Campfires and Color Wars

Jan 09 2025 104 ep. 59 mins 108

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A podcast for those who may have left summer camp, but camp never left us.

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Ep. #101 - Jack Schott

Jan 09 2025 60 mins

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!

Ep: #100 - Ariel Elias

Oct 30 2024 56 mins

It's our 100th episode of Campfires and Color Wars! We're so glad to be joined by comedian Ariel Elias, as we talk about her journey through music camp and the difference between that and band camp plus many other topics. Don't waste a minute, take a listen!

Ep. #99 - Talking To Campers At Ramah New England

Aug 05 2024 44 mins

For the second year in a row, I took the opportunity to discuss camp and teen issues with a group of campers at Ramah New England. We had great conversations about independence, technology, and much much more. Don't waste a minute, take a listen!

Ep. #98: Heavyweights (featuring Benji Lovitt and Esther Kustanowitz)

Apr 16 2024 76 mins

Comedian Benji Lovitt and writer/culture critic Esther Kustanowitz join to breakdown the mid-90s summer camp movie "Heavyweights", featuring Ben Stiller and written by Judd Apatow. How realistic is their portrayal of camp? Listen in and find out!

Ep. #97: Camp Couples, Volume 6

Feb 14 2024 66 mins

We celebrate Valentine's Day with our annual camp couples edition of the podcast! Noah and Rena Allen, Jeffrey and Tami Arnowitz, and Sandi and Alex Stern join to share their memories of camp love and revisit the paths they took to romance. One of our favorite episodes every year! Don't waste a minute, take a listen!

Ep. #96: Jeremy Enns

Sep 21 2023 62 mins

When someone makes a true-crime serial podcast about a scatalogical prank at summer camp, you know we're gonna have to get them on the podcast to talk about it. Jeremy Enns, the man behind Summer Camp: The Case of the Phantom Pooper, joins to share his favorite camp stories and shed some light on his investigation. Don't waste a minute, take a listen!

Ep. #95: Talking To Campers At Ramah New England

Aug 23 2023 34 mins

Micah spends a few days teaching podcasting at Camp Ramah New England, and hosts a roundtable discussion with several campers to discuss some of the hot-button issues facing camps today from a teen's perspective. A really interesting conversation and a lot of fun!

Ep. #94: Antonia Lassar

May 03 2023 71 mins

Comedian Antonia Lassar went to summer camp for almost the entirety of her childhood, and she enjoyed...actually not that much of it. Why was that? We dive into it in a hilarious conversation about anxiety, performing, twinning, and much much more. Don't waste a minute, take a listen!

Ep. 93: Valentine's Camp Couple Special, Vol. 5 Part 2 w/Sam and Brian Isenstein

Feb 14 2023 35 mins

Happy Valentine's Day! Celebrate with our annual camp couples special, featuring relationships that came together because of summer camp in one way or another! Part 2 features Samantha and Brian Isenstein, who share their story of an epic proposal taking place in the shadow of Mount Rushmore. Don't waste a minute, take a listen!

Ep. 93: Valentine's Camp Couple Special, Vol. 5 Part 3 w/Lisa and Benjamin David

Feb 13 2023 39 mins

Happy Valentine's Day! Celebrate with our annual camp couples special, featuring relationships that came together because of summer camp in one way or another! Part 3 features Lisa and Benjamin David, who share their story of a long-standing friendship that slowly evolved into romance at Camp Harlam. Don't waste a minute, take a listen!