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Happy CampersEpisode 123 - Professor Dave!Sammy and Julia chat with Dave Malter about the Master's Program in Camp Administration and Leadership he runs at Gratz College! 2020-08-1833 minHappy CampersEpisode 122 - Camp Canadensis!Sammy and Julia chat with Pam Malter, director of Camp Canadensis, and her husband Dave Malter, who also works at camp, about what it's like to work with your spouse at camp, and also about the wonderful program at Camp Canadensis! 2020-08-1041 minHappy CampersEpisode 121 - Camp Yampire!Sammy and Julia chat with Yam and Pie, creators of Camp Yampire, a weekend-long zoom camp for adults that occurs once a month! Because of Covid-19 and the resulting social distancing measures now in place, Yam and Pie saw an opportunity to help, and started an online summer camp for adults to attend through Zoom - every camp session is packed full of fun activities and games and lead by guest camp counselors - from dance parties to a live game of Clue, Camp Yampire is a great virtual space for people to connect and have some fun!2020-07-2746 minHappy CampersEpisode 120 - Activist Postcard Camp!Julia and Sammy chatted with Naomi Greenfield, who created a Zoom camp that teaches kids about voting and civic engagement, and then sets them up to write campaign postcards to voters in swing states to encourage them to register to vote and/or request a mail-in ballot!2020-07-2135 min
Happy CampersDream Camp with Tracy Soren!Comedian Tracy Soren stuck around to play a game of Dream Camp with Julia and Sammy!2020-07-1300 minHappy CampersEpisode 119 - Dream Camp with Tracy Soren!Comedian Tracy stuck around to play a round of Dream Camp with Sammy and Julia! 2020-07-1315 minHappy CampersEpisode 118 - Camp Poyntelle Lewis Village with Tracy SorenSammy and Julia chat with comedian Tracy Soren about her many summers as a camper and counselor at Camp Poyntelle Lewis Village! 2020-07-0650 minHappy CampersDiabetes Camp traditions!Scott Newman stuck around to talk to Sammy and Julia about some of his favorite traditions from Camp de los Ninos, and about some of the ways the camp has started to change the language around talking about diabetes.2020-05-2500 minHappy CampersEpisode 117 - Diabetes Camp Traditions!Scott Newman stuck around to talk to Sammy and Julia about some of his favorite traditions from Camp de los Ninos, and about some of the ways the camp has started to change the language around talking about diabetes. 2020-05-2512 minHappy CampersEpisode 116 - Diabetes Camp with Scott Newman!Sammy and Julia chat with Scott Newman about his many summers at various diabetes camps, including Camp de los Ninos! We learned a lot about Type 1 diabetes and all the physical and emotional strength it takes to manage on a day to day basis, and why camp is a wonderful community for kids who are growing up and learning to manage their diabetes.To learn more about DYF - the organization that runs Camp de los Ninos check out dyf.org and donate!2020-05-1848 minHappy CampersRebecca Shapiro's Ultimate 90's Summer PlaylistMusic publicist Rebecca Shapiro is back this week to share her ultimate 90's summer playlist!! Rebecca shared some of her favorite 90's summer jams with Sammy and Julia - check out the episode and then check out the playlist on Spotify and enjoy some summer tunes!2020-05-1100 minHappy CampersEpisode 115 - Rebecca Shapiro's Ultimate 90's Summer PlaylistMusic publicist Rebecca Shapiro is back this week to share her ultimate 90's summer playlist!! Rebecca shared some of her favorite 90's summer jams with Sammy and Julia - check out the episode and then check out the playlist on Spotify and enjoy some summer tunes!2020-05-1109 minHappy CampersEpisode 114 - Camp Camp with Rebecca ShapiroSammy and Julia chat with Rebecca Shapiro, a VP of marketing at Shore Fire Media, about her camp experience, and the story she told in the book Camp Camp, about her first boyfriend who she met as a counselor at Camp Walden in Michigan. 2020-05-0436 minHappy CampersEpisode 113 - Bravo's Camp Getaway with Randall KleinJulia and Sammy chat with Randall Klein, one of the staff members and stars of the upcoming new Bravo reality series "Camp Getaway" about her time at camp as a kid and her experience of working at Camp Getaway and filming for the show over the summer. 