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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 Lounge is where South Dakota’s biggest stories meet its most honest voices.
No scripts. No spin. Just real talk.
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Sen. Mike Rounds joins Joe Sneve and Jonathan Ellis to talk about his bid for a third term. The discussion includes AI regulation, why property rights proponents had legitimate grievances about carbon pipelines, saving Ellsworth Air Force Base, the B-2...
U.S. House candidate Nikki Gronli joins Jonathan Ellis and Joe Sneve to discuss her campaign across South Dakota, the challenges facing rural communities and her approach to getting things done in Washington. The conversation covers local meat processi...
SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING,FIRST BANK & TRUST,JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS After nearly three decades leading the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Mike Milstead is preparing to call it a career, handing the badge and the responsibility of leadershi...
SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING, FIRST BANK & TRUST, JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS On this episode of The Scouting Lounge, Joe Sneve and Jonathan Ellis sit down with three South Dakota voices at the center of the state’s political debates. Elizabeth Schenkel, exte...
SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING, FIRST BANK & TRUST, JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS The GOP nominee for South Dakota Secretary of State is Heather Baxter, an outgoing state lawmaker from the Black Hills. She discusses what it'll take to find integrity in the electi...
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