Meddling Adults

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! — Tha...

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,...

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...

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...

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 Myste...

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, Ro...

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 Cas...

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...

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 For...

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 Eviden...

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 Clue...

Meddling 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 cov...