2020-04-2748 minHappy CampersEpisode 112 - Camp Girls with Iris KrasnowSammy and Julia chat with journalist, author and camp counselor Iris Krasnow about her new book Camp Girls. We learned all about Iris' camp experience, how she ended up going back to work at camp 40 years after she left, and how camp made her a big strong girl and a big strong adult woman who can DEAL!2020-04-2057 minHappy CampersEpisode 110 - Crip Camp!During this time of social distancing, Julia, Sammy and Allison decided to watch a new Netflix documentary called "Crip Camp" about a bunch of kids who met at Camp Jened, a camp for disabled teenagers, in the 60's and 70's who then went on to become the leaders of the activist movement fighting for rights for disabled people in the 70's and 80's. We loved this movie and learned so much about the Americans with Disabilities Act, and we encourage you to listen to this episode and then watch the movie! 2020-04-0317 minHappy CampersEpisode 109 - Nobody Will Tell You This But Bess KalbSammy and Julia chat with Bess Kalb, Emmy nominated comedy writer and author of the new book "Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as told by me) Story" about her time as a camper at Laurel South in Casco, Maine. 2020-03-3044 minHappy CampersChurch Camp with Bo!Sammy and Julia talk with Bo Cown, who went to Camp Glisten, a Methodist church camp in Georgia!2020-03-2300 minHappy CampersEpisode 108 - Church Camp with Bo!Sammy and Julia talk with Bo Cown, who went to Camp Glisten, a Methodist church camp in Georgia! 2020-03-2345 minHappy Campers92Y Camps!Sammy and Julia chat with Lauren Wexler, Director of Camp Programs at 92Y Camps about their traditional day camp summer programs and how she came to her roll as director!2020-02-2400 minHappy CampersEpisode 106 - 92Y Camps!Sammy and Julia chat with Lauren Wexler, Director of Camp Programs at 92Y Camps about their traditional day camp summer programs and how she came to her roll as director!2020-02-2438 minHappy CampersWyo and WaldenMorgan Ingari, former head counselor at Camp Wyonegonic, stuck around and chatted with Sammy and Julia about the differences and similarities between Walden and Wyo!2020-02-1700 minHappy CampersEpisode 105 - Wyo and WaldenMorgan Ingari, former head counselor at Camp Wyonegonic, stuck around and chatted with Sammy and Julia about the differences and similarities between Walden and Wyo! 2020-02-1727 minHappy CampersOut at CampSammy and Julia chat with Morgan Ingari, lifelong camper and staff at Wyonegonic Camps, about her experience as a queer counselor at a single sex camp.2020-02-1000 minHappy CampersEpisode 104 - Out at CampSammy and Julia chat with Morgan Ingari, lifelong camper and staff at Wyonegonic Camps, about her experience as a queer counselor at a single sex camp. 2020-02-1052 minHappy CampersQuaker Camp Take Two!Julia and Sammy chat with Lina Misitzis, reporter and producer at This American Life, about her time as a camper and counselor at Quaker camp Camp Shiloh!2020-02-0200 minHappy CampersEpisode 103 - Quaker Camp Take 2!Julia and Sammy chat with Lina Misitzis, reporter and producer at This American Life, about her time as a camper and counselor at Quaker camp Camp Shiloh!2020-02-0243 minHappy CampersEpisode 101 - Our Newest Happy Camper!Sammy and Julia chat with comedian Jesse Roth about her time at Camp JCA Shalom in Malibu, California! 2020-01-2049 minHappy CampersOur Newest Happy Camper!Sammy and Julia chat with comedian Jesse Roth about her time at Camp JCA Shalom in Malibu, California!2020-01-2000 minHappy CampersCrossover Episode with Essie's Hour of Love!Sammy and Julia chat with Essie and Grace from the podcast Essie's Hour of Love about how everyone came to start and nurture their podcasts, and the love that keeps them going.2020-01-1300 minHappy CampersEpisode 100 - Crossover Episode with Essie's Hour of Love!Sammy and Julia chat with Essie and Grace from the podcast Essie's Hour of Love about how everyone came to start and nurture their podcasts, and the love that keeps them going. 2020-01-131h 09Happy CampersA Camp Bat Mitzvah!Amy Striem, founder and Executive Director of The Rock and Roll Playhouse, stuck around to tell Julia and Sammy about her daughter's bat mitzvah AT camp, during the summer while it was in session!2019-12-2300 minHappy CampersEpisode 98 - A Camp Bat Mitzvah!Amy Striem, founder and Executive Director of The Rock and Roll Playhouse, stuck around to tell Julia and Sammy about her daughter's bat mitzvah AT camp, during the summer while it was in session!2019-12-2311 minHappy CampersCamp Vibes with Rock and Roll PlayhouseSammy and Julia chat with Amy Striem, founder and executive director of The Rock And Roll Playhouse, a weekly family concert series for parents and kids to listen to and engage with great music! Amy tells us about her time at Pinemere Camp and how her love of folk and rock and roll music at camp lead her to start Rock And Roll Playhouse!2019-12-1600 minHappy CampersEpisode 97 - Camp Vibes with Rock N' Roll PlayhouseSammy and Julia chat with Amy Striem, founder and executive director of The Rock N' Roll Playhouse, a weekly family concert series for parents and kids to listen to and engage with great music! Amy tells us about her time at Pinemere Camp and how her love of folk and rock and roll music at camp lead her to start Rock N' Roll Playhouse! 