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. #91: Like The Time Joey Had Jaundice
Kim Lindauer (center) thinking about how her sister Joy (left) never ages It's a crossover episode! Kim Lindauer, Jacobs camp alumnus and co-host of The Cocoon Podcast, joins to share her memories of growing up at camp and the everlasting friendships she made there. We discuss her inability to stop laughing at key moments, the … Continue reading Ep. #91: Like The Time Joey Had Jaundice
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
Ep. #76: Like The Time I Learned To Sing All The Songs Backwards
Denise Eger (middle), showing off her songleading skills Rabbi Denise Eger has been an agent of change throughout her professional life, blazing trails and being a staunch advocate for civil rights and inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community. Some of what got her started down that path was the time she spent growing up and forming … Continue reading Ep. #76: Like The Time I Learned To Sing All The Songs Backwards
Ep. #75: Like the Time I Called an Evening Program Infantile To Get Out of Going
Sara Beth Berman, ready to run sh*t If you've been watching our game show Jewish Geography Zoom Racing, you've probably become familiar with Sara Beth Berman (aka SBB), whose deep ties to the summer camp community have given her an extensive rolodex of contacts that often get called upon during game play (how effective those … Continue reading Ep. #75: Like the Time I Called an Evening Program Infantile To Get Out of Going
Ep. #71: Like the Time I Learned to Love Indigo Girls at Camp
Rabbi Sari Laufer (right) When you think about the music you listened to growing up at camp, if you’re a female the Indigo Girls probably feature pretty heavily in your rotation. Why is that? What is it about the folk-rock duo from Atlanta that so ensnared so many girls to walk around camp singing Closer … Continue reading Ep. #71: Like the Time I Learned to Love Indigo Girls at Camp
Ep. #62: Like the Time We Went to the Jacobs Camp 50th Anniversary Reunion
Back in November I had the opportunity to reconnect with so many longtime friends and (camp) family members at the Jacobs Camp 50th reunion weekend in New Orleans. It was an incredible time, and exactly the kind of soul-nourishment one can use in our current times. Jacobs Camp probably had more to do with who … Continue reading Ep. #62: Like the Time We Went to the Jacobs Camp 50th Anniversary Reunion
Ep. #37: Like the Time We Gave Thanks For Camp
Jare Akchin and Daniel Kaufman are thankful for the years they spent at Camp Newman in California, even as the camp lays in ruins after being devastated in the California wildfires of the past few months. Fortunately, the specialness of camp resides more in an emotional space than physical, and Camp Newman is already preparing … Continue reading Ep. #37: Like the Time We Gave Thanks For Camp
Ep. #36: Like the Time We Sang All Day Every Day (w/Lisa Loeb)
Lisa Loeb is not just an iconic singer-songwriter and performer, she's also a huge fan of summer camps, so much so that she raises money to send kids to camp every summer through her Camp Lisa Foundation. She joins us to share her memories of her childhood at camp, which she spent mostly (what else) … Continue reading Ep. #36: Like the Time We Sang All Day Every Day (w/Lisa Loeb)
Ep. #35: Like The Time I Tried To Call My Parents Collect (w/Paul Shirley)
Paul Shirley has led an adventure-filled life, traveling all over the world to play basketball and taking in a variety of cultures and experiences, all of which he's written brilliantly about. But before all that, he was a child going to science and boy scout camps in small towns across Kansas, where he dealt with … Continue reading Ep. #35: Like The Time I Tried To Call My Parents Collect (w/Paul Shirley)
Campfires and Color Wars 