The Dakota Scout
The Scouting Lounge
The Scouting Lounge is a weekly podcast from The Dakota Scout, where award-winning reporters Joe Sneve and Jonathan Ellis ditch the gotcha journalism to bring candid, behind-the-scenes conversations with South Dakota’s political leaders, celebrities and newsmakers. Blending sharp insight with dry humor, the show offers a refreshingly human take on the headlines — plus a peek into the newsroom as Sneve and Ellis wrestle with the challenges of fair reporting in a polarized world. From the state Capitol to backstage passes, The Scouting Report is where South Dakota’s biggest stories meet its most...
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Nov 7, 2026
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Episodes
Homeschool horror stories, winning over Sen. Paul, chasing school safety, keeping up with Luverne & the more important plight 10.01.2025 1:08:43
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Homeschool horror stories, winning over Sen. Paul, chasing school safety, keeping up with Luverne & the more important plight 10.01.2025 1:08:43
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Thune takes the helm, MAHA and the farm bill, tallow fries, House chaos averted, when the mayor made news, counting ballots 03.01.2025 33:21
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Thune takes the helm, MAHA and the farm bill, tallow fries, House chaos averted, when the mayor made news, counting ballots 03.01.2025 33:21
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Electric spending, keeping coal, nuclear resurrection, election expertise & when Minnehaha County didn’t trail the pack 27.12.2024 46:38
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Electric spending, keeping coal, nuclear resurrection, election expertise & when Minnehaha County didn’t trail the pack 27.12.2024 46:39
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Globetrotting with LG, explosive danger-dormant science, state fraud fallout & rubbing Bibi Netanyahu's elbows 20.12.2024 41:21
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Globetrotting with LG, explosive danger-dormant science, state fraud fallout & rubbing Bibi Netanyahu's elbows 20.12.2024 41:21
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Deep cuts & new spending, the irony of that disclaimer, school construction gripes, & settling a 9-beer debt 14.12.2024 56:56
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Deep cuts & new spending, the irony of that disclaimer, school construction gripes, & settling a 9-beer debt 14.12.2024 56:57
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
The next LG, hesitant homeschool foes & friends, a city-state Venn diagram, gov't audacity & property tax relief's dilemma 06.12.2024 46:43
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
The next LG, hesitant homeschool foes & friends, a city-state Venn diagram, gov't audacity & property tax relief's dilemma 06.12.2024 46:44
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
PODCAST | U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune on his path to top job, working with Trump & what's to come 29.11.2024 45:10
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
PODCAST | U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune on his path to top job, working with Trump & what's to come 29.11.2024 45:10
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Recounting for days, holding District 15, investigating an investigation, selling DOE’s abolition & initiation v. hazing 23.11.2024 25:30
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Recounting for days, holding District 15, investigating an investigation, selling DOE’s abolition & initiation v. hazing 23.11.2024 25:31
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Falling on the sword, giving Noem deserved credit, big trucks-little spaces, what's ahead for GOP leaders & hospital wars 15.11.2024 50:37
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Falling on the sword, giving Noem deserved credit, big trucks-little spaces, what's ahead for GOP leaders & hospital wars 15.11.2024 50:37
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Election prediction recap, Trump's transition, grumpy bargoers, Thune leadership & a tradition of coming in last 09.11.2024 34:30
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
Election prediction recap, Trump's transition, grumpy bargoers, Thune leadership & a tradition of coming in last 09.11.2024 34:31
HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
ELECTION NIGHT SPECIAL - FINAL PREDICTIONS 06.11.2024 24:43
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ELECTION NIGHT SPECIAL - FINAL PREDICTIONS 06.11.2024 24:43
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BONUS PRE-ELECTION POD! | A shift in the polling, the perils of endorsing candidates, who should call South Dakota elections? 03.11.2024 47:27
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
BONUS PRE-ELECTION POD! | A shift in the polling, the perils of endorsing candidates, who should call South Dakota elections? 03.11.2024 47:28
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedakotascout.substack.com
SPECIAL EDITION | Redneck doppelgangers, getting lost on a mountain in Maine & how moving to S.D. helped shape a Hollywood movie director 01.11.2024 1:09:15
When 12-year-old Donn Fendler found himself lost for eight days on a mountain in Maine, his unlikely survival took resilience, smarts and an ability to adapt. Nearly nine decades later, that story is being told on silver screens across the country, and...
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