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Two Assistant Directors explore culture and hijinks at a normal summer camp.

Matt and Bones

  • May 21, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 17m AVG DURATION
  • 54 EPISODES


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54- Toilets with Matt Van Ham

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 32:42


Bones explains Indonesian bathrooms to Matt Van Ham while they are both in quarantine.

53- Murder with Kayla

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 43:50


On this podisode, we take a stab at true crime. Bones and Kayla discuss two murderous shaman from the island of Java.

52- Language Addendum with Nora

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 24:32


Learn about words in English that come from Bahasa Indonesia with Bones and Nora.

51- Bahasa Indonesia with Nora

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 34:26


Bones and Nora discuss Indonesia's national language, Bahasa Indonesia. Find out what makes it such a WONDERFUL lingua franca, dong!

50- Corona Addendum with Nelly

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 13:10


Nelly and Bones discuss the different ways their countries are coping with COVID-19. Find out why Nelly can get hand sanitizer but Bones can't.

49- America With Nelly

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 25:52


Bones and Nelly talk about their trip to the United States to celebrate Christmas in Mississippi.

48- Bike Ride With Bones

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 19:17


Bones rides his bike back to his village, surrounded by the sounds of rural Java. He almost hits a chicken. He talks about the coronavirus pandemic. He doesn't know if he is going to be evacuated or not.

47- Sports with Matt

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 25:18


Bones, Matt, and Caka discuss sports in Indonesia. Learn about basketball, badminton, futsal, and ping-pong. Can Bones compete with the Bapaks in ping-pong? Not really.

46- Trash with Chelsea

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 38:42


Bones and Chelsea discuss garbage in Indonesia- where did it come from? Where is it going? Bones tells the story of how he started a club to pick up litter in middle school. Chelsea asks some big, important questions.

45- Study Tour With Carol And Chelsea

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 32:48


Bones, Carol, and Chelsea are back to reminisce about their study tour to Borobudur temple and the beach (beach). Find out what it's like to go on a loooooooooooooong field trip to another city. Bonus information about tattoos and turtles.

44- Health with Jason

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 29:47


Bones and Jason discuss health, illness, and medicine on the island of Java. Learn about masuk angin (the evil entering wind), making friends with germs, and why you should keep your stomach warm,

43- Breakfast at Chelsea’s- Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 24:45


Bones, Carol(ine), and Chelsea discuss Jombang hometown hero, Gus Dur, political leaders, blasphemy laws, and TV commercials in Indonesia.

42- Breakfast At Chelsea’s- Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 27:35


Bones continues intense breakfast discussions with Pak Arib, Chelsea, and Carol. Learn about elep (pronounced "elf"), krupuk, AND kripik in one convenient podisode.

41- Breakfast at Chelsea's, Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 29:47


Bones, Carol(ine), and Chelsea discuss television shows in Indonesia. Later, they are joined by Pak Arib, an English teacher from Nganjuk, who offers a local perspective. Bones describes the Indonesian flag ceremony and tries to pronounce the word "mug."

40- Camp Update with Ben, Christian, and Troy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 22:25


Ben, Christian, and Troy recap events, antics, and hijinks from Normal Summer Camp 2019.

39- Noises with Paul

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 20:56


Bones and Paul discuss common noises in Indonesia, both mechanical and biological.

38- Nonsense with Nora in Karimunjawa

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 28:45


Bones and Nora discuss fasting, banners, breakfast, calendars, and other exciting elements of cultural exchange.

37- Relationships with Nelly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 26:40


Bones and Nelly discuss relationships in the United States and Indonesia, then go on a vacation.

36- Sage Wisdom with Matt

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 20:47


Matt and Bones (but mostly Matt) pass on their sage wisdom to the new assistant directors at Normal Summer Camp.

35- Bones May Be Wrong About Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 27:07


Bones explains how everything he has told you about Indonesia might be wrong. Sorry about that.

34- Grey Squirrel Revisited

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 16:51


Matt and Bones reconnect after six months. They aren't at camp this year, and they are kind of sad about it. They discuss camp songs, antics, and hijinks from afar, until Bones mysteriously disconnects. Is he ok? (Yes, he is).

