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The PineCast
by Pine Island Camp
Tune in to hear updates about Pine Island Camp and the upcoming summer season. Director Alex Toole shares important announcements, fun camp facts, PIC trivia, camper and staff shoutouts, and listener questions.Our older episodes feature the PineCast Oral History Project. This project documents the camp's history by showcasing some of PIC's most iconic personalities.
Episodes
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Season 2, Episode 9: Season Finale!
It's time to go to camp! The countdown is on: less than one month! In our season finale, Alex updates listeners on everything the PIC team has been doing to make sure camp is ready to go for our boys on June 26th. Tune in to hear about how to visit camp this summer, a historical fact or two about...
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Season 2, Episode 8: Camp Is Right Around the Corner!
Spring has arrived in Maine, and that means that camp will be here before you know it! In this episode, Alex updates listeners on what the team has been up to as we get ready for summer 2026. Tune in to hear about a few dates to add to the calendar, a historical fact about Pine Island, and the...
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Season 2, Episode 7: Special Guest Bianca Bell!
This week, we're excited to share a conversation with Pine Island Camp parent and current PIC Board member Bianca Bell. Bianca's sons attended—and later worked at—Pine Island from 2018 to 2025. She is a pediatrician in Atlanta, Georgia with Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associates and serves as a...
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Season 2, Episode 6: What We've Been Up To | Upcoming Events!
It's been a bit since we've done a normal episode with offseason updates, trivia, staff and camper shoutouts, and event announcements. Tune in for a quick episode and catch up on what has been going on in the world of Pine Island Camp! As mentioned in the episode, our upcoming events are…
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Season 2, Episode 5: Special Guest Matt Kennard!
This week, we're excited to share a conversation with Pine Island alum and current PIC Board member Matt Kennard. Matt attended Pine Island as a camper from 1994 to 1998 and now serves as CEO of BetterLesson, a professional development and coaching organization created by teachers, for teachers....
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Season 2, Episode 4: Season's Greetings!
In this episode, we update listeners on what we've been up to; we give a fun fact about a high-speed activity we used to have at PIC (unbelievably); we give the answer to our trivia question about Sacred Animals and deliver a new trivia question; and we deliver a season's greetings message! Oh…
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Season 2, Episode 3: A Very Grateful Pine Island Thanksgiving
Today on the podcast, we do something a little different. Instead of our usual format, Alex reads a letter that we sent out, from him, to the broader Pine Island community in the spirit of Thanksgiving. This is an important time to practice gratitude, and in this letter Alex expresses many things...
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Season 2, Episode 2: What We've Been Up To, Info Nights, and Corrections!
Welcome back for a new season of the PineCast! Season 1 followed us as we prepared for the 2025 camp season, and season 2 will track the lead-up to the 2026 camp season. We're excited that you're tuning in! In this episode, we update listeners on what we've been up to, personally and in our...
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Season 2, Episode 1: We're Back for a New Season!
Welcome back for a new season of the PineCast! Season 1 followed us as we prepared for the 2025 camp season, and season 2 will track the lead-up to the 2026 camp season. We're excited that you're tuning in! As always, send your trivia answers and listener mailbag questions into the podcast by...
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Episode 6: Interview with Jono Bryant, WFR Instructor and Expedition Alumni Trip Leader
Tune in today for episode six of the PineCast, Pine Island Camp's official podcast! Today we're doing things a bit differently and airing an interview with Jono Bryant, a longtime friend of PIC who teaches our WFR course and is leading our alumni trip (Expedition Alumni) to Belize in December!…
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Episode 5: Camper Lindbergh, PIC in the Modern Era, and More!
Tune in today for episode five of the PineCast, Pine Island Camp's official podcast! We'll talk about some celebrity history at camp, hear trivia about one of the island's buildings, and learn about Alex's thoughts on PIC moving deeper into modern times. As always, send your trivia answers and...
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Episode 4: PIC Looks Different Now, plus What's It Like to Live in a Tent?
Apologies for the delay between episodes! Tune in today for episode four of the PineCast, Pine Island Camp's official podcast! Hear about a returning camper from Brooklyn, a trivia question about basketball, and what it's like to live in a tent at PIC. Plus, head to the history books to learn…
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Episode 3: A Returning LTIP, a Pine Islander on Spotify, the Whitehead Lighthouse, and More!
Tune in today for episode three of the PineCast, Pine Island Camp's official podcast! Hear about an LTIP who is returning as a first-year counselor, a camper who put on the show of a lifetime at Club Honk, and an alum who is taking Spotify by storm. Plus, go back in time to learn more about the...
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Episode 2: The One that Resembles a Seahorse...
Tune in for Pine Island updates, camper, staff member, and alumni shoutouts, the fact and trivia question of the week, and some amazing PIC musical interludes! Our hearts go out to PIC families and alums affected by the LA fires. Please get in touch to let us know that you're safe, and if you…
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Episode 1: Welcome to the New PineCast!
This week, we're proud to present our first full episode of the re-launched PineCast! Listen for updates on what we've been working on, our camper and staff member shoutouts, a PIC fun fact, and a chance to answer the Pine Island trivia question!
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Coming Soon: PineCast 2.0!
Coming soon to a podcast player near you: the revamped and re-launched PineCast! Stay tuned for episodes every two weeks or so, starting next month. We're excited to deliver you important updates, announcements, shoutouts, trivia, and more!
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Buildings Part III
Ben Swan continues his tour of Pine Island's buildings and their history. Tune into Building's Part I and II for a history of the northernmost buildings on Pine Island. In this episode, Ben Swan talks about the Dining Hall. Who remembers 6'8" ceilings and posts throughout the dining hall? Hosted…
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Buildings Part II
Ben Swan continues his tour of Pine Island's buildings and their history. Tune into Building's Part I for a history of the northernmost buildings on Pine Island. In this episode, Ben tells the rich history of Honk Hall — both its first and second iteration. Hosted by Woody Hoyt Intro Music by...
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Buildings Part I
A history of Pine Island's buildings would be boring without Ben's additional stories. Tune in to learn more about the buildings that keep us dry and provide spaces to gather. Hosted by Woody Hoyt Music by Johnny Credit Card
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Vehicles
Planes, trains, and automobiles have all delivered Pine Islanders to camp, and the latter two have brought Pine Islanders to adventures all over New England. Ben Swan dives into a history of the vehicles that have transported Pine Islanders to and from their expeditions in the wilderness. Hosted…
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Pine Island's Launches
Ben Swan takes us back to the earliest days of Pine Island Camp when traveling to the Island was more of an adventure. He tells us stories about our esteemed launches. Hosted by Woody Hoyt. Intro Music by Johnny Credit Card
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The Heist
Ben Swan takes us back to a chilly fall day in Pine Island history — to a heist and the subsequent "investigation" to return the stolen items to Pine Island. Hosted by Woody Hoyt. Intro Music by Johnny Credit Card
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Tune in to hear updates about Pine Island Camp and the upcoming summer season. Director Alex Toole shares important announcements, fun camp facts, PIC trivia, camper and staff shoutouts, and listener questions.Our older episodes feature the PineCast Oral History Project. This project documents the camp's history by showcasing some of PIC's most iconic personalities.
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Tune in to hear updates about Pine Island Camp and the upcoming summer season. Director Alex Toole shares important announcements, fun camp facts, PIC trivia, camper and staff shoutouts, and listener questions.Our older episodes feature the PineCast Oral History Project. This project documents the...
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