2019-12-1633 minHappy CampersWilderness CPRJulia and Sammy chat with Sam Clanon, who tells us about his summer as a counselor at Stanford Sierra Camp - a family camp in northern California for Stanford University Alumnae.2019-11-2500 minHappy CampersEpisode 95 - Wilderness CPRJulia and Sammy chat with Sam Clanon, who tells us about his summer as a counselor at Stanford Sierra Camp - a family camp in northern California for Stanford University Alumnae. 2019-11-2533 minHappy CampersGetting Gnarly!Sammy and Julia chat with comedy writer Lizzie Logan about her time t Camp Towanga in California!2019-11-1100 minHappy CampersEpisode 93 - Getting Gnarly!Sammy and Julia chat with comedy writer Lizzie Logan about her time t Camp Towanga in California! 2019-11-1140 minHappy CampersHow Camp Directors Spend Their SundaysJulia and Sammy chat with Robbie Gothelf, Associate Director of Timber Lake Camp, about his Sunday routine at camp!2019-10-2800 minHappy CampersEpisode 91 - How Camp Directors Spend Their SundaysJulia and Sammy chat with Robbie Gothelf, Associate Director of Timber Lake Camp, about his Sunday routine at camp! 2019-10-2859 minHappy CampersCAMPOWERMENT!Julia and Sammy chat with Tammi Leader Fuller, Founder and Director of Campowerment, a women's retreat program inspired by and powered by CAMP!2019-10-2000 minHappy CampersEpisode 90 - CAMPOWERMENT!Julia and Sammy chat with Tammi Leader Fuller, Founder and Director of Campowerment, a women's retreat program inspired by and powered by CAMP!2019-10-2035 minHappy CampersCamp Vega with Anna Roisman!Sammy and Julia chat with host of HQ Words and comedian Anna Roisman about her summers at Camp Vega!2019-10-0700 minHappy CampersEpisode 88 - Camp Vega with Anna Roisman!Sammy and Julia chat with host of HQ Words and comedian Anna Roisman about her summers at Camp Vega! 2019-10-0758 minHappy CampersCamp Talk with Joey Greene from Queer EyeSammy and Julia chat with Joey, the hero from Season 3 Episode 2 of Queer Eye! Joey tells us about how he got into working at summer camps, and his camp and life philosophies, as well as his experience on the show!2019-05-2000 minHappy CampersEpisode 87 - Camp Talk Joey Greene from Queer Eye!Sammy and Julia chat with Joey, the hero from Season 3 Episode 2 of Queer Eye! Joey tells us about how he got into working at summer camps, and his camp and life philosophies, as well as his experience on the show!2019-05-2034 minHappy CampersFlipping The ScriptThis week Sammy and Julia are interviewed by Cole Kelly, director of camp Weequahic, and host of the podcast Campfire Conversation about how Happy Campers came to be and everything they've learned so far!2019-05-1300 minHappy CampersRun Like an Antelope Out of ControlSammy and Julia chat with Julien Bousquet, co-founder and head recruiter of Running Abroad, a running camp for teens in the south of France!!2019-04-2900 minHappy CampersLike Father Like Son!Julia and Sammy talk with Any Lillienthal, director of Camp Winnebago, an all boys sleep away camp in Maine!2019-04-2200 minHappy CampersEpisode 84 - Like Father Like SonJulia and Sammy talk with Any Lillienthal, director of Camp Winnebago, an all boys sleep away camp in Maine! 2019-04-2213 minHappy CampersThe (Pop) Culture of Summer Camp!Julia and Sammy chat with Matt Ralph, creator and curator of summercampculture.com!!2019-04-1500 minHappy CampersEpisode 83 - The (Pop) Culture of Summer CampJulia and Sammy chat with Matt Ralph, creator and curator of summercampculture.com!! 2019-04-1535 minHappy CampersCamp Food!Sammy, Julia and Allison chat with friend of the pod and restauranteur Julie Horowitz about the best camp food!2019-04-0800 minHappy CampersEpisode 82 - Camp Food!Sammy, Julia and Allison chat with friend of the pod and restauranteur Julie Horowitz about the best camp food! 2019-04-0839 minHappy CampersEpisode 81 - Meet Renee from ACA!Julia and Sammy chat with Renee Flax, Director of Camper Placement at the American Camp Association, NY/NJ about her career working with camps and families to find the