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
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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. #48: Camp Movie Night – Indian Summer Edition
It's time for another edition of Camp Movie Night, featuring the 1993 classic (?) Indian Summer, starring Alan Alda, Kevin Pollak, Bill Paxton, Diane Lane, and the girl from Tommy Boy! Co-host of the podcast K, Have You Seen Kari O'Hara and our shadow producer Jare Akchin join to break down this stroll down camp memory … Continue reading Ep. #48: Camp Movie Night – Indian Summer Edition
Ep. #47: Like the Time I Didn’t Shower For a Whole Summer And Still Had a Girlfriend
At Campfires and Color Wars, we love supporting artistic endeavors that feature the world of summer camp. So it's no surprise that when we heard about "Boys vs. Girls", the summer-camp movie filmmaker Mike Stasko is making, we knew we had to talk to him about it. Stasko's experiences growing up at Camp … Continue reading Ep. #47: Like the Time I Didn’t Shower For a Whole Summer And Still Had a Girlfriend
Ep. 45: Like the Time My Parents Made Me Miss Camp to Focus On Extracurricular Activities (w/ Dava Krause)
Camp friendships last a lifetime, and are often built on many, many summers spent together in the same bunk. But what if you didn't get to finish your run? What if you missed a summer? WHAT IF YOU MISSED THE LAST SUMMER??? Comedian Dava Krause experienced this first-hand, and joins to talk about what happens when … Continue reading Ep. 45: Like the Time My Parents Made Me Miss Camp to Focus On Extracurricular Activities (w/ Dava Krause)
Ep. #44: Like the Time I Realized Dating at Camp is Better Than the Real World (w/ Ellie Krupnick)
Take it from that classic Grease song Summer Nights: "Summer lovin', had me a blast, Summer lovin', the lyrics to this song have not aged well" Camp relationships come up a lot on this podcast, for a number of reasons, but mostly because they were among the most enjoyable times of our lives. There was … Continue reading Ep. #44: Like the Time I Realized Dating at Camp is Better Than the Real World (w/ Ellie Krupnick)
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
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