The Scouting Stuff Podcast
Everything you should know about #Scouting in #Canada, and occasionally other places.
Episodes
Girl Scouts celebrate Taylor Swift, WOSM appoints a new Secretary General...and Scouts Canada looks for a hero.
News Stories
Taylor Swift childhood photo revealed by Girl Scouts
Scouts to celebrate 110 years with biggest ever Garden Fete
Scarf on a bicycle: Romanian Scouts lead a national movement for sustainable mobility
How Barbados Scouts are building environmental leadership through hands-on training
Scouts Canada has launched a new podcast of their own, featuring interviews with notable Canadians.
Podcast Topics
Kaelem Moniz from Scouts Canada joins Scouter Ken to discuss the new Profiles in Canada podcast that the national organization of Scouts in Canada has just launched. Each episode features an interview with a notable Canadian, some of who were even involved in Scouting in their youth!
Guests to date include astronaut Chris...
Scouts Canada’s financial woes, Scouts in the UK look ahead...and one Scout’s project gets bigger than expected.
News Stories
Scouting’s future in the UK is driven by young people
22 youth-led projects in 4 regions supported through Youth Empowerment Fund
Boy Scouts organization defeats appeals over $2.46 bln sex abuse settlement
Beyond 2025: Preparing Our Resources
Barrie teen earns top Scouts Canada award for cyber-safety project
Subscr...
Paxtu becomes a heritage site, Messengers of Peace secures more funding...and Scouts rally to help in Argentina.
News Stories
PLANETE: Scouts in Africa and Europe leading change in peace, gender, and sustainability
Madagascar hosts vibrant and colourful 15th Africa Scout Day celebration
Paxtu designated as a unique World Guiding and Scouting Heritage Site
Scouts to the Rescue: How volunteers in Argentina rallied for Bahia Blanca
Scouts celebrate Founders Day, Girl Scouts mark Girl Scouts Day...and Canadian Scouts plant trees.
News Stories
10,000 Scouts gather in Nyeri, Kenya to commemorate Founders Day
Scouts Canada and Canada’s Forest Trust plant trees for your future
Girl Scouts hit with lawsuit over alleged heavy metals, toxins in its cookies
What is National Girl Scouts Day?
Scouts help remove Hurricane Helene debris from Damascus creek
Scouts Canada is piloting a new “Early Years” section starting this September: Chipmunks!
Podcast Topics
Scouter Ken is joined by Heather Ferguson and Ruchi Manikthala from Scouts Canada to discuss the recently-announced Chipmunk Scouts, which is now the official name of the “Early Years” program offering that Scouts Canada will begin piloting this September.
Building off of what The Scout Association did with Squirrel Scouts, Chipmun...
Scouts Canada announces “Chipmunks”, Scouts in France spot fires...and UK Scouts hike, hike, hike.
News Stories
Big News for Little Adventurers: Introducing Chipmunks!
Scouts on Watch: 45 Years of Partnership with Firefighters to Fight Wildfire Risks
Dunbartonshire Scouts see record-breaking year for members
WOSM is looking for a new Secretary General, Scouts in BC help out after a fire...and Scouting America is official.
News Stories
How Venturer Scouts from the 23rd Nepean Scout Group kept their heads during the Jasper wildfire evacuation.
Podcast Topics
Scouter Ken is joined by Cadence James (National Youth Commissioner for Scouts Canada, and a Rover Scout with the 23rd Nepean Scout Group), Molly Prevost (another Rover Scout with the 23rd), and Foster Millett (a Venturer Scout with the 23rd) to discuss their trip to Jasper National Park...which saw them arriv...
Scouts in Guyana celebrate 115 years, Girl Scouts discontinue cookie flavours...and some good news about a Scout property.
News Stories
Neckerchiefs are here! There isn’t a storefront page on the podcast website yet, but we’ll get one in place soon.
Uganda Scouts Provide Clean Water to Over 6,000 People Girl Scouts kick off 2025 cookie season Girl Scouts Plan to Discontinue Two Iconic Cookie Flavors in 2025 Lions support Sudbu...Scouts go walking for JOTA-JOTI, Scouts in Brazil celebrate 100 years...and UK Scouts help name new beavers.
News Stories
Scouts walk 70,000km for the planet during JOTA-JOTI 2024
JOTA-JOTI 2024: Record-breaking year of connections and green action
Scout Centenary in Brazil Illuminates the Christ the Redeemer
Wilton Scouts BSA Troop 125 Continues War Memorial Wreath Tradition
Finding opportunities to meet Scouts from around the world.
Podcast Topics
Scouter Ken is joined by Ethan Coudenys, a Scouter and Rover from Paris, Ontario, and the Head of Contingent for the Scouts Canada group heading to the 17th World Scout Moot, which will take place in Portugal in mid-2025.
In addition to discussing the Moot and other larger international events, though, Ken and Ethan discuss how to do international Scouting a...
WOSM Secretary General steps down, Scouts react after disasters...and JOTA-JOTI brings Scouts together over the air & Internet.
News Stories
Scouts unite for urgent disaster relief around the world
Libya Hosts Arab Scout Moot: A Celebration of Discovery and Rich Heritage for Arab Youth
Scouts Canada CEO Liam Burns offers his thoughts on “Youth Led”, the Canadian Path, badges, and more.
Podcast Topics
Scouts Canada CEO Liam Burns joins Scouter Ken for a discussion about...well, a number of things. Although it was Liam’s blog post about Scouts Canada’s badge program – which rightly called out some of the shortcomings of the new badge program ushered in under the Canadian Path initiative – that precipitated this mee...
Long-time Scouter and author James B Wood joins us to discuss his new book for current and prospective Scouting volunteers.
Podcast Topics
Scouter Ken is joined by James B Wood, a Scouter from the UK Scout Association. Having been “in the trenches” as a volunteer for many years, he took it upon himself to write a book - now out and available in print or on Kindle - for current and prospective Scouters alike, to offer them guidance ...
Albania (re)joins WOSM, the UK gets a new Chief Scout...and the World Scout Conference happened.
News Stories
Scouting in Albania joins as the 176th Member Organization of World Scouting
2,000 Scouts gather for the opening of the 43rd World Scout Conference in Cairo
84 people join Scouting every hour: A decade of remarkable growth
Why do Scouts wear neckerchiefs?
Podcast Topics
After far too long, Ken and Colin sit down for another chat, this time about neckerchiefs...arguably one of the most universal symbols of the Scouting movement. Scouts from around the world sport neckers – a short name they’re affectionately known by – at all manner of events, and trading neckers is a common sign of friendship at Scouting events.
Shout-Outs
Philippine Scouts respond after a typhoon, Scouts Canada launches a helpline...and Italian Scouts take Vespas to Norway.
News Stories
Hope After the Storm: The Philippine Scouts' Relief for Typhoon Survivors
Solidarity on Wheels: Italian Scouts' Vespa Expedition to Norway
Kenyan Scouts double membership...and Scout jamborees take place in Canada, Iceland, and Norway.
News Stories
5,500 Scouts and Guides Gather for the 7th Roverway 2024 in Norway
Kenya Scouts Association doubles membership to 4.4 million
Girl Scouts San Diego announces partnership with new baker
More than 1,700 Scouts arriving for jamboree near Sooke
Scouts need (more) volunteers, Bear Grylls steps down...and Mali joins WOSM.
News Stories
Volunteers urged to step up for Scouts Canada in Barrie
Scouts Canada Seeks Volunteers and Business Support in Kingston
Scouts Canada urgently needs volunteers in Burnaby
Scouts Canada highlights Prince George as area needing volunteers
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