Scoutmaster Podcast 165

April Fools' Day fake BSA news bulletin announcing a revised Cooking merit badge requirement involving roadkill, referencing Tennessee's 1999 Roadkill Bill and Pennsylvania's groundhog requirement.

Listener mail from: adult volunteer in Rockwell TX (PAC 1062) sharing a Baden-Powell quote on boys educating themselves; Marcy in Vancouver WA (Troop 545) asking about reprinting articles; Dutch praising the site and advancement videos; Glenn in San Diego (PAC 650) endorsing Conahoe Creek; Chris Dawart on rebooting his troop. Clarke also announces the April 14 Scout Circle with canoe author Kevin Callan.

First installment of a new monthly feature: interview with Arlen Ward, new Scoutmaster of Troop 17 in Thornton, Colorado, discussing the genesis of starting a brand-new troop, finding a charter organization, securing a meeting location in a new church, recruiting disengaged Scouts with a boy-led vision, and holding a successful informational meeting.