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Guides' Own
by Taryn and Marissa
Two Guiders sharing their love for Girls Guides! We talk about program, traditions, songs, special women in the organization, and so much more.
Episodes
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Episode 58 - Guiding is here, there, and everywhere!
This week we talk about how guiding has influenced our lives outside of Girl Guides! Interests, hobbies, skills that we were introduced to and honed have grown into so much more. Then we talk about an Indigenous businesswoman who is working to educate the rest of Canada about the indigenous ways…
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Episode 57 - Guiding Symbols
This week we talk about the symbols that have helped define guiding over the last 100 years - from insignia to pins to flags. Then we talk about one of the founders of Guiding, Olave Baden-Powell, and her long life in Guiding. Finally, we sing Our Vision For Tomorrow, a sweet song about the hope...
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Episode 56 - Across the Pond
This week we travel across the pond and learn about our sister organization - Girlguiding UK! Then keeping with the UK theme, we talk about another royal and her ties to Guiding - this week, its Kate Middleton! and finally, we warp up with a short song based off the Westminster Bells, Big Ben…
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Episode 55: Guiding Guest: Rachel
This week we chat with another Guiding Guest - Rachel! Rachel and Marissa go way back to their time in Rangers together and we hear some great stories from Rachel about her time in the unit. Then we talk about a star who has worked hard to get her voice back, while still being a fierce as ever -...
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Episode 54 - Campfires: Part 2
This week, we finish our campfire, and talk about Mariah Carey, a music star that we have all listened to at some point. And we wrap up our conversation about campfires with a all-time favour song - Fire's burning.
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Episode 54 - Campfires: Part 1
As we head into summer, we are starting to think about all the great parts of camp - including Camfires! a great way to spend a evening singing and sharing stories and skits! This week we talk about how to plan the perfect campfire and some of our favourite songs! Then, tune in next week to learn...
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Episode 53 - Around the World
We mention on the episode that it was our 50th show, however, we had others that we wanted to share ahead of this one. This week we are going to fly around the world and learn a little about the 5 WAGGS regions. We talk about Jillian van Turnhout an honourable member and influential member of…
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Episode 52 - Kusafiri
We complete our World Centre tour this week stoping in Africa looking at the exciting, although short history of Kusafiri! We then stay in Africa and learn about the first trainer Guider in Africa, Marjorie Kabuzi. And finally we wrap up with our campfire song the World Centre Song, a useful song...
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Episode 51 - Pandemic Guiding a Century ago
While this global pandemic is changing how Guiding is happening today, the Flu Epidemic in 1918 also changed Guiding! Come with us and see how the world reacted to that epidemic, and how guiding tried to make the world a place then. Then we talk about Dr. Kathleen Ross, the former president of...
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Episode 50 - The Secret Guides
This week we talk about Guiding during WWII in Germany and talk about an example of guiding life in a Nazi Work camp. Its a truly wonderful story about how guiding can unite people, and can make a difference. If you want to skip ahead to She Was a Girl Guide You Know - it starts at 43:40. Our She...
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Episode 49 - Guiding Guest: Devon
This week we chat with another Guiding friend - Devon. Devon and Taryn go way back to high school, and then became Co-Guiders as they got older and took on a unit of their own. We talk about a Honorary Girl Scout - Michelle Obama, who as First Lady was the president of Girl Scouts of the United...
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Episode 48 - Green Girls
This week for St. Patrick's Day, we are going GREEN! We are talking about the history of Pathfinders and the path the group has taken in the last 40 years! Then we talk about another Honourary Girl Guide. This week it's Sinead Burke, a woman from Ireland who hasn’t let her disability stop her…
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Episode 47 - Crystal Palace, Part 2
This week, we are finishing up our Thinking Day two-parter. After last week's exploration of Crystal Palace, we are staying in London and diving into the life of Anges Baden-Powell, the women who got guiding started in 1910 in England and helped it move around the world. Then we sing the Guiding...
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Episode 47 - Crystal Palace, Part 1
This week, we have another two-parter for Thinking Day! In the first half, we are talking about Crystal Palace and the Crystal Palace rally in 1909. There is so much more to the Crystal Palace than either of us knew! Make sure you tune in next week to hear about Anges Baden-Powell, the woman who...
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Episode 46 - Knot Again
This week we are talking about knots! How to tie them, where to learn how how to tie them, what they are good for! So many great things about knots! Then we talk about J.W. a former Girl Guide who is now taking on the world with her creative writing books, taking photos, and leaving a positive...
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Episode 45 - Our Girl Scout Neighbours, Part 2
In a continuation of last week's episode, we are containing our conversation about GSUSA. This week we talk about Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the movement. And we sing G for Generosity, a campfire song that every Girl Scout should know!
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Episode 45 - Our Girl Scout Neighbours, Part 1
This week we start a two-parter all about GSUSA! There was just so much information about Girl Scouts and Our SWAGGYK, Juliette Gordon Low we just had to split it into two episodes! This week we cover the history of Girl Scouts of the USA Make sure that you check in next week to hear all about...
