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. #68: Like the Time I Wrote Wherever You Go, There’s Always Someone Jewish
If you went to a Jewish summer camp, at some point you probably sang the song "Wherever You Go, There's Always Someone Jewish". Frankly, the song is so well known at this point you might have sung it even if you didn't go to a Jewish camp (although that could get weird). In an homage … Continue reading Ep. #68: Like the Time I Wrote Wherever You Go, There’s Always Someone Jewish
Ep #66: Like the Time I Got to Rap the Ad Rock Part of Paul Revere
With as much as we've talked about the state of modern-day camping lately, we thought it would be great to get the perspective of someone who is currently in the thick of it. Which is why we were so glad to have Ben Lieberman, a long-time camper and current staff member at Camp Gilboa, join … Continue reading Ep #66: Like the Time I Got to Rap the Ad Rock Part of Paul Revere
Ep. #63: Like the Time I Sang an Ode to the Camp Store With Banjo Billy
Camp has changed a lot since I was a youngster, and at the same time, the spirit is still very much the same. To get a sense of how much has happened over the past few decades, we sat down with the president of the American Camp Association, Tom Rosenberg, to get his take on … Continue reading Ep. #63: Like the Time I Sang an Ode to the Camp Store With Banjo Billy
Ep. #60: Like the Time I Debated Summer Camp With The Guy Who Says Summer Camp Sucks
Summer camp. Everyone loves it, right? Certainly most of the people who visit this blog or listen to the podcast must have some fondness for it. So when someone turns up with a decidedly different point of view on the value of camp, that's just someone we gotta talk to. Mac Schwerin, a freelance journalist … Continue reading Ep. #60: Like the Time I Debated Summer Camp With The Guy Who Says Summer Camp Sucks
Ep. #58: Like the Time I Vanquished My Nemesis at Debate Camp (w/Geraldine DeRuiter)
Geraldine DeRuiter* only went to camp for one summer - but what a summer it was. You might think a few weeks at debate camp wouldn't make for much in the way of memorable moments, but after talking to Geraldine it's plausible there's a teenage rom-com based on her experience there in our collective future. … Continue reading Ep. #58: Like the Time I Vanquished My Nemesis at Debate Camp (w/Geraldine DeRuiter)
Ep. #56: Like the Time I Met My Spouse at Camp, Vol. 3
It's Valentine's Day, and love is in the air, and so for the third straight year we are back with a special camp-couple themed episode of the podcast, featuring Artie and Jen Lieb. Artie and Jen met at Camp Coleman in Cleveland, GA, back in the summer of 2000, her first time EVER at an … Continue reading Ep. #56: Like the Time I Met My Spouse at Camp, Vol. 3
Ep. #55: Like the Time The 4th of July Fireworks Blew Up a Truck
There are many things that can go wrong during a summer at camp, but if you had to imagine one area ripe for disaster, it has to be 4th of July fireworks, right? Well imagine no more, as HuffPost senior editor Alana Horowitz Satlin joins the podcast to share her story of every camper's dream, the … Continue reading Ep. #55: Like the Time The 4th of July Fireworks Blew Up a Truck
Ep. 54: Like The Time We Went To Our 60th Camp Reunion
We're back! After a summer hiatus that was much like a summer camp experience in its own right, the podcast returns with a very personal trip down memory lane. Michelle Weltman joins to break down all the fun and nostalgia from GUCI's 60th Anniversary Reunion weekend in Zionsville, Indiana, where we spent many glorious summers … Continue reading Ep. 54: Like The Time We Went To Our 60th Camp Reunion
Campfires and Color Wars 