That's Jack in the middle, betraying that at one point he was a shy camper. Jack Schott has visited 500 summer camps before the age of 40, if it gives you any sense of how much he enjoys the concept. So naturally we had a great conversation about his own camp experiences and the lessons … Continue reading Ep. #101: Like The Time My Camp Friend And I Biked Through Spain In Shark Costumes
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Ep. #100: Like The Time My Mom Had To Finish The Sentence, This One Time At Band Camp…
Ariel Elias, left, at music camp It's our 100th episode! My how time flies, and oh the stories we've heard over the past several years! We're excited to be joined for this one by hilarious comic Ariel Elias, who shares her experiences going to music camp (NOT BAND CAMP) as a teenager. We discuss many … Continue reading Ep. #100: Like The Time My Mom Had To Finish The Sentence, This One Time At Band Camp…
Ep. #94: Like the Time I Got Stuck In A Crying Loop
Antonia Lassar, showcasing her acting CHOPS Summer camp is a formative experience for many who go there, but not everyone looks back on their time with rose-colored glasses. Comedian Antonia Lassar spent most of her summers growing up going to a variety of camps, but if we're being honest (and we were, very much so … Continue reading Ep. #94: Like the Time I Got Stuck In A Crying Loop
Ep. #93: Like The Time I Met My Future Spouse At Camp
Summer lovin', had me a blast! We're back for our fifth volume of camp romance stories, as we celebrate Valentine's Day the best way possible, by listening to camp couples tell their origin stories and how camp played a role in their relationships. For the fifth installment we recorded three different mini-episodes with three different … Continue reading Ep. #93: Like The Time I Met My Future Spouse At Camp
Ep. #92: Like The Time I Had A Proper Boxing Match Against My Counselor
Eric Glickman (middle), living his best camp life with two of the character inspirations for his graphic novel Eric Glickman is self-described obsessed with camp, so much so that he wrote a graphic novel loosely based on his time there, the soon-to-be-released "Camp Pock-a-Wocknee and the DYN-O-MITE Summer of '77". We talk about the creation … Continue reading Ep. #92: Like The Time I Had A Proper Boxing Match Against My Counselor
Ep. #89: Like The Time I Had A Legendary Performance In A Chorus Line
Caroline Rothstein, ready to perform at a moment's notice Poet, writer, and performer Caroline Rothstein joins the podcast to revisit her time growing up at Camp Walden in Maine, and discusses her transformation from quiet, shy kid to loud, boisterous show lead. Plus we discuss first kisses, going to camp far from home, and much … Continue reading Ep. #89: Like The Time I Had A Legendary Performance In A Chorus Line
Ep. #88: Like the Time We Had To Be Rescued On Lake Michigan By A Speedboat
Rebecca Kling, at one with nature Rebecca Kling is an amazing educator, activist and artist, and also a huge fan of summer camp. We talk about her time growing up at a variety of day camps in the Chicago area, as well as her involvement with Camp Aranu'tiq, a traditional sleepaway camp for trans youth. … Continue reading Ep. #88: Like the Time We Had To Be Rescued On Lake Michigan By A Speedboat
Ep. #87: Like The Time I Got Left Behind At An Amusement Park
Sarah Lefton proudly shows off her most popular arts and crafts project Sarah Lefton is a life-long camp-goer, and her journey through a multitude of camps saw some high highs (like creating an incredibly popular t-shirt) and low lows (like accidentally getting left behind at an amusement park). Plus we talk about the wonderful feeling … Continue reading Ep. #87: Like The Time I Got Left Behind At An Amusement Park
Ep. #84: Like The Time We Lost Color War Because I Was Hopped Up On No Doz
Rogue Shul, long before they became a Twitter sensation (Ellie, pictured left, and Caroline, pictured far right) Rogue Shul creators Caroline Dorn and Ellie Klein Goldman amassed a huge following on Twitter over the past few years with their satirical, incisive look at the lives of Jewish professionals and their trials and tribulations. Naturally, they … Continue reading Ep. #84: Like The Time We Lost Color War Because I Was Hopped Up On No Doz
Ep. #83: Camp Movie Night – Meatballs
Meatballs is one of the most popular summer camp movies out there, and it served as Bill Murray's first starring role. How does it hold up 40+ years later? Micah is joined by Michael Wormser, Shira Moskowitz and Arielle Nissenblatt to discuss the comedy and its portrayal of Camp Northstar and all the hijinks that … Continue reading Ep. #83: Camp Movie Night – Meatballs
Campfires and Color Wars 