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The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

November 26, 2014: Barbara Niles (voice of Ms. Adelaide) tells the story of how she became known as the muffin lady and her transformation into a nemesis for Whit

The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family

4.52.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2014

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The Odyssey team first heard Barbara Niles during an open casting call in 2008. Her audition was memorable because she brought baked goods to the session and created a whole town of characters. Years later, she appeared in the show as a drama teacher and was eventually revealed as an antagonist to Mr. Whittaker. Hear her story in today's podcast, plus a preview of "The Ties that Bind, Part 13."

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey Odyssey fans, I'm Bob, producer of the Odyssey Adventure Club.

0:08.6

And I'm Jesse, editor of Adventures in Odyssey Clubhouse Magazine.

0:11.8

Welcome to the official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast.

0:14.5

And happy Thanksgiving, Eve Bob.

0:15.9

No thanks, yes.

0:16.9

I'm looking forward to the holiday because we get together with friends who also don't

0:19.8

have extended family here in town and we eat and watch football and just have a wonderful

0:24.0

time of fellowship.

0:25.0

Ah, that sounds great.

0:26.0

We're going to have about 18 people at our house this year.

0:28.3

And we bought the biggest turkey we ever have, so I'm kind of excited about cooking

0:31.7

that thing on Thanksgiving morning.

0:33.6

So what's happening on the podcast today?

0:35.1

Well we're chatting with Barbara Niles, the actress who plays Ms. Adelaide.

0:38.8

Oh yeah, you know her character started out as a simple drama teacher, but in the latest

0:43.1

album she's become with greatest adversary.

0:45.8

Let's hear from her about this album, how she started working on the show, and how she

0:49.8

got the nickname The Muffin Lady.

0:51.6

Oh, I love Bay Goods.

0:53.0

So I can't wait to hear this.

0:59.3

Well, let me ask you the first question, and this is something that a lot of times we

1:03.3

know that someone is a career voice actor.

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