Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering.&nbsp; In this episode, the famous Inspector Monocle visits the historic manor, High Dudgeon, to solve the foul murder of one Tom Hardhands. An organizing meeting for the Slobbering Vandals support group discusses problems with their silent auction as slobbering and breakage unfolds but just as the space station astronaut finishes his update to the group, the narrator describes a violent incursion of scheming emus, dolphin hair dryer salesmen and yawning gigglers. Meanwhile in the store, Karen encounters the fierce Gorak in her quest for revenge against the Candy Salesman. Lady Aspartame’s Lover was written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Michael Giel, Tony Culverwell, Rachel Perry, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, Donnie Febbleston, and Karen Loomer, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip. Incidental music by Johannes Sebastian Bach, performed by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.&nbsp; Slobbering Vandal Support Group was written by Donnie Febbleston, performed by Megan Liley, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, Karen Loomer, Tony Culverwell, and Donnie Febbleston, and produced by Donnie Febbleston. Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Karen Loomer and Donnie Febbleston. Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston.&nbsp; All sound effects are licenced under Creative Commons Zero and can be found on freesound.org. Special thanks to:&nbsp;<ul><li>Dolphin Noise-.wav by jfournier18</li><li>Lots of Morse Code by Buss1000</li><li>Outro Quindar Tone by scy.wav</li><li>hair dryer.wav by loullipop </li><li>Cartoon Chicken Loud Single Screaming Squawk sound effect by Mastersoundboy2005</li><li>Break Mirror002.wav by Tetrisrocker</li><li>Indoor adult murmur, couple.wav by SpliceSound</li><li>handcuffs_taken_out_and_closed.wav by daboy291</li><li>Bell rings timidly.wav by Fenodyrie </li><li>dorm door opening.wav by pagancow</li></ul> Sound design by Donnie Febbleston. Cover art by Amanda Matalanis.&nbsp; Podcasts appear every first and third Tuesday of the month.

S4E6 - Lady Aspartame's Lover/Slobbering Vandal Support Group

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering.&nbsp; In this episode, a cat owner learns why you don’t actually want to be able to hear what your cat has to say, and we learn the history of some unfortunate public art with Sister Eileen the Monotonous and Tiresome. Meanwhile in the candy store, Karen and Medusa meet Coolsworth, accountant extra-ordinaire, who describes his accounting school basketball triumphs over an anthropomorphic duck. <ul><li>The Cat Experiment was written by Donnie Febbleston, performed by Tony Culverwell, Donnie Febbleston, and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, and produced by Donnie Febbleston.</li><li>Frescoes That Have Aged Poorly was written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Megan Liley, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.</li><li>Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Karen Loomer, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, and Donnie Febbleston.</li><li>Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston.&nbsp;</li><li>Sound design by Tony Culverwell.</li><li>Cover art by Amanda Matalanis.&nbsp;</li><li>All sound effects are licenced under Creative Commons and can be found on freesound.org.</li><li>Sound credits:</li><li>S: Für Elise Music Box.mp3 by UltraGSV </li><li>bplayers for door-open-close-with-bell</li><li>nomiqbomi for uh-oh</li><li>icsp for drop-of-water</li><li>prime45 for flute-mix</li><li>aceinet for d-to-slow-you</li><li>maodin204 for fireworks-explosion-1</li><li>maodin204 for fireworks-explosion-2</li><li>maodin204 for fireworks-explosion-3</li><li>visionear for explosion-fireworks-processed-ed-larez-vsnr</li><li>pax11 for e_pop-120bpm</li><li>vanyamba for fm-sitar-waveform-stereo-c2</li><li>csaszi for pigeons_fly-away_-wing-flaps_csg</li><li>mickeythesoundcollector2023 for concert-crowd-cheering</li><li>soundslikeyukon for boys-shooting-hoops-on-wood-floor</li><li>vhschool2019 for basketball-swish</li><li>tgerginov for wind-woosh</li><li>bezaard for the-roland-d-50s-sitar-test</li><li>S: Car driving ambience by priesjensen</li><li>S: New York Jazz Loop by FoolBoyMedia | License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0</li><li>S: British Television Programme.wav by a.transmission</li></ul> Podcasts appear every first and third Tuesday of the month.

