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The Scouting Stuff Podcast

The Scouting Stuff Team

Everything you should know about #Scouting in #Canada, and occasionally other places.

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Episode 25 - Minecraft for Badges and Anchor.fm

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2016/10/19

In which the possibility of a youth in Scouts Canada using Minecraft to satisfy a requirement for the Tech badge is discussed. Also, Scouting Stuff is coming to Anchor.fm. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | StitcherPodcast Topic(s) This is a short episode, much of which is actually an excerpt from the other podcast that

00:57:45

Episode 24 - JOTA-JOTI

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2016/10/05

As the podcast turns one, we turn our attention to Jamboree On The Air/Jamboree On The Internet. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | StitcherPodcast Topic(s) What is JOTA-JOTI? Well, according to the official website: “Jamboree-On-The-Air and Jamboree-On-Th

00:43:27

Episode 23 - Why the Fleur-de-lis?

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2016/09/21

Why, exactly, does Scouting use the fleur-de-lis as its symbol? Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s) Why does Scouting use the fleur-de-lis as its symbol? Wasn't the organization founded in England? Don't laugh; that's a question we've gotten before, and probably will again. At some point, a

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Episode 22 - Cub Scouts

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2016/09/07

2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Wolf Cubs movement. So, let's talk about Cubs for a bit. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s) The first edition of The Wolf Cub Handbook was printed in December of 1916; this year marks the 100th anniversary of Cub Scouts. Lord Robert Baden-Powell created the Cu

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Episode 21 - Wood Badge

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2016/08/25

What is the Wood Badge? What does it signify, and how do different Scouting organizations train their leaders in it? Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topics Ken and Brian discuss the Wood Badge

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Episode 20 - Eagle Scout

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2016/08/10

Eagle Scout is the higest rank that a Boy Scout can achieve in the United States. So what does it take to become an Eagle Scout? Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s) Ken and Brian discuss the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts of America, the high

01:00:03

Episode 19 - The Queen’s Venturer Award

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2016/07/27

The Queen's Venturer Award is the capstone award for Venturer Scouts, and can almost be thought of as the Canadian analog of the Eagle Scout rank. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s) Ken and Colin discuss the Q

00:57:47

Episode 18 - MedVents (Medical Venturers)

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2016/07/13

Medical Venturers (MedVents) is one of the Vocational Scouting programs offered by Scouts Canada, which is focused on advanced first aid and medical training. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s) From scouts.ca: “Medical Venturers — of

00:52:54

Episode 17 - Advancement

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2016/06/30

Whether it's called Swim-Up or Advancement, how do we celebrate when youth progress through the Scouting movement? Now Available on Google Play Music | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s) What is advancement? How does advancement differ between Boy Scouts of America, Scouts Canada, and other Scouting organizations arou

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Episode 16 - Long Distance

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2016/06/15

Colin phones in from all the way across Canada to discuss advancement and summer Scouting programs. Now Available on Google Play Music | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s) We missed recording this last week, in part because Ken was at the Northern Lights Council's Beaveree

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Episode 15 - Emergency Preparedness

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2016/05/18

It was Emergency Preparedness Week last week...which, at least for our Canadian crew, has been given a very pointed example in the Fort McMurray fires. Now Available on Google Play Music | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s) Emergency situations can come up quickly and with little warning, although some kinds of emergencies can be fore

00:07:36

PSA 1 - Fort McMurray Fires

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2016/05/11

To help other people at all times; it's part of the Scout Promise. Now Available on Google Play Music | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterLinks to Fort McMurray Relief Services (and more!)If you have shelter you can offer: A website where locals can register space available to house Fort McMurray evacuees and where evacuees needing a p

01:12:51

Episode 14 - The Jungle Book (Review)/Good Turn Week

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2016/04/27

There's a new Jungle Book movie out; we give our impressions (both spoiler-free and spoilerific). It's also Good Turn Week; we talk a bit about that. Now Available on Google Play Music | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topics We're in the middle of Good Turn Week, “an initiative spearhea

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Episode 13 - Badges (Mostly) Don’t Equal Progression

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2016/04/13

We take another look at the idea of badge earning and how it relates to a youth's progression through the Scouting program. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topics Ken and Colin revisit the topic of badges as a means of evaluating a Scout's progressing through the program...and for the most part find themselves in agreement with the new instructions issued by Scouts Canada concerning disassociating badges from personal

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Episode 12 - Catching Up With Brian

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2016/03/30

Brian rejoins SSYSK, and we catch up with him about Pinewood Derby, a certain zombie movie, and badges. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topics We were finally able to get Brian back on the show, so we took the opportunity to catch up with him about a few topics that have been discussed in recent episodes. A lot of the discussion focused on Pinewood Derby, and the similarities and differences between how Scouts Canada and

00:53:29

Episode 11 - Beaver Buggies, Kub Kars, and Scout Trucks

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2016/03/15

Scouts Canada offers different forms of racing vehicles to different sections of its program, from simple Beaver Buggies to massive Scout Trucks. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic Ken, Colin, and Ted discuss Kub Kars — Scouts Canada's equivalent of Pinewood Derby — and the variants of it that exist for other s

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Episode 10 - What About Those Other Badges?

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2016/03/02

Sometimes, Scouts are awarded badges that aren't merit badges, and don't go on the uniform. What happens if you don't fulfill the criteria for one of those? Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic Ken, Colin, and Ted discuss those other badges, the ones that get handed out to Scouts (and Cubs, and Beavers) that don't get put on the uniform. These badges aren't merit badges, but rather serve to commemorate different events

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Episode 9 - Badge Trading at Scouting Events

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2016/02/17

You'll meet a lot of people at a Jamboree or a Scout Camp. Why not trade them for a memento?Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast Topic(s)Ken and Colin talk about one of the time-honoured traditions of Scout Camps and international events (such as Jamborees): badge trading. And not just badge trading, but necker trading, and even uniform trading. Trading another Scout for a memento of your meeting, such as a badge o

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Episode 8 - Leader Communication

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2016/02/03

Effectively leading a Scout group, at any age level, means having good communication between the leaders.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterShout-OutsFirstly, we'd like to give a shout-out to whomever nominated Scouting Stuff for inclusion on Podbean's list of Featured Podcasts under the Government & Organizations category. That is a curated list, and for a podcast to appear thereupon, the listeners of that

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Episode 7 - Venturers, Rovers, and Dens; Oh My!

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2016/01/13

What programs are available, in Scouts Canada and Boy Scouts of America, for older youth and young adults?Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Android | Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on TwitterPodcast TopicKen, Colin, and Ted were saddened to learn that their once and former Rover Den — a cabin on Lake Wabamun in Alberta that, as members of the 59th Greenfield/Royal Gardens Rover Crew, they had come to know as their own and cherished as a special pla

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