Meddling Adults
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -Join host Mike Schubert as guests compete to solve children’s mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown, Scooby Doo, and more for charity! The winning contestant chooses the charity, and the prize pool is made up of the proceeds from the show’s Patreon account. Feel free to play along at home and put the pedal to the meddle! Season 4 releases on 2/1/23 and is produced by Mike Schubert and Sherry Guo.
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What's Next for Meddling Adults?
July 22, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutesOh 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 o...
The Case of the Transitive Property of Insults w/ Adam Mamawala & Kyle Bandujo
July 15, 2020 09:00 - 56 minutesAdam 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 Stewa...
The Mystery of How to Pronounce "Museum" w/ Barb & Joel Schubert
July 08, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutesMike'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 & Evidenc...
The Case of the Hurt People Hurting People Who Hurt People w/ Hey Riddle Riddle
July 01, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutesErin (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...
The Mystery of the Undying Love for EDM w/ Helen Zaltzman & Martin Austwick
June 24, 2020 09:00 - 49 minutesHelen 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, Fra...
Scooby Doo and Stonehenge's Running Track w/ Hal Lublin & Gabriel Urbina
June 17, 2020 09:00 - 59 minutesHal 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 stew...
The Case of the Pangea Summer Home w/ Jeffrey Cranor & Kristen DiMercurio
June 10, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutesJeffrey 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 Ca...
The Stare of the Stoner Dog w/ Paul Bae & Kelly Schubert
June 03, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutesPaul 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...
The Case of the Baby Shoes, Never Worn w/ Amanda McLoughlin & Eric Silver
May 27, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutesMultitude'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 Stom...
Scooby Doo and the B-52s w/ Brandon Grugle & Lauren Shippen
May 20, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutesBrandon 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,...
The Case of the Reverse Engineer w/ Julia Schifini & Eric Hamilton Schneider
May 13, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutesJulia 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 Statis...
Meddling Adults Trailer
May 06, 2020 05:42 - 2 minutesMeddling Adults is a whodunnit game show for charity created by Mike Schubert for Multitude. Each week, two guests go head-to-head in a contest of solving children’s mysteries from classics like Encyclopedia Brown, Scooby Doo, and Nancy Drew. The winning contestant earns money for a charity of their choice, and this prize pool grows with the help of the show’s Patreon account. The Patreon will cover expenses of creating the show, and all proceeds will go directly into the prize pool for chari...
Meddling Adults: Coming 5/13/2020
May 06, 2020 05:42 - 1 minute - 3.34 MBMeddling Adults is a whodunnit game show for charity created by Mike Schubert for Multitude. Each week, two guests go head-to-head in a contest of solving children’s mysteries from classics like Encyclopedia Brown, Scooby Doo, and Nancy Drew. The winning contestant earns money for a charity of their choice, and this prize pool grows with the help of the show’s Patreon account. The Patreon will cover expenses of creating the show, and all proceeds will go directly into the prize pool for char...