Dara Ó Briain, playing for Simon Communities of Ireland , and Johnny Frohlichstein, playing for The American Cancer Society , kick off this special early-release episode of Meddling Adults Season 5 with some Encyclopedia Brown mysteries! Can the Taskmaster become the mystery master? Find out on this week's Meddling Adults! Cases: The Case of the Explorer’s map, The Case of the Book Burner, The Case of the Lazy Lion, The Case of the Red Roses Clues & Evidence: Famous Five, Enid Blyton, Hong K...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 1
The Meddling Adults Season 4 finale is here! Meghan Fitzmartin, playing for the Organization for Autism Research , and Felix Trench, playing for Dementia UK , tackle some wacky problems from the American Girl Mini Mysteries series! Will Felix be at a disadvantage because he is British? Listen to find out! Cases: The Cat’s Away, Cousin Sam, Lost in the Library, The Butler Did It Clues & Evidence: DNA tests, VeggieTales, 90s kids, puberty, Roger That, crap pillows, idiot dads, science chefs, F...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Ben & J Carlin, both playing for Feeding Southwest Virginia in a bragging rights battle, tackle some Scooby Doo Mysteries with loads of plausible culprits! Will their sleuthing skills match their trivia skills? Will their deep diving history allow them to dive deep into the truth of the crime? Find out in this episode of Meddling Adults! Cases: The Fast and the Wormious, A Scooby Doo Halloween, Wrestlemaniacs, Clues & Evidence: Bedtime stories, bragging rights, Benoit Blanc, nursing chur...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 4Ep. 9
It's a musical battle! Gabe Baker, playing for The Center for Refugee Services, and Bettina Campomanes AKA Valiant Vermin, playing for For Our Farmers, take on some complex conundrums from the world of Encyclopedia Brown! Will their sleuthing skills match their melodic mastery? Listen and find out! Cases: The Case of Nemo’s Tuba, The Case of the Toy Locomotive, The Case of the Black Horse, The Case of the Ring in the Reef Clues & Evidence: gossip, Wiz Khalifa, adults problems, Agent Cody Ban...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 8
It’s a Wooden Overcoats battle! David K. Barnes, playing for Action Aid , and Beth Eyre, playing for Rainbow Migration , use their British, Sherlock-style sleuthing to some American Scooby Doo mysteries! Cases: Gold Paw, E-Scream, A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Clown Clues & Evidence: Columbo, Fort Knox, Johnny Bravo, inverted commas, Gremlins, types of nerds, Todd Howard, zombie teenagers, Parker from Thunderbirds, the purity of gaming, Nice Rapids, John O’Hurley, Cougar Forrest, Sponge...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Ross Bryant, playing for The Union Solidarity Coalition , and Amir Blumenfeld, playing for The National MS Society , kick off the second half of Meddling Adults Season 4 by solving crimes from Florida’s most infamous fictional city, Idaville aka the home of Encyclopedia Brown! Will they meet his expansive knowledge, or will they look like buffoons? Find out by listening! Cases: The Case of the Gym bag, The Case of the Headless Ghost, The Case of the Vanished Sculpture, The Case of the Home Run H...
Oct 18, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 6
This Season 4B Trailer is here to inform you that SEASON 4B KICKS OFF IN ONE WEEK ON OCTOBER 17, 2023! Head on over to www.patreon.com/meddlingadults support our charitable efforts this season and get access to early, ad-free episodes! SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FIRST OF FIVE BRAND NEW EPISODES! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 11, 2023•1 min
In a duel of the Tipping Pitches co-hosts, Bobby Wagner (playing for Pocket Change Pools) and Alex Bazeley (playing for Vocal New York) battle it out in a contest of solving Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries! Cases: The Case of the Runaway Judge, The Case of the Umpire’s Error, The Case of the Jumping Frogs, The Case of the Lawnmower Races Clues & Evidence: Abigail Disney, mystery sausage, English garden maze experts, fellas, Burnin’ Up, old nicknames, butts, figures of authority, If You Give a M...
Mar 04, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Alex McDaniel, playing for the American Cancer Society , and Kyle Bandujo, playing for Blessing in a Backpack Boerne , tackle some intense Scooby Doo mysteries! The theme is origins, as we cover S1E1 of What's New Scooby Doo, as well as a mystery that covers the origin story of the Mystery Machine! Cases: There’s No Creature like Snow Creature; Riva Was Ragas; It’s Mean, It’s Green, It’s the Mystery Machine Clues & Evidence: Chris Klug, Kevin Michael Richardson, James Cameron’s Avatar, ski r...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 4
This episode is Pod and Prejudice co-host duel, with Molly playing for NY Bully Crew and Becca playing for the Against Malaria Foundation , as they set out to solve American Girl Mini Mysteries! It’s the first time we’ve ever covered this series on the podcast and it’s absolutely delightful. Cases - The Original Boston Brooke, Play With Your Feud, Witch lady, Light Housekeeping Clues & Evidence - bullying politicians, hot stances, the Boxcar Children lore, the America Girl Store, IKEA, NYC m...
