140 - Leading With Whimsy

In this episode, a mystery is unraveling itself before our very eyes campers! Who is Marc? Where is Fatima?! Then, we take a road trip (watch out for potholes) to a Pennsylvania town with a surprisingly creative solution to fix their streets. Plus, we've got a 138 year old tortoise who's proving it's never too late to become a dad. And obviously so much more I can't type out because my hands are tired.This episode was mixed and edited by Kevin Betts.Want BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!Sponsors:➜ Go to Progressive.com to see if you could save on insurance.Works Cited:➜ Alexa Southard. “Millersburg Launches ‘Fill My Hole’ Initiative for Residents to Report Potholes.” WHP, 6 June 2025.➜ Sergio Candido. “Giant 135-Year-Old Galapagos Tortoise Goliath Celebrates First Father’s Day as New Dad at Zoo Miami.” CBS News, 13 June 2025.Camp Songs:Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist | Sammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this mini episode, we are reading listener submitted stories about a camper with a dead cell phone on a one-way trip through hell in heels, a camper who is just... like... annoyed, and a camper who brought back more than just wine from Italy.Want BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!Check out our website and submit your inquiries for advice, juicy gossip, confessions, and horror stories!Camp Songs: Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist | Sammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week at Camp Shady Birch, we’re taking a wild ride... LITERALLY. Counselor Z discovers a log flume for sale on Facebook Marketplace, and baby that’s just the beginning. Not to be dramatic but we suffered the ultimate bait-and-switch from an oil painting seller who yanked the art right out of our hands. We are thrashing out and lashing out in this episode, yall. And little miss U-Haul? She's in the trash. Bill Nye however... is not ;) Let's get WHIMSICAL! (sung to the tune of Physical by Olivia Newton John).This episode was mixed and edited by Kevin Betts.Want BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!Sponsors:➜ Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to RocketMoney.com/CAMP today.➜ Go to TropicalSmoothieCafe.com and find a cafe near you.➜ Save 20% on your FIRST order and get a FREE cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/camp (Pretty Litter cannot detect every feline health issue or prevent or diagnose diseases. A diagnosis can only come from a licensed Veterinarian. Terms and conditions apply. See site for details.)➜ Skip the junk without overspending. Head over to ThriveMarket.com/camp to get 30% off your first order and a FREE $60 gift.Works Cited:➜ Jessica Dupnack. “Detroit Woman Booted from Zoom Court Hearing after Making PB&J during Call.” FOX 2 Detroit, 10 June 2025.➜ Allison Blair. “Woman Adopts Grandfather’s Cat After He Passes and the Most Magical Surprise Ensues.” Parade Pets, 31 Mar. 2025.Camp Songs:Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist | Sammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this mini episode, we are reading listener submitted stories about a camper whose hot-girl-walk became a neighborhood entanglement, a camper who buried their secret under cinder blocks and prayed it would never be found, and a camper who proved lightning sometimes does strike the same place twice.Want BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!➜ Go to TropicalSmoothieCafe.com and find a cafe near you.Check out our website and submit your inquiries for advice, juicy gossip, confessions, and horror stories!Camp Songs: Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist | Sammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Surprise! We bought a house! In this episode, we unpack (emotionally, not physically... we are still avoiding the boxes and Buffy likes to sit on them) the chaotic rollercoaster of home buying. The stress, mama! The Scotch Tape Scam of it all!! Each day, our deep disdain for cheapo house flippers wallows deeper and deeper lol. We also discuss why packing is dreadful and why we’d rather be bald in a suit at a Pitbull concert. Plus, we pay our respects to Mother Ethel Cain. Welcome to our officially unofficial counselor cabin housewarming celebration!Want BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!Sponsors:➜ Go to TropicalSmoothieCafe.com and find a cafe near you.➜ Go to BollAndBranch.com/camp to get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets. Exclusions apply. See site for details.➜ Check out the AutoQuote Explorer® at Progressive.com to see if you could save on insurance.Works Cited:➜ Rick Rouan. “Fact Check: Yes, Jack Black’s Mother Worked on System That Helped Save Apollo 13 Astronauts.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 30 June 2021.