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Episode 44 - Cooking with Quartermasters
This week make sure you have snacks on hand as we talk all about food and Girl Guides! We talk about camp menus and some of our fav menu items, and how they have changed over the years! In our SWAGGYK we talk about Marilyn Smith who is not only a Second City alum, but also a cookbook author, and...
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Episode 43 - Keep Calm and Carry On Guiding
This week talk about the scary world that we are in right now and COVID! How guiding has changed to deal with on-line and socially distanced meetings, and no camping or singing! For our SWAGGYK, we talk about Karen Katen, the former president of Pfizer, and put the company in a position where it...
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Episode 42 - A Life of Learning
This week to start off our New Year, we look at how guiding inspires and encourages you to keep learning for your whole life, in school and beyond. Then in SWAGGYK, we talk about soon-to-be First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, a lifelong learner and teacher of lifelong learners. And finally, we learn our...
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Episode 41 - Come in to Sangam
This week we travel to India to get away from the cold Canadian winter! We talk about the 4th World Center - Sangam. While in India we talk about a trailblazer in the Indian Guiding community - Ammu Swaminathan! And finally we sing the Sangam world centre song!
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Episode 40 - Guiding Guest: Shannon, Part 2
This week's episode is a continuation of last week's conversation with Shannon, who travelled with Marissa to the Netherlands in 2019. If you haven't listened to that episode already, go listen to it first. Shannon picked our SWAGGYK, Sarah McLachlan! An artist who has paved the way for female...
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Episode 40 - Guiding Guest: Shannon, Part 1
This week we have our second guest - Shannon! Shannon and Marissa travelled to the Netherlands on a Nationally-Sponsored Trip in 2019 with a group of Canadian Girl Guides. She shares some of her stories of their trip and of her life in Guiding. Don't worry, we didn't miss SWAGGYK or campfire this...
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Episode 39 - A Century of Sisterhood
This week we are looking both back and ahead! We are talking about the Centenary of Guiding around the world. Join us as we look back to how we celebrated in 2010, and think ahead to where we are going to be 100 years from now! Our SWAGGYK is Princess Margaret, a wonderful woman who had a hard…
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Episode 38 - Being Flawsome
This week we are taking a look in the mirror, and embracing our bodies in every shape and size! We are talking about the Dove Self-esteem program and their partnership with WAGGGS. For our SWAGGYK, we talk about supermodel Tyra Banks, who wants to make sure that everyone loves their bodies! And...
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Episode 37 - A Good Turn
This week we are highlighting some of the great things that Girl Guides do at home and around the world to make the world a better place! In SWAGGYK we highlight Melinda Gates, a philanthropist, advocate, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and great all-around example of what it...
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Episode 36 - A Guide Remembers
This week, we take a moment to remember the men and women who fought for the rights and freedoms we have as Canadians with a commemoration of Remembrance Day. In SWAGGYK, we talk about Dame Kelly Holmes, a surprisingly quick-footed and self-assured women who never let gender or age get in the way...
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Episode 35 - Tricks and Treats
This week on Guides’ Own we get a little spooky for Halloween! Come and listen to some Canadian ghost stories, ones which you can pass on at your next campfire. Then, we talk about Ashley Jensen who is a former Girl Guide and also a professional at embodying different characters. And we wrap it…
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Episode 34 - Uniting our Nations
This week we talk about the UN and how it is working with WAGGGS and other youth organizations to make the world a better place for the future! In SWAGGYK, we go in-depth on Carol Bellamy and see how she has changed the organization for the better as the former director of UNICEF. We end the...
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Episode 33 - Giving Thanks
In celebration of Canadian Thanksgiving last weekend, we are talking about all the things we are thankful for Guiding on this week's episode. We also learn about the Queen of the kitchen, decor, and all things home - Martha Stewart! We discovered many surprising things about Martha that we didn't...
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Episode 32 - Guiding Guest: LA
This week we have our first guest! We talk to a lifelong guider, LA, about her time in guiding and why it is important to her. Fun fact, LA was Marissa's leader when she was in Pathfinders! LA picked Debbie Reynolds for SWAGGYK, a lifelong Girl Scout who didn’t let fame get in the way of her...
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Episode 31 - Looking Back
This week we are talking about all the things we wish we knew when we were younger! From being self-conscious, afraid to asking for help, and everything in between! In SWAGGYK, we talk about someone who has taken the time to look back on her young life and found ways to make it easier for other...
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Episode 30 - A Royal Connection
This week, we are talking about an award that many girls and young women have gotten while in guiding - the Duke of Ed Award. Keeping in the royal family, we talk about the Duke of Edinburgh’s daughter, this weeks SWAGGYK, Princess Anne. She is a busy lady who has made service a major part of her...
