Podcasts from the Camper Electives

Everyday, our Podcast Elective meets to plan and create podcasts. Aunt Jen Wade has been working hard to edit them, so click below to listen to the final camper podcast from the 1st encampment campers, and to hear the first two camper podcasts from 2nd encampment.



1st Encampment Electives - Final Podcast
2nd Encampment Electives - Podcast 1
2nd Encampment Electives - Podcast 2

Be sure to check out the other GSC Podcasts from 1st Encampment Electives.

2nd Encampment Leagues Tug of War, including Podcasts!

During the summer, campers in each village break up into different teams. These teams will compete in various activities throughout the summer, but the competition officially kicks off with Leagues Tug of War, an evening activity on the fifth night of camp. I was able to chat with several teams and campers, and also to record some of the sounds of Tug of War. Be sure to check out the GSC Leagues Tug of War pictures on the Golden Slipper Camp photo site, and some of the podcasts below!


Leagues Tug of War Podcasts (click the links to listen!)
056 Leagues Tug of War Vogelson 1st Tug

057 Leagues Tug of War Strauss 1st Tug

058 Leagues Tug of War Legends of the Hidden Temple

059 Leagues Tug of War Stretch Marks

061 Leagues Tug of War Caitlin Lanzetta, Alex, Baum, Hannah Cohen

063 Zoolander - AJ Porreca, Mike Regan, Gabe Broggi, Lucien Turkov, Casey Smith

064 Sam Barriskell, Seth Kardon, Marquise Davis, Donte Brown, Brandon Smith, Brett Kardon

065 Luke Valentine and Marquis Romain

Rick Recht Rocks GSC (Podcast)

On Saturday, July 22, GSC turned into a concert arena as Rick Recht arrived and rocked out for several hours. The fun started before dinner, when Rick met with several bunks to say hello and teach them some of his songs. You can hear the Rick Recht PreConcert GSC jam session in the first podcast below.

Rick received a thunderous GSC welcome when he entered the Dining Hall during dinner, and enjoyed us celebrating a GSC-style birthday. He was so overwhelmed by our spirit as we danced to Listen To Your Heart that he and his band learned the song after dinner so they could cover it during dinner. After that it was time for his concert, which was awesome and featured many campers and counselors singing or playing guitar on stage during different songs. There are many pictures on the GSC Photo Site, specifically in Rick Recht Set 1 and Rick Recht Set 2.

Finally, afterwards, Rick met and chatted with each GSC camper while signing autographs. Some of the podcasts below contain interviews with campers during the autograph session, while others feature songs and cheering from bunks that were waiting to meet Rick. Enjoy!



Podcasts from the Rick Recht Concert
Rick Recht PreConcert Teaching 1
Bunk A Interview after Rick Recht's concert (about the concert itself)
Bunk A Interview 2 after Rick Recht's concert (about GSC in general)
Skye (Bunk D) Interview after Rick Recht's concert
Strauss Interview after Rick Recht's concert
Vogelson Interview after Rick Recht's concert
Friends Village cheering after the concert
Gary Thompson, Bunk 3, talks about the concert

Podcast: Reflections of the Adventure Movie Bowl's Lieutenants

Each Olympic team has two lieutenants (one male, one female). We select the lieutenants from among the oldest campers, and it is fun to watch them assume a role of leadership and role modeling. The 2008 1st Encampment Adventure Movie Bowl was fortunate enough to have had eight amazing, passionate, and proud lieutenants!

Uncle Chad and I sat down with the lieutenants a few days after Olympics ended for a two part conversation. The first part of the conversation is being used to improve future Olympics at Golden Slipper Camp. The second part of the conversation centered around the campers' experiences in their roles as lieutenants. Their reflections were recorded and are shared in this blog entry. Enjoy =)

-Uncle Brando

Click here to listen to the Podcast featuring reflections from The Adventure Movie Bowl Lieutenants.

Podcasts made by the campers during electives!

Each week, our campers have the option to choose an activity in which they would like to participate. They then participate in those activities every morning or afternoon, during periods that we call "Electives." This summer, Aunt Jen Wade took on an enormous challenge by stepping up to run the Podcasting Elective. This means she had to learn the ins and outs of podcasting -- both recording and editing -- to run the elective and teach our campers. She has been learning a lot of the tricks of the trade on the fly, but you cannot tell from the quality of the finished products. We are very proud of Aunt Jen!

Below are their first podcasts recorded and edited by the elective campers and staff. Listen to Aunt Jen Wade (Bunk H), Rachel Albert (Bunk G), Jaia Jeter (Bunk M), Jay Cobb (Waiters' Bunk), Alex Mazik (Bunk 6), Matt Bird (Bunk 1), and Uncle Devan Shimoyama (Bunk 1) as they experiment with the new technology of podcasting and travel around GSC to bring the fun of Slipper to you!

Golden Slipper Camp Electives Podcast 1
Golden Slipper Camp Electives Podcast 3
Golden Slipper Camp Electives Podcast 4
Golden Slipper Camp Electives Podcast 5

Until next time,
Uncle Brando