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Notes on Camp Episode
TAL 109 Notes on Camp.mp3Listen on the This American Life Website
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Essential Questions
Essential Questions
The following questions address the major themes and thinking points of this podcast. You can use the questions to help you journal, take notes, or think about what you hear in this podcast.
What does camaraderie mean and how do we create it?
Traditions are things that ‘bring people back’ and ‘keep people connected’; however, if continuing with a tradition is not politically correct or is harmful, how do we navigate the complexity of rethinking that tradition?
Content Overview
Content Overview
This episode is one of the older from the This American Life archives. While some of the stories are still very intriguing and silly, there are a few references to politically incorrect humor, specifically homophobic punchlines. There is also a reference to the KKK, and summer camp borrowing traditions from Indigenous peoples. For these reasons we recommend listening to the Prologue, and Acts 3, 4, and 6 to get an idea of what summer camp is like.
episode summary
episode summary
This episode delves into the good and the questionable of summer camps. It is an episode that is, at times, cringe-worthy and, at other times, extremely heartwarming. Overall, this episode is a good one to start with because it brings us to thinking about summer days!
For this episode we recommend listening to the Prologue, and Acts 3, 4, and 6 to get an idea of what summer camp is like.
listening guides
listening guides
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EVEN More!
EVEN More!
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