➜ Hilary Fox. “White Shirts. Black Ties. Bald Caps. Pitbull’s Fans Party like Clones Worldwide.” Hartford Courant, The Associated Press, 12 June 2025.Camp Songs: Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist | Sammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we read listener submitted stories about a hot and talent boyfriend whose friends flaked on him, a sneaky camper who found her fiance's secret box, and a camper who took a flight spiritually, emotionally, (and eventually) literally.Want BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!➜ Go to Zocdoc.com/CAMP to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today.➜ Go to TropicalSmoothieCafe.com and find a cafe near you.Check out our website and submit your inquiries for advice, juicy gossip, confessions, and horror stories!Camp Songs: Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist | Sammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we’re recapping the chaos that is our current media consumption. From buying a tear stick for attention purposes only to analyzing Hollywood plastic surgery. We also dive into the enigma that is Paul Jonas and try to make sense of it all. Then, we take a nostalgic detour behind the scenes of Clueless and wrap it up with a full breakdown of our incredible experience at Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter concert. Yeehaw and thank you, Queen B.Want BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!Sponsors:➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Task Rabbit.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Progressive Insurance.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Me Undies.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Tropical Smoothie Cafe.Works Cited:➜ Kimberlee Speakman. Storm-Chasing Couple Gets Engaged in Front of Oklahoma Tornado in “Epic Proposal,” PEOPLE, 23 May 2025.➜ Nell Greenfieldboyce. “Researchers Puzzle over Rash of Baby Monkey Kidnappings.” NPR, 19 May 2025.Editor: Kevin BettsCamp Songs:Spotify PlaylistYouTube PlaylistSammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we read listener submitted stories about some camper work drama that is truly dental damning, a nurse who had a secret she could not hold onto any more, and a cross country camper whose final stretch of open road quickly turned to freak behavior. Want BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Topical Smoothie Cafe.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Better Help.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Factor.Check out our website and submit your inquiries for advice, juicy gossip, confessions, and horror stories!Camp Songs: Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist | Sammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we are joined by comedian, TikTok star, and our hilarious friend Grace O’Malley! Grace spills the tea on her time at acting camp (including a twist she did not see coming). Plus we chat about the Navy boys flooding New York City for Fleet Week, the politics of clam chowder in the Delta Sky Lounge (but never at a concert), and so much more!Get tickets to see Grace O'Malley's Down For Anything TourWant BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!Sponsors:➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Boll & Branch.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Liquid IV. ➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Progressive Insurance.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Rocket Money.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Tropical Smoothie Cafe.Works Cited:➜ Mary Jane Belleza. “Rent a Grandma Provides Service and Purpose for Clients, Employees across Las Vegas, Owner Says.” KLAS, 19 Mar. 2025.➜ Daniel Halmarson & Danton Unger. “After Winning a $5M Lottery, This Winnipeg Man Says His Ex-Girlfriend ‘Ghosted Him.’” CTVNews, 27 May 2025. Camp Songs:Spotify PlaylistYouTube PlaylistSammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we read listener submitted stories about a camper falling in love with their straight friend, a girl nearly scalped in her living room, a secret club cover up, and a bonus story about a satanic doll at bible camp.The Book of Annie by Annie KorzenWant BONUS CONTENT? Join our PATREON!➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Topical Smoothie Cafe.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Better Help.➜ This episode is sponsored in-part by Factor.Check out our website and submit your inquiries for advice, juicy gossip, confessions, and horror stories!Camp Songs: Spotify Playlist | YouTube Playlist | Sammich's Secret MixtapeSocial Media:Camp Counselors TikTokCamp Counselors InstagramCamp Counselors FacebookCamp Counselors TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.