Recent Episodes
The Final part of my great discussion with Mike Walton. As I wrap this lengthy show up I want to say that I had an absolute blast talking with Mike.
Show Notes for “SMM51_3 Talking Scouting with Mike Walton part 3″
Part 2 of my discussion with Mike Walton. In this addition we try to answer the question “Where have all the Black Kids gone?”
Show Notes for “SMM 51_2 Talking Scouting with Mike”
This is Show number 51 and the first part in a multipart discussion with Mike Walton, the Black Eagle.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show 51.1 Talking Scouting with Mike”
For some unknown reason.. I geuss I am just not that tech savy.. the show, both parts posted as I wished. Unfortunately, when I posted it the way I did iTunes did not want to play nice.
So here is a repost to let iTunes catch up of Part 2 of Show 50.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
In this two part show, Scoutmaster Jerry has a discussion about starting up a new Troop and what it takes to make Troops successful.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #50 – Building and Maintaining Successful Troops”
In this show we discuss Leadership and how leaders are made within the program of the Boy Scouts of America.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #49 Leadership”
In Show 48 I talk a little about an amazing weekend I recently spent with the Assistant Scoutmasters of my Troop.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #48″
In this show Scoutmaster Jerry gets pumped about our heritage and legacy and prepares to celebrate the Centennial!
Show Notes for “Show 47- Get Excited about the Celebration”
This is the Cold Weather Camping fact card that my unit uses for training our Scouts for Cold weather adventures.
Feel free to use it as you see fit. I have received a lot of requests for this so, I am glad to help.
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Show 46 introduces our listeners to a great Scouter from an outstanding Scouting Family!
Learn more about some of your favorite Scouting Sites Halfeagle.com, Class B.com, and Trailstop.com.
Scoutmaster Jerry interviews Gregg Hilferding a great Scoutmaster who has his finger on the pulse of Scouting on the internet.
Enjoy the Show and much as I did conducting the interview.
In this show we talk about Cold Weather First Aid/Injuries.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #45″
In Show 44 we share some feedback and our 5 star rating on iTunes. We also talk about some Scouting Technology in the news and Cold Weather Camping.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #44″
In this we talk about Woodbadge, Character, The Order of the Arrow, and Electronic Media.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #43″
In this show Scoutmaster Jerry answers 20 questions.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #42- 20 Questions”
In this Show we talk about the annual plan and setting your unit up for a Fantastic year of Scouting!
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #41″
We are trying some new stuff here at the Scoutmaster Minute. A couple short tips for you to enjoy.
This tip is on Maps.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Tips”
In this show Scoutmaster Jerry tackles a couple great topics.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #40″
In this show Scoutmaster Jerry invites Tinny from Minibull design into the Scoutmaster Minute for a discussion on Alcohol Stoves.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute #39 – Tinny Interview”
In this show we discuss Unit discipline. ?What it is, and how we go about maintaining it. ?Join Scoutmaster Jerry and his guest Shawn Cleary from?Cleary’s Corner?and fellow podcaster.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #38 – Unit Discipline”
In this show we wrap up a great discussion on gear.
Join Scoutmaster Jerry and his Assistant Scoutmasters as they continue a discussion on gear.
In this show we talk about our camp kitchens, raingear, clothing, and much, much, more.
In this show we talk about Backpacking gear and how to get Scouts using the right stuff.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show 36- What’s in your Backpack?”
The final of the three part series on Leave no Trace, Scoutmaster Jerry discusses the last three principles of Leave no Trace.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #35″
Continuing from our last show on Leave No Trace, Scoutmaster Jerry discusses the next two principles of Traveling and Camping on Durable surfaces and Disposing of Waste properly or Pack it in.. Pack it out!
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #34″
Planning and Preparing for your next out door experience should start with Leave no Trace.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #33″
Camp Cooking.? In this show Scoutmaster Jerry invites you all to sit around the Jetboil and listen in on a conversation with his Assistant Scoutmasters.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #32″
Wood Badge for the 21st Century.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #31″
Light weight backpacking with a special guest Jason Klass.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #30″
Every Year each Council within the Boy Scouts of America holds its Friends of Scouting Campaigns.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show # 29″
Teaching Scouts winter camping skills.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #28″
Scoutmaster Jerry?s Christmas Message to all the faithful dedicated listeners of the Scoutmaster Minute Podcast and readers of the Blog.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #27″
Impact.? What is your impact on Scouting.? This Show discusses some of the ways in which We..yes WE can have an impact on Scouting and the Scouts that are in our programs.
Show Notes for “The Scoutmaster Minute Show #26″
Troop Junior Leader Training.? A valuable tool to give the Youth leaders of your troop.? A must do every year to insure you have effective leaders that can provide Purpose, Direction, and Motivation.
This show is a discussion of how our Troop (Troop 664) conducts TJLT annually.
Enjoy.Listen or Download here
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This show is Sponsored by Badge Magic.
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The Scoutmaster Minute is Hosted by Scoutdata.com
Have a Great Scouting Day!
More on LEADERSHIP, This time we discuss 4 leadership traits of Courage, Competence, Candor, and Commitment.
