Jason Concepcion (@netw3rk), playing for the LA Downtown Women’s Shelter , and Melissa Anelli (@melissaanelli), playing for Camp Kiwanis , kick off Season 3 of Meddling Adults by facing off to solve the most mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown! This is our most educational episode yet, as Jason shares the tale of Ming the Tiger, and both guests share the keys to good fish photography. Cases: The Case of the Prized Pig, The Case of the Hard Luck Boy, The Case of the Albatross, The Case of the Paint...
Feb 03, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 1
SEASON 3 OF YOUR FAVORITE (or soon to be favorite) PODCAST DROPS ONE WEEK FROM POSTING, 2/3/21! Check out this trailer for clips from some upcoming episodes that will give you a clue as to who some of this season's new guests and new detectives. — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize pool grow, become a member of our Patreon . If you want to learn more about the show or interact with us online, check out the links below: WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twit...
Jan 27, 2021•2 min
WE RAISED $1250 THIS SEASON! EACH CHARITY IS GETTING $125! THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE BY SUPPORTING VIA PATREON.COM/MEDDLINGADULTS AND PAYPAL.ME/MEDDLINGADULTS — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize pool grow, become a member of our Patreon . If you want to learn more about the show or interact with us online, check out the links below: WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadults FACEBOOK: f...
Dec 30, 2020•3 min
Meddling Adults' editor and sound designer, Brandon Grugle, joins Mike to answer questions from listeners! Though the questions are straightforward and most about the podcast and the mysteries series covered, Brando and Schubes find ways to go on the wildest of tangents from The West Wing to annoying recipe sites to THE CANTERBURY TALES?! It's a fun time. Also, THE SEASON 2 FUNDRAISER WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED! — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize pool grow, becom...
Dec 02, 2020•30 min
YOU CAN WIN ONE OF TWO SIGNED BOOKS USED FOR MEDDLING ADULTS RESEARCH BY PARTICIPATING! To enter, donate to the Meddling Adults Charity Fund at paypal.me/MeddlingAdults . Each dollar donated is one entry, and two winners will be announced on our Meddling Mailbag episode on 12/2! GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR HELPING US RAISE EVEN MORE MONEY FOR CHARITY! For more details on the fundraiser, head to meddlingadults.com/fundraiser — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize po...
Nov 18, 2020•4 min
Melissa Anelli, playing for Kamp Kiwanis , and Jordan Edwards, playing for the Nina West Foundation , are ready to manage some mischief in the form of Encyclopedia Brown mysteries! We recorded this one on the morning of Election Day, and you can tell we are all very happy to have but a brief distraction from what was the stressful start to a stressful week. Cases: The Case of the Hilbert’s song, The Case of the Red Sweater, The Case of the Crowing Rooster, The Case of the Boy Juggler Clues &...
Nov 11, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Steven Parra, playing for RIP Medical Debt, and Salvatore Testa, playing for the SF Marin Food Bank, take part in the BACHELOR BATTLE AKA THE GROOMSMEN GAUNTLET AKA THE FRIEND FRENZY with some Scooby Doo mysteries! The reveals in these mysteries are so absurd that somehow Simple Plan being in an episode becomes mundane. Cases: Farmed and Dangerous, Uncle Scooby and Antarctica, Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman Clues & Evidence: The farms of Arizona, chicken headphones, Scarecrow's Bat Cav...
Nov 04, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Alyssa Esteban, playing for The One Love Foundation , and Kevin T. Porter, playing for G.L.I.T.S. , do their darnedest to determine the doers of dastardly deeds in some Encyclopedia Brown mysteries! The mysteries flip from high stakes to seemingly mundane and our competitors flip from rivals to collaborators, but one thing remains constant: never stop thinking about Jason Derulo. Cases: The Case of the Pantry Door, The Case of the Midnight Visitor, The Case of Missing Racquet, The Case of the Gr...
Oct 28, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Caroline Crampton, playing for Refuge , and Moiya McTier, playing for Fair Fight , take on the revamped Mystery Inc. in some whodunnits from What's New Scooby Doo! Trust me, you're going to want to bust out all your Hot Topic gear from middle school. Cases: 3D-struction, She Sees Sea Monsters by the Seashore, The Unnatural Clues & Evidence: Simple Plan, Casey Kasem, Dinosaur spirits, dope headstones, German cold opens, Angry Lapras, thrown burritos, the Atlanta Hawks' organist, Legally Blond...
Oct 21, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Dr. Hannah K. McGregor, playing for the Downtown Eastside Women’s Center , and Vanessa Zoltan, playing for the Okra Project , talk LOADS of trash as they compete to solve mysteries from the pride of Idaville (the Pridaville?), Encyclopedia Brown! Come for the mysteries, stay for the stories about Mike’s grandpa. Cases: The Case of the Hypnotism Lesson, The Case of the Parking Meters, The Case of the Broken Window Clues & Evidence: Hannah School, how to play the game, birds are spies, chivalr...
