Camp Counselors with Zachariah Porter and Jonathan Carson
Zachariah Porter and Jonathan Carson
- 1 hour 3 minutes174 - Homemade Pasta Is Actually Bad
We have strong opinions about pasta this week. Zachariah takes a controversial stand against homemade pasta, and Jonathan tries to take down big Manhattan clam chowder. Plus, the story of a treasure hunter who found millions in sunken gold and then sat in jail for a decade because he refused to say where the rest of it was. We also meet Luigi Primo, the Italian semi-pro wrestler whose finishing move is chucking pizza dough in his opponent's face. Zachariah buys a pole chainsaw and is LITRALLY obsessed. Plus so much more. Just listen, okay? You'll get it.
This episode was mixed and edited by Kevin Betts.
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Works Cited:
➜ "Italian Wrestler Shows Off Unique Pizza-Slinging Move in Viral Video, Pizza Hut Reacts." NDTV Food, edited by NDTV Food Desk, 13 Mar. 2026.
➜ "Treasure Hunter Freed from Jail after Refusing to Turn over Shipwreck Gold." BBC News, 14 Mar. 2026.
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25 March 2026, 8:00 am - 32 minutes 23 secondsDumping Bong Water on His Couch - Trail Mix #124
In this mini episode we are reading listener submitted stories about a camper who was no match for basic home improvement projects, a camper who turned a minor issue into a full-BLOWN fiasco, and a harrowing tale of a camper who committed to a terrible cover-up with a splash of vodka.
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23 March 2026, 8:00 am - 1 hour 18 minutes173 - From Hollywood to Hospital Hell
Wellp... this episode starts in Hollywood and somehow ends in the emergency room. We talk about Zachariah’s debut Hollywood gig, staying at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (yuh the hotel from Pretty Woman), and a night out in WEHO before Jonathan’s injury that sent the trip off the rails and into the hospital.
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Works Cited:
➜ “Galway Hospital Accident Turns Mam’s Eyes ‘Alien’ Green.” Irish Star, 19 Feb. 2026.
➜ “Older Male Whales More Successful at Mating Because They’re Better Singers, Shows Study.” Good News Network, 28 Feb. 2026.
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18 March 2026, 8:00 am - 34 minutes 24 secondsI Was A Dominatrix Getaway Driver - Trail Mix #123
In this mini episode we are reading listener submitted stories about a camper whose Payless rain boots turned her into a gaslighting queen, a getaway driver for a local dominatrix, and a horror story about a camper who witnessed something unspeakable in a party house bathroom.
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16 March 2026, 8:00 am - 1 hour 16 minutes172 - We Went to Casa Bonita!
We finally got enchiladas under the waterfall in Denver at the famous Casa Bonita! What a fever dream <3
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Works Cited:
➜ Reuters, “Turkey Soccer Player Gani Catan Uses CPR to Revive Seagull Struck by Ball During Playoff Match.” New York Post, 26 Feb. 2026.
➜ Marshall, Colleen. “Why Millions of Dollars Is Shredded by the Federal Government Each Day.” NBC4 WCMH-TV
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11 March 2026, 8:00 am - 30 minutes 10 secondsHow I Almost Ended Up On Dateline - Trail Mix #122
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9 March 2026, 8:00 am - 1 hour 16 minutes171 - Jonathan Got Locked Inside The Magician's Box
Sorry we missed you on Monday but we are HERE! In this episode we recap our trip to Level99 where we drank, swung from ropes, and Jonathan got locked in a magician's box. Its a super fun and obnoxious episode. love youuu!
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Works Cited:
➜ Lu, Donna. “Good Luck Dua Leaper: Scientists Return Frogs Wiped Out by Fungal Disease to Wild.” The Guardian, 3 Feb. 2026.
➜ Corbley, Andy. “Frog Wiped Out by Disease Returns to the Wild With the Help of ‘Frog Spas’ and ‘Frog Saunas’.” Good News Network, 10 Feb. 2026.
➜ “Chef Saves Customer’s Life (Shrimp Basket, Pensacola, Florida).” TODAY.com, Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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4 March 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 2 minutes170 - TSA Searched Zach's Silicone Yabbos
We’re back from the road with a fresh batch of tour tales! We were staying on the same floor as the Chicago Bulls and got the chance to train like an athlete when a fire alarm caused us to haul these big ole thighs up 13 flights of stairs! From there we get into the important stuff: the very questionable legality of NYC bodega cats, the man who broke into a Little Caesars to make and sell pizzas (kinda a hero... very Sammich coded). We address the special kind of torture that is "trying to buy concert tickets online," Canadian cafe haters on Yelp, and so much more!!
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Works Cited:
➜ Agence France-Presse. “New York Seeks Rights for Beloved but Illegal ‘Bodega Cats’.” The Straits Times, 10 Feb. 2026.
➜ “Man Breaks into Little Caesars, Starts Making and Selling Pizzas, NC Police Say.” The Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026.
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25 February 2026, 8:30 am - 32 minutes 29 secondsPatty's Plummet - Trail Mix #121
In this mini episode we share listener submitted stories about a camper looking to make a life change and become a work force diva, a blind dog who turned one summer night upside down, and a camper's wet and wild lake day went south.
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23 February 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutes169 - Bussin' Down at Buc-ee's
In this episode of Camp Counselors Podcast, we continue the tour saga with a trip to Charleston, an absolutely fabulous stop for our first time at Buc-ee's, a long haul to Raleigh, and then a cute little meltdown moment when our flight to Atlanta got canceled because of a freak snowstorm. AYY!
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Works Cited:
➜ Frederick, Nathan. “High School Students Repair Cars and Give Them to Single Moms: ‘You’re Really Making a Change in the World.’” Good News Network, 24 Jan. 2026.
➜ Tierney, Brendan. “Nashville Family Fights HOA over Generator Use during Ice Storm.” WSMV, 28 Jan. 2026.
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18 February 2026, 9:00 am - 31 minutesI Was Paid $50 to Kick Him in the NUTS! - Trail Mix #120
In this mini episode we share listener submitted stories about a camper who went looking for romance and found a job pitch that was completely nuts, a camper on a revenge body journey that got a little too cheeky, and a camper who packed for every family emergency except the one that actually showed up.
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