Leaders are not born they are made.? It is important that we develop in our leaders these four leadership traits to ensure their success as a leader.
Of note:? I apologize for the month that I was away from podcasting.? Simply put, life got in the way, we are back on track and we should see a more regular schedule in the Scoutmaster minute podcast.
Thank you all for your patients.
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The Scoutmaster Minute is Sponsored?and Hosted by Scoutdata.com
Have a Great Scouting Day!
I have recieved a few emails regarding the show links, in particular the links for Shows 1-9.
The links are updated and should work now.
I must have not updated the links when I moved the server.
Thank you to all that have notified me of the problem.? I hope it all works for you now.
Thanks again- Have a Great Scouting Day!
Jerry
LEADERSHIP, perhaps my favorite Subject.? This show discusses Leadership and some leadership techniques.? Focus on the Teaching and Leading EDGE.
Listen to this show to focus leadership in your unit.
Leadership is more than wearing a patch!
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The Scoutmaster Minute is Sponsored by Badge Magic
and Hosted by Scoutdata.com
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The Call in Show.? I am joined by Dave, Shawn, and Steve in this edition of the Scoutmaster minute.
We talk about Fundraising, Finances, Scouting for Food, Blogs and more.
Listen in as the four of us had a great time having a discussion on what makes Scouting tick.
The show went long… but we just couldn’t stop the great conversation.
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The Scoutmaster Minute is Sponsored and Hosted by Scoutdata.com
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Show with International flare!? This show is a discussion with Nick Wood, Scout Group leader for the 1st St. Andrew’s Porthill Scout Group.
We talk about some of the things that are the same and of course the many differences between Scouting in America and Scouting in England.
Some links from the show:
Jamboree on the Internet
Jamboree on the Air
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This show is sponsored by Badge Magic
The Scoutmaster Minute is Hosted by Scoutdata.com
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Traditional Scouting.? Some have a vision of Scouting as a Norman Rockwell Painting, while others have a view from the Tooth of Time.? Scouting is full of fine tradition, starting with its values and aims and moving to special songs and skits.? This show we discuss Traditional Scouting.? My special guests are Chris and Steve from PTC media.
This is also a benchmark show.. #20!? And we celebrate the mile stone with some laughter and praise.
A special thanks to Scoutdata.com for hosting the show.
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This show is sponsored by Badge Magic
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EVERY SCOUT DESERVES A TRAINED LEADER!
Agree or Disagree… that is a fact and if you have doubts.. its because you are not trained.
This Show discusses Training and some of the reasons why folks are not trained and why they should be.
Bottom line..its for the Scouts.? Special guest Commish Cleary.
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This Show is sponsered and hosted by Scoutdata.com
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Advancement.? Often confused and often misinterpreted, but always a big part of the Boy Scouting Program.? This show discusses the Spiral learning of the Advancement process and Scoutmaster Jerry gives opinion and thoughts on how the program is “Supposed” to work.
A special thanks to Scoutdata.com for hosting the show.
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This show is sponsored by Badge MagicHave a Great Scouting Day!
Round Ups and Open Houses!
Its that time again to think about recruiting and that means Round Ups and Open Houses.
This show discusses ways to make your round up or open house a success.
Special Guest Unit Commissioner Shawn Cleary from the Voyager District Bay Lakes Council.
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This show is sponsored by Badge Magic
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Fundraising and Service Projects.
Discussion on how to implement Fundraising and Service projects within the annual plan.
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This show is sponsored by Scoutdata.com
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New Server, New Uniform, and Old Summer Camp Stories, plus a little feedback on Show #13, the “Gun Show”
The Scoutmaster Minute has a new host.? Scoutdata.com is now hosting the Shows.? A big thanks to Phillip at Scoutdata.com
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This show is sponsored by Badge Magic.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
In an effort to make the shows better and better, I will be moving my shows over to a new server over the next week.
The Migration has already begun with Shows 13 and 14 and show 15 will be posted directly to the new server.
As was expected the Council server I had been piggy backing on finally pulled the plug. Which is ok, I can understand.
A big thank you to Phillip at Scoutdata.com that came to the rescue and is now hosting the Scoutmaster Minute Podcast on his server.
I will move all the shows over so itunes is not effected. You will be able to find them all here also.
I will be removing the old links to assist in a seamless transition as the shows are uploaded.
Thanks for your patients and have a Great Scouting Day!
Risk Management is a neccessary process when planning and preparing for any Scouting activity.
This show discusses the principles of Risk Management, how and why we need to make sure that Risk Management is a part of every planning session.
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Show resources
Scouting.org Health and Safety website
Have a Great Scouting Day!
This show is sponsored by Scoutdata.com
Discussion on Dos and Don’ts regarding Fire arms, air soft, paintball, and lazer tag.
Also some discussion on the Patrol Method.
Sorry about the strange hum in the backgroud.. not sure what happened there.
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This show is sponsored by Scoutdata.com
Introducing a Troop to the adventures of Back Country or Backpacking style Camping.
We discuss some ways to convert your Front country… get out of the car and camp Troop… to a high adventure… get out in the back country Troop.
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Happy Scouting!
This show is sponsored by Scoutdata.com
Feedback Show.? This show shares feedback received from various outlets regarding the Scoutmaster minute podcasts.? Also answers some questions possed to me from great listeners.
Thanks for the feedback… keep it coming!
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Happy Scouting!
A discussion about the Webelos to Scout Transition.
I am posting Show #10 a bit early as I will be at Camporee this weekend and want to keep the weekly podcast on time.
This show discusses points about the Webelos to Scout Transition.? Specifically the roles of the Pack, Troop, and District.
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References for this show:
http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/improvedwebelostransition.aspx
BSA pamplet #18-086
Happy Scouting!
This show discusses the Scoutmaster and his various roles.
It also discusses the best utilization of Assistant Scoutmasters.
I am reposting this to try to get the feed burner and iTunes working correctly…
Sorry if there has been any inconvenience.
Happy Scouting!
Discussion on the Troops annual Plan
In this show we discuss the element of an effect annual plan.? Setting your Troop and its leaders up for a great year of Scouting.
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A?discussion of New Parent/Scout leader orientation.
When Scouts transition from a Cub Scout Pack to a Boy Scout Troop, there are often unanswered questions and a sense of culture shock to the parent unfamiliar with the Boy Scouting Program.? We explore these differences and try to set the new parent at ease by giving answers and instruction up front.?
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Happy Scouting!
For those of you that check out onlines message boards or forums, it may be of some interest that you can now communicate with me via the PTC media Forum.
As I am being rolled into the PTC media group with my podcasts… you can send messages, leave comments or suggestions on the board.
Another great way of getting the story of Scouting out there and a fantastic way for you to reach me.
Happy Scouting!
Due to my lack of computer skills.. I had to redo my itunes account so here is the new way to subscribe to my podcast.
I am sorry if this is an inconvenience to anyone… as soon as I figure this computer thing out.. things will get smooth.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=279122537
A discussion about Leadership.
Remember that you can use itunes or feedburner to access the shows now.
Show 6 is all about Leadership.? We discuss what makes good leaders and offer some tips for leadership development in your unit and making succeddful leaders in Scouting!
Happy Scouting!
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Another way that you can listen to the podcast if you don’t want itunes is thru Feedburner.
Click on this link and subscribe.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheScoutmasterMinutePodcast
Happy Scouting!
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Multiple topic Show, The Scout Oath.
Show 5 is complete and ready for your download.
The Show tackles multiple topics this time starting with the Scout Oath.? We talk about Pack and Troop relationships, The Outing rut, Goal Setting and we talk abit about bsalegal.org.
I hope you are enjoying the shows.? Please let me know how its going.
Happy Scouting!
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This podcast focuses on Bullying.?
With the new Scout requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class all centered on Bullying, it was time to get a podcast out there.? Using the BSA’s Bullying awareness presentation as a guide, this podcast gives definitions and solutions for bullying in your unit.
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Here are references on this subject, courtesy of The Boy Scouts of America presentation on Bullying.
Boy Scouts of America. (2008) Rank Requirement Changes. www.scouting.org/boyscouts/resources/32215/rankchanges.html?
Boy Scouts of America. (2007) Power Pack Pals #1: Bullying Comic Book. ?
Feinberg, T. (2003) ?Bullying Prevention and Intervention,? National Association of School Principals.
Produced in cooperation with the National Association of School Psychologists.?
Jeffries, P. W. & Goodwin, K. (2001) Stop School Bullying: Kalamazoo College?s Site Dedicated to Creating Safe Learning Environments for Kids. Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo College. http://www.kzoo.edu/psych/stop%5Fbullying/ ?
National Crime Prevention Council (2006) http://www.ncpc.org/topics/by-audience/parents/bullying/?
Newman, D. A., Horne, A. M., Bartolomucci, C. L. (2000) Bully Busters- A Teacher?s Manual for Helping Bullies, Victims, and Bystanders. Champaign, IL: Research Press. ?Olweus, D. (1993) Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do.
Oxford, UK: Blackwell.?Sassu, K. A., Elinoff, M. J., Bray, M. A., & Kehle, T. J. (2004) ?Bullies and Victims ? Information for Parents.? Helping Children at Home and at School II: Handouts for Families and Educators. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.?Sheras, P. (2002) Your Child: Bully or Victim? New York, NY:
Skylight Press.?Tassell, B. (2006) ?Dealing with Bullies,? Don?t Feed the Bully. Santa Claus, IN: Llessat Publishing. www.dontfeedthebully.com/DealingwithBullies.html?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2004) Stop Bullying Now! http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
This show is what I am calling a “Shotgun” show.? I?discuss?a few Boy Scouting topics.
Training
Summer camp and the homesick Scout
Knots (award)
and the Scoutmaster Conference
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The Order of the Arrow Representative is a Youth leader in the Troop that can have a great impact on your Troop’s camping experience as well as being a great example of leadership and service in the Troop.
Happy Scouting!
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Cold Weather Camping
This episode discusses gear and care of gear for Cold Weather Camping.



































