Meddling Adults

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 Kong Phooey, Mad Men, scratch & sniff destructing books, Goodfellas, Sweeney Todd, massages, Wheelbarrows of Meat, 8 Mile, Lola the trapeze artist, The Patriot Act, lamp chains SEE DARA LIVE: https://daraobriain.com/#tour-dates — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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, Flubber, Scweppe's, Panta Claus, Phyllis, Poirot's “Where Are My Keys?”, French Camp, meringue, dry paint, PlayStation Network — 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: PATREON: patroen.com/meddlingadults ONE-TIME DONATIONS: paypal.me/meddlingadults WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadults FACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 churros, Enduroslam 5000, Mad Max: Scooby Doo, Alaskan Bull Worm, worm guys, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Mario Kart, benching 220, Y2K Energy, Petty Daphne, ruh-search, KISS, seat-fillers, scabs, red & white spiral cans, Vince McMahon,   Fred 220 compilation vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PkbuKI7lyg — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert  

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 Banks 2, Mystery Time & Architecture Corner, carousels, scuba-deep divable, tides concerns, too norma Stream Bettina's song I played: https://open.spotify.com/track/3xGk6qslEIF9MGEr7eaGje?si=ac58fa6d75bb419b Stream Gabe's song I played: https://open.spotify.com/track/1er7D7srRJ0u52uCtZambU?si=ac76afaeb98e427b — 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: PATREON: patroen.com/meddlingadults ONE-TIME DONATIONS: paypal.me/meddlingadults  WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadults FACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS  Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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, SpongeBob Squarepants, golf popcorn, arc welding, Vincent Van Ghoul, All the Beth you could ever want   Meddling Adults merch: www.meddlingadults.com/merch    — 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: PATREON: patroen.com/meddlingadults ONE-TIME DONATIONS: paypal.me/meddlingadults  WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadults FACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS  Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 Hitter Clues & Evidence: Basketball tips, backpage peekers, construction workers, Wayne Brady, The Simpsons, The Westing Game, PBS, baldsmen, Fight the Frizz, philatelist, Peanuts, Hershey tipping, *NSYNC, The Simpsons, memorabilia, cool nicknames, Nominative Determinism, Sean McVay — 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: PATREON: patreon.com/meddlingadults ONE-TIME DONATIONS: paypal.me/meddlingadults WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadults FACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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!

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 Mouse a Cookie, Cybertrucks, Marxism, Mad Max, The Prestige, wrenches   — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS  Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 resort first aid, one-thousand-million, Lucite, Newark, The Voice, Lindsay Pagano, Egyptian themes, hydraulics, Engelbert Humperdinck, turtleneck, Transformers, froyo, Mach 5, lead — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 moving, baseball ghosts, Hawaiian poke, Jane Austen, dragon bannisters, the Steph Curry of Podcasting WARM Domestic Violence Rescue: https://www.weallreallymatter.org/—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.comTWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadultsINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadultsFACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadults —CREDITS Creator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon GrugleArt: Maayan Atias, Kelly SchubertWeb Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 BooClues & Evidence - Parasailing coasters, MA colleges, gender-neutral names, Class Action Park, labor, Steeplechase, Big Carnival, safety heads, the WAP, intercepting fate, wire-cutters, foofaraw, fire ants, Law & Order SVUniversity—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.comTWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadultsINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadultsFACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadults—CREDITSCreator/Host/Producer: Mike SchubertEditor: Brandon GrugleMusic: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon GrugleArt: Maayan Atias, Kelly SchubertWeb Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 CanClues & Evidence: Clothing pandering, Goosebumps, Australian carousels, Florida laws, circuit breakers, Cam Jansen, the smoking bread, Texas, international schools, $2 bills, Dutch philosophers, racing lizards, Pixar, Joy Chestnut, improv warmups, apple pie order, Family Feud—Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the charity 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.comTWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadultsINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadultsFACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadultsPATREON: patreon.com/meddlingadults —CREDITSCreator/Host/Executive Producer: Mike Schubert Producer/Editor: Sherry Guo Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon GrugleArt: Maayan Atias, Kelly SchubertWeb Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

