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THE LOST BISTRO: Absurd Short Fiction

R.I.P. Muffy Drake ”If a podcast Fails in a Digital Forest...did it ever make a sound in the first place?” Canary Canard Coming Soon! canarycanard.com

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25:50

JUDE: The Lost Bistro (Episode #9) 25 minutes

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2025/03/30

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

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14:05

Radio Free Paris: Jacques & Jill (Episode#4) 14 minutes

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2025/03/18

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

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21:42

DOLLOP OF KANT: The Lost Bistro (Episode #8) 21 minutes

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2025/03/08

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

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14:16

RADIO FREE PARIS (Episode#3) 14 minutes

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2025/03/01

RFP-Radio Free Paris: 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

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19:56

MUFFY MORGUE? (Episode #7) 19 minutes

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2025/02/21

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

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21:32

ESMERALDA DEPARTED (Episode#6) 21minutes

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2025/02/01

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

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15:25

RADIO FREE PARIS (Episode#1) 15 minutes

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2025/01/26

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 Jim Hall Jim Hall-Editor/Sound Design/Executive Producer Xavier

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17:19

KING CORONATION (Bonus Episode)

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2025/01/19

It's the KING CORONATION Day. But, which King? The Lost Bistro Cabaret hunkers down as a severe storm Passes Over... Written & Edited by Executive Producer Jim Hall Muffy Drake Media muffydrake.com

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25:08

FALLING DOWN (Special Inauguration Episode #5)

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2025/01/15

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

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06:55

FALLING DOWN (Bonus Episode)

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