Feb 15, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Caroline Moss, playing for the Online Abortion Resource Squad , and Sally Tamarkin, playing for the Trans Justice Funding Project , go head-to-head to fight for labor rights and take down Big Carnival! Oh, they also solve some What’s New Scooby Doo mysteries along the way. Cases - Roller Ghoster Ride, Toy Scary Boo Clues & Evidence - Parasailing coasters, MA colleges, gender-neutral names, Class Action Park, labor, Steeplechase, Big Carnival, safety heads, the WAP, intercepting fate, wire-cu...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 2
SEASON 4 IS FINALLY HERE! We kick things off with a hilarious episode featuring two of Mike's former improv teammates from college hunting for answers to Encyclopedia Brown mysteries. Adrian plays for Hearts and Bones , and Adrien plays for New Alternatives . It's a hoot and a half and it's the perfect way to begin this long-awaited season. Cases: The Case of the Peace Offering, The Case of the Masked Man, The Case of the Racing Reptiles, The Case of the Fake Soup Can Clues & Evidence: Cloth...
Feb 01, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 1
On February 1st, 2023, Meddling Adults returns! Want to help us raise money for charity? Join the Patreon at www.patreon.com/meddlingadults Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 25, 2023•2 min
FIND OUT BY LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! A half-season debuts in 4 weeks! Want to help in the fundraising efforts? Join our patreon at www.patreon.com/meddlingadults ! Want to learn more about what to expect from Season 4? Follow us on social media at one of the links below! Find Meddling Adults Online WEBSITE: www.meddlingadults.com TWITTER: www.twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/meddlingadults FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/meddlingadults PATREON: www.patreon.com/meddlingadults ...
Jan 05, 2023•7 min
IT'S IN PRODUCTION, I PROMISE. HERE'S AN UPDATE. Support the patreon to help us raise charitable funds: www.patreon.com/meddlingadults Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 29, 2022•3 min
Fellow sleuths! It has been too long! Just wanted to pop in to say hello, give you a breakdown of how much we donated this year to our winning charities, and provide an update about the upcoming season of Meddling Adults. Thanks for sticking around, and I'm excited to begin work on Season 4! Meddling Adults merch, including the high-quality video replay of our live show! https://store.dftba.com/collections/meddling-adults — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize p...
Jan 05, 2022•5 min
IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, WE ARE DOING A MEDDLING ADULTS LIVE SHOW IN PERSON IN NYC (vax required) AND ALSO STREAMING EVERYWHERE (you should totally get a vax if you're able to). It's my wife vs. my best friend as they tackle 1 Encyclopedia Brown mystery, 1 Scooby Doo mystery, and 1 Shelby Woo mystery. GETTING SPICY! Tickets available at bit.ly/meddlingadultsnyc HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer/Editor: Mike Schubert Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Ati...
Sep 16, 2021•2 min
MEDDLING ADULTS IS DOING A VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON LIVE SHOW. INFO AT THE TOP OF THIS AUDIO! But also... in case you haven't heard, Mike is now making a podcast about Percy Jackson and the Olympians! This is a feed drop of episode 1. You can subscribe and listen to all future episodes by searching "The Newest Olympian" wherever you get your podcasts, or you can go to thenewestolympian.com ! MEDDLING ADULTS LIVE IN NYC & VIRTUAL: bit.ly/meddlingadultsnyc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Mike provides an update about how much money we were able to raise for the winning charities of Season 3, who won the Season 3 fundraiser, and what lies ahead for Season 4. Also, WE ARE DOING A LIVE SHOW BOTH IN-PERSON IN NYC AND ALSO STREAMED VIRTUALLY! It'll be on 9/22/21 and you can get tickets at bit.ly/meddlingadultsnyc — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer/Editor: Mike Schubert Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert Show ...
Jul 21, 2021•5 min
We've got new Meddling Merch, and you could win a Meddling Adults shirt if you are the lucky winner of our Season 3 fundraiser! To enter, simply contribute to our charity fund at paypal.me/meddlingadults where each dollar donated is one raffle ticket entry. Good luck! GET THE NEW SHIRT HERE ! (or at meddlingadults.com/merch ) — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer/Edtior: Mike Schubert Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert Show...
