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The Great Society
"This just might do nobody any good." Sage words from Ed Murrow to begin a rant about the waste...
Cleaning Lady Blues
Sometimes you must assume a Different Identity to make it through the day. Rules are rules and ...
HOMAGE
Homage is a tribute piece to one of the most provocative raconteurs of the 20th century, if we ...
TASHKENT (3 minutes)
TASHKENT is from a series of stories that always begins with, "I'm sitting on the toilet..." A ...
My Neighbor’s Funeral (22 minutes)
In this full episode of Muffy Drake, we take a deep dive (6 feet under) into the funeral busine...
THE LOTTERY (5 minutes)
What are the odds of winning the lottery? Let's just say you have a better chance of being stru...
FRENCH: A DIFFICULT LANGUAGE (20 minutes)
In this episode of MD: We explore the complexity of the French language. Hats off to Xavier Com...
Delores Said You’d Be Here (18 minutes)
It's always good to get away...escape the madding crowd. Find solitude in that symphony of one ...
Andrew Irvine (5 minutes)
You've probably never heard of the British Mountaineer Andrew Irvine, but who hasn't heard of M...
The World is not Perfect (14 minutes)
How do you like your eggs? To most people, it's a simple enough question. Over easy? Scrambled?...
Terminal CC (Climate Change 28 minutes)
Recently, we were at the airport and someone came up to us and asked for some change. We reache...
Kill Bull (19 minutes)
The last bullfight begins and ends with...? You decide after listening to this Muffy Drake epic...
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Xavier Combe
A freelance conference interpreter and translator based out of Paris, Combe teaches at the University of Paris X and has worked in French public radio for 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. Xavier, or X for short, writes and narrates most of the stories you hear on Muffy Drake and in a pinch, is the sommelier for the company picnics, often times pairing a 1959 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Bordeaux with a block of Velveeta cheese at the insistance of the American, Jim Hall...
Jim Hall
A 2-time Peabody Award winner for his work in television as part of an investigative team. Hall, currently is a documentary filmmaker after a long career in TV News concluding with 21 Emmy wins. Even more impressive, he achieved all of this with a stunning 2.6 GPA at the "Harvard" of the West: Idaho State University-GO BENGALS! To some, tater tots are like rocket fuel... Hall is the Executive Producer of MD and basically plays the cowbell behind X. His duties include: Sound design/editing/character voices
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The Great Society
"This just might do nobody any good." Sage words from Ed Murrow to begin a rant about...
Cleaning Lady Blues
Sometimes you must assume a Different Identity to make it through the day. Rules are ...
TASHKENT (3 minutes)
TASHKENT is from a series of stories that always begins with, "I'm sitting on the toi...
My Neighbor’s Funeral (22 minutes)
In this full episode of Muffy Drake, we take a deep dive (6 feet under) into the fune...
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Party of Eight
"Tony" the Chief Sound Recording Engineer from the the "Talq Boat" studio "Helps" an iconic and legendary 1970s band remix a classic...
Cappuccino J
I saw the face of Jesus once in a cup of coffee. I wasn't startled. I'd heard of all those stories about people taking pictures of what appeared to be his image on burnt toast, or the famous "Frost Free Jesus" in the icebox. But, my Jesus appeared in the foam of a 2-shot espresso cappuccino. Now, th...
Bobo Pitches Muffy Drake
Bobo lives at the Chateau Bastille in the Paris Zoo. Bobo has a ringside seat to observe and comment on the human condition.
Strange Light
Strange light can occur for a number of reasons early in the morning. Chateau Lafite 1958 among them... Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe Sound Design by Jim Hall
Phone Solicitor Fun!
A phone solicitor wants to help someone with "problems" they didn't know they were having with their computer.
Sunset Drive-In (part 1)
A lonely concession stand attendant simply wants you to come on in for a delightful hot dog. It's ten minutes to go until the show begins! So, what's keeping you in your car? Sunset Drive-In is set in the future. Best guess might be 2026, give or Take an election cycle...
THE GLOW PEOPLE TRAILER
The most incredible story of a Techno Pop band you've never heard of...until now. Muffy Drake will tell their story on an upcoming podcast and feature their music on: muffydrake.com Ever wonder what happens to One-Hit Wonders? You won't believe what happened to The Glow People. Stay tuned...