Oct 14, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Jordan Ligons, playing for Black Women for Wellness , and Bobby Wagner, playing for The Okra Project , take on the Trenchcoat Twins: Mary Kate & Ashley! Many listeners have requested we do these Mary Kate & Ashley Detective Adventures and though I've had all the songs stuck in my head for the past few weeks, it was all worth it for this banger of an episode. Cases: The Case of the Sea World Adventure, The Case of the Hotel Whodunnit, The Case of the Mystery Cruise Clues & Evidence: B...
Oct 07, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Dottie James, playing for the OCD-UK Foundation , and Mischa Stanton, playing for Sunrise Movement , square off (in an incredibly sportsmanlike manner) to solve Clue Jr. mysteries as well as THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED LIGHTNING ROUND RIDDLES. OOOOOOOH. WHAT EVER COULD THEY BE?! Cases: The Case of the Missing Mittens, The Case of the Birthday Bang, The Case of the Wild Goose Chase Clues & Evidence: a terrible cat, very specific childhoods, alien eggs, cake & stuff, Mean Girls, defeating geese,...
Sep 30, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Sarah Shachat, playing for The Okra Project , and Zach Valenti, playing for The Innocence Project , go toe-to-toe to tackle tricky tales from Encyclopedia Brown! In a beautiful coincidence, all of the mysteries that made the cut this episode deal with fashion. It's our most stylish episode yet! Spiffy! Cases: The Case of the Worn-Out Sayings, The Case of the Skunk Ape, The Case of the Window Dressers, The Case of the Silver Dollar Clues & Evidence: Grey’s Anatomy, Green Eggs and Ham, Alaska ...
Sep 23, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Briggon Snow, playing for The Trevor Project , and Jordan Adika, playing for Mermaids , tackle some wildly entertaining mysteries from Scooby Doo. The gang gets INTERNATIONAL, as one mystery takes place in Turkey and another in Italy! Cases: The Tar Monster, The Menace in Venice, The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Claw Clues and Evidence: The Snowflake Duo, female anatomy experts, Richard Nixon: voice actor, Uncharted, Applebee’s, Italian stereotypes, Professor Salami, molotov cocktails — Thanks f...
Sep 16, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Bayana Davis, playing for People's Breakfast Oakland , and Robyn Jordan, playing for Hopalong Animal Rescue , kick off Season 2 by competing to solve mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown! Will these two co-workers/co-hosts/family members play nicely? No. Will teeth be mentioned in this episode? OBVIOUSLY. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN EPISODE OF MEDDLING ADULTS AFTER ALL! Cases: The Case of the Two-Timer, The Case of the False Teeth, The Case of the Dog Paddle Derby, The Case of the Lady Ghost Clue...
Sep 09, 2020•45 min•Season 2Ep. 1
On September 9th, we put the pedal BACK ON THE MEDDLE, BAYBEE! — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor:Brandon Grugle 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.com/adchoices
Sep 02, 2020•1 min
This season we raised $750 for 10 truly fantastic organizations. In this episode, we're discuss all of the charities contestants played for in Season 1. Check out the links below to learn more! (I ALSO ANNOUNCE THE SEASON 2 START DATE AT THE END) RAICES https://www.raicestexas.org/ LGBTQ Center of Cleveland https://lgbtcleveland.org/ The Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ ACLU https://www.aclu.org/ City Harvest https://www.cityharvest.org/ North Brooklyn Angels https://www.northbro...
Aug 26, 2020•16 min
Mike announces the winners of the season 1 fundraiser, thanks all of you lovely listeners, and teases info about season 2! Tune in next week for when Mike gives info on all of the season 1 charities! — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize pool grow, become a member of our Patreon . If you want to learn more about the show or interact with us online, check out the links below: WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: instagram.co...
Aug 19, 2020•4 min
We can't just leave this feed like a cold case, we gotta give you that sweet, sweet audio content. In this bonus episode, Mike is joined by Multitude's Brandon Grugle to answer questions from YOU LOVELY LISTENERS! From the show's creation to how the show is made to which detective would win in a brain fight, this mailbag episode covers it all. Hope you enjoy! — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize pool grow, become a member of our Patreon . If you want to learn ...
Aug 05, 2020•49 min
Oh you thought we were done with season one, but much like a video game player while the game is saving, I CAN'T QUIT YOU! Here's a quick update about what's to come in between seasons 1 and 2, as well as a FUNDRAISER ANNOUNCEMENT WHERE YOU CAN WIN A SIGNED BOOK WHILE RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY! To learn more, go to meddlingadults.com/fundraiser Thanks for listening, and see you in two weeks! — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize pool grow, become a member of ou...