May 26, 2021•4 min
Editor Brandon Grugle opens up the inbox with Schubes to answer listener questions about Season 3 of Meddling Adults! Naturally, we also talk about documentaries and give podcasting advice. Mike's Kickstarter: bit.ly/modernmuckraker — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer/Editor: Mike Schubert Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert Show created by Mike Schubert for Multitude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
Apr 28, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Megan Gailey, playing for Fair Fight , and C.J. Toledano, playing for AAPI Women Lead , put their detective skills (and marriage?) to the test to crack some cases from The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo! This is our most elegant episode yet, as tea sandwiches and proper complimenting are discussed. Cases: Tag, Not It; Fool’s Gold; The Egg Mystery Clues and Evidence: Around the Horn, anti-snack people, stray baseballs, alligators on the runway, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, cucumber sandwiches,...
Apr 07, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Rex Testarossa, playing for the Know Your Rights Camp, and Jonas Robitnett, playing for the Asian America Advocacy Fund, not only tackle Encyclopedia Brown mysteries, but also LAFFY TAFFY RIDDLES! That's right, the fan-favorite Lafft Taffy Lightning Round is back, BAYBEE! Cases: The Case of the Counterfeit Dough, The Case of the Astronaut Duck, The Case of the Lucky Catch Clues and Evidence: lasagna taste testers, SpaghettiOs, Thesaurus Black, Frodo, The Great British Bake-Off, Christie Croissan...
Mar 31, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Emma Sherr-Ziarko, playing for Power On , and Zach Libresco, playing for Buddy System , tackle mysteries from A NEW DETECTIVE TO MEDDLING ADULTS, Shelby Woo! We’ve got three action-packed mysteries to unravel, and these guests' determination to solve them is only met by their dedication towards showering each other in compliments. Cases: The Itchy Shorts Mystery, The Big Cheese Mystery, The Haunted House Mystery Clues & Evidence: Thanos, pole-vaulting, state names, Nickelodeon slime, The H...
Mar 24, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Joey Richter, playing for Feeding Texas , and Ashley Clements, playing for The Trevor Project , battle it out over some Scooby Doo mysteries! It's a Tin Can Bros. internal battle of the Solve It Squad! Cases: San Franpsycho; Old Mexico, New Monster; Hi-Tech House of Horrors Clues & Evidence: The Bailey School kids, Captain Underpants, Ryan Sheckler, The Wakumi, Free Solo, Pocohontas, the Spider-Man Multiverse, Wile E. Coyote, genius sleep, Etch-A-Sketch Thanks to our sponsors: Magic Spoon - ...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Ian Chillag, playing for Water Drop LA , and Mike Danforth, playing for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation , put the pedal to the meddle to solve some Encyclopedia Brown mysteries! It’s a How To Do Everything reunion, so let’s see if “solve children’s mysteries” was one of the everything Mike and Ian taught us all how to do. Cases: The Case of the Disgusting Sneakers, The Case of the Smugglers’ Secret, The Case of the Fireflies, The Case of the Violinist’s Chair, Clues & Evidence: T...
Mar 10, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Johnny Frohlichstein, playing for The Houston Food Bank , and Meghan Fruehauf, playing for New Story , duke it out in a contest to correctly crack the most cases from What's New Scooby Doo! It's best man vs. best woman in this edition of "Mike has two guests that are very near and dear to his heart face off on his podcast." Cases: Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters; Pompeii and Circumstance; Big Scare in the Big Easy Clues & Evidence: The Enduroslam 5000, The Proclaimers, JD Power & Associat...
Mar 03, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Kim Harris, playing for The Organization for Transformative Works , and Sequoia Simone, playing for The Trevor Project , further stoke their competitive friendship flames by battling it out over some Encyclopedia Brown mysteries! And true to form, they create new lore for everyone's favorite fictional town, Idaville, FL! Cases: The Case of the Fifth Word, The Case of the Rented Canoe, The Case of the Three Vans, The Case of the Missing Shopping Bag Clues & Evidence: Creating chaos, History o...
Feb 24, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Jackson Bird, playing for True Colors United , and Anna Brisbin aka BrizzyVoices, playing for the Midnight Mission , tackle some cases from a new detective to the Meddling Adults roster, Veronica Mars! Naturally, everyone shares high school stories. Spoiler alert: we're all GIANT nerds. Cases: Betty and Veronica, Kanes and Abel's, Credit Where Credit is Due Clues & Evidence: Riverdale, the PCH Biker Gang, Maronica Vars, goat stew, Doves vs. Dolphins, yellow vans, nerd scholarships, Paris Hil...
Feb 17, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Chris Rankin, playing for Transfiguring Adoption , and Ness Beecroft, playing for The Albert Kennedy Trust , duke it out over some cases from "What's New Scooby Doo?"! There's many things to say about this episode, but none are more important than alerting you that SMASH MOUTH IS FEATURED IN ONE OF THE MYSTERIES. Cases: Recipe For Disaster, Ready to Scare, Reef Grief! Clues and Evidence: Florida positivity, "Munchville, OH", The Bailey’s Dynasty, Breaking Bad, Willy Wonka Impresario, La Machine ...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 2
