Campfires and Color Wars

Poet and writer Abigail Welhouse joins Sara and Micah to discuss her experiences growing up and working at a horseback riding camp for girls, plus we discuss why being a summer camp counselor is the best paying job you can find as a teenager.

Sara and Micah talk to Aaron Greene, a longtime camp veteran with a penchant for posting memes on Instagram with the #campconfessions hashtag. What confessions do we discuss? Take a listen and find out!

Have you ever fallen in love at camp? Did you ever wish you were one half of a cool camp couple? On this very special Valentine’s Day-themed episode, two camp couples take Sara and Micah through how they lasted past the dog days of summer, tied the knot, and started a family of little campers-to-be of their own.

Brooklyn-based storyteller Courtney Antonioli joins Micah and Sara to talk 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 choosing to eat ice cream for breakfast. We also ponder the question, "Can you be too old for camp?", wonder how some girls "bleed cute", and try to figure out just how many pads and tampons a pre-teen girl needs to bring to camp.

Writer of the blog Summer Camp Culture Matt Ralph joins Micah and Sara to discuss their favorite representations of summer camp in movies and TV. Wet Hot rules!

Host of the Unorthodox Podcast Mark Oppenheimer joins Micah and Sara to discuss the joys of being naked at summer camp.

Leah Tennen and Mike Klotz join Micah to discuss the life of the camp director's kids, the frustrations and the perks, and the unique perspective of the summer that comes with it.

There's something about summer camp that brings out the performer in everyone. Micah is joined by guest host "Michael" Ziggy Danziger and actor/playwright Jon Ross to discuss the relationship between theater and camp and relive some of the best - and worst - camp performances.

What's better, being a camper or being a counselor? Judy and Micah are joined by Austin schoolteacher Sara Ballon to discuss the pros and cons of each, with a special appearance by Judy's long-time camp friend Dan Hart.

Longtime Jacobs Camp director (and Micah's father) Macy Hart joins to try to make sense of the U.S. presidential election and give the advice he used to give campers and counselors faced with difficult circumstances.