Jul 22, 2020•5 min
Adam Mamawala, playing for The Black Women's Health Imperative and Kyle Bandujo, playing for Blessings in a Backpack , join to conclude season 1 with some of the hardest Encyclopedia Brown mysteries yet! We also create multiple fictional baseball teams in this one. Clues & Evidence: The Idaville Murder Hornets, trash pandas, Thomas Jefferson, Dewey Decimal System Power, worm fiddling, ESPN12, Season 8 of The Office, The Torture Chamber of Dr. LeFarge, Vampire Jazz, Knock on Wood by Amii Stew...
Jul 15, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Mike's parents, Barb (playing for The Jeremy Fund ) and Joel Schubert (playing for The Houston Food Bank ), face-off in a contest of solving mysteries from new kid detectives, the Clue Crew from Clue Jr.! Come for the Schubert family stories, stay for Barbara sharing the heartwarming tale of how she convinced Mike to get more into reading as a kid. Cases: The Case of the Missing Cake, The Case of the Movie Madness, The Case of the Missing Cat, The Case of the Dinosaur Disaster Clues & Eviden...
Jul 08, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Erin (playing for BEAM ), Adal (playing for Asata's Daughters ), and JPC (playing for Chicago Freedom School ) from Hey Riddle Riddle enter the fray and test their wits against our most riddle-esque detective, Encyclopedia Brown! These three are improv comedians and Mike has been itching to do more improv for a while, so the bits flow like wine freshly cracked from a vat. (That'll make sense after you listen to the ep) Cases: The Case of the Gnome’s Beard, the Case of the Missing Ring, the Case ...
Jul 01, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Helen Zaltzman, playing for The Howard League , and Martin Austwick, playing for Women for Refugee Women , join to solve mysteries from a NEW KID DETECTIVE, Cam Jansen! The phrase "an insatiable appetite for balls" is said during this episode, so do with that what you will. Also if you hate puns, burn this episode immediately and run away. Cases: The First Day of Camp Mystery, The Basketball Mystery, It’s a Raid! Clues & Evidence: Calvin Harris, Zac Efron, Gandalf, Farther Corn, porkroll, Fr...
Jun 24, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Hal Lublin, playing for The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund , and Gabriel Urbina, playing for the Black Movement Law Project , join int he most bonus point-filled episode yet to catch some crooks in three Scooby Doo mysteries! Just remember, the "L" stands for "mystery." Cases: Go Away Ghost Ship, The Diabolical Disc Demon, The Warlock of Wimbledon Clues & Evidence: Gritty reboots, Robert Frost, The Optimized Newspaper, Funky Winkerbean, night breakfast, Flatliners, ghost pirate ste...
Jun 17, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jeffrey Cranor, playing for Never Again Action , and Kristen DiMercurio, playing for The Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund , take us back to Idaville to solve more mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown! This episode is filled with powerful statements such as “If we eradicated all thoughts about what distance is, every home is a beachfront home,” and “Soup does take a while to make.” Cases: The Case of the Ginger Ale, The Case of the Frightened Playboy, The Case of the Mysterious Mugging, The Cas...
Jun 10, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Paul Bae, playing for Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary , and Kelly Schubert, playing for UNICEF: Love Myself , join to tackle mysteries from the pride of River Heights: Nancy Drew! Most importantly, they raise suspicions as to whether or not Nancy's boyfriend can be trusted, or if he is in fact THE Meddling Adult! Cases: The Case of the Midnight Rider, The Sabotage at Willow Woods, Mystery on Maui Clues and Evidence: PEDs, Theobromine, disappointing Peytons, threatening notes, Miami Vice, The St...
Jun 03, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Multitude's own Amanda McLoughlin, playing for City Harvest , and Eric Silver, playing for North Brooklyn Angels , go toe-to-toe against each other as well as Encyclopedia Brown to solve Idaville's toughest mysteries! Just a heads up, if you don't like hearing the word "teeth" said repeatedly, go ahead and just throw this episode in a fire, run away, and never look back. Cases: The Case of the Forgetful Sheriff, The Case of the Two-Fisted Poet, The Case of the Wounded Toe, The Case of the Stomac...
May 27, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Brandon Grugle, playing for The Trevor Project , and Lauren Shippen, playing for the ACLU , go head-to-head to see who can solve more mysteries from Scooby Doo! This one is littered with trash talk and involves one contestant referring to themselves as “The Mystery Machine.” It’s a wild ride. Cases: Scooby Doo and the Mummy Too, Nowhere to Hyde, Scooby’s Night with a Frozen Fright Clues and Evidence: Basil of Baker St., MALT SHOP, Fred Schneider, basilisks, torpedo dogs, the many uses of ice, ev...
May 20, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Julia Schifini, playing for RAICES , and Eric Schneider, playing for the LGBTQ Center of Cleveland , battle it out in a contest to see who can solve more mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown! Spoiler alert: they are both terrible at it. Cases - The Case of the Civil War Sword, The Case of Merko’s Grandson, The Case of the Secret Pitch, The Case of the Balloon Man, The Case of the Ambushed Cowboy Clues and Evidence - Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Kirk Fogg, Antiques Roadshow, The US Bureau of Labor Statistic...
May 13, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1