On February 1st, 2023, Meddling Adults returns! Want to help us raise money for charity? Join the Patreon at www.patreon.com/meddlingadults

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 OnlineWEBSITE: www.meddlingadults.comTWITTER: www.twitter.com/meddlingadultsINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/meddlingadultsFACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/meddlingadultsPATREON: www.patreon.com/meddlingadults

Welcome to Head Heart Gut, where the Multitude hosts argue about the best thingsusing our head, our heart and our gut. This is a supercut of the first three Best AnimalHeroes episodes, featuring Julia Schifini, Eric Schneider, and Jazza John!If you want to hear the judgment episode of this section, or get access to the years andyears of arguments — go to multicrew.club to join the Multicrew!

IT'S IN PRODUCTION, I PROMISE. HERE'S AN UPDATE.   Support the patreon to help us raise charitable funds: www.patreon.com/meddlingadults

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 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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!

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

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 

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)

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

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, DeShaun Stevenson   Sponsors: Blaseball - play today at blaseball.com!  Audible - Get a 30 day free trial here or by texting "meddling" to 500-500   — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

Rex Testarossa, playing for the Know Your Rights Camp, and Jonas Robinett, playing for the Asian American Advocacy Fund, not only tackle Encyclopedia Brown mysteries, but also LAFFY TAFFY RIDDLES! That's, right! The fan-favorite Laffy 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 Croissant, bird facts, baseball architecture, hooligans, The Sopranos, Sponsors: Encyclopedia Wommanica - listen wherever you get your podcasts! Blaseball - Play absurd internet baseball at blaseball.com! — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert  

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 Hamburglar, The Masked Singer, Yo-Yo Gurti, New Girl, He Be G.B.

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 - Click here for $5 off! Tab For A Cause - Raise money for charity here! — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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: The Odelios, wonderful wordsmithery, embarrassing initials, Owl City, mousepads, Pamphlet Brown, German gumdröps, Field of Dreams, alternate tree names, anti-prodigies   — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 & Associates, Smash Mouth, mansplaining, caesar salad, Jim Cummings, The Princess and the Fly — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert  

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 of Mysteries, thinkin’ pants, Salt Lake Smelly, Mayor Capt. Pete, Victor Oladipo, Power Rangers, Badd by Ying Yang Twins ft. Mike Jones, skirt fashion shows, vague business, chess bullies — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 Hilton   — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 Mystère , grotesques, The Producers, upside-down surfers, Clamalot — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor: Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 Painting Contest    Clues and Evidence: pig naming etiquette, barrels of money, Ming the Tiger, nuclear bubble gum, Encyclopedia Brown’s Oeuvre, Fish Photo 101, The West Wing, Modern Art teardown, 

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.   Want to learn more about Meddling Adults? Head to our website, meddlingadults.com, or follow on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram @MeddlingAdults!

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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!

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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 & Evidence: Clarity, Election Day, frisking dreams, Mike’s hair process, Jacob Wahl, 1920s gangsters, Macklemore’s revitalization of the Thrift Shop industry, Lisa Perwinkle, Simon Peter, stage moms   — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor:Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 Cave, villain permanence, Living Off the Land, Nick Jonas, Creature from the Black Lagoon, zipless parkas, Simple Plan — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor:Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert    

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 Green Thermos Clues & Evidence: The Berenstain Bears Extended Universe, Hanging Chads, The Lord of the Flies, The Incredibles, Jason Derulo, the crimes of trusting and optimism, Florida Worm Sports, The Titanic, Fellowship — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor:Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert

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 Blonde — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor:Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert  

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, chivalry, The Pop Pop Mantle, Ginny Weasley, Lorenna Bobbitt, making muscles, cosplay, bread is softer than meat, GEICO Cavemen — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer: Mike Schubert Editor:Brandon Grugle Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert  

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: Bubble Buddy, The Gilded Era of Content, Kevin Hart, Mission Impossible Rules, The Treehouse Industry, Mapquest, bird conspiracy theories, Suite Life on Deck — 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: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Producer/Editor: Mike Schubert Music: Bettina Campomanes, Brandon Grugle Art: Maayan Atias, Kelly Schubert Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert