Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Kaboom presents a hilarious and heartfelt new 15-part series for the whole family. It's called “Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice” and it was written by author, storyteller, musician, and two time Grammy award-winner Bill Harley. In this first episode Middle schooler Quentin Manning is inspired by his passion for the Deke Benchley series of detective books to become a detective and seek out mysteries to solve at his middle school. After recruiting his reluctant but good-natured friend Sam to be his assistant and they tackle their first mystery: who is letting the air out of all the bike tires on the school’s bike rack? The full series has moved over to its own feed! To hear the rest of the series, search for Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice wherever you get your podcasts. The Case of the Flattened Tires, Part I was written by Bill Harley and directed by Sam Payne. Cast: Ben Butters as Quentin Manning, Enoch Ellis as Sam Turnquist, Mia Bagley as Sydney Plum, Sam and Will Smith as Jimmy and Timmy Bermick, and Hailey Nebeker as Miss Turbot. Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice and Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast are productions of BYUradio.

A new batch of adventures your whole family will love—babysitting actual troll children, capturing an escaped alien creature on a space station, or making a copy of yourself so you can sneak off to a skateboard competition. If you're new to the show, don't worry—each episode is its own complete story, so jump in anywhere you like. New episodes drop each Friday starting March 22. Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode!

Alicia didn't even want a quinceañera party, but her best friend Sarah forced her into it. Worst of all, the big present from her aunt is a creepy doll. But what her aunt failed to mention is that it is a magical doll that is determined to create the quinceañera of Alicia's dreams, even if it destroys both the party and her friendship with Sarah. After this episode we will take a few weeks off and return with a hilarious new series that will run all summer long called Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice. It's about the loveable underdog Quentin Manning and his enthusiastic, if sometimes misguided, attempts to solve mysteries at his middle school. Look for a Quentin Manning trailer in this feed soon! New to Kaboom? Each episode is a completely new adventure in just one episode, so you can start anywhere. Here's some of our favorites: •Summer Camp: An Intergalactic Report (Season 2 Episode 8): An alien student disguised as a preteen boy infiltrates a summer camp in order to conduct research on the humans’ nefarious plots, but an encounter with a curious young boy makes Eric question if humans are as evil as he was taught. •Hunt of the Nydralisk (Season 3 Episode 3): When a dangerous alien creature called a Nydralisk escapes from the space station lab, it’s up to three teenage cadets to stop it after it incapacitates the rest of the crew. •The Viking Mascot (Season 1 Episode 2): A normally shy boy gains swagger when he puts on his high school’s mascot costume, but his confidence is tested when a mythological threat arises on the football field. The Last Doll (A Quinceañera Adventure) was written by Miriam Arce and directed by Brian Tanner. The cast included Ariana McGee as Alicia, Darci Ramirez as Sarah, Abby Villasmil as The Last Doll, Ana Yslas as Tía Mari, Bryan Barba Salazar as the Chambelan, and Sam Payne as The DJ. Additional voices by Miriam Arce, Alayna Beck, Joshua Bergstrom, Alexandria Byrd, Nathan Cannon, Vanessa Goodman, Ben Hall, Evadne Hendrix, and Kenny Mears. The sound team for The Last Do

We are excited to share the first episode of an audio adventure series called Nightingale from our friends at GZM Shows, the creators of Six Minutes and the same team we worked with to make our adventure series Treasure Island 2020. While exploring the halls of their hospital cancer ward three teens, Sarah, Dani and Rocco, embark on an epic adventure to save Nightingale from a malevolent force, known only as The Darkness, before it breaks through and infects our world. Starring Gabby Pizzolo from Stranger Things and Ben Shenkman from Billions. Binge all 12 episodes of Nightingale now: https://link.chtbl.com/zFDM6tLU Binge all 10 episodes of Treasure Island 2020, our adventure series we made with GZM Shows: https://www.byuradio.org/treasure-island-2020

