The Scout

Chereke Lee-Vaughn's son was born while she was in high school but she was determined to not be another statistic.After spending time with Chereke, it's obvious that she will be whatever she chooses to be and Raveon has the perfect role model to watch as he grows.Read her full story at nextprojectmo.com.In partnership with Southeast Missouri State University.

When Chandler Farless was nominated for The Next Project, we were told she lives with an "I'll do it" attitude. Our kind of person.Hear from the Central Academy Press Editor/JAG President/all-star golfer, then read her full story at nextproject mo.com

Sonora Bishop loves her planet, her heritage, her history and her neighbors.Whether it's engaging peers in political discourse or inviting us to contemplate our effect on the environment, she walks the walk, marching for the rights of others and cleaning up roadside trash on county roads.Sonora is our kind of people and we're betting she's yours too.

Three years ago, Creed Davis was basically us, the "definition of disorganized." Now if we can just get on Creed's current level.Today, the Cape Central senior is cadet squadron commander of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and the newest member of The Next Project.Creed, we salute you. Read his full story at nextprojectmo.com.In partnership with Southeast Missouri State University.

Mila Graf joins the ranks of young people making a difference in our communities. The Jackson junior makes jewelry, raises funds and walks the walk—fostering animals from all walks and scampers—from geckos and possums to pregnant cats and the occasional squirrel.Big heart. Big love. Big impact in our world. Read her full story at nextprojectmo.comIn partnership with Southeast Missouri State University.

Hiren Parekh is the first person to synthesize the molecule Pannokin D. He's trying to cure stomach cancer. Hiren is a high school senior.We want to be Hiren Parekh when we grow up.Meet the latest member of the 2022 Next Project and read more stories from incredible local young people at nextprojectmo.com.In partnership with Southeast Missouri State University.

Eleven years ago, Moriah Respondek went to her first gymnastics lesson to learn how to do a backbend. Today, she tumbles over 2,000 times in a row to raise cash for charity and is the newest member of The Next Project.Read more stories from incredible local young people at nextprojectmo.com.In partnership with Southeast Missouri State University.

Passing along the joy of play to the next generation? Check. Ensuring local families have a merry Christmas? Check. When he's not ticking philanthropic boxes, the latest member of The Next Project, Dylan Weber, is studying robotics and earning Eagle Scout status.Read more stories from incredible local young people at nextprojectmo.com.In partnership with Southeast Missouri State University.

With a humble approach and the Golden Rule in his back pocket, Levie lives straight out of Proverbs, "Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up."Next up in a series hosted by team members at The Scout, we introduce you to the latest member of the 2022 Next Project, Levie Sutton. Read more stories from incredible local young people at nextprojectmo.com.In partnership with Southeast Missouri State University.

At the onset of the pandemic, the world was staying home and slowing down, but Ella Rose Ferguson was busy creating a global business at the age of 15. In the first episode of a series hosted by team members at The Scout, we introduce you to the 2022 Next Project Recipients. Read more stories from incredible local young people at nextprojectmo.com.In partnership with Southeast Missouri State University.

And other smooky goodness. There's a nip in the air so we're talking scary movies, costuming and Christmas decor.

If you're looking for grub in Nashville, Roanoke has your back. They stepped off the Shipyard stage and into the Shasta to talk bagels, paying dues and Aristocats.

Every time we get a chance to catch up with Dawson Hollow it's basically a family reunion so playing Two Truths and a Why was just like going home. Like going home to Lebanon (learn to pronounce it here).Bonus Feature: Experience a dramatic reading of The Hobbit from Aaron.

Live from the Shasta at Shipyard Music Festival, Christopher catches up with Decatur, GA's Hero the Band and talks jam skating, SEC and where to scoop the best grits. Like their stage performance, it was foot to the floor the entire session.

And tempura twinkies. Your boys get their sea legs this week in The Scout's first remote episode and we reveal the results of Jordan Ramsay's entry to the SEMO District Fair.

Jordan Ramsay has spent years perfecting his chocolate chip cookie recipe and now he's setting his sights on that SEMO District Fair blue ribbon. In other news, the turtles are taking over.

Where did you come from, where did you go? Where did you come from, scout.io? Take a walk down memory lane with your boys as we dive into a short history of The Scout's origin story.

When the Jeff's away ya boys will play. 1/3 of your hosts from The Scout Podcast sailed away for the week so you get a Christopher + Jordan special today.They've covered all the important topics of the times: JLo's current relationship status, the Toyko Olympics (did you know 72 countries have NEVER won a medal?), that new bougie McDonald's, coffee shops popping up, and how to choose what's for dinner.

It only took talk of personal pan pizza to get your boys back in studio to talk fireworks recap, rattlesnake hunting, deer vs. bike and KYOP. Welcome to Episode dix-neuf.

What is the greatest firework? The Parachute Man? The Bottle Rocket? The mortar that cascades and then everyone goes, "Those are my favorite"? Today we're covering all things Lee Greenwood approved and speculating on Jordan's Shipyard set.

Belly bombs, Airstreams and the only three acceptable haircuts for a man. Also, we can put a man on the moon, but...

We've got all the Shipyard Music Festival news a body can handle and you are invited to join us in September to help record part of the show. Plus, we lace up the New Balance and salute the dads.

