Chris Brightwell

Podcasts

My Favorite Patch is a new show about Scouts, Scout leaders, and the stories behind their favorite patches. You can find all of the links for that show at linktr.ee/myfavpatch.
Scouting Memories Podcast explores the unique and personal stories we find throughout the BSA and its 100 million alumni. I'm recording new interviews now and will begin posting new episodes soon. Find the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
ClothTalk was a show that I helped produce in 2005 and 2006. Our goal was to explore the history of Scouting through patches and other collectables, but podcasting was a lot harder back then. You can find the show archive at https://anchor.fm/clothtalk.

Projects

The Scouting Memories Project is an officially-chartered project of the Boy Scouts of America. It is led by a team of volunteers across the country, who work together to help collect and preserve personal, unique, or interesting stories from the entire history of Scouting and its 100,000,000 members and alumni. You can learn more about the project and see some of our work online at scoutingmemories.org.
Coosa Lodge History Committee -- Collecting memories and memorabilia from Coosa Lodge and its legacy lodges (Cherokee Fifty, Achunanchi Lodge #135, and Kaskanampo Lodge #310). Follow us on Facebook!
Troop 361 History Project -- Collecting memories and memorabilia from 60 years of Scouting at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Huntsville, Alabama. hstroop361.com/history.
Where To Go Scouting is something that I've been tinkering with this for a long time, but the basic idea is pretty simple: How do we give Scouts and Scout leaders a simple tool to help find nearby opportunities for camping, hiking, and other adventures? This is a modern take on an old idea, but it's still a work in progress. I have a basic prototype online at wheretogoscouting.org. If you're interested in helping, drop me an email.
Coosa Shows is a team that I helped start in 1999 and have lead for more than 25 years. I have been (slowly) uploading many of our video projects to YouTube at https://youtube.com/coosashows.

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