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MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality Podcast
Join Brian Searl as we discuss important topics and recent news from the outdoor hospitality industry. Our weekly episodes will feature guests ranging from campground owners to companies that provide products/services, and much more.
Episodes
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - November 4th, 2026
The November 4th, 2026 episode of MC Fireside Chats opened with host Brian Searl experiencing a few technical difficulties, relying entirely on his phone's…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 28th, 2026
Brian Searl kicks off another engaging episode of MC Fireside Chats, broadcasting from Calgary where the snowy weather and a few technical difficulties with…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 21st, 2026
The October 21st, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats opened with host Brian Searl navigating minor connection issues while broadcasting to a panel of outdoor…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 14th, 2026
Host Brian Searl opens the broadcast with a quick dash from the cold to grab a sweatshirt, setting a relatable tone for a deep dive into the shifting seasons…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 7th, 2026
The October 7th, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats opened with host Brian Searl reflecting on the rapid passage of the year as the fall season officially set…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 30th, 2026
The September 30th, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats opened with host Brian Searl broadcasting from his chilly outdoor patio in Calgary, Alberta, embracing…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 23rd, 2026
During the September 23, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, host Brian Searl broadcasted from an unseasonably chilly location to lead a deep dive into the…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 16th, 2026
The September 19th, 2026 episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, brought together a diverse group of outdoor hospitality professionals to discuss…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 9th, 2026
The September 9, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl from a rainy setup in Calgary, focused heavily on the transformation of the outdoor…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 2nd, 2026
Brian Searl welcomed an extensive panel of industry experts to a lively episode of MC Fireside Chats, broadcasting early in the month to discuss the evolving…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - August 26th, 2026
The recent episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, brought together a panel of experts to discuss the rapidly evolving role of artificial…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - August 19th, 2026
The recent episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl from the scenic backdrop of Lake Shuswap in British Columbia, brought together industry experts…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - August 12th, 2026
The August 12, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats opened with host Brian Searl navigating a rainy day indoors, setting a resilient tone for a deep dive into…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - August 5th, 2026
The episode kicks off with our host, Brian Searl, welcoming a packed house of recurring and special guests to the first-week episode of the month, which…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - July 29th, 2026
In this fifth-week special episode of MC Fireside Chats, host Brian Searl brings together a diverse panel of guests outside the recurring lineup to explore the…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - July 15th, 2026
Host Brian Searl led a dynamic conversation focusing on the evolving state of the outdoor hospitality industry during the July 15th, 2026 episode of MC…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - July 8th, 2026
The episode was hosted by Brian Searl, who kicked off the conversation by checking in on the peak summer season following the 4th of July holiday. Brian guided…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - July 1st, 2026
In the July 1, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, host Brian Searl gathered a diverse panel of industry experts to discuss the latest macroeconomic trends…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - June 24th, 2026
In the June 24, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, host Brian Searl led a discussion on the adoption of artificial intelligence and technology in the outdoor…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - June 17th, 2026
The June 17, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, brought together a panel of recurring and special guests to discuss the latest trends…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - June 10th, 2026
The June 10th, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, brought together a panel of outdoor hospitality experts to discuss driving campground…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats -June 3rd, 2026
The June 3, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats brought together a diverse panel of industry experts to unpack the current state of the outdoor hospitality…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - May 27th, 2026
The episode kicked off with host Brian Searl, Founder & CEO of Insider Perks and Modern Campground, noting a lighter panel than usual due to last-minute travel…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - May 20th, 2026
The episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl of Insider Perks and Modern Campground, featured a deep-dive interview with Jon Thatcher, the owner of…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - May 13th, 2026
The May 13th, 2026 episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, focused heavily on the evolution of experiential outdoor hospitality and the unique…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - May 6th, 2026
The May 6th, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Scott Bahr (President of Cairn Consulting Group), featured a deep dive into the 2026 outlook for the…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - April 29th, 2026
The April 29th, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats brought together a unique panel of industry professionals to discuss the future of camping, app…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - April 22nd, 2026
In the recent episode of MC Fireside Chats, Brian Searl hosts a discussion on the intersection of artificial intelligence and outdoor hospitality with guests…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - April 15th, 2026
The April 15th, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl of Insider Perks and Modern Campground, brought together a panel of industry leaders…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - April 8th, 2026