S4E5 - The Cat Experiment/Frescoes That Have Aged Poorly

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering.&nbsp; In this episode, we learn the thrilling story behind an abandoned Vauxhall, and protect our eternal souls by attending Monster Truck Latin Mass. Meanwhile in the candy store, Karen invokes a genie to help her with her recruitment problems, and interviews some unlikely prospective employees. Vehicles Abandoned in a Field: The Vauxhall&nbsp; was written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Tony Culverwell, Megan Liley, Donnie Febbleston, Karen Loomer, and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip. Monster Truck Latin Mass was written, performed, and produced by Donnie Febbleston.&nbsp; Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Karen Loomer, Tony Culverwell, Megan Liley, and Linda Febbleston.&nbsp;Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston.&nbsp; All sound effects are licenced under Creative Commons Zero and can be found on freesound.org. Special thanks to:&nbsp;<ul><li>s-cheremisinov for cinematic-rise-and-hit_02</li><li>devern for cinematic-build</li><li>davejf for melody-loop</li><li>smokinghotdog for magic-stars-retro-sparkle</li><li>pjcohen for udustereoloop</li><li>szegvari for dark-nord-cold-thriller-horror-voices-ambient-amb-myst-cinematic-surround</li><li>crimeraaa for keyboard</li><li>aboalgamer for mouse-click-sound-effect</li><li>kyles for street small town or city light throaty traffic birds table saw spanish voices saravena colombia</li><li>trp for crows park urban stratford 10</li><li>Volvion for latin-cathedral</li><li>1969 Dodge Charger Car Horn by truss88</li><li>girl gigle by ienba</li><li>record scratch by luffy</li><li>birds in the woods by berwitz</li><li>barrypirro for irish-jig</li><li>dilsun for old_truck_metal_squeaks-creaks-rattle-impact_door_hollow_open_close_impact</li><li>morganpurkis for single-gunshot-52</li><li>josephlarralde for metal-cupboard-door</li><li>wanaki for car-horn</li><li>rodzuz for slap-in-the-face</li></ul> Sound design by Tony Culverwell. Cover art by Amanda Matalanis.&nbsp; Podcasts appear every first and third Tuesday of the month.

S4E4 - Vehicles Abandoned in a Field: The Vauxhall/Monster Truck Latin Mass

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering. In this episode, Murderous Meg makes new friends at a carnival, and Pizzabot takes an ethical stand against the police state. Meanwhile in the candy store, Karen does some very unethical market research. <ul><li>Murderous Meg: The Carnival was written by Donnie Febbleston, performed by Megan Liley, Donnie Febbleston, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, Karen Loomer, and Tony Culverwell, and produced by Donnie Febbleston.</li><li>Robot Contempt of Court was written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Donnie Febbleston, Tony Culverwell, Karen Loomer, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, and Megan Liley, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.</li><li>Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Karen Loomer and Donnie Febbleston.</li><li>Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston.</li><li>All sound effects are licenced under Creative Commons and can be found on freesound.org. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11-DKB2TbYUrHcgK3pt6IvqTkWLL_Ufb8njkq6_xETIU/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full sound effect credits are available here.</a></li><li>Sound design by Megan Liley.</li><li>Cover art by Amanda Matalanis.</li></ul> Podcasts appear every first and third Tuesday of the month.