Gabriela has been training hard for her big skateboard competition, but it's at the same time she promised to help her scientist mom unveil her latest invention—a machine that can divide living things into two separate entities. (Don't call it a "cloning machine"—that really bugs Gabriela's mom.) But what if that machine could help her be in both places at the same time? This adventure was written by Miriam Arce and directed by Brian Tanner. The cast included Dalyn Diaz as Gabriela, Gabby, and Ella Ramos, Sam Smith as Noah, Melanie Cook and Chris Cook as Gabriela’s parents Laura and Michael, and Devin "Supertramp" Graham as the skateboarding event announcer. Check out DEVINSUPERTRAMP on YouTube and Instagram for some awesome extreme sports, parkour, and yes, skateboarding videos—like the one mentioned in the episode called "Skateboarding in 5,001 Balloons": https://youtu.be/B8imoIn6NUE Our next episode will be a special presentation of the first episode of the fantasy adventure series 'Nightingale' from our friends at GZM Shows, the same team we worked with to make our adventure series 'Treasure Island 2020.' Learn more about 'Nightingale' here: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/nightingale/ Binge all 10 episodes of 'Treasure Island 2020': https://www.byuradio.org/treasure-island-2020 The sound team for this adventure was led by Cayson Renshaw and Trent Reimschussel, with engineering by Charles Clarke, Hannah Everitt, Brandon Lewis, and Karly Wilson; dialogue Editing by Charles Clarke, Hannah Everitt, and Branden Haynie; sound Design by Charles Clarke, Hannah Everitt, Branden Haynie, and Bridger Nebeker; music editing by Hannah Everitt and Kylie Linton; and mixing by Charles Clarke and Hannah Everitt. This episode was produced by Brian Tanner, Miriam Arce, Wendy Folsom, and Sam Payne. For more great storytelling and adventures for families check out our companion show The Apple Seed: A Storytelling Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast is a production of BYU

When a dangerous alien creature called a Nydralisk escapes from the space station lab, it’s up to three teenage cadets to stop it after it incapacitates the rest of the crew. And they better hurry—a debris strike is on its way and will hit the space station in less than 20 minutes. This audio adventure was written by Trent Hortin and directed by Brian Tanner. The cast included Bryndal Braithwaite as Zana, Ellie Mellen as Ila, Coleman Higbee as Shaw, Hailey Nebeker as Captain Camille, and Andra Duke and Cleon Wall as Zana’s parents. The sound team was led by Trent Reimschussel, with engineering by Karly Wilson, Kiplin Merrill, and Ashtyn Parkinson, dialogue editing by Ashtyn Parkinson, sound design, music editing, and mixing by Gracie Davis and Ashtyn Parkinson. This adventure was produced by Brian Tanner, Wendy Folsom, and Sam Payne. For more great storytelling and adventures for families check out our companion show The Apple Seed: A Storytelling Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast is a production of BYUradio.

A father-son camping trip takes a dangerous turn when 12-year-old Tyler accidentally awakens a powerful forest spirit that traps him in a magical underground prison. This Kaboom adventure was written and directed by Trent Hortin. Cast: Liam Kaufman as Tyler, Ian Parker as Dad, Liz Christensen as Newt, and Stephanie Breinholt as Cirra the Storm Spirit. COMING IN LATE MAY: A new series from the Kaboom team called “Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice.” It’s the hilarious and heartwarming story of loveable underdog Quentin Manning and his enthusiastic, if sometimes misguided, attempts to solve mysteries at his middle school. “Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice” episodes will drop each week all summer long right here on the Kaboom podcast feed—you might call it a Summer Ka-Binge :) Kaboom audio team lead: Trent Reimschussel. Sound design: Joshua Foutz, Karly Wilson, and Daniel Phillips. Music editing: Joshua Foutz and Kevin West. Engineering, dialogue editing, mixing: Joshua Foutz. This adventure was produced by Brian Tanner, Trent Hortin, Wendy Folsom, and Sam Payne. Kaboom comes from the makers of The Apple Seed podcast, another show designed for the whole family to enjoy together. Find it wherever you get your podcasts.

