Campfires and Color Wars

Comedian and screenwriter Jacob Kaplan joins us to talk about his experiences growing up at Camp YJ and trace his journey from then to writing and producing his new summer camp movie "Tiny Fugitives". We discuss his initial brush with going viral at camp, the greatest prank he ever pulled, the challenges of performing for staff at camp, and much much more. Don't waste a minute, take a listen - then go see his movie, which premieres September 18th!

In what's become an annual tradition of sorts, I sat down with a bunch of campers this summer while teaching podcasting at Camp Ramah New England, and we tackled a number of interesting topics: their relationship to AI, the role camp plays in their lives, and whether they are feeling optimistic or pessimistic about their futures. A wonderful set of conversations with some really insightful kids. Don't waste a minute, take a listen!

Beth Orlansky went viral recently when during her appearance on Jeopardy(!) she gave a shout out to the Jewish summer camp in Mississippi where she met her partner, Steve Orlansky. As it turns out, all three Orlansky siblings can trace their marriages to that same camp, Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica, MS, and so in this episode we get the origin stories for all three pairings - Beth and Steve Orlansky, Larry and Naomi Orlansky, and Linda and Mark Posner. If you fancy summer lovin', this episode is for you!

On location at Crane Lake Camp this summer, I sat down with director Efraim Yudewitz for a fun conversation about the differences between camp when we were growing up versus camp now, as well as pranks, camp love, and much much more. Don't waste a minute, take a listen!

Camp expert and all-around good guy Jack Schott joins for our latest episode! We talk about the ability for camp counselors to influence our lives, the beauty of unstructured time, and much much more! Don't waste a minute, take a listen!