into action. Hear how scout values line up well with corrections values for workers, and get an inside look at what it takes to be a Sheriff. Also, we have a special guest that Sheriff brought with him to show us some g...

In our holiday edition of Scout on Chattanooga, we take a look at all the great things accomplished over the past year in the Cherokee Area Council, we give out our Inaugural "Scouties", and have a LOT of fun along the way! Join us!

On this episode, we chat with Bob Culkeen from WTCI. As an Eagle Scout, he is an avid believer in the program. He also has an interesting story of his visit to Skymont Scout Reservation BEFORE he even moved to our area! Join us!

Join us for our 20th episode including the President/CEO of the Chattanooga Chamber, Christy Gillenwater. She talks about small business in our area and what the Chamber means to the Chattanooga Area. We also talk to scouter, Jennifer Strand, about her journey in scouting, including being the Camp Director for Cub Scout weekends up at Skymont Scout Reservation.

In our October 2022 Episode, we sit down with newly elected Mayor of Hamilton County, Weston Wamp... And chat about what it was like growing up in our area, his passion for Hamilton County, and much much more. We also Chat with Eagle Scout Trouse Hise during our Campfire Conversation. Trouse talks about helping host this year F.O.S. Luncheon, his time as a scout, and being JUST elected as Lodge Ch...

In this Episode, we sit down for an extended conversation with Rock/Creek Founder Dawson Wheeler. Dawson, now retired from Rock/Creek, is an avid outdoorsman who spends months a year away from his home, and out in the woods through his many adventures. Go on a journey with us to discover Dawson's past, present, and future in the outdoor space.

In this episide, we sit down with the Founder of Bellhop, Cam Doody. We talk about his scouting experience growing up, how he upstarted his successful business, and what occupies his time nowadays. We also chat with Barbara Edwards and Julia Becker about all the cool things going on with recruitment this Fall, and we get a few tips and tricks on how to welcome more scouts to our program. Join us!

In this episode, we trekked up to Skymont Scout Reservation to record our podcast LIVE from the Scoutmaster Swings! Join us as we talk to many of the staff from Summer Camp, AND a new Assistant Scoutmaster who brought his Troop down from Illinois for camp this year! Its a TON of fun and laughter this month!

In this Episode, we just have some fun learning about different units and their Summertime plans! Join us as we talk to Greg Lee, Shannon Ward, Wade Hinson, and more!

In this episode, we chat with many guests about the wonderful things happening at Chattanooga Preparatory School. We even speak to one of THEIR podcast hosts. We also chat with Max McCarty, a Cub Scout from our council, that got to give our State of Scouting report to the Tennessee State Legislature recently. Join us!

In our anniversary episode, we join back up with our very first guest, Rich Mozingo, to see what's going on in Lookouts Baseball, and to reflect on the past year. Plus, you'll hear about a HILARIOUS mistake Cubmaster Kyle has been making because of his Lookouts hat. AND, we sit down with Jacob, an Eagle Scout from Austin, TX to talk about his time in scouts, going to McCallie School, and the podca...

In this episode we chat with green|spaces Executive Director, Michael Walton. Michael is an Eagle Scout and current Cubmaster in our council. We talk about his time in scouting, what its like being an adult leader, and projects currently happening at green|spaces. In our Campfire Conversation, we sit down with Tim Knight, who is leading the charge behind our National Jamboree Contingent! Its all f...