perfect ACA-accredited camp for every child!2019-03-1144 minHappy CampersThe Lifelong CamperMolly Hott, Executive Director of SCOPE, stuck around to chat with Sammy and Julia about her career in summer camps!2019-03-0400 minHappy CampersEpisode 80 - The Lifelong CamperMolly Hott, Executive Director of Scope, stuck around to talk to Sammy and Julia about her life as a career camper!2019-03-0420 minHappy CampersSCOPE!Sammy and Julia chat with Molly Hott, Executive Director of SCOPE - Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education - a non-profit organization that provides children from underserved communities with summer camp experiences!2019-02-2500 minHappy CampersEpisode 79 - SCOPE!Sammy and Julia chat with Molly Hott, Executive Director of SCOPE - Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education - a non-profit organization that provides children from underserved communities with a beautiful camp experience! 2019-02-2534 minHappy CampersWould You Rathers Return!Sherm Jacobs returns to do some would you rathers with Sammy and Julia!2019-02-1100 minHappy CampersEpisode 78 - Would You Rathers Return!Sherm Jacobs returns to do some Would You Rathers with Sammy and Julia! 2019-02-1115 minHappy CampersBully BewareSammy and Julia chat with Sherm Jacobs about his experience with "light bullying" as a camper.2019-02-0500 minHappy CampersCorporate Takeover Day!Noah stuck around for a mini episode to tell Sammy and Julia about some of his camp's unique traditions, and then played a quick game of "Would You Rather!"2019-01-2800 minHappy CampersQuaker Camp!Sammy and Julia chat with Noah Wagner about his summers at Quaker Camp!2019-01-2100 minHappy CampersJesus CampSammy and Julia are joined by filmmaker and director Rachel Grady, who directed the documentary films Jesus Camp and One of Us. We talked about her experience going to an evangelical Christian camp to film the movie and learn about the camp's teachings and beliefs.2018-12-0900 minHappy CampersSammy's Punday SundaySammy gives Matthew a few camp-related visual puns to decipher! Follow along on Instagram and see if you can guess before he does!2018-11-1900 minHappy CampersEisner Camp!Sammy and Julia check out Jewish Camp, and take a tour around Eisner Camp in the Berkshires! Among other things, we learned that Shabbat at Jewish camp is SUPER FUN and not at all like the services you sat through at Hebrew School. We think you'll enjoy this tour almost as much as we did!2018-10-2200 minHappy CampersNo FlexSammy and Julia chat with Olivia, a junior in high school who felt a lot of pressure to skip her last summer at camp in order to pursue her dream of playing college volleyball. However, this past summer she made a last minute decision to go back to camp and have one last summer with her camp friends in the JC program - and she did not regret it!2018-10-1500 minHappy CampersCAMP TACONIC!!Sammy and Julia took a tour of Camp Taconic to get a feel for camp outside of Cinocat!2018-10-0800 minHappy CampersLive from Taconic, It's CINOCAT!In the first episode of Season 3, Sammy and Julia kick off the 2018 Camp Road Trip Series by visiting Camp Taconic to see CINOCAT and find out what all the fuss was about!2018-09-3000 minHappy CampersLove Your Sleep. Make Your Bed.Sammy talks to sleep expert Nancy Rothstein about developing good sleep habits at camp that we can carry with us for our whole lives!2018-04-2300 minHappy CampersMental Health at CampSammy and Julia chat with Natalie Rothstein, a licensed therapist and former camp counselor, about mental health at camp!2018-04-1600 minHappy CampersOne Not So Happy CamperThis week Sammy and Julia have an update from "K", from The Camper Diaries episode two weeks ago, and Rachel is back to read a story she wrote when she was a kid called "One Not So Happy Camper!"2018-04-0900 minHappy CampersThe Camper DiariesSammy, Julia, and Allison chat are joined by Rachel to read and discuss some of Rachel's detailed journal entries about some of the (now) hilarious romantic interactions she had at camp!2018-03-2600 minHappy CampersHey Now, You're an All Star!Sammy and Julia chat with former Camp All Star camper Julie about the ins and outs of sports camp!2018-03-1200 minHappy CampersStaff Brats!Julia and Sammy chatted with Bobby and Grace, who are the children of the former directors of Camp Caribou and Camp Winnebego respectively, about what it was like growing up as the director's kid at camp!2018-02-2500 minHappy CampersThe Very First SummerJulia and Sammy chat with Max and Mary Pat about the founding summer of Pocono Springs