Still Buffering: Camp Damascus (2023)

Episode 458

10th November 2025

Alas, spooky season has ended, but we have one last scare for you! Specifically, Chuck Tingle’s 2023 novel Camp Damascus, a supernatural horror story about conversion therapy. What’s more terrifying than ignorance and hate disguised as religious dogma? Ignorance and hate disguised as religious dogma that also makes you vomit flies.

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Alas, spooky season has ended, but we have one last scare for you! Specifically, Chuck Tingle’s 2023 novel Camp Damascus, a supernatural horror story about conversion therapy. What’s more terrifying than ignorance and hate disguised as religious dogma? Ignorance and hate disguised as religious dogma that also makes you vomit flies.

Music: “Baby You Change Your Mind” by Nouvellas

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Join real-life siblings Sydnee McElroy (Sawbones), Teylor Smirl, and Rileigh Smirl as they help bridge the gap between the teenagers of yesterday and today. “How do you party?” “What do I do with all this hair?” Still Buffering has the answer.

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