Hey guys, just a little announcement: we're not doing that last episode anymore - also, by mid-Feb the show will be off iTunes and Podbean and places like that and archived on our website, kiddetectivesrpg.com! Thanks for listening!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Finally, the finale to our fifth arc! The kids are flying down to marketplace planet Hebzzudddarr to meet with the brutish Akwaniuns. Will they be able to negotiate intergalactic peace? Will things go off without a hitch? Will Max be able to woo DK? “Yes” is the answer to only one of those!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids are briefed by DK and the greys. Flo is fighting mad. Zeke reads up on alien sex tips. Tad works out with a cockroach man. Max attempts to plot.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

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While Flo and Zeke search the spaceship for a lost love, Max and Tad keep looking for love (and food) in all the wrong places. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! We totally planned this!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids explore the spaceship! Tad demands answers! Flo works out! Max takes a gamble! Zeke searches for love!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids have been abducted by aliens! Will they escape their new extraterrestrial prison? Will they find out what on Earth is going on? Will Flo stop trying to pee on everything? The answer to only one of those is “yes,” listen to find out which!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The start of a new arc! It’s Thanksgiving and the kids have a lot of problems: Max has a clingy dad, Flo has an aversion to her grandpa, Zeke has an angry mom, Tad doesn’t have a dog, and they all get a text from DK that sets them out to places they’ve never been before! Exciting stuff!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

It’s the finale to our fourth arc, and the Unending’s ritual sacrifice is already underway. Can the kids stop the cult’s horrible plans? Or will Talitho Bakroni and his followers get away with murder?By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Captured again by the Unending, the kids finally meet the cult’s leader, the King in Ruby Robes, Talitho Bakroni. He sits down with them, plays them a song, and invites them to a “performance” at dawn. It’s the penultimate episode of this arc and, as day breaks, things are looking dark.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids have found Beth, but can they escape the compound? Will they outmaneuver the Unending, or does the cult have an unforeseen gambit waiting to ensnare them? And can Tad go a whole episode without making a dumb decision?By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids have finally found the mansion. Flo communes with the dead. Max spies some visitors. Tad freaks out about doors. Zeke just tries to keep up. And remember, there is no time travel in this episode.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Hey there / check out this episode. It’s a / good one / it will not leave you cold. In it / the kids / hotwire a bus / and then / THEY! / FIGHT! / LOTS! / OF! / BAD! / GUYS! (DUN! DUN! DUN! DUN! DUN!) It’s fun to listen to / K D RPG! It’s fun to listen to / K D RPG! (I’m sorry.)By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Still exploring the Unending’s massive compound, the kids find a multitude of graves, a plethora of guards, an abundance of bullets, and a whole bunch of dumb names – everything you could want out of a cult!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids finally break free of their prison – but what will they find in the vast wilds of the Unending’s compound? What deadly hazards will they face? What horrible secrets will they uncover? And what vibes will they catch?By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Things heat up as Tad finds one of their missing friends, the others find a possible lifeline, and someone finds a bunch of bullets in their stomach. It was also like a hundred degrees when this one was recorded, so things heat up in that way too.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Caught in a standoff, one of the kids does something shocking – and, later, another finds some answers: who captured them, where they’re being held, and the identity of the King in Ruby Robes.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

As they continue to explore the poorly designed building, the kids turn the tables on their captors. Will it be enough to help them escape unharmed, or will the kids succumb to the darkness and savagery around them?By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids have been attacked at their church retreat and imprisoned in a rundown building! They don’t know where they are, who kidnapped them, or why! Some of their friends are missing and Billy – their bully – is hurt! That last one’s actually not that bad.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

It’s October 31st and, as an alternative to Halloween, the kids are at a church retreat. Will Flo bag the hot, older counselor? Can Tad and Zeke put aside their friendly rivalry to help win the soccer game for their cabin? Does Max learn how to have a good time in the great outdoors? Is something really awful and violent and horrible and weird goin…

The finale of our third arc! Things get extra weird and extra dangerous as the kids return to the mysterious house to complete the interdimensional séance… (And if you donate to the LEAF Project at https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/leafund and send proof of your donation and your mailing address to our email, [email protected], we’ll s…

The kids and DK hash it out. What do the scanner readings mean? Who are these ghostly figures? Where and when could they be from? Why is the house even here? And how are the kids going to deal with it all?By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

What awaits the kids inside the ghostly house?! With phantoms around every corner, horrors behind every door, and apparitions in every room, can they hold it together? And can Tad hold it in?!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