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Episode 29 - Playing it Safe
This week we are getting back into the swing of meetings and review Safe Guide and the love-hate relationship that guiders have with it. For our famous former girl guide, we talk about the award-winning author, Margaret Atwood, who has written some the most thought-provoking books of the 20th...
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Episode 28 - Girl Guide Values
This week, we talk about values, and how guiding has affected our personal values to make us into the people we are today In SWAGGYK, we talk about Lamp Chop’s creator, Shari Lewis, a woman of showbiz who created a star! And finally we talk about The Song that Never Ends in our Campfire, a song...
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Episode 27 - A City of Dreamers
This week we are taking about how Guiding and Scouting can change the world for girls who are homeless. The girls of Troop 6000 have more struggles than many other members, but in Scouting are building the skills they need to help themselves and their families change their futures! All it takes…
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Episode 26 - Shoot for the Moon
This week, as the guiding and school years start up again, we are talking about setting goals and making them happen! In SWAGGYK, we talk about Olympian Sarah Wells, a woman who has hurdled over many obstacles to reach her goals both on and off the track. We get a little silly in this week's...
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Episode 25 - Our Cabaña
This week on Guides’ Own we are hopping back on a plane heading down south to Our Cabaña! Stop number three of our World Centre tour brings us to the wonderful world of Mexico where Taryn shares some of the highlights from her trip and the friends she made. In SWAGGYK, we talk about Dolores…
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Episode 24 - Minds Matter
This week on Guides' Own, We are talking about Mental Health and how Guiding has taken time to make sure that girls today have the tools to have good mental health and how Canadian compares have been working to destigmatize mental health problems. We talk about Dr. Joyce Brothers, a TV…
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Episode 23 - When in Doubt, Paddle Out
We are paddling out and into an adventure this week! Since Taryn is off on a canoe trip, we caught up about some adventures or misadventures she has had over the years on different trips, including an encounter with a bear! We stay on the water as we talk about our Notable former Girl Scout -...
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Episode 22 - Guiding Down Under
This week during Guides’ Own, we talk about everything Down Under! That’s right, we head to Australia and learn about guiding in a different country! For SWAGGYK, we talk about the Australian Julia Child, Margret Fulton, the women who revolutionized food in the country And we wrap up with a new...
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Episode 21 - Sisters for Life
This week on Guides’ Own we talk all about The Baby-Sitters Club in honour of Malia Baker, a former Guide in BC before breaking into Hollywood! We dive into the books, babysitting as teens, and how we learned about babysitting in guiding! Malia Baker, a young star, is doing so much and is a true...
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Episode 20 - What's In a Name?
This week, We talk about a guider favourite, where the leaders can show a little of their personality, Guiding Names! For our SWAGGYK, we cover a famous name in News, Katie Couric. A woman who wasn’t letting anything from stopping her from shining light on many important things in the world. And...
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Episode 19 - Wanna Swap?
This week, we talk about a guiding tradition that is close to our hearts - Camp Blankets! and the swaps, badges, crests and everything else that goes with them! In She Was a Girl Guide You Know, we talk Tanni Grey-Thompson, a welsh Para-athlete and Paralympian, who wasn’t letting a wheelchair get...
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Episode 18 - Searching for Girl Guides
Ever wonder what comes up when you Google about Girl Guides? Come gather around, and learn some fun new things! AACK! Its Cathy! This week's She Was A Girl Guide You Know is the creator of the Cathy comic strip. A woman who was ahead of her time who created a comic that showed it. And finally, in...
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Episode 17 - Oh Canada
In a slightly early celebration of Canada Day, we are talking about the history of Girl Guides in Canada! We also learn some counting in SWAGGYK with Feist, a Canadian singer/songwriter who you likely know from an old iPod nano commercial. And to wrap up our Canada Day episode, we chose a very...
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Episode 16 - Let's Celebrate
This week it's time to say goodbye - kinda. We talk about end of year celebrations and how we have celebrated in the past. In SWAGGYK, we go back to the early days of Girl Guides in Canada and talk about the first Chief Commissioner, Lady Mary Pallett, and her home at Casa Loma. Finally, we talk...
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Episode 15 - The Power of Empathy
During these times of unrest, we need to see our privilege and use it to make the world a better place. The world needs to do better to show the diversity around us, and that means making sure everyone is included, and has a true place at the table to help find the solutions that we need. Black...
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Episode 14 - Friendship and Fun
Before you listen this week, please take a moment to think about George Floyd and everything that has been happening in the world this week. We promise that we will give this topic proper due next week when we are able to give it the time and effort it deserves. As Girl Guides, we make a promise...
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Episode 13 - Let's go to London
Come join us as we travel to the second World Centre - Pax Lodge in London, UK! Learn about its long history and reincarnations! We talk Leadership for program this week and do a quick overview of what leadership is and how to help girls grow themselves Our She Was a Girl Guide you Know, we talk...
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Two Guiders sharing their love for Girls Guides! We talk about program, traditions, songs, special women in the organization, and so much more.
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