Professor Theo's Mystery Lab
213 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratingsThe town of Splendid, West Virginia has a higher than average number of kid superheroes, giant bugs, time travelling teens, and much more bizarre activity. Professor Theo's Mystery Lab on the campus of Splendid University is somehow at the heart of it all. Though he doesn't like to divulge all his secrets, the Professor does enjoy sharing his hometown bedtime stories, sure to delight the young, imaginative one in your life.
Written by Jonathan Joy, based on his newspaper column of stories for kids, this is a 10-15 minute podcast, updated weekly, rich in fun, playful tales. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
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Episodes
A Splendid Earth Day
April 21, 2024 16:11 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MBProfessor Theo celebrates Earth Day and National Poetry Month with two new poems and a poetry writing prompt for kids. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Choose Your Own Adventure Tale
April 14, 2024 20:38 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBHelp Pug and her dragon friend, Doug, escape the clutches of Professor Cruz. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Library Quest 2
March 27, 2024 00:57 - 7 minutes - 5.57 MBAn advocacy tale and another tribute to the library and its many valuable community services. A follow up to Library Quest #1, which was released in September 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Time Warp to the Gold Mine
March 14, 2024 12:44 - 9 minutes - 7.65 MBA father and son time travel from 2024 back to the Huntington Mall and its 1983 Gold Mine arcade. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
The Dragonflies: What is a Wetland?
March 09, 2024 16:19 - 9 minutes - 7.89 MBWhen the construction of a Mega Mega Mega Mart threatens the Mysterious Moors, our young ecological superheroes stand up to Mr. Mega. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Poetry Corner
December 25, 2023 03:48 - 9 minutes - 7.53 MBFive new poems and a Winter Break writing challenge for youngsters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Santa in the Multiverse
December 15, 2023 22:58 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBBlitz Jinglepot returns in the follow up and conclusion to last week's action packed holiday tale. It's time for Saint Nick Squad 8 (Part 2): Blitz Jinglepot in the Mad Multiverse. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
An Elf Named Blitz Jinglepot
December 09, 2023 18:10 - 7 minutes - 6.75 MBWhen Santa is mistakenly blasted into an alternate universe, the Saint Nick Squad is called in for a rescue mission. Blitz Jinglepot and the Mad Multiverse (Part 1 of 2) is included. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
A Splendid Thanksgiving Special
November 12, 2023 00:59 - 10 minutes - 8.49 MBPoultry pals Turk and Pork Chop return in their 8th Thanksgiving special for kids. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Turkey Bowl: A Splendid Thanksgiving Special
November 12, 2023 00:59 - 10 minutes - 8.49 MBPoultry pals Turk and Pork Chop return in their 8th Thanksgiving special for kids. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
The Wild Werewolves of Washington Avenue
October 22, 2023 20:18 - 8 minutes - 6.79 MBA werewolf tale for your Halloween delight. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
13 Days of Halloween
October 09, 2023 16:47 - 4 minutes - 2.92 MBProfessor Theo's ode to Halloween. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
200. Cryptid Clash
September 27, 2023 20:47 - 10 minutes - 7.02 MBKid Superhero Buck Travers takes over the mic for our 200th episode. Quantum leaping whiz kids Tanner and Max return. Mothman returns. Bigfoot and The Flatwoods Monster make cameo appearances. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Library Quest 1
September 25, 2023 21:01 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBA tribute to the library and its many valuable community services. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
500 Halloween Costume Ideas
September 23, 2023 16:09 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBGet in the Halloween spirit with Professor Theo's annual costume recommendations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Back to School Special 2023
August 23, 2023 01:39 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBProfessor Theo's annual Back to School special is here! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Barry, the Orange Dinosaur
August 09, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBProfessor Theo encourages listeners to follow their heart, using his friend Barry - a seven foot tall singing, dancing, and playing dinosaur - as an example. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
On Boards and Butterflies
August 05, 2023 18:35 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MBBreaking news from the Splendid School Board and A Poem About a Butterfly. Also, Professor Theo has homework for young listeners. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
GlitterBeard's Treasure Hunt
July 06, 2023 03:11 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBIf you like ghost pirates, treasure hunts, and Eastern Kentucky, this is the episode for you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
After The Fall: Week 2 Journal Entries
July 01, 2023 18:29 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBThe conclusion to Professor Theo's apocalyptic After The Fall series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Cletus Cavalier Finale
June 30, 2023 22:23 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBA summary and conclusion to space ranger Cletus Cavalier's latest galactic adventure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Pride Poem 2023
June 30, 2023 15:18 - 4 minutes - 4.32 MBProfessor Theo shares a poem and message of Pride, for Pride Month 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
After The Fall: Week One Journal Entries
May 04, 2023 01:28 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBIs this an apocalyptic tale of Splendid's future, or a glimpse into an alternative reality? Professor Theo sums up last year's After the Fall serial to both review and to set up its soon to be released continuation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Librarian Superheroes
May 03, 2023 00:54 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBProfessor Theo shares his National Library Week ode to the important work of librarians. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Super Mouse
May 03, 2023 00:32 - 8 minutes - 7.43 MBProfessor Theo shares secrets of his own superhero youth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
A Candy Coated Tall Tale
March 07, 2023 14:11 - 8 minutes - 7 MBThe new teacher at Splendid Middle might just be a candy loving vampire. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
186. Saint Nick Squad 2022
December 17, 2022 16:32 - 7 minutes - 6.86 MBJingle and Snowflake return for their annual holiday adventure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
