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The Grace Art Camp Podcast is recorded at summer camp in Portland, OR. Each episode (besides the pilot) is written, researched, and performed by the youth attending the summer camp.
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Live Minisode #2, July 19

GAC RadioJul 19, 2019

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Winter Mini Camp!

Winter Mini Camp!

Hello and welcome to our Winter Mini-Camp episode! We've had a nice break since our last summer camp, but we're back and ready to report on what has been happening since we last met. There are news updates, gameshows, some jokes, and fan-favorite commercials. Thanks for tuning in!

Dec 29, 202340:48
Season 3, August Mini-Camp "Season Finale"

Season 3, August Mini-Camp "Season Finale"

Tune in for our final episode of the season and listen to what happened at our August mini-camp. See you next season!

Aug 21, 202340:06
Season 3, Ep. 7 "Do You Like Jokes?"

Season 3, Ep. 7 "Do You Like Jokes?"

Tune in to find out about everything that happened this week at Grace Art Camp! Listen in to hear our future stand-up comedians.

Aug 12, 202340:44
Season 3, Ep. 6 "Even More Breaking News from Grace Art Camp"

Season 3, Ep. 6 "Even More Breaking News from Grace Art Camp"

Tune in to hear everything about week 6 of Grace Art Camp!

Aug 07, 202344:42
Season 3, Ep. 5.5 "Breaking News from GAC"

Season 3, Ep. 5.5 "Breaking News from GAC"

Tune in to this episode and hear all of the breaking news events happening this week at Grace Art Camp. Also, beware of any cats on the loose...
Aug 02, 202319:00
GACRadio Season 3, Ep. 5 “What do you wish for?”

GACRadio Season 3, Ep. 5 “What do you wish for?”

Recorded July 24 to 26, 2023. What do you wish you could be? Where would you go? Plus interviews with Leela Sharma, breaking news reports, commercials, and more.
Aug 02, 202322:22
Season 3, E. 4 “Worthy prophecies of chai and lemon rice”

Season 3, E. 4 “Worthy prophecies of chai and lemon rice”

Recorded July 17 to 19, 2023. Campers prophesies the future, what it takes to be a worthy friend, and what they are intelligent about. We also try Chai and lemon rice with guest artist Leelah, then record game shows, trivia and more.
Jul 26, 202324:25
Season 3, Ep. 4.5 "What Do We Like? Commercials!!!"

Season 3, Ep. 4.5 "What Do We Like? Commercials!!!"

Tune in for this episode where we talk about our favorite activities at Grace Art Camp and give our amazing sponsors plenty of on-air time!

Jul 26, 202328:24
Season 3, Ep. 3.5 "Week 3 Mini Episode"

Season 3, Ep. 3.5 "Week 3 Mini Episode"

Tune in for the bonus episode to hear some fun gameshows, stories, and a culinary adventure!

Jul 19, 202316:14
Season 3, Ep. 3 “Breaking News of Prophecies and Camels”

Season 3, Ep. 3 “Breaking News of Prophecies and Camels”

Recorded July 10 to 12th, 2023. This silly episode includes Breaking News Reports, interviews about jealous siblings, Indian Trivia and more!
Jul 18, 202336:51
Season 3, July Mini-Camp, "Rice, Rice, and More Rice"

Season 3, July Mini-Camp, "Rice, Rice, and More Rice"

On Today's episode we do some more cooking, tell an intriguing story about rice, and report on all the happenings at this week's mini-camp. Tune in for the exciting details!

Jul 11, 202326:40
Season 3, Ep. 2.5 “Culinary Adventures”

Season 3, Ep. 2.5 “Culinary Adventures”

On this special part two episode from Week 2 of Grace Art Camp, campers try Idli, Chutney, Golgapa, and Lasi. Listen to live food reactions, learn about Indian ingredients and hear amazing interviews of Indian cooks, Smitha and Leelah.
Jul 09, 202324:22
Season 3, Ep. 2 "Truth, Lies, and Animal Clothing"

Season 3, Ep. 2 "Truth, Lies, and Animal Clothing"

On this episode we talk about the themes of the week including Truth vs Lies, Animal Clothing, and Create vs Destroy. As always we have fun telling stories, interviewing campers, playing game shows, and reporting about everything that happened at Grace Art Camp this week!

Jul 02, 202336:44
Season 3, Ep. 1 "Welcome to India"

Season 3, Ep. 1 "Welcome to India"

GAC Radio is back once again! This summer campers are learning about the amazing culture and art of India. Tune in to hear what we learned, listen to some stories, and play some quiz shows.