Camp!2018-02-0500 minHappy CampersSpace Camp!Julia and Sammy chat with Ryan about that time he went to Space Camp when he was ten, and then played a space trivia game!2018-01-2900 minHappy CampersWe've Got Magic To Do!Sammy and Julia chat with Adam Blumenthal, owner of Tannen's Magic Store and Magic Camp about growing up going to Tannen's Magic Camp, and about how the camp runs today!2018-01-2100 minHappy CampersReunited And It Feels So Good!Sammy and Julia chat with Dori and Lindsay about Camp Pinecliffe's 100th anniversary reunion!2018-01-0800 minHappy Campers2017 Holiday Special!Sammy, Julia and Allison chat about the holidays, and some of their favorite Happy Campers moments from 2017, and what they're looking forward to in the new year!2017-12-1700 minHappy CampersYes, AND!Sammy and Julia chat with Aaron and Rick, a couple of improv guys from the Magnet Theater who attended IMPROV CAMP this summer!!2017-12-0300 minHappy CampersWalden Greets You Pleased to Meet You!Sammy, Julia and Allison return to their childhood camp - Camp Walden in the last installment of the Camp Road Trip Series.2017-11-1400 minHappy CampersCamp Sunshine Part 1Sammy, Julia and Allison visit Camp Sunshine, a camp for families of children with life threatening illnesses.2017-10-2900 minHappy CampersWe'll Tell You Of Camp Cobbossee So Far Far Away!Sammy and Julia reporting from the mysterious and wonderful land of boys camp!! We learn all about Camp Cobbossee and talk to a few campers about what makes camp so special to them.2017-10-2200 minHappy CampersWho Would You Be If You Never Went to Camp?Julia & Sammy went to The Summer Camp annual fundraiser and asked the ultimate question (among others): Who would you be if you never went to camp?2017-10-1600 minHappy CampersWe're Back!Sammy and Julia profile The Summer Camp, a camp in Maine for underserved girls from low income and foster families!2017-10-0800 minHappy CampersScout Master Stew!Sammy and Julia chat with step-grandpa Stewart about his experience at boy scout camp when he was a kid in the 40's!2017-07-3100 minHappy CampersGrandpa Stew's Camp Crew!Julia and Sammy chat with Julia's step-grandpa Stewart about when he was a counselor at boys camp in the 50's! Beware of Tim Tyler and getting left in the dust.2017-07-2400 minHappy CampersYour Favorite Foreign CounselorsJulia and Sammy talk to Cat, Matty and Louis from Americamp about the process of placing British counselors at camps across the U.S. and Canada!2017-07-1600 minHappy CampersCamp Bonfire Adventures You SO MUCH!Julia and Sammy recount their amazing weekend at Camp Bonfire!!2017-07-0900 minHappy CampersThe Tiniest Camper!This week, Sammy talks to Netta, who is heading into her second summer at Jacobs camp to tell us everything she's looking forward to this summer, now that she knows the ropes!2017-06-2600 minHappy CampersGetting To Know Us!This week, we thought it would be fun for Sammy and Julia to have a one-on-one conversation about their camp experience, and all the ways it has influenced who we are as adults, and the passions we have pursued as a result!2017-06-1800 minHappy CampersEssie's Fifteen Minutes of CampSammy and Julia hang out with Essie for a quick summer rom com movie game!2017-06-1200 minHappy CampersEssie's Hour of CampJulia and Sammy are joined by Essie, host of the podcast Essie's Hour of Love, to talk about her unique experience as a camp counselor, and how her camp circle has helped shaped her life2017-06-0400 minHappy CampersStacy's Books Have Got It Going OnSammy and Julia talk to Stacy Davidowitz about her series for teens and tweens called Camp Rolling Hills, what went into the process of writing them, as well as the musical on which they are based. She also reads some hilarious letters she wrote home as a camper.2017-04-3000 minHappy CampersAmazing Amy Goes to Camp!This week, Sammy and Julia chat with Amy, who decided to work at sleep away camp as an adult with her two daughters, and learned the ins an outs of camp life!2017-04-2400 minHappy CampersPranksters Unite!Sammy and Julia are joined by prankster Danielle to play a pranking game, and then we hear some of the pranking stories our listeners sent in!2017-04-1600 minHappy CampersThere's a Prankster in All of Us!Julia and Sammy are back after a two week break to bring you a super fun episode about camp pranks! This week we sit down with Danielle, the ultimate prankster to talk about what makes a good prank, what about camp makes it a heightened pranking environment, and hear some crazy stories about the height of her pranking days!2017-04-0900 min