show episodes
 
Artwork
 
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.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Get a Clue, Nancy Drew

Brittany Dunn and Emily Elstner

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Welcome to Get a Clue, Nancy Drew! Each week, we'll be going book-by-book in the Nancy Drew universe to discuss our favorite characters, plot points and all things Nancy. Warning: things may get a little silly.
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
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 Expl…
  continue reading
 
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 th…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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 To…
  continue reading
 
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, t…
  continue reading
 
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? F…
  continue reading
 
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 megaphone…
  continue reading
 
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 & Evide…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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, W…
  continue reading
 
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 coas…
  continue reading
 
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: Th…
  continue reading
 
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.twit…
  continue reading
 
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 r…
  continue reading
 
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/me…
  continue reading
 
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/…
  continue reading
 
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/P…
  continue reading
 
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, Ke…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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, …
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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 Yo…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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 t…
  continue reading
 
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 o…
  continue reading
 
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 o…
  continue reading
 
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 fu…
  continue reading
 
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! …
  continue reading
 
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 stressfu…
  continue reading
 
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,…
  continue reading
 
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 sto…
  continue reading
 
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 Pl…
  continue reading
 
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 Lesso…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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 Cas…
  continue reading
 
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 Cas…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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 MEDDL…
  continue reading
 
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 megaphone.fm/adchoices…
  continue reading
 
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 Pro…
  continue reading
 
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 th…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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 Tha…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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. C…
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide