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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
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
The Lost Bistro-FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
In this episode:
A Blues Guitar is lost in a dice game late at night in the alley behind the club. The owner of the instrument interrupts the show to accuse "Jinny" of stealing his axe.
What happens next...well, hit play and find out.
Short Stories Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
Sound Design & Editing by Jim Hall
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
The Lost Bistro-FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
Live! From the Lost Bistro Cafe & Cabaret, a brand new Spanking & Sparkling Episode from Muffy Drake. In this episode we uncover the incident that got Xavier & Jim kicked out of Le Cordon Bleu while on scholarship with the marching band. Evidently, "someone" poured Bouillabaisse down Tommy the Tuba Player's Hole... Bon Appétit!!
And, other delightful stories and songs prepared in the Absurd & Quirky Kitchen of MD.
Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
Sound Design & Editing (Tuba Cleanup) by Jim Hall
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
The Lost Bistro-FEATURING THE ENCHANTED CHANTEUSES
In this very first episode, Muffy Drake invites you to attend the Grand Opening of our new BLUES & JAZZ nightclub (Le Lost Bistro) in Paris. The club serves as a temporal anchor tethering the start of the podcast to the end connected by a beautiful Pink & Blue string.
Stuck Smack-Dab in the middle is the story of "Delores said you'd be here..."
Do you need to get away? Escape the Madding crowd? Yes?... Then do we have a treat for you with this mysterious tale of an Airbnb rental that will chill your Spine and comfort your Soul...
Then, a nursery rhyme. Every episode will have a nursery rhyme because the world is acting like a BIG BABY. First sung in French and then in English.
Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
Sound Design & Editing by Jim Hall
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