S4E3 - Murderous Meg: The Carnival/Robot Contempt of Court

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering. in this episode, a yoga class finds an unlikely new guru in “I’m Here to Expose my Zenicles”, and we catch a fan favourite episode of the world’s most off-topic sitcom, “I Digress”. Meanwhile in the candy store, the European Ladies of Indeterminate Nationality make a stunning revelation about Skip’s true nature, and Medusa has a run-in with a coworker’s spouse. Credits: i’m Here to Expose My Zenicles written by Tony Culverwell and Donnie Febbleston, performed by Karen Loomer, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, Megan Liley, Tony Culverwell, and Donnie Febbleston, and produced by Tony Culverwell. I Digress written by Donnie Febbleston, performed by Donnie Febbleston, Linda Febbleston, Tony Culverwell, and Karen Loomer, and produced by Donnie Febbleston. Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Karen Loomer, Megan Liley, Michael Giel, and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip. Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston. All sound effects are licenced under Creative Commons Zero and can be found on freesound.org. Special thanks to: <ul><li>S:&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/pagancow/sounds/15419/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dorm door opening.wav</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/pagancow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pagancow</a>&nbsp;| License: Creative Commons 0</li><li>S:&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/nmarciniegasm/sounds/237307/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chillidos_Animal.wav</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/nmarciniegasm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nmarciniegasm</a>&nbsp;| License: Creative Commons 0</li><li>S:&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/pablodavilla/sounds/592112/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HAMMER_1.wav</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/pablodavilla/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pablodavilla</a>&nbsp;| License: Creative Commons 0</li><li>S:&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/TRP/sounds/616622/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">120827 Raccoon, bark, screech, yelp, squeal, backyard, Toronto.wav</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/TRP/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TRP</a>&nbsp;| License: Creative Commons 0</li><li>S:&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/LamaMakesMusic/sounds/403497/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gas_Spray_Pressure_Various.wav</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/LamaMakesMusic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LamaMakesMusic</a>&nbsp;| License: Creative Commons 0</li><li>sound: street-small-town-or-city-light-throaty-traffic-birds-table-saw-spanish-voices-saravena-colombia-2016 creator: kylessound: </li><li>crows-park-urban-stratford-10; creator: trp</li><li>door-open-close-with-bell creator: bplayers</li><li>soundeffects4You</li><li>Jay Frosting</li><li>Ehohnhke</li><li>zgump for sitar-01</li><li>gsb1039 for egyptian-discovery</li><li>thegreeneyedghost for wooden_frog_ornament_1</li></ul> Sound design by Megan Liley. Cover art by Amanda Matalanis. Podcasts appear every first and third Tuesday of the month.

S4E2 - I'm Here to Expose My Zenicles/I Digress

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering.&nbsp; In this episode, the world's first podcasting monkey, Bunkford, interviews the legendary children's performer Sammy the Snail, and we listen in on the musings of an alien crab, pining for his lost love. Meanwhile in the candy store, Karen reveals how she can help YOU manage your own candy store, and Medusa discovers something troubling in the Pink Bubblegum toffee. Credits: <ul><li>The Bunkford Report: Sammy the Snail written by Donnie Febbleston, performed by Donnie Febbleston and Megan Liley, and produced by Donnie Febbleston.</li><li>On a Distant Shore: A Crab Tale written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Donnie Febbleston, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, with incidental music by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.</li><li>Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Karen Loomer and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.&nbsp;</li><li>Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston.&nbsp;</li><li>All sound effects are licenced under Creative Commons Zero and can be found on freesound.org. Special thanks to:&nbsp;</li><li>kyles for street-small-town-or-city-light-throaty-traffic-birds-table-saw-spanish-voices-saravena-colombia-2016 and wind sounds</li><li>Trp for crows-park-urban-stratford-10</li><li>Dasrealized for fast crawling bu</li><li>Rubberduck9999 for snail</li><li>Joseph Sardin for waves and seagulls</li><li>Sound design by Megan Liley.</li><li>Cover art by Amanda Matalanis.&nbsp;</li></ul> Podcasts appear every first and third Tuesday of the month.

S4E1 - The Bunkford Report: Sammy the Snail/On a distant shore

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering. In this episode, the Candy Store employees finish their rescue tunnel...with surprising results. And back at the store a sinister figure from another dimension awaits them. Also, we check in with PizzaBot as he reflects on whether or not a little learning is a dangerous thing, and learn exactly HOW many pieces of ID you need to pay by cheque at the grocery store. Pizza University Episode 4: Pomp and Consequences was written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Rachel Perry, Donnie Febbleston, Tony Culver well, and Michael Giel, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip. Demonic Laugh was written by Donnie Febbleston, performed by Karen Loomer, and produced by Donnie Febbleston. Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Tony Culverwell, Rachel Perry, Michael Giel, Karen Loomer, Megan Liley, Linda Febbleston, Donnie Febbleston, and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston. All sound effects are licenced under Creative Commons Zero and available from freesound.org or opengameart.org. Special thanks to: 130221 for the antAllen2001 for digging with a shovelcameronmusic for digging earth with a pick axeYemiMoses for digging a graveAlexbuk for digging a hole in earth with a pickBenboncan Mandrill striking rockcameronmusic for digging1Anandthethird for digging in dirtbevibeldesign for earth's crust depressingunfa for rumbleWdomino for bridge collapseVidiveni for evil lair collapseleftovertunacaserole for tape removalRutgerMuller for vintage scifi droneZHR0 for sci-fi horror musicVictor_Natas for The ghost of dark creek7003784 for metalfdmitryleeo metal sheet hitcupido-1 for metal sheetcraigsmith for g38-15 perfect horse whinnygipisi poniesfoxen10 for horse whinnykupper for Paardengetrappel.001 13kyles for street small town or city light throaty traffic birds table saw spanish voices Saravena, ColombiaTP for crows, park, urban, Stratfordbplayers for door open close with bellNivatiusLordStirlingSterio18WilhelboyHaley Halcyon Sound design by Tony Culverwell. Cover art by Amanda Matalanis. The Middle Aged Candy Store is a proud member of the We’re Still Cool podcast network. We will return for Season Four.

