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
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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. #46: Like the Time I Grew Up at Camp But My Spouse Did Not
Camp is great, we all know that. Or do we? What happens when a couple gets together and one of them is a die-hard, lifelong camper, and the other lacks any connection to that world? In our latest episode, Rebekah Page-Gourley and her husband Jason join to talk about how you integrate the umfamiliar into … Continue reading Ep. #46: Like the Time I Grew Up at Camp But My Spouse Did Not
Want to sample Campfires and Color Wars? Here are 10 episodes to check out
Recently our podcast got a nice feature in JTA, one of the largest Jewish news publications in the world. This has led to an increase in exposure for the show, which is great (welcome!). We realize people are busy, and though we recommend all 41 of our episodes so far, if you are looking to … Continue reading Want to sample Campfires and Color Wars? Here are 10 episodes to check out
Ep. 20: Like the Time I Pulled That Prank at Camp
If you’ve ever peed on a plastic wrap toilet, found crickets in your sleeping bag, or raided a camp kitchen, you’ll appreciate this week’s April Fool’s episode about pranks and the campers & counselors who pull them. We talk to Camp Sierra Vista lifer, Sarah Marks, and her radio-producer, bird-call expert husband (and literal Boy … Continue reading Ep. 20: Like the Time I Pulled That Prank at Camp
Episode 16:…Like The Time I Was Camp Director at a Girls’ Empowerment Camp
On this episode of Campfires and Color Wars, we chat with Brooklyn-based storyteller Courtney Antonioli about her summer as Director of an all-girls arts & empowerment summer camp. She shares stories about a frozen t-shirt contest gone terribly wrong, her girls' crush on a geriatric campus security guard, and how making "adult choices" sometimes means … Continue reading Episode 16:…Like The Time I Was Camp Director at a Girls’ Empowerment Camp
Episode #14: Camp Nudity with Unorthodox’s Mark Oppenheimer
It is often said that people find their true selves at summer camp, and one big reason for that could be the copious amount of nudity that takes place. You may come in timid, but after a while there becomes a "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" mentality that makes you much more comfortable in … Continue reading Episode #14: Camp Nudity with Unorthodox’s Mark Oppenheimer
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