Only one way to find out. Follow the second-hand road this strawberry season and stand by for a new Scout Session with Arkansauce. And do you know proper fish-handling etiquette? Jordan will teach you.

Easton Rawson is a man of few words and he joined your boys with nine of them to talk biscuits, 90's wrestling, Legends of the Hidden Temple and Lizzie McGuire theme song lyrics. "I wanna go home."

What a time to be alive. New restaurants, coffee collabs and certified twangers. Bookend your weekend with biscuits and all is good.

Jordan is back, they're serving chocolate gravy at the farmer's market and the marathon hangover is alive and well. It's a real goos-n-chews kinda week.

There is a Jordan-shaped hole in this week's episode as he enjoys some well-deserved time off. Meanwhile, 2/3 of ya boys are joined by Heather Hammers — who is totally a superhero — at the historic Reynolds House pre-Scout Session recording.

Join ya boys, including a freshly-squeezed Jordan, as they explore Shipyard teasers, prep for the inevitable Christopher v. Jeff episode and all the other tasty bits you've come to love from The Scout.

Where do you even start with this punk kid turned Marine turned tall bike guy? In Texas or Alabama or Louisiana or Arkansas or somewhere on the road? Maybe at a Rainbow Gathering where he totally wasn't buying cigarettes or in a super-organized hoarder's house scoring a banjo?Wherever you catch up with Parker Bond, ask him who he shares a birthday with. Then just sit back and let the stories rip.

Spring has sprung and yeah, we want some fries with that.  And chicken gizzards and gator and Brussels sprouts. Ya boys got hungry, talked Tyler Perry and their favorite fried taters.

Bleegghhh. That was the word of the day even though we had the soft-spoken, Death Valley-ridin', JDRF-advocatin' beast that is Tyler Myers in studio for this week's episode.Tyler is a genuine guy. He does a lot of things. He's good at a lot of things, but at the root of all that is people and his love of showing peace and grace to those around him. Be. More. Like. Tyler.

It's official. Ivas John is about the coolest person we've met. This week he joined us at Port Cape pre-Scout Sessions to talk vinyl records, Fenton Robinson and finding joy in the ride.

Son of the Midwest, Jason Heeter spent his lunch break at Scout HQ recounting tales of coonskin caps, extended Colorado camping and aural practice.

Introducing Scout Sessions: Music from the Middle. Plus, we're covering all the important topics of the day: Valentine's, T-Pain and One Tree Hill. What a time to be alive.

From the wilds of Paducah, Kentucky, Leight July stopped by Scout HQ to share the story behind her name, the inspo behind her writing, and that one moment that defined her future.

We're sampling some fiery dried peppers, we hear from Uncle Paul and we make plans for a dads' trip to Six Flags. It's what Season 2 is all about.

What did you discover about yourself in 2020? And what are you 'bout to do with it in 2021? Probably get a table for two at the new Chili's and hit up that 3 for $10, right?That's three questions and that means it's time to jump into Season Deux of The Scout Podcast.

The one where Christopher unknowingly eats chocolate gravy. We've got buffalo plaid, Christmas tree cakes, egg nog and a fistful of mics. Ya boys are back to wrap up 2020 with a holiday special.

That's it, folks. Season One of this experiment is in the books so we're doing it up right by going all political on school lunches, spotty Wi-Fi and Cockney accents. Plus, we're getting pre-lit to celebrate Christmas with the Bonners on Halloween.See ya in Season 2.

Jordan is officially off the socials, we're this close to starting a sidecar espresso shop and Christopher is probably still singing Smooth as we're typing this summary. It's Episode 38 and it. is. spicy.

If someone doesn't get to it first. Please, someone. Get to it first. In the meantime, we're talking new brews, unlimited movies and the Space Force.

Christopher had a week. Your boy is back in town and he regales us with tales from the northern Mojave Desert. National landmarks, 10 states, Area 51, nosebleeds and a fox; this story has it all.

For real. It's not too late.

Half-marathons, prosciutto, and corn hole officiating (are those regulation bags?). Beer me a Mich Ultra, it's just another Tuesday in the office with your boys.

For all our OCP lovers, this is your episode. Ya boys dive into the all-important issues of the day: pie vs. cake, what our hometowns smell like, and the key to a perfect snow cone.

Your boys react to new restaurants, new food trucks and a new local drive-in theater. They also ponder the current happenings of Enrique Iglesias. So it's another Tuesday.

New Cape restaurants, Will Smith and Mrs. Menley cookies. Do you really need more on a Tuesday? Fine, we've also got Wagyu and the best Dollar Store Express-adjacent ramen shop.

Remember chocolate peanut butter squares and that T-Pain app from '09? Then you'll love Episode 30: The Autotune Edition.We're talking Major League Soccer merch, ghosting, cajun hardboiled eggs and calling our shot on Whataburger locales.

Did you know there is an extended version of the Full House theme song? We won't play it here, but we do have Christopher's version. Plus more on a ride to cure diabetes, an intro to the Next Project and neature walks.

Some of the best nights (and episodes) we've ever had started with 90s country music. And ice cream. Which is pretty much episode veintiocho. Dirty 30, we see you.

The gang is back together for a meandering morning of boiled peanuts, biscuits and gravy, LinkedIn commentary, and new podcast recs from ya boys.