33- Gestures With Kelly

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 11:03


Bones and Kelly try to navigate the new gestures they encounter in Indonesian daily life.

32- Transportation With Kieran

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 23:35


Bones and Kieran gab about transportation in Indonesia.

31- Food With Trum

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 22:20


Bones and Trum discuss Indonesian cuisine. There is a lot to talk about on this episode. Ayo, makan!

30- Commerce With MJ

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 23:43


Bones and MJ discuss commerce in Indonesia. Learn about tokos, penjuals, and warungs from our villages.

29- Donkey Story with Chelsea

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2019 4:59


Chelsea spins a yarn about the time she was chased by a donkey.

28- Cigarettes with Chelsea

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2019 15:04


Bones and Chelsea discuss cigarettes in Indonesia. It's very unhealthy, but its pretty sweet.

27- Family Life With Efi

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 11:41


Bones talks with his new host family in Kediri.

26- A Call From the Other Side of the World

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 35:41


Matt checks up on Bones in Indonesia. Season three of assistant directed will focus on Bones' experience serving with a Peaceful yet Unnamed Government Organization in Indonesia. See what hijinks transpire!

25- Moving the Ping Pong Tables

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 6:13


Matt and Bones pack up the ping pong tables for the summer. It's the end of season two, and it's time to say goodbye to Normal Summer Camp.

24- Meeting the Fans

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 12:39


Matt and Bones interview special guests Steph and Amy about the Olympics, Chuck e Cheese, and so much more!

23- Campfire podisode

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 9:39


Matt, Bones, and some special guests have a campfire podisode after taps.

22 - Lineup

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 7:39


This podisode is a little different- it's just a morning lineup at Normal Summer Camp. You will hear Foreign Corespondent Ben make poop "jokes," Matt Van Ham say some stuff, Bones lead lineup "exercises" and Director Dane announce the daily events. It's a candid look at what we do every morning at 6:30 am!

21 - Days Off Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 10:45


21 - Days Off Part 2 by Matt and Bones

20 - Days Off Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 13:56


Matt has a day off with an anonymous Uber driver, Bones has to work, and producer Kody makes some questionable editing choices.

19 - The Year Of The Bat

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 27:32


Bones and Matt make their longest podisode yet, talking about bats, rakes, and of course...the bubbler.

18 - Coach Field

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018 9:41


Bones takes a phone call, Matt talks about grass, and we all learn some camp history.

17 - The Bubbler - Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 10:33


Bones and Matt give an update on the Bubbler as the 2018 camp season begins. Will this summer bring hydration? Listen to find out!

16 - Welcome Back! Camp 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 11:07


Bones and Matt return for another season at a normal summer camp!

15 Trashius Part 2- Assistant Directed

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 15:08


Bones is back home, teaching in Mississippi. In today's podisode, he shares memories of the beloved Trashius with his students. Today's podisode is sponsored by the Fabulous Sea Panthers. http://fabulousseapanthers.bandcamp.com/album/listen-all-ye-children In Piam Memoriam Trashius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3zEWOA2sU0

14 Trashius Part 1- Assistant Directed

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2017 13:52


We're still on the river. This time, Matt interviews Bones about the origin story of his marvelous fish, Trashius.

13 Tubing- Assistant Directed

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2017 10:22


It's the staff outing! Bones and Matt try to record a podisode while tubing down the river. Will they run aground?

12 - Beachy Keen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 10:10


Bones and Matt share their day at the beach with special guest, Nick the Lifeguard.

11- The Bubbler - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 7:28


Bones and Matt discuss further intriguing details about the bubblers of camp.

10 - The Bubbler - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 4:26


10 - The Bubbler - Part 1 by Matt and Bones

09 - Bones Needs to Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 8:35


09 - Bones Needs to Talk by Matt and Bones

08 - Green Truck Bus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 8:46


08 - Green Truck Bus by Matt and Bones

07 - Live Unclog

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 6:36


WARNING!!! This episode has some pretty disgusting sounds. Listen at your own risk.

06 - How Bones Got His Name - Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 3:32


The final origin of Bones' name is finally revealed.

05 - How Bones Got His Name - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 10:09


Part two of the exciting story of how Bones got his name.

04 - How Bones Got His Name - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 6:45


Part one of the exciting story of how Bones got his name.

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