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Bravo, you’ve found it. Deadpan humor in witty, unrelated, non-sequitur short stories not devoid of literary merit and seared with absurdity. A ”Catcher of the Wry” vibe. Since you’re here, we might as well tell you: Muffy Drake has been honored by the National Audio Theatre Festivals, known as the Sundance of Audio Fiction. That’s right, Muffy Drake has been presented with several Gold Medals - and even a Platinum in 2023. 2024 was so kind to us with a BIG WIN in the Anthology Category at the Minnesota WebFest and several other international festival Official Selections. Meet the Muffy Drake Team: Xavier Combe is a freelance translator and conference interpreter who teaches at the University of Paris X and has worked on French public radio for over 35 years. He has published 2 non-fiction books in French (one of them has won a prize) and quite a few op- eds in the French press. Sociolinguistics, not funny at all. If you want a laugh don’t go there. Netflix calls upon Xavier to be the official translator for premiers in Paris. He was with Martin Scorsese when ”The Irishman” took its bows at La Cinematheque. Jim Hall is a 2-time Peabody award winner and the other half of Muffy Drake that’s based in the U.S. That’s right, Muffy Drake is a team of two who do all the writing, narration, voicing, soundscaping and music. The 23-time Emmy winner has co-produced and edited internationally award winning documentaries on literary and jazz legends Kurt Vonnegut and Wes Montgomery, recently winning a Silver medal at the prestigious New York Festivals. The French have a saying: “Humor is the last bulwark before despair” (strange, yes, but it sounds better in French). We at Muffy Drake believe humor is the best medicine. So we humbly recommend you subscribe and download one MD a week. And if you enjoy what you hear, feel free to share with, well, one or two million of your closest friends. Website: muffydrake.com Contact: muffydrake@gmail.com
Episodes
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
SETLIST:
THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER (Nursery Rhyme-Public Domain)
JUDE-Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
LAVA LAMP BLUES-Written by Jim Hall
GLADYS MALLORY-Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
SONG IN SPITE OF MYSELF-Written by Countee Cullen (Poem-Public Domain)
Episode written by Jim Hall
Sound Design & Editing by Jim Hall
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Radio Free Paris-Featuring-THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
In this Episode (#4) of Radio Free Paris:
We conjure a new version of a classic nursery rhyme, this time in Swahili.
Then, Muffy Drake is proud to manage the career of The Enchanted Gregorians. You will hear from them about the Cosmic Karma Junk in the Trunk...Amen.
Then, Mother Earth goes toe-to-toe with a Climate Change Denier. Who wins the Singing/Slinging Slug-Fest? You tell us...
Then, a song for the Broken-Hearted, from our Hearts here at the base of the Eiffel Tower to yours.
Executive Producer-Jim Hall
Producer Extraordinaire-Xavier Combe
Editing & Sound Design by Jim Hall
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Dollop of Kant-FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
Here we are! Episode #8 of-The Lost Bistro Cabaret: Dollop of Kant
We hope, to this point, you've been entertained and occasionally enlightened as we look through our Paris perspective Ira Glass darkly. Are we nearing the end of Season #1? Good question. Seems this podcast racket is all about the downloads. Can we talk? Good
Maybe one of you, knows someone, who knows someone, who has a cousin named Joey who once played pickleball in the rain with Lady Gaga and is still on speaking terms with them and could reach out to Joey and ask him to champion Muffy.
YOU have faithfully answered our call every week and Merci Beaucoup! for that. You know who you are. Here is a list of where you live:
France-United Kingdom-Ukraine-Ireland-India-Nepal-Mexico-Taiwan-Greece-Kenya-Latvia-Namibia-Algeria-South Africa-Canada-Pakistan-Poland-Uganda-Portugal-Denmark-Spain-Israel-Japan-Vietnam-Norway-Austrailia-Cyprus-Switzerland-Germany-Italy-Belgium-Cuba-New Zealand-Columbia-Finland-Argentina-Singapore-Netherlands-Uzbekistan-Austria-Chile-Cameroon-Hong Kong-Slovenia-Phillipines-Somalia-Thailand-Trinidad and Tobago & Montana
Au revoir Amigos!
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Radio Free Paris-FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
RFP-: It's FREE, from FRANCE, no String Cheese attached...
In this Ep.#3, we Jitterbug and Cut A Rug in a Syncopated Fashion from song to song...to song.
Once again, we have a mystical little number from The Enchanted Gregorians, a new Chanting Choir of Monks under the management of Muffy Drake. (Tour Schedule Coming Soon!)
And, other songs folded into this podcast to make an exquisite Sonic Origami.
Sound Design & Editing by Executive Producer Jim Hall
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
The Lost Bistro-FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
In this episode of The Lost Bistro Cabaret, Muffy Drake frets about the "Download Situation" and imagines if this trend continues, she will end up on the Podcast Killin' Floor...
Stories:
3 Machines-Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
Bequeath-Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
Sound Design & Editing by Jim Hall
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
The Lost Bistro-FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
—Martin Niemöller
False Friends-Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
Esmeralda Departed-Written by Jim Hall
Sound Design & Editing by Jim Hall
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Introducing: RADIO FREE PARIS
A Brand Spanking New Muffy Drake Media Podcast!
Featuring Music created by the MotherShip in Paris. This Ersatz presentation relies heavily on Superficial Knowledge gleaned from decades of consuming Insignifica to a saturation point.
In this episode, MD explores the BLUES musical canon in a contrapuntal fashion.
In other words...take a listen.
All songs (except for Baa Baa B.S.) written by Executive Producer Jim Hall
Sound Design & Editing by Jim Hall
Xavier Combe-Producer Extraordinaire
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
In this Second Episode of Radio Free Paris, we delight in bringing you songs from the Heart.
In particular, there's a tribute to a restaurant owner named "Joe". The name of his Cajun style Bistro is YATS. The name of the song is "What's a Matta, Yats got your Tongue?"
All songs written by Executive Producer Jim Hall & Producer Extraordinaire Xavier Combe
Sound Design & Editing by Jim Hall
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
A Podcast can teach, it can illuminate; yes, it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it's nothing but Joe Rogan electing a president...
-Muffy Drake Media
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
The Lost Bistro-FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
In this episode The Cabaret sings the songs for the New Frontier.
Do we find that New Frontier by slipping the surly bonds of earth?
Or, do we find it by exploring deeper, the inner space of the Human Heart?
Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
Produced & Edited by Jim Hall
Sound Design by Jim Hall