Jun 25, 202336:24
Season 2, Ep. 7 "Raining Gemstones of Friendship"

Season 2, Ep. 7 "Raining Gemstones of Friendship"

What is your birthstone? Are you a good friend?

Campers retell the Mayan folk tale "The Boy who Cried Jade Tears" then tell stories, interviews, and debates about gemstones, Mexico, and friendship.

Recorded the week of August 9 to 13th, 2021 at Grace Art Camp in Portland, Or.

Aug 21, 202132:00
Season 2, Ep. X "Lost Tapes"

Season 2, Ep. X "Lost Tapes"

This episode includes recovered recorded segments from the week of June 28th. Due to technical difficulties (water+computer) they were previously thought lost and have just recently been recovered!  


Campers discuss their favorite passions, hobbies, and past times.

Aug 18, 202123:21
Season 2, Ep. 6 "Super Powered Jealous Communities"

Season 2, Ep. 6 "Super Powered Jealous Communities"

What do you think is the best super power? What types of communities are you a part of?

Inspired by the story of Tangu Yuh, campers debate, discuss, and interview each other about goddesses, super powers, communities, and jealousy.

Recorded the week of August 2nd to 6th 2021 at Grace Art Camp in Portland, Or.
Aug 12, 202144:30
Season 2, Ep. 5 "Royal Family Promises"

Season 2, Ep. 5 "Royal Family Promises"

Have you ever broken a promise? What about a royal promise? Enjoy Princes, Princesses and family and pet stories and a silly smattering of fake advertisements.

The story of the week is "Blanca Flor" a Mexican folk tale about keeping your promises. Inspired by the story, campers ages 5 to 13 tell true stories, write fictional tales, interview each other, and engage in civil debates.

Recorded at Grace Art Camp in Portland, OR the week of July 26 to 30th, 2021.


Produced and edited by Kelly Campbell. For inquiries contact campbekel@gmail.com

Aug 05, 202147:17
Season 2, Ep. 4 "Sun, Moon, and space turkeys"

Season 2, Ep. 4 "Sun, Moon, and space turkeys"

Have you ever seen the rabbit in the moon? Has your sibling ever played tricks on you?

This week's episode features Mayan and Aztec folk tales about the sun and moon as well as tricky siblings, and adorable helpful animals.

Recorded the week of July 19 - 23rd, 2021 at Grace Art Camp in Portland, Or.


Background Music performed by Gerardo Calderon, Robert Randall, Mike Van Liew.

Produced, Edited, and Directed by Kelly Campbell

For inquiries contact Kelly campbekel@gmail.com

Jul 29, 202147:33
Season 2, Ep. 3 "Jealous Horses and Rainbows"

Season 2, Ep. 3 "Jealous Horses and Rainbows"

Have you ever been jealous? Ever ridden a jealous horse or seen a rainbow? Listen to our stories inspired by the Mexican folktale, "The Little Horse of 7 Colors."

Recorded by campers at Grace Art Camp in Portland, OR, the week of July 12 - 16, 2021.

Enjoy interviews, narratives, conversations, debates and a few silly fake advertisements (these are fake! We are not sponsored or endorsing any companies).

Background music performed by Gerardo Calderon, Mike Van Liew, and Robert Randall.

Directed, Edited and Produced by Kelly Campbell

Jul 23, 202128:35
Season 2, Ep. 2 "Courageous and Unique"

Season 2, Ep. 2 "Courageous and Unique"

What makes you courageous and unique?

Recorded the week of June 29th to July 2nd, 2021 at Grace Art Camp in Portland, OR.

Campers ages 6 to 10 re-tell traditional Mexican folk tales about unique and courageous characters, then interview each other about their own experiences.


Background Music, "Cielito Lindo" was performed by Robert Randall, Mike Van Liew, and Gerardo Calderon.

Jul 09, 202118:15
Season 2, Ep. 1 "How To"

Season 2, Ep. 1 "How To"

It's the return of GAC Radio! Purple and Green campers (aged 8 - 11) record instructional "How-To" tutorials teaching you how to make some of this week's art activities.

Jun 28, 202107:10
Season 1, Ep. 6 "Creativity Never Ends"

Season 1, Ep. 6 "Creativity Never Ends"

GAC Radio Episode 6 

"Creativity Never Ends!" 

Recorded at Grace Art Camp (Portland, Or)  August 12 - 16th, 2019 

Our finale (of summer 2019) episode! Stories, scary dream solutions, silly characters and voices, fun facts, jokes, and more!