DK and the kids sit down for a delicious Tex-Mex dinner at local favorite Rancho Nuevo! They try the savory beef fajitas, the classic bean burrito, and the incredible chicken enchiladas. There’s even a three taco special on Fridays! And don’t forget the extra queso! (After the meal, they investigate the mysterious house.) Wow!…

It’s the beginning of a new case! Several weeks after we last left them, the kids stumble upon two possibly connected oddities: the sudden and strange appearance of an ominous new house, and the reappearance of an old friend who does not want to reconnect.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

It’s the finale of our second arc! Do the kids have a chance at saving the school? Will Flo close the portal in time? Can Tad resist the hivemind? How will Max explain all this to his dad? And is it possible for Ivano to get a good roll? (The answer to that last one is, “Not this episode apparently.”)…

In the tunnels underneath the school, surrounded on all sides by inoculated students and teachers, the kids are back together and ready to fight.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

This week we abandon the usual format and talk exclusively about The Nutty Professor: dissecting the classic 1996 American comedy’s story, sharing some fun and interesting behind-the-scenes details about the lively production, and discussing what the film’s themes, legacy, and laughs mean to us.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Flo attempts to hijack an excavator. Max and Zeke sit down for the world’s most awkward lunch. Tad sees what’s on the other side. And, most shocking of all, we finally learn Max’s dad’s name.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Can Flo outrun all her problems? Can Zeke fight his way to victory? Can Max resist the temptation of a clean record? And can Tad unearth what’s going on backstage? As things get really weird at Beaver Creek Junior High, the kids are split up.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

These good kids are in bad trouble! (And I’m not just talking about detention.) This is an episode that mama gonna like!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Tad is getting sicker! Flo is getting tougher! Max is getting angrier! Zeke just wants to dance! But are the other kids all right?By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

All their classmates are walking exactly the same! What are the kids to make of this? What’s going on? Some sort of hip, new preteen trend? A draconian school rule? Or something far more sinister? The kids avoid these questions by getting into pointless squabbles over nonexistent acting roles, trying to awkwardly force little sister-big sister rela…

It's been two months since the end of their last adventure and the kids are back to school -- but what new horrors await them on campus? Wedgies? Swirlies? Cafeteria food? I'll just go ahead and give a hint: it's way worse and weirder than those things!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

What is the shapeshifter?! Will the kids catch it?! Or have to kill it?! Who is the mysterious woman in the white van?! Do our heroes survive?! Can we achieve a sense of closure and resolution while still leaving certain threads open for future storylines?! The answers to some of these questions and maybe less wait inside on the finale of our first…

It's the beginning of the end: the final confrontation starts here! Traps are sprung! Guns are fired! Shapes are shifted! Religious iconography is wielded! And... SOMEONE DIES?!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Say "Daddy Yes!" to this family-centric episode in which the kids take aim at Max's dad and steal from a helpless grandmother. You should listen to this one with your father!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids finally encounter the shapeshifter in human form. It's tense! Later, they get inside information and start making some plans of their own. It's setup!By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

Things really start to heat up for the kids as they come up against the law and... something else...By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

After last episode's tense and prolonged encounter with a white supremacist, the kids sure could use an episode to take it easy, so they spend this one luxuriating in an abandoned farmhouse and putting all the pieces together. Sounds fun.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids and "Dork" have a very long and very extended heart to heart in this, the series' first bottle episode. Most shows do bottle episodes becuase they're cheap -- but not this podcast! This podcast did it because an entire episode is how long it took to get out of the location and situation this episode started in.…

After some truly shocking violence and another strange encounter, the kids regroup at their favorite chicken joint. Man, this chicken is good. Oh yeah, baby. Lower it into my mouth like I'm a Roman emperor.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids investigate a biker bar, witness some shocking violence, and, finally, encounter a spooky creature. This one is rated R for "peril and tense situations," so leave your kids in their cribs, understand?By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids go bowling. Like, buckle up: there is a shocking amount of bowling in this episode. Also, there's hacking, and romance, and questions from the police. And the audio isn't great. Sorry about that last one.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito

The kids find a man, see a woman, and encounter a coyote. It's a lot of them just kinda spottin' things this episode. I guess it's also, like, the first episode, so you meet the kids and learn their names and stuff.By Connor Lloyd Crews, Josh Aichenbaum, Paul Immerman, Rosie Leisure, and Ivano Pulito