Camp Counselors with Zachariah Porter and Jonathan Carson

1 hour 12 minutes
(Replay) 90 - The Limp Wrist Committee
(Original broadcast June 5, 2024)
In this episode, The Counselors talk all things Pride Month, drive-in theaters, and argue the existence of dinosaurs!
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17 June 2026, 8:00 am
33 minutes 22 seconds
(Replay) Pantsless with A Broken Ankle In The Bounce House - Trail Mix #53
(Original broadcast Sep 30, 2024)
In this episode of Trail Mix, the counselors read submitted stories about a camper's date with a major celebrity's son, a videographer at a funeral, and a bounce house story that will have you wanting to bounce off the face of the Earth.
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15 June 2026, 8:00 am
1 hour 5 minutes
185 - WE ARE ENGAGED!
Zachariah Porter and Jonathan Carson are engaged! In this special episode of Camp Counselors Podcast, we’re sharing the full story of our engagement weekend in Maine. After six years of dating, we’re spilling the details on how the proposal happened, from the road trip to Acadia National Park, to the private beach moment where Zachariah got down on one knee. And we couldn't be happier!
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9 June 2026, 8:00 am
32 minutes 22 seconds
Busch Light Apple Ruined Me (Beautifully) - Trail Mix #135
In this mini episode we read listener submitted stories about a camper and her possible daughter’s stolen identity, a cross-state mission for Bapple, and a dermatologist appointment that did not go as planned.
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8 June 2026, 8:00 am
1 hour 3 minutes
184 - Cable Box Divas
In this episode we YEARN for cable TV. Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, ABC Family (then turning into freeform? like what was that??) and the list goes on an on and on like a scrolling tv guide. We also cover the news story of a grandma's prom obsession dreams coming true, and a hot air balloon flopp yet again.... ugh. Lots to do lots to say!
This episode was edited and mixed by Kevin Betts.
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Works Cited:
➜ Flintrop, Crystal. “Teen Fulfills Lifelong Promise of Taking His Grandmother to Prom: ‘It’s Her Dream.’” KBTX, 4 May 2026.
➜ “Mind If We Drop In? Hot Air Balloon with 13 Aboard Makes Emergency Landing in California Backyard.” NBC News, 20 Apr. 2026.
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3 June 2026, 8:00 am
33 minutes 35 seconds
Gutter Ball Daddy - Trail Mix #134
In this mini episode we read listener submitted stories!
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1 June 2026, 8:00 am
1 hour 14 minutes
183 - Dear SodaStream: Forgive Me (TELL ALL)
In this episode of Camp Counselors, we’re taking flight with absolutely no flight plan. Spicy requests, smooth move tea, SodaStreams, musical greeting cards, sun lounger lawsuits, hootie AND his blowfish.
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Works Cited:
➜ Shkurtaj, Tereza. “Woman, 24, Tracks Down 72-Year-Old Man Who Used to Have Her Phone Number After She Receives Cryptic Text from Stranger (Exclusive).” People, 2 May 2026.
➜ Thomas, Garvin. “San Francisco Woman Gets Photographer’s Old Number. It Changes Both Their Lives.” NBC Bay Area, 3 May 2026.
➜ “German Tourist Wins Payout after Losing 6am Race for Sun Lounger.” The Times, 6 May 2026.
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27 May 2026, 8:00 am
29 minutes 22 seconds
OOPSIE! My Crock Pot Kitchen Fire - Trail Mix 133
In this mini episode we read listener submitted stories about a Crock Pot kitchen nightmare, a sweaty night at the club with Jwoww, and a center stage fart!
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25 May 2026, 8:00 am
1 hour 8 minutes
182 - RUDE: UFO Did NOT Probe Me!
In this episode of Camp Counselors, we are invading the world of alien abductions, UFO sightings, Goldie Hawn’s emotional alien encounter, and discuss what WE BELIEVE aliens actually look like. Naturally, this leads to Jersey Shore clips, Area 51 theories, and a VERY open invitation for aliens to come on the podcast with final edit approval. (If yall are reading this out there please email our team or respond via crop circle, whichever is easiest for you. We know you're busy.) Then, Counselor Jonathan covers the heart stopping news story of a CPR instructor who legit had a real-ass heart attack while teaching students how to respond to one. Plus a nationwide SCAM involving mysterious packages sent from a sketchy sender named Davve (with two Vs)... This story hits home because COUNSELOR ZACHARIAH has been selected to be SCAMMED! Can you believe?!
This episode was edited and mixed by Kevin Betts.
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Works Cited:
➜ Goodyear, Sheena. "Wisconsin EMT Saves Man Having Heart Attack on His Way to Pick Up His Own Medication." CBC Radio, 2026. Accessed 19 May 2026.
➜ Kraus, Jennifer. "Brushing Scam Sends Hundreds of Mysterious White Packages to Mailboxes and Porches Across the Country." NewsChannel 5, n.d. Accessed 19 May 2026.
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20 May 2026, 8:00 am
36 minutes 28 seconds
This Man Secretly Lived Under My Stairs - Trail Mix #132
In this mini episode we are reading listener submitted stories about a camper with wedding-party homework and one mysterious keepsake, a spa day turned homemade waterpark, and the terrifying tale of a camper and the nightmare under the stairs.
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18 May 2026, 8:00 am
1 hour 9 minutes
181 - Oklahomos!
This week we talk about our journey of a lifetime to Thackerville, Oklahoma to see Stevie Nicks at the world’s largest casino!! We’re talking vodka Red Bulls, Panda Express pandamonium (hehe), and Zachariah finding God in a fried bologna sandwich. This episode was mixed and edited by Kevin Betts.
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Works Cited:
➜ Gaikwad, Shilpy Arora. “‘Girl Power’: Women Track Down Burglars, Find Thief Wearing Their Stolen Clothes.” Stuff, 29 Apr. 2026.
➜ Hollingsworth, Heather. “Identity Thief Whose Deception Led to His Victim’s Incarceration Gets a 12-Year Prison Term.” AP News, Associated Press, 31 Jan. 2025.
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13 May 2026, 8:00 am
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