The Scouting Stuff Team

The Scouting Stuff Podcast

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Everything you should know about #Scouting in #Canada, and occasionally other places.

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Scouting Five 004 - Week of October 23rd, 2017 23.10.2017 5:16

Kicked out from a Cub Pack, vetoed budgets, butterflies at Girl Scout Camps, food drives...and, of course, JOTA-JOTI. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher News Stories Boy kicked out of

Scouting Five 003.5 - Week of October 16th, 2017 16.10.2017 4:57

Girls can join the Boy Scouts of America, Army truck transports, bouncing back from bullying, and a long walk for charity. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher News Stories Our previous attempt at uploading this episode suffered from some encoding issues; the episode was a mere 18 seconds long. We've re

Episode 48 - Perspective Shift 11.10.2017 42:41

How has your exposure to Scouts from other countries influenced your worldview? Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topics Before we dive into the meat of the topic, Ken and Colin take a quick look at the state of the podcast, and note that Scouting Stuff

Scouting Five 002 - Week of October 9, 2017 10.10.2017 5:09

Submarine sleepovers, cemetery refurbishments, Scouting building character, and area-wide events. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher News Stories Bookings for sleepovers at the Royal Navy Submarine museum in 2019 now open! Contact daniel.ball@nmrn.org.uk for details! <

Scouting Five 001 - Week of October 2, 2017 03.10.2017 5:22

Boy Scout benefit concerts and fire fighters, Girl Scout events and camp closures, lawsuits, vehicular attacks, enrolment struggles...and beer as a fundraiser. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher News Stories

Episode 47 - How To/Not To Get Lost 27.09.2017 1:10:22

There are a lot of neat natural ways to find your direction of travel, assess the weather, and whatnot. Hopefully, you never end up lost! But if you do...what is the best thing to do? Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Follow-Up From Previous Episode Listener danteplay sent in h

Episode 46 - Scouting/Life Balance for Scouters 13.09.2017 1:10:55

What are some strategies to keep Scouters — and youth, for that matter — from burning out on Scouting? Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Follow-Up From Previous Episode Scouter Colin — not our Colin ; a different one — writes: On your podcast y

Episode 45 - It’s Popcorn Time Again! 31.08.2017 1:18:51

We discuss Scouts Canada's revamped popcorn fundraiser program, which has been given a Canadian Path makeover this year. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Scouters Mike and Carolyn , both from Battlefields Council in Ontario, jo

Encore Presentation: Leader Communication 17.08.2017 47:08

This is an encore presentation of Episode 8: Effectively leading a Scout group, at any age level, means having good communication between the leaders. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher | Anchor Podcast Topic(s) This week,  Ken &#

Episode 44 - Helping Scouts Get Comfortable With Camping 02.08.2017 56:39

Some youth are gung-ho to get out and sleep overnight in the outdoors. Others, however, have a very different reaction. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Ken and Colin discuss an old — but still relevant —

Episode 43 - Canadian Jamboree Memories 19.07.2017 24:57

A few stories and memories from the 1997 Canadian Jamboree. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) This episode was done on the fly by Ken , after a) none of the Scout groups who had offered to possibly submit recordings from the recently-concluded 2017 Canad

Episode 42 - Be Prepared? 05.07.2017 37:18

Why is “Be Prepared” the Scout motto? What does it even mean? Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Ken and Colin discuss the podcast's new logo, and Canada Day as well, before exploring the Scout Motto: Be Prep

Episode 41 - Camping With Beaver Scouts 21.06.2017 1:27:22

It's no longer a requirement that parents accompany Beaver Scouts on camps and other overnight excursions! Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Ken is rejoined by Hawkeye to talk about how taking Beaver Scouts (the youngest sectio

Episode 40 - Cubs Can’t Use Knives…and Other Myths 07.06.2017 57:18

Episode 39A - Not Quite Live from Cuboree 28.05.2017 5:42

Ken and his daughter Ella (a Cub Scout) take a few minutes to discuss their first Cuboree experience. The Beaver Hills/Rivers Edge Cuboree (a mini-Jamboree for Cub Scouts) is held annually in Edmonton, Canada; this year, the venue was a field/forested area attached to CFB Edmonton. Over 200 youth, plus numerous Scouters and Offers Of Service, were in attendance.

Episode 39 - Rovering the Canadian Path 24.05.2017 50:47

Episode 38 - Taking a Walk 10.05.2017 21:52

A short episode full of musings about various topics. An opportunity to test portable recording gear for future use. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) This episode — a short collection of musings about the Respect in Sport training that Scouts Canada is n

Episode 37 - Reviewing Beaver Scouts on the Canadian Path 26.04.2017 1:20:51

Episode 36 - Group Growth (and State of the Podcast) 12.04.2017 1:11:19

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 out that Scouting Stuff is doing rather well on the iT

Episode 35 - Tent Care 29.03.2017 52:15

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 impo

Rebroadcast: Episode 34 - Camp Impeesa 22.03.2017 40:25

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 of last week's episode; we published the audio for Episode 33 by mistake, and although we corrected this

Episode 34 - Camp Impeesa (For Real This Time) 15.03.2017 39:41

Episode 33 - Thoughts on Ernest Poole Camp 01.03.2017 1:10:56

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 Topic(s) Ken and Colin sit down to discuss the Ernest Poole Scout

Episode 32 - Program Quality Standards 15.02.2017 54:08

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 Radio | Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Regan Coyne , one of the Area Support Managers

Episode 31 - Cakes at Camp 01.02.2017 43:23

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 always, a big thank you to the folks at