Episode 105 features a candid field interview with Dave, an Eagle Scout and adult leader, who shares his experience with Scouting from three perspectives: as a boy whose mother enrolled him after his father’s death, as a parent navigating his son’s involvement including a temporary dropout, and as an adult leader who found renewed purpose through the program. The conversation explores the difficul

Episode 101 features the regular panel of Tom Gillard, Larry Geiger, and Walter Underwood discussing two key Scouting topics. The first segment covers Scoutmaster conferences, emphasizing they are conversations to connect with Scouts—not pass/fail evaluations—and that no Scout can fail one. The panel then addresses a question from Andre Crawford about maintaining the boy-led principle while ensuri

Clark Green shares a listener letter from Larry Geiger that perfectly captures when Scouting is working: ‘Scouts don’t behave like a product.’ The episode also covers a Listeners Email segment on recognizing the moment a Scout has genuinely grown.

Clark Green explains why Scouting is fundamentally a process—not a production line—and why liberating yourself from the need for measurable outputs is essential to understanding the mission. A Scoutmaster’s Minute uses the metaphor of a Scout shirt to describe the Scouting program to non-Scout audiences.

Clark Green shares a blog post by new Scoutmaster Brian Spellman of Fishers, Indiana, who describes the moment he truly saw his Scouts lead themselves. The episode explores what it looks and feels like when the patrol method actually works—and a listener email touches on similar themes.

Clark Green shares a letter Mike Rowe (host of Dirty Jobs) wrote to an Eagle Scout, which resonated widely in the scouting community, along with a comment from Colin who is on the home stretch to Eagle. The episode also features a Listeners Email segment.

A milestone 40th episode featuring a long interview with authors of the book Working the Patrol Method. Clark Green celebrates the occasion with listener thank-yous and digs into the patrol method with guests who have thought deeply about how it works in practice.

Clark Green describes the structure of a model Scout troop campout from preparation to execution, emphasizing the independence of youth leadership throughout. The episode also includes a quiz on merit badge counselors to test knowledge of the program’s requirements.

Back from summer camp and a canoe trip, Clark Green shares listener letters about troops that have become truly boy-led, including Larry Geiger’s story of an Appalachian Trail hike where the Scouts cared for their adult leaders—not the other way around.

Clark Green continues the troop meetings series, using the story of a painter’s chaotic-looking studio as a metaphor for the productive disorder of a well-run Scout meeting—where what looks like a mess is actually Scouts learning. Also continues the series on planning the future of your unit.