185. The Holidays Are...
December 15, 2022 17:21 - 5 minutes - 5.44 MBProfessor Theo sends Happy Holiday wishes by way of a poem titled "The Holidays Are..." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Turk and Pork Chop Join the Circus
November 18, 2022 00:09 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBAmerica's favorite turkey and pig, Turk and Pork Chop, hide out from Thanksgiving horrors by joining the circus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Turkey Trot 2022 Too
November 04, 2022 12:14 - 10 minutes - 9.17 MBA new Thankful Things writing prompt is included, and Professor Theo presents a remastered version of a Turk and Pork Chop classic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
Turkey Trot 2022
November 04, 2022 02:11 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBProfessor Theo revisits the Turk and Pork Chop origin story from four years ago. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
181. Down With Doppelgangers
October 30, 2022 15:14 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBA spooky story about a mysterious island and doppelgangers, with a possible tie to Professor Theo's recent After The Fall series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
The 13 Days of Halloween
October 23, 2022 22:55 - 7 minutes - 6.47 MBProfessor Theo shares two poems perfect for the autumn and Halloween season. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
179. Monsters Over (and Under) The Bed
October 16, 2022 16:51 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MBProfessor Theo shares October thoughts and a story about monsters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
250+ Halloween Costume Ideas
October 01, 2022 17:11 - 10 minutes - 9.18 MBNeed a costume idea? Professor Theo has over 250 of them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
177. Friday Night Frights
September 11, 2022 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.27 MBProfessor Theo's sports report goes terribly, or at least oddly, wrong...but maybe that's what he had planned all along. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
176. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
September 04, 2022 14:31 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBCletus Cavalier and friends travel to NEHI and SWOLE to complete recruitment for the Unlikely Alliance. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
175. Martians Attack! On Halloween!
August 27, 2022 15:04 - 8 minutes - 8.03 MBIt's already Halloween at Disney and the Dollar Tree, so why not Splendid, WV? Included is the new "Martians Attack! On Halloween!" story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
174. Wizards and Twists
August 20, 2022 20:40 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MBProfessor Theo shares The Wizard's Test sequel, titled The Wizard's Best, and a big twist in the After the Fall series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
173. Love Your Library
August 14, 2022 21:10 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBA day at the library turns chaotic when a magic spell gone wrong forces literary characters out of their books and into the real world. It's Professor Theo's 2022 Back To School Special. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
172. Actors and Automatons
August 05, 2022 22:27 - 10 minutes - 9.17 MBEnjoy a night out at the theatre with our talented thespians. Also, Professor Theo shares the fourth chapter of After the Fall. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
171. Is My Dad A Super-villain?
July 30, 2022 22:31 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBA boy in nearby Super Duper Town shares suspicions about his father's potentially shadowy double life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
170. Winter Trek in Summer
July 24, 2022 02:01 - 8 minutes - 7.56 MBProfessor Theo shares a cool winter tale in the middle of a sweltering summer. Also included: hot dog poetry. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
169. Space Dudettes and Zombie Distractions
July 03, 2022 17:59 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBHear the fourth part of Cletus Cavalier's Unlikely Alliance of Really Bad Space Dudes AND chapter three of the After The Fall series on this week's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
168. The Mummy
June 24, 2022 22:43 - 10 minutes - 9.16 MBTwo new tales this week: a mummy inspired campfire story and the second part of our new After the Fall series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
167. PRIDE poem
June 24, 2022 22:39 - 5 minutes - 4.97 MBProfessor Theo shares an Open To All Pride month poem, message. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
166. The Wizard's Test
June 06, 2022 00:56 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MBTwo new tales this week: one poetry (The Wizard's Test) and one prose (After the Fall, Part 1). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
165. Cletus Cavalier - Space Ranger
June 02, 2022 18:44 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBProfessor Theo foreshadows a school where he would train Splendid's best to combat upcoming calamity. He also shares the third tale in Cletus Cavalier's Unlikely Alliance of Really Bad Space Dudes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
164. Beware the Dragons
May 04, 2022 13:05 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBThe tale of Janine, her dragon friends, and Dude, the dragon hunter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support
163. Cletus Cavalier Returns Again
April 29, 2022 18:44 - 9 minutes - 8.25 MBSpace ranger Cletus Cavalier is back. Professor Theo shares the second chapter of the Cletus Cavalier's Alliance of Really Bad Space Dudes series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/professortheo/support