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The Scouting Lounge
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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 Capitol to backstage passes, The Scouting Report is where South Dakota’s biggest stories meet its most honest voices. No scripts. No spin. Just real talk.
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Remembering David | Congratulating Christine | Sneve's correction | Trolling with public info | Running proud | That other runoff | Constitutional communism?
6d ago01:18:18Tap to summarizeThe Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “Blacklisted? | Political Covidians, cowards or ‘Midwest Nice’? | Ellis & Joe’s favorite Declaration signers | Power posturing | ‘This level of smoke’ | Founders, framers & America250”and check out all past shows in the podcast archiveREMEMBERING DAVID BARRANCOWhile recording this episode of the Scouting Lounge podcast, we couldn’t help but think about our most frequent guest.David Barranco was such a friend to The Dakota Scout that it wasn’t uncommon for him to just wander into our office on a Thursday or Friday afternoon. He liked the free beer and the political conversation that came with appearing as a guest on the podcast - or anytime the lights are on in the newsroom. Plus, he had journalism in his background and he enjoyed the energy of “the bunker.”For a time — before he got sick — we gave him a hard time about being our Ed McMahon or Andy Richter, infamous sidekicks on the programs of Johnny Carson and Conan O’Brian.So frequent were his visits that David kept a jar of olives in our fridge so he could have olive beers when he was here. It’ll be in our fridge for a long, long time.We already miss you, buddy.Jon & Joe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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Blacklisted? | Political Covidians, cowards or 'Midwest Nice'? | Ellis & Joe's favorite Declaration signers | Power posturing | 'This level of smoke' | Founders, framers & America250
2w ago00:37:12Tap to summarizeThe Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “A recount advantage | Get ready for court | A divided GOP | Tit for tat in the governor’s race | Regulators | America250”and check out all past shows in the podcast archiveCheck out The Dakota Scout’s America250 content & have a Happy INDEPENDENCE DAY, South Dakota!!!* The Declaration’s truths still reverberate across U.S., around the world* Founders’ foresight fosters future freedom* Test your 1776 knowledge about the Founding in our semiquincentennial quiz* The full online edition of the special sectionKEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO FIND The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting Lounge This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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A recount advantage | Get ready for court | A divided GOP | Tit for tat in the governor's race | Regulators | America250
3w ago00:57:33Tap to summarizeDid you miss last week’s episode of The Scouting Lounge?The Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. And share this episode with your family and friends.Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “EPISODE 200: 100 cops short | Lincoln Day dinners | McPherson County mania | Erickson-Smith predictions | Double standards & malicious politics | Prosecutor packing | Consolidated election failure”and check out all past shows in the podcast archive-Joe Sneve’s children attended the South Dakota Republican Convention in Rapid City Saturday where they got to meet both Gov. Larry Rhoden (above) and Toby Doeden.KEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO FIND The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting Lounge This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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EPISODE 200: 100 cops short | Lincoln Day dinners | McPherson County mania | Erickson-Smith predictions | Double standards & malicious politics | Prosecutor packing | Consolidated election failure
4w ago00:59:55Tap to summarizeThe Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.Did you miss last week’s episode of The Scouting Lounge?Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “Zak v. Zach | Sioux Falls Central District civic champions | Two campaigns, two runoffs | Art, walkability, Smithfield, data centers | Lowercase ‘l’ libertarian | Thinking bigger” and check out all past shows by visiting the podcast archive.KEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO FIND The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting Lounge This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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Zak v. Zach | Sioux Falls Central District civic champions | Two campaigns, two runoffs | Art, walkability, Smithfield, data centers | Lowercase ‘l’ libertarian | Thinking bigger
Jun 1300:52:19Tap to summarizeThe Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.Did you miss last week’s episode of The Scouting Lounge?Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “Doeden’s Matt Hurley & Rhoden’s Ian Fury collide | Bombing an intro | USD love, Med school move & keeping Verm alive | Good soldiers | Will civility last | Predictions?” and check out all past shows by visiting the podcast archive.KEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO FIND The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting Lounge This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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Doeden's Matt Hurley & Rhoden's Ian Fury collide | Bombing an intro | USD love, Med school move & keeping Verm alive | Good soldiers | Will civility last | Predictions?
Jun 602:27:20Tap to summarizeThe Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.Did you miss last week’s episode of The Scouting Lounge?Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “Toby’s Babe Ruth call | The Doeden entourage | ‘Simplifying’ Sioux Falls civics | Double runoff? | A bunk tax filing or a false residency — choose one | Killing the messenger” and check out all past shows by visiting the podcast archive.KEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO FIND The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting Lounge This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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Toby's Babe Ruth call | The Doeden entourage | 'Simplifying' Sioux Falls civics | Double runoff? | A bunk tax filing or a false residency — choose one | Killing the messenger
May 3001:43:42Tap to summarizeDid you miss last week’s episode of The Scouting Lounge?Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “Partying in Parkston | Hanging at Hansen’s | In the K-12 trenches | The pipeline fight’s spark | Polling, attack ads & a surge | Spending & sales tax” and check out all past shows by visiting the podcast archive.KEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO FIND The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting LoungeS.F. Simplified’s complete guide to the 2026 Sioux Falls election: https://www.sfsimplified.com/your-complete-guide-to-the-2026-city-election-sioux-falls-election-june-2-candidates-bios-information-whos-running-mayor-city-council-school-board/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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Partying in Parkston | Hanging at Hansen's | In the K-12 trenches | The pipeline fight's spark | Polling, attack ads & a surge | Spending & sales tax
May 2301:07:01Tap to summarizeThe Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.Did you miss last week’s episode of The Scouting Lounge?Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “Dusty’s got pipes | A long-shot’s ‘Hail Mary’ | Data centers, electricity & taxes | Not shooting straight | A dedicated Yote | Lemmon to USD | The grocer | Bad candidates | Homeless draw” and check out all past shows by visiting the podcast archive.KEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO FIND The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting Lounge This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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Dusty's got pipes | A long-shot's 'Hail Mary' | Data centers, electricity & taxes | Not shooting straight | A dedicated Yote | Lemmon to USD | The grocer | Bad candidates | Homeless draw
May 1500:36:28Tap to summarizeThe Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.Did you miss last week’s episode of The Scouting Lounge? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “DSU shines | Coalescing Sanford, Avera & Monument | Navigating new nurses | Skeletons & treasure | Blame Trump | Hunting elephants” and check out all past shows by visiting the podcast archive.KEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO FIND The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting Lounge This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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DSU shines | Coalescing Sanford, Avera & Monument | Navigating new nurses | Skeletons & treasure | Blame Trump | Hunting elephants
May 900:45:32Tap to summarizeThe Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.Did you miss last week’s episode of The Scouting Lounge? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “The postmortem | Ellis & Lalley decompress | Handwritten notes & more debate rulebreakers | The best questions & answers | Sioux Falls mayoral hopefuls up next” and check out all past shows by visiting the podcast archive.KEEP SCROLLING FOR LINKS TO A FEW OF The Dakota Scout STORIES & OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF The Scouting Lounge This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thedakotascout.com/subscribe
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