The Scouting Stuff Podcast

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The Scouting Stuff Podcast episodes

October 20, 2023Scouting Five - Week of October 16, 2023
Are you taking part in JOTA-JOTI this year?
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Sadly, there won’t be any Scouting Stuff neckers or crests at this time; orders for both items didn’t meet the production thresholds. If you placed an order, it’ll be cancelled and you’ll get a refund.
Stickers are still available, however!
The Biggest Annual Scouting Event is On: It’s JOTA-JOTI 2023!
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Upbeat Rock (Good News), by Alex Grohl
5 min
October 12, 2023Transatlantic Council
A bit more information about how Scouts BSA' Transatlantic Council is structured, and the role Kandersteg plays in it.
Podcast Topics
Scouter Will, from Scouts BSA’s Transatlantic Council, joins the podcast to discuss the Council and its role in allowing the children of deployed soldiers and diplomats to continue participating in Scouting even when they’re nowhere near the United States.
And as it turns out, Kandersteg International Scout Centre – which they call Camp Alpine – is an integral component of the Council, and their main meeting place for camps.
Also discussed:
Camp Aventura

Normandy Camporee
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Upbeat Rock (Good News), by Alex Grohl
33 min
October 06, 2023Scouting Five - Week of October 2, 2023
A successful musical fundraiser, Scouts Canada apologizes...and Scouts in Brazil get crafty with plastic waste.
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Aberdeen Explorer Scouts invited to Scottish Parliament to mark fundraising efforts

Scouts Canada issues apology for role in ‘historical harm’ on Indigenous Peoples

The Girl Scouts are discontinuing a cult-favorite cookie

Moment cub scouts as young as seven dodge traffic on dark country lane after getting lost on map reading exercise that was only supposed to be one mile

MUTECO from Trash to Treasure: How Scouts Turned Plastic into Change
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9 min
September 29, 2023 Battleship
Scouter Paul from the Hudson Explorers explains a fun game his unit plays with paper boats...and fire.
Podcast Topics
Whilst at Kander100, Scouter Ken met up with Scouter Paul from the Hudson Explorers, an Explorer Scout unit based in Sutton Coldfield, just outside of Birmingham. Some of the unit are regular listeners of the podcast, and that little meet & greet turned into an invitation to join them - and a few other contingents from various countries - in a game they called “Battleship”.
“Battleship” begins with the Scouts breaking into teams and folding 20 origami boats. While they’re busy with this, the Scouter set up a rectangular or square area outdoors, which the Scouts spread their boats around once they’ve got them made.
Each team then gets a metal garden spade, a flint & steel, and fifty cotton balls. The rest is fairly self-explanatory: they light each cotton ball in turn with the flint & steel, then use the spade to fling the fireball at an opposing team’s boat.
The team with the most undamaged boats left wins!
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17 min
September 22, 2023 Scouting Five - Week of September 18, 2023
Scouts respond to disasters, another Scout Group loses gear to theft...and you can now get a podcast necker or badge!
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Scouting Stuff Merchandise Pre-Orders
Ride the Waves Not the Waste with Scouts of Trinidad & Tobago
Libyan Scouts' Heroic Response to Devastating Floods
Morocco’s Scouts unite to launch relief efforts after deadly earthquake
Moncton, N.B. scout troop loses $8,000 worth of camping equipment in theft
Scouts celebrate 70 years in Rossland
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11 min
September 13, 2023Jamboree Debrief
The Kander100 Jamboree was a huge success. World Jamboree 2023...not so much.
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Ken and Colin discuss the challenges - to put it mildly - faced by those who attended the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Korea this summer, as well as the response of WOSM and various national contingents to the heat wave and other issues that emerged at the site.
And then the conversation shifts to Kander100 and the experience of the Canadian Contingent thereat, as well as how Ken and his family enjoyed their Swiss vacation.
Also: check out the Scouting Stuff Stuff page! You can order stickers there at the moment...and soon, neckerchiefs and badges will be available as well. Watch our social media for more details!
Shout-Outs
Samuel Ip was a member of the Hong Kong contingent at Kander100. While his campsite was right next to the Canadians’, he and Scouter Ken didn’t end up crossing paths...but he reached out to say hello and ask for some stickers.

Scouter Nathalie also reached out to ask for some stickers, and followed up to say she enjoyed listening to the recent Pinkies episode...which happened to feature her daughter!

And Simon left a five-star review on the website!
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1 hr 2 min
September 06, 2023 Scouting Five - Week of September 4, 2023
Jamborees around the world, a new WOSM member organization...and a disturbing documentary.
News Stories
Scouts Honor: The disturbing true story behind Netflix documentary
Former Scouts Canada employee sentenced to 4 years for sex crimes
Proposed settlement reached in Ralph Rowe lawsuit
A wave of transformation: 80,000 Scouts spark change in Algeria
Saudi Girls in Scouting Volunteer in Large Numbers During Pilgrim Service
Kander100
43,000 Scouts unite for 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea
WOSM Statements from the 25th World Scout Jamboree
Closing ceremony of the 25th World Scout Jamboree reunites Scouts at Seoul World Cup Stadium
Scoutisme Congolais joins global Scout Movement as 174th Member Organization
Scouts Plant Seeds of Hope in Senegal
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Upbeat Rock (Good News), by Alex Grohl
16 min
September 01, 2023 Pinkies
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a volunteer at Kandersteg International Scout Centre?
Podcast Topics
Scouter Ken chats with Sam (from Canada) and Laura (from the United States), two “Pinkies” (read: seasonal volunteers) at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC).
Sam and Laura explain what it’s like to be a Pinkie, as well as how to apply for the role. Pinkies serve three-month terms roughly corresponding to the four seasons, and the application process includes a motivation letter, a CV, a picture, and a video explaining why you’d love to volunteer at KISC.
Shout-Outs
A big “thank you” to – who else? – Sam and Laura for agreeing to this interview, to Sam for reaching out to Scouter Ken ahead of Kander100, and to Laura for being a listener to the podcast as well!
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Slow Burn, by Kevin MacLeod
48 min
August 15, 2023 Interview with Jack Higgins
An interview with Jack Higgins, the director of the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC).
Podcast Topics
Scouter Ken was at Kander100 (also called KISC100), the large(r) jamboree held to celebrate the centenary of the “permanent mini-jamboree” that the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland was founded to be.
As it happened, some of the media staff at KISC had heard Episode 137, and asked Scouter Ken if he’d be interested in doing an interview with Jack Higgins, the director of KISC.
Shout-Outs
Many thanks to the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC), the media team thereat (especially Myles and Luis) for setting everything up and providing recording gear, and of course Jack Higgins for taking the time to do this interview.
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Drive Acoustic Rock, by ArtMusic
26 min
August 01, 2023 Kandersteg Update
A short update on how things are going at Kander100 (aka KISC 100), the jamboree celebrating the centenary of Kandersteg International Scout Centre.
14 min