Hannah (Evee from The Ohana Adventure YouTube channel) is on her first babysitting job, and it's not going well. At all. The Stone Family kids are totally out of control, and Hannah desperately wants them to like her. Mrs. Stone was adamant that they kids should have NO SUGAR, but just a teeny, tiny bit wouldn't hurt, right? Troll Trouble stars Evee, Cora, and Rachel from The Ohana Adventure. You can see more of their adventures on their YouTube channel youtube.com/@TheOhanaAdventure and on Instagram @theohanaadventure. New to Kaboom? Each episode is a completely new adventure in just one episode, so you can start anywhere. Here's some of our favorite adventures: •Test Drive (Season 2 Episode 1): Chloe is not thrilled about the dumpy old minivan her future step-brother shows her on a car shopping trip. But their test drive becomes a wilder adventure when they find out it's actually a James Bond-style car—and that enemy spies are looking for it. •The Glass Cutter (Season 1 Episode 4): Helen’s family is a team that pulls high-tech heists to rescue stolen works of art, but she secretly believes her skills might be better used in a different line of work. •Siren Song (Season 2 Episode 7): After starting an unlikely friendship with Mira, a young siren with a mesmerizing singing voice, 12-year-old Trevor must protect her from being captured, and hopefully win his wayward brother Ethan back in the process. Troll Trouble was written by Evadne Hendrix and directed by Brian Tanner and Evadne Hendrix. Cast: Evee Bennett as Hannah, Cora Bennett as Danielle, Rachel Bennett as Mrs. Stone, Becca Hurley as Rachel, Bennett Simpson as Dylan, Clarke Jackman as Mr. Stone, and Joshua Foutz as Ice Cream Truck Driver. The sound team for this adventure was led by Cayson Renshaw and Trent Reimschussel. Audio engineers: Karly Wilson, Bridger Nebeker, Joshua Foutz, and Andrew Odell at Balrock Studios in Glasglow, Scotland. Music editing: Branden Haynie. Dialogue editing, sound design, and mixing: Bridger Nebeker and Branden Haynie.

Our second season concludes with a story of Eric, an alien disguised as a preteen human. He infiltrates a summer camp in order to study humans and hopefully uncover any nefarious plots they may be concocting, but his interactions with an outgoing boy named Charlie make Eric wonder if humans are as evil as he was taught. This episode was directed by Lisa Valentine Clark, host of The Lisa Show. We had a wonderful time collaborating on this episode with the whole Lisa Show team, and we hope that you check out their show on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Summer Camp: An Intergalactic Report was written by Mari Molen, Evie Hendrix, and Trent Hortin. It was directed by Lisa Valentine Clark. The cast included Becca Hurley as Eric, Eric Villasmil as Charlie, and BJ Wimpey as Chimichanga Chad. The sound team for Summer Camp: An Intergalactic Report was led by Trent Reimschussel, with sound design by Brandon Lewis, Music Editing by Gracie Davis, and engineering, dialogue editing, and mixing by Brandon Lewis and Gracie Davice. It was produced by Brian Tanner, Lisa Valentine Clark, Wendy Folsom, and Sam Payne.

After a rocky first meeting, 12-year-old Trevor is determined to save a young siren named Mira from being captured, and hopefully win his wayward brother back in the process. Siren Song was written by Hannah Harlan and directed by Brian Tanner. The cast included Will Smith as Trevor, Seren Carter as Mira, Matthew Bolingbroke as Ethan, and Moimoi Gillmore as Jacob. The sound team for Siren Song was led by Cayson Renshaw and Trent Reimschussel, with engineering by Hannah Everitt, Branden Haynie, Joshua Foutz, Dallin Jepsen, and Cayson Renshaw, dialogue editing by Hannah Everitt, Original Music by Alana Portzline and Kyra Brewer, Music Editing by Hannah Everitt, Branden Haynie, and Bridger Nebeker, Sound Design and Mixing by Hannah Everitt and Bridger Nebeker. It was produced by Brian Tanner, Wendy Folsom, and Sam Payne.