Podcast

The Scouting Lounge

Author: The Dakota Scout
Feed episode count: 80
Official site: https://www.thedakotascout.com/podcast
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Summary

South Dakota’s leading alternative, independent and locally owned newspaper focusing on culture and politics in the Mount Rushmore State. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Episodes

Jun 13, 2026 · not_requested

Zak v. Zach | Sioux Falls Central District civic champions | Two campaigns, two runoffs | Art, walkability, Smithfield, data centers | Lowercase ‘l’ libertarian | Thinking bigger

Duration seconds: 3139
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/zak-v-zach-sioux-falls-central-district

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Jun 6, 2026 · not_requested

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?

Duration seconds: 8840
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/doedens-matt-hurley-and-rhodens-ian

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May 30, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 6222
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/tobys-babe-ruth-call-the-doeden-entourage

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May 23, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 4021
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/partying-in-parkston-hanging-at-hansens

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2188
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/dustys-got-pipes-a-long-shots-hail

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May 9, 2026 · not_requested

DSU shines | Coalescing Sanford, Avera & Monument | Navigating new nurses | Skeletons & treasure | Blame Trump | Hunting elephants

Duration seconds: 2732
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/dsu-shines-coalescing-sanford-avera

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May 2, 2026 · not_requested

The postmortem | Ellis & Lalley decompress | Handwritten notes & more debate rulebreakers | The best questions & answers | Sioux Falls mayoral hopefuls up next

Duration seconds: 3133
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/the-postmortem-ellis-and-lalley-decompress

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

(Steel) horses | Badlands dirt biking | Re-hooked on phonics | Classroom renegade | Why run? | War or Defense | A'bullsh*t' story | South Dakota's First Lady | SURFing with DSU

Duration seconds: 3508
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/steel-horses-badlands-dirt-biking

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

The mystery of the bogus candidates | 3 theories | 2020's sus count | What a county party does | Courting Dominion | Ballot drought | K-12 superintendent shoutouts

Duration seconds: 3013
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/the-mystery-of-the-bogus-candidates

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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

Running while building | From S.D. Trade to the U.N. | Being Brittany Lindberg's husband | The Scout's Iranian subscribers

Duration seconds: 5007
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/running-while-building-from-sd-trade

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Apr 4, 2026 · not_requested

Selling out & selling out | The politics of being A-political | Did $ioux Falls get $nubbed | Four Winds Arts & Music Fest | A wannabe musician's entitlement complex

Duration seconds: 4245
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/selling-out-and-selling-out-the-politics

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Mar 28, 2026 · not_requested

Jon & Joe reunite | Discovering mead | Turning trash into goods | Saving the world & trusting your gut | Hemp & Zahntech disruptions

Duration seconds: 4753
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/jon-and-joe-reunite-discovering-mead

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Mar 21, 2026 · not_requested

Busy busting bad guys | Happy trees | The 'No' vote | Westward pork & city growth | Cop turned killer

Duration seconds: 2652
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/busy-busting-bad-guys-happy-trees

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Mar 14, 2026 · not_requested

Gravy days of newspapering | Field guide for data centers | Building trust | Understanding rural concerns | 50 miles down the road | Pipeline poisoning

Duration seconds: 2219
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/gravy-days-of-newspapering-field

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Mar 6, 2026 · not_requested

Making a mayor mad | Crafting contracts | SNAP success | Stressing war | Balancing a budget | Policing in Sioux Falls | Creating a new tax

Duration seconds: 3418
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/making-a-mayor-mad-crafting-contracts

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Feb 28, 2026 · not_requested

Senate lockdowns | Tonnes the Tie Breaker | Fighting for public education | Reading a room & to a room | Getting it wrong | High growth, high costs

Duration seconds: 4342
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/senate-lockdowns-tonnes-the-tie-breaker

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Feb 21, 2026 · not_requested

'The Dicks' | TIFs, China & the American pork producer | The prison-Smithfield conspiracy theory | A GOP dark horse | Noem '26? | Concourse cash

Duration seconds: 4658
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/the-dicks-tifs-china-and-the-american

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Feb 14, 2026 · not_requested

A third penny in a post-penny world? | Hunting for CHICOMS & political posturing | Betting v. predicting | Fighting over scraps | The SNAP dilemma | Weather-driven smiles

Duration seconds: 3001
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/a-third-penny-in-a-post-penny-world

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Feb 7, 2026 · not_requested

Lounge carpet laying | Pipelines + prisons + data centers = GOP leadership clash | SLAPPing back frivolous lawsuits | Betting on sports betting | An overdue Medal of Honor | Striking independence

Duration seconds: 5235
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/lounge-carpet-laying-pipelines-prisons

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Jan 31, 2026 · not_requested

A very bad day | Nosey neighbors | Rescued by a former legislator | Data center defeat | The GOP's consigliere | Nibbling on property taxes | Mayoral run lessons

Duration seconds: 2676
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/a-very-bad-day-nosey-neighbors-rescued

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Jan 24, 2026 · not_requested

Guess who's back? | Recharged with a second chance | Civic engagement: ER edition | Foreigners, 'canucks' & headline wars | In the shadow of 'the seating incident'

Duration seconds: 2854
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/guess-whos-back-recharged-with-a

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Jan 17, 2026 · not_requested

A five-year itch? | Seat drama | Heading west | Future Fund feud | Winning by winging it | South Dakota's uniquely-shoddy postal system

Duration seconds: 1890
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/a-five-year-itch-seat-drama-heading

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Jan 10, 2026 · not_requested

County clash | Data center discourse, flipping birds & Jamie to the rescue | Journalism's AI traps | Rallying for those in harm's way | Make Debates Great Again

Duration seconds: 5998
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/county-clash-data-center-discourse

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Jan 3, 2026 · not_requested

'Trump Derangement Syndrome is real' | Filibuster fortification | Reclaiming ceded presidential authority | Making 'em work | '26 & beyond

Duration seconds: 2466
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/trump-derangement-syndrome-is-real

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Dec 27, 2025 · not_requested

Christmas ambush | Data center deluge | No subsidy for you | What's indoor recreation anyway? | Prison seminary | Leaving the barn door open | About that 'primary' debate

Duration seconds: 2981
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/christmas-ambush-data-center-deluge

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Dec 19, 2025 · not_requested

The Sporting Lounge? | All ball bearings — 'and drones now' | A 10-game Marshall-Vikings win streak | Bullpen rebuild | Future Falls funding

Duration seconds: 3057
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/the-sporting-lounge-all-ball-bearings

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Dec 13, 2025 · not_requested

Rapid City's showdown | Targeting TIFs | Military matriarch | Speech or deception? | 1984 | Hutterite dresses

Duration seconds: 2972
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/rapid-citys-showdown-targeting-tifs

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Dec 5, 2025 · not_requested

The magic of Christmas | Robots are coming | Data center dividends & disruptions | Sioux Falls love | Homebuilding workforce

Duration seconds: 2548
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/the-magic-of-christmas-robots-are

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Nov 28, 2025 · not_requested

Getting passed at 90 mph | First winter snow | Dusty Johnson's junk food gambit | LifeSource & second chances | Trump statue drama | TDS or TDS?

Duration seconds: 2677
Source: https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/getting-passed-at-90-mph-first-winter

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