S3E12 - Pizza University Episode 4: Pomp and Consequences/Demonic Laugh

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering. In this episode, Karen's trial continues to devolve, and MightyClops and the Interregngum have a deep conversation about the nature of love. Also, we attend a corporate training on Entreprenesting, and meditate on love, loss, crime, and punishment. <ul><li>Entreprenesting was written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Megan Liley, Donnie Febbleston, and Tony Culverwell, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.</li><li>The Child on the Cover of this Knitting Pattern was written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Megan Liley and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.</li><li>Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Tony Culverwell, Michael Giel, Rachel Perry, Donnie Febbleston, Karen Loomer, Megan Liley, and Linda Febbleston.</li><li>Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston.</li><li>All sound effects are licenced under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creative Commons Zero</a> and can be found on <a href="freesound.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">freesound.org</a>. Special thanks to:</li><li>balloonhead for evil-laugh</li><li>terry93d for bi-thunder-pile-up-1-no-reverb</li><li>borgory for chewing-crunch-cornflakes-knuspern-schnurpsen-eating-essen-munch</li><li>zerolagtime for gavel-triplemad</li><li>Fenodyrie fpr sword against sword</li><li>qreiff for Room Tone-Large interior with AC</li><li>Khenshom for Rainy day in city of Tel Aviv, Israel</li><li>musicmasta1 for CarStartSkidCrash</li><li>Sound design by Megan Liley.</li><li>Cover art by Amanda Matalanis.&nbsp;</li></ul> The Middle Aged Candy Store is a proud member of the We’re Still Cool podcast network. New episodes appear the first and third Tuesday of each month.

S3E11 - Entreprenesting/The Child on the Cover of the Knitting Pattern

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering. In this episode, Karen's trial continues, and the candy store staff make some progress in their quest to free their leader. Also, Pizzabot attends a debate and makes an unexpected new friend, and Koach Karl gives us all a much-needed pep talk on economic and sexual liberation. <ul><li>Pizza University, Episode 3: Debate Night was written by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Tony Culverwell, Megan Liley, Donnie Febbleston, and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, and produced by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.</li><li>Koach Karl was written by Donnie Febbleston, Karen Loomer, and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by Donnie Febbleston and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, and produced by Donnie Febbleston.</li><li>Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Tony Culverwell, Donnie Febbleston, Michael Giel, Rachel Perry, Karen Loomer, and Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston.</li><li>All sound effects are licenced under Creative Commons Zero. Special thanks to:</li><li>craigsmith for gavel tapping</li><li>ev-dawg for crowd noise</li><li>radiocounselling for crowd gasp</li><li>thomaspetting for jackhammer</li><li>sandermotions for applause</li><li>speedenza for moving machine sequence</li><li>notklaatu for retro sci fi computer</li><li>Sound design by Kristin Mueller-Heaslip.</li><li>Cover art by Amanda Matalanis.&nbsp;</li></ul> The Middle Aged Candy Store is a proud member of the We’re Still Cool podcast network. Podcasts appear every first and third Tuesday of the month.

S3E10 - Pizza University: Episode 3: Debate Night/Koach Karl

Surreal sweets for the locked-down and lonely

Come on in to the Middle-Aged Candy Store. We're so glad you stopped by. Sit down and rest a spell and try this tasty little treat. Only you never know, is it going to be sour or sweet? The only way to find out is to listen. A surreal comedic podcast from The Gathering.

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