The April 8th, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, provided a comprehensive look at how outdoor hospitality operators are leveraging…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - April 1st, 2026
The April 1st, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, offered a deep dive into the shifting landscape of outdoor hospitality as the…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - March 25th, 2026
The March 25, 2026 episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl of Insider Perks and Modern Campground, featured Peter Pilarski, founder of the Tourism…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - March 18th, 2026
The episode of MC Fireside Chats from March 18th, 2026, hosted by Brian Searl, brings together a panel of outdoor hospitality industry leaders to discuss…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - March 11th, 2026
The MC Fireside Chats episode aired on March 11th, 2026, featuring a dynamic panel of outdoor hospitality leaders who gathered to discuss the evolving…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - March 4th, 2026
The outdoor hospitality industry is bracing for a year of "guarded optimism" as operators navigate shifting booking windows and economic fluctuations…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - February 25th, 2026
February 25th, 2026 Episode Recap The February 25th, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, focuses on the cutting edge of AI and…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - February 18th, 2026
In the latest episode of MC Fireside Chats, host Brian Searl, the Founder & CEO of Insider Perks and Modern Campground, welcomed a panel of recurring and…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - February 11th, 2026
In this edition of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Joe Duemig of App My Community (filling in for Brian Searl), the discussion focuses on the intersection of…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - February 4th, 2026
The recent episode of MC Fireside Chats, which aired on February 4th, 2026, focused on the critical role of data and analytics within the outdoor hospitality…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - January 28th, 2026
On January 28th, 2026, host Brian Searl convened a dynamic panel of industry leaders for an episode of MC Fireside Chats focused on the intersection of…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - January 21st, 2026
On the January 21st, 2026, episode of MC Fireside Chats, host Brian Searl gathered a robust panel of industry experts to navigate the evolving landscape of…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - January 14th, 2026
Host Brian Searl kicked off the first Guest Experience episode of 2026 for MC Fireside Chats, welcoming a panel that bridged the gap between North American and…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - January 7th, 2026
The first episode of MC Fireside Chats in 2026 kicked off with host Brian Searl navigating technical difficulties while welcoming a robust panel of industry…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - December 17th, 2025
In this final episode of MC Fireside Chats for the year 2025, host Brian Searl welcomes a panel of returning industry experts to reflect on the past year and…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - December 10th, 2025
Brian Searl opened the December 10th, 2025, episode of MC Fireside Chats by welcoming the audience to the final Guest Experience show of the year. Reflecting…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - December 3rd, 2025
The MC Fireside Chats episode on December 3rd, 2025, focused on data, trends, and the future of the outdoor hospitality industry, led by host Brian Searl. The…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - November 26th, 2025
This episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl (Founder & CEO of Insider Perks and Modern Campground), dove into a profound discussion on the…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - November 19th, 2025
The special episode of the MC Fireside Chats podcast, hosted by Brian Searl, Founder & CEO of Insider Perks and Modern Campground, took place live from the KOA…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - November 12th, 2025
The latest MC Fireside Chats episode was broadcast live from the OHI booth during the OHCE Conference 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Brian Searl, Founder & CEO…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - November 5th, 2025
In the latest episode of MC Fireside Chats, guest host Scott Bahr of Cairn Consulting Group led a dynamic conversation featuring Simon Neal, Founder and CEO of…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 29th, 2025
The recent episode of MC Fireside Chats focused on the evolving world of outdoor hospitality—particularly the glamping sector—and its strong emphasis on…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 22nd, 2025
In the recent episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl, the theme was "Marketing, AI, and Technology" within the outdoor hospitality industry. This…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 15th, 2025
The episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl (Insider Perks and Modern Campground), opened with lighthearted chat about Brian's new "Irish look"…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 8th, 2025
The October 8th episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl and featuring recurring guest Scott Foos, along with special guest Stephanie Kichler…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - October 1st, 2025
The MC Fireside Chats episode on October 1st, 2025, was recorded live at the Glamping Show USA, with host Brian Searl guiding a wide-ranging discussion on the…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 24th, 2025
The MC Fireside Chats episode on September 24th, 2025, hosted by Brian Searl, dedicated its discussion to the rapidly evolving intersection of Marketing, AI…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 17th, 2025
On a recent MC Fireside Chats, guest host Rafael Correa, who serves as President and CFO at Blue Water, welcomed an esteemed panel to discuss the state of the…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 10th, 2025
On September 10, 2025, MC Fireside Chats was guest-hosted by Zach Stoltenberg, Associate Principal of Architecture at LJA, as Brian Searl was out for the week…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - September 3rd, 2025
In a recent episode of MC Fireside Chats, host Brian Searl, from Insider Perks and Modern Campground, led a discussion on key trends and insights shaping the…
MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality PodcastMC Fireside Chats - August 27th, 2025
The episode of MC Fireside Chats, hosted by Brian Searl of Insider Perks and Modern Campground, centered on the convergence of marketing, AI, and technology…