The Scouting Lounge
The Scouting Lounge is a weekly podcast from The Dakota Scout, where award-winning reporters Joe Sneve and Jonathan Ellis ditch the gotcha journalism to bring candid, behind-the-scenes conversations with South Dakota’s political leaders, celebrities and newsmakers. Blending sharp insight with dry humor, the show offers a refreshingly human take on the headlines — plus a peek into the newsroom as Sneve and Ellis wrestle with the challenges of fair reporting in a polarized world. From the state Ca...
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Meals for votes? Big Marijuana takes pass & Rick Steves' crusade to legalize gra...
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Libertarian redeems party, DeSantis revisionism & 'Merica
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Food fight, political dancing & the resignation that never happened
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Pool, pork & latrine flies swarm
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Exploding hand grenades, testing for rabies & price-fixing meat lords
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Chernobyl on the River, lots of CO2 & a post-Pearl Jam glow
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Noem's bad back, Tequila the Rottweiler and Joe excoriates the Twitter trolls (T...
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Night court, a crazy owl (plus bird impressions) & a boatload of breaking news
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What the heck is The Dakota Scout?
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