Here is the interview you have been waiting for Boy Scout patch collectors.  I've got John Pannell of OAimages.com in the virtual guest seat for this show.  John is going to share with us the story of how he took over a struggling website with a few hundred images fifteen years ago and began work to transform it into the #1 reference site for Order of the Arrow collectors now getting an average of 40,000 hits a day.  If you are interested in the early days of the web or a die hard user of his website or members only price guide feature you won't want to miss this show. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

In this episode I conclude my interview with Todd Kelly of Big Rock Publishing.  Todd goes on to talk about classic Scout fiction of the teens - 1930s including some of his favorite titles.  Boy Scouts looked a little different in those days and if you believed everything you read in those books you might be shocked.  However, its clear that these titles cemented the spirit of Scouting in prewar youth and help keep the movement growing.  Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Tonight my guest on the show is Todd Kelly who runs an online publishing business that has many Scouting titles in its inventory.  Todd's passion for collecting Scouting memorabilia is old handbooks, magazines and especially Scout fiction books which were very popular from the teens through the 1930s.  In the interview Todd is going to help share the history of these Scout fiction books as they are set against the backdrop of early 20th century America.  We will also learn how his company, Big Rock Publishing has digitized some of these early classics and now offers them as eBooks. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Join me for a show dedicated to history of the Scouting Memorabilia hobby.  My guest is Craig Leighty the President of the International Scouting Collectors Association (ISCA).  Craig will share the story of ISCAs founding by tracing the organizations that sprouted in the hobby going back decades including the Texas Traders Den, ASTA and others.  We will also get to hear what ISCA is doing now in the hobby.  Part of the show will be a live broadcast and I welcome your questions and comments whether through the chat room or the call in #.  Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Join me live Wednesday night as I have the conclusion of my interview with Paul Gowder the webmaster of PowWows.com.  In this episode Paul and I take a trip down memory lane and tell some stories of our days getting the patch bug as fresh Ordeal members in the Order of the Arrow.  Some fo the stories might make you cringe both from the bad trades we made and the characters we met along the way.  I will have Paul live on the air and I will invite callers to get on and ask questions or comment.  Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

I've got Paul Gowder on this week's show.  Paul is the webmaster of PowWows.com - an incredible web community of Native Americans that numbers 100,000+ strong.  In this show we will talk about how this Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of the OA took his passion for N.A. dancing and built a website from scratch in the mid-90s that grew into the giant family of websites that make up the PowWows.com brand today.  The discussion is particularly interesting as we delve into how he grew his site from a Web 1.0 page to a full blown Web 2.0 sensation. Please join us for this interesting interview where we will mix cloth and feathers!
I will also bring you a special treat.  In partnership with my YouTube channel I am airing the recording of my 2012 NOAC Trade-O-Ree announcement from Craig Leighty, the President of ISCA.  Craig breaks down all the details on the big show scheduled for July 27-30 at Michigan State.  This audio has been published as a video on my YouTube channel. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Join me for Part 2 of my interview with Jason Shull on segregated Scouting and specifically the memorabilia that was issued for segregated camps. In this show Jason will hit on some intersting topics such as which are the "Holy Grail" patches from segregated Scout camps.  He will also tell us about his collection including how he got back one of his biggest regrets in the hobby.  Join us for the live call in show! Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Join us for the first episode of Scouting Hot Finds Radio.  Our guest is Jason Shull who is a well known collector that has an interesting specialty.  Jason began collecting segregated Scout camp memorabilia several years ago and now has one of the top collections in the country for this niche area.  In part 1 of my interview with Jason he recaps some of the history of segregated Scout camps and why this has become a hot topic among Boy Scout collectors.  We will take live calls and invite you to call into the show.  We are live at 9:00 PM in the east. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

This episode of the Scouting Hot Finds Podcast check in to see what are some of the most interesting auctions on eBay in the Boy Scout category.  First up we look at an Explorer Silver Award medal from the 1950s.  I go back and correct a broken link in the newsletter by highlighting an auction for a large Boy Scout poster that looks very much like a Rockwell inspired piece.  The big listing special a week ago has eBay sellers "tspa" and "pgit" having big finishes today.  Finally we check in on the Price is Right Facebook contest and hear about a Scouting related website that is a great time waster! Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Join the santeeswapper for a discussion of the best live auctions on eBay.  In this episode we are taking a closer look at a nice 1930s era Boy Scout lot that includes an Eagle medal, sash, and more.  I will also tell you about some rare Sea Scout blue insignia patches that are practically twins.  In OA I've got a focus on a Lodge 404 Ti'ak dance team patch from the 1970s.  We will also hear about a contest on the Facebook Page and my experience teaching Patch Trading 101 at my Order of the Arrow Fall Fellowship. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.