War Scouts Basketball Podcast w/Mike and Naim

About War Scouts Basketball Podcast w/Mike and Naim

Welcome to the War Scouts Podcast with hosts Naim Cardinal and Michael Swampy. Our podcast aims to bring Indigenous basketball to light through story-telling from all across North America.

Publisher

Naim Cardinal

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jan 2024

Latest episode

4 May 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 May 2026

   Episode #27 - Spirit of the Game: 43rd Annual Tl’kemchEEN Warriors Tournament, WIBC, & Much More

   Send us Fan Mail tanisi kahkiyaw! After a nine-month break, the War Scouts are back on the mic! In this episode, Mike and Naim recap their championship run at the 43rd Annual Tl’kemchEEN Warriors Basketball Tournament in Merritt, BC. Follow us: Instagram/TikTok: @warscoutpod Facebook: War Scouts Basketball 0:00 – We're back again! 1:34 – Merritt Bound 2:38 – War Scouts’ history at the tournament, including their first-place finish this year and their last appearance in 2019. 3:54 – Similkam...

2. 

   22 Oct 2025

   Episode #26 - Ranking all 30 NBA Teams w/War Scouts NBA Insider Gord Naylor

   Send us a text tansi kahkiyaw! Welcome to the pod! We are joined by War Scouts NBA Insider, Gord Naylor, to bring you our exclusive rankings of all 30 NBA teams for the upcoming 2025-26 season. This probably won't look great at the end of the year!

3. 

   21 Oct 2025

   Episode #25 - Why Seeing Yourself in Sports Matters

   Send us a text tansi kahkiyaw, Join us for a conversation about what we've been up to lately, teacher strike, local basketball events, and why representation matters for Indigenous people on Turtle Island. 0:00-0:43: Cold Open 0:43-1:40: Weather Report 1:40-5:30: Alberta Teacher Strike 5:30-8:23: Summer Updates 8:24-12:15: Provincial & National Indigenous Games? 12:15-18:35: 3x3 Edmonton & Serbia Basketball 18:35-30:50: Why Does Representation Matter? 30:50-31:10: New haircut, who...

Who has been a guest on War Scouts Basketball Podcast w/Mike and Naim

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Paul Sir
• Gordon Naylor
• Mike Tanton

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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