 Produced and Edited by Kelly Campbell 

Background music performed by Robert Randall and Mike VanLiew 

Lyrics and Music of Grace Art Camp theme song by Dave Hall

Aug 19, 201941:05
GAC Game Show

GAC Game Show

GAC Game Show

Recorded August 14th, 2019

Questions and characters written and created by campers ages 7 to 13.


Produced and Edited by Kelly Campbell

Aug 17, 201910:26
Season 1, Ep5 "Let's be Friends"

Season 1, Ep5 "Let's be Friends"

GAC Radio Podcast, Episode 5

Recorded at Grace Art Camp (Portland, Or); August 5 - 9, 2019


This episode explores the lyrics "Gonna have fun and make new friends." All stories, interviews, and jokes were written by youth at camp ages 4 to 13.

Episode includes fictional and true stories, jokes, how-tos, fun facts, jokes, and even scary stories!


Edited and produced by Kelly Campbell

Words and Music of the Grace Art Camp theme song written by Dave Hall

Background music performed by Robert Randall and Dave Hall.

Aug 11, 201928:44
Minisode #4, Aug. 9

Minisode #4, Aug. 9

Live recording of Grace Art Camp campers performing at our final Friday Kanaval (Carnaval) on August 9, 2019.

Campers wrote their own lines and their desired audience reaction.

Aug 09, 201903:53
 Season 1, Ep. 4 "What's your favorite art form?"

Season 1, Ep. 4 "What's your favorite art form?"

GAC Radio Podcast, Episode 4

 Recorded at Grace Art Camp, July 29 - August 2nd, 2019 

This episode explores the lyrics "He Likes ceramics, that's working with clay. She likes mosaics, that's glass by the way. They dig calligraphy with ink and a pen. They tried it and they liked it so they did it again!" 

Grace Art Camp theme song, and above lyrics written by Dave Hall 

Background music performed by Mike Van Liew and Robert Randall 

Producer Kelly Campbell

 Thank you to Grace Institute, Ashley Smith, Sharon Loomis, Mariann Koop, Beth Wilson and all the many families, campers, Artists, and counselors.

Aug 04, 201920:04
Live Minisode #3, Aug. 2

Live Minisode #3, Aug. 2

Live recording of Grace Art Camp campers performing at our final Friday Kanaval (Carnaval) on August 2, 2019.

Campers wrote their own lines and their desired audience reaction.

Aug 02, 201903:29
Season 1, Ep 3 "My learning curve"

Season 1, Ep 3 "My learning curve"

GAC Radio Podcast, Episode 3
Recorded at Grace Art Camp, July 15 - 19, 2019

This episode explores the lyrics "My learning curve will go sky high, because of all these things I'm going to try."

Lyrics by David Hall
Produced/edited by Kelly Campbell
Jul 20, 201922:24
Live Minisode #2, July 19

Live Minisode #2, July 19

Live recording of Grace Art Camp campers performing at our final Friday Kanaval (Carnaval).

Campers wrote their own lines based on our theme of "My learning curve will go sky high, cuz all these things I'm going to try" and their desired audience reaction.

Jul 19, 201903:03
Season 1, Ep. 2 "I'm a Champ," July 8 - 12

Season 1, Ep. 2 "I'm a Champ," July 8 - 12

GAC Radio 2019

Episode 2

"I'm a Champ!"

Week 2, July 8 - 12, 2019


Grace Art Camp campers explore the lyric "give me a week and I'll be a Champ!" from the GAC theme song.

Recorded at summer camp the week of July 8th through 13th with over 100 youth participants ages 4 to 13.  All interviews, essays, songs, and poems were written by youth.

GAC Radio is inspired by Radyo Timoun, a radio station in Haiti run by young activists, ages 8 to 18.


The GAC theme song was written by Dave Hall

Episode edited and produced by Kelly Campbell

Jul 14, 201922:13
Live Minisode 1, July 12 2019

Live Minisode 1, July 12 2019

A Live recording at Grace Art Camp in front of an audience with Week 2 campers, July 12th 2019.

Campers wrote their own lines and audience response cards based on our week's theme, "Give me a week and I'll be a champ."

Jul 14, 201904:01
GAC Radio, Episode 1 - Pilot, July 1 - 3

GAC Radio, Episode 1 - Pilot, July 1 - 3

Welcome to the first episode of the Grace Art Camp Podcast! This is our sample pilot episode that explores what makes GAC tick.

The voices recorded in the episode are campers who attended summer camp the week of July 1- 3.



Jul 09, 201915:15