# The Scouting Lounge

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Official site: https://www.thedakotascout.com/podcast
Author: The Dakota Scout
Episodes: 80

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## Episodes
- [Zak v. Zach | Sioux Falls Central District civic champions | Two campaigns, two runoffs | Art, walkability, Smithfield, data centers | Lowercase ‘l’ libertarian | Thinking bigger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/zak-v-zach-sioux-falls-central-district-civic-champions-two-campaigns-two-runoffs-art-walkability-smithfield-data-centers-lowercase-l-libertarian-thinking-bigger) — 2026-06-13T18:53:57+00:00
- [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?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-06-06T23:54:23+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-05-30T13:07:00+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-05-23T19:37:27+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-05-15T23:02:02+00:00
- [DSU shines | Coalescing Sanford, Avera & Monument | Navigating new nurses | Skeletons & treasure | Blame Trump | Hunting elephants](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/dsu-shines-coalescing-sanford-avera-monument-navigating-new-nurses-skeletons-treasure-blame-trump-hunting-elephants) — 2026-05-09T01:13:46+00:00
- [The postmortem | Ellis & Lalley decompress | Handwritten notes & more debate rulebreakers | The best questions & answers | Sioux Falls mayoral hopefuls up next](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/the-postmortem-ellis-lalley-decompress-handwritten-notes-more-debate-rulebreakers-the-best-questions-answers-sioux-falls-mayoral-hopefuls-up-next) — 2026-05-02T00:33:51+00:00
- [(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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-04-24T23:40:25+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-04-17T22:35:39+00:00
- [Running while building | From S.D. Trade to the U.N. | Being Brittany Lindberg's husband | The Scout's Iranian subscribers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/running-while-building-from-s-d-trade-to-the-u-n-being-brittany-lindberg-s-husband-the-scout-s-iranian-subscribers) — 2026-04-10T23:22:47+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-04-04T00:45:02+00:00
- [Jon & Joe reunite | Discovering mead | Turning trash into goods | Saving the world & trusting your gut | Hemp & Zahntech disruptions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/jon-joe-reunite-discovering-mead-turning-trash-into-goods-saving-the-world-trusting-your-gut-hemp-zahntech-disruptions) — 2026-03-28T00:33:11+00:00
- [Busy busting bad guys | Happy trees | The 'No' vote | Westward pork & city growth | Cop turned killer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/busy-busting-bad-guys-happy-trees-the-no-vote-westward-pork-city-growth-cop-turned-killer) — 2026-03-21T02:06:44+00:00
- [Gravy days of newspapering | Field guide for data centers | Building trust | Understanding rural concerns | 50 miles down the road | Pipeline poisoning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/gravy-days-of-newspapering-field-guide-for-data-centers-building-trust-understanding-rural-concerns-50-miles-down-the-road-pipeline-poisoning) — 2026-03-14T00:52:03+00:00
- [Making a mayor mad | Crafting contracts | SNAP success | Stressing war | Balancing a budget | Policing in Sioux Falls | Creating a new tax](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/making-a-mayor-mad-crafting-contracts-snap-success-stressing-war-balancing-a-budget-policing-in-sioux-falls-creating-a-new-tax) — 2026-03-06T23:12:10+00:00
- [Senate lockdowns | Tonnes the Tie Breaker | Fighting for public education | Reading a room & to a room | Getting it wrong | High growth, high costs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/senate-lockdowns-tonnes-the-tie-breaker-fighting-for-public-education-reading-a-room-to-a-room-getting-it-wrong-high-growth-high-costs) — 2026-02-28T01:08:27+00:00
- ['The Dicks' | TIFs, China & the American pork producer | The prison-Smithfield conspiracy theory | A GOP dark horse | Noem '26? | Concourse cash](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/the-dicks-tifs-china-the-american-pork-producer-the-prison-smithfield-conspiracy-theory-a-gop-dark-horse-noem-26-concourse-cash) — 2026-02-21T00:02:56+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-02-14T01:04:01+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-02-07T00:24:38+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-01-31T00:27:36+00:00
- [Guess who's back? | Recharged with a second chance | Civic engagement: ER edition | Foreigners, 'canucks' & headline wars | In the shadow of 'the seating incident'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/guess-who-s-back-recharged-with-a-second-chance-civic-engagement-er-edition-foreigners-canucks-headline-wars-in-the-shadow-of-the-seating-incident) — 2026-01-24T01:11:26+00:00
- [A five-year itch? | Seat drama | Heading west | Future Fund feud | Winning by winging it | South Dakota's uniquely-shoddy postal system](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/a-five-year-itch-seat-drama-heading-west-future-fund-feud-winning-by-winging-it-south-dakota-s-uniquely-shoddy-postal-system) — 2026-01-17T00:27:53+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2026-01-10T02:52:58+00:00
- ['Trump Derangement Syndrome is real' | Filibuster fortification | Reclaiming ceded presidential authority | Making 'em work | '26 & beyond](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/trump-derangement-syndrome-is-real-filibuster-fortification-reclaiming-ceded-presidential-authority-making-em-work-26-beyond) — 2026-01-03T00:49:14+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/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) — 2025-12-27T00:10:00+00:00
- [The Sporting Lounge? | All ball bearings — 'and drones now' | A 10-game Marshall-Vikings win streak | Bullpen rebuild | Future Falls funding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/the-sporting-lounge-all-ball-bearings-and-drones-now-a-10-game-marshall-vikings-win-streak-bullpen-rebuild-future-falls-funding) — 2025-12-19T23:36:47+00:00
- [Rapid City's showdown | Targeting TIFs | Military matriarch | Speech or deception? | 1984 | Hutterite dresses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/rapid-city-s-showdown-targeting-tifs-military-matriarch-speech-or-deception-1984-hutterite-dresses) — 2025-12-13T00:05:00+00:00
- [The magic of Christmas | Robots are coming | Data center dividends & disruptions | Sioux Falls love | Homebuilding workforce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/the-magic-of-christmas-robots-are-coming-data-center-dividends-disruptions-sioux-falls-love-homebuilding-workforce) — 2025-12-05T23:36:36+00:00
- [Getting passed at 90 mph | First winter snow | Dusty Johnson's junk food gambit | LifeSource & second chances | Trump statue drama | TDS or TDS?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scouting-lounge-7393727/getting-passed-at-90-mph-first-winter-snow-dusty-johnson-s-junk-food-gambit-lifesource-second-chances-trump-statue-drama-tds-or-tds) — 2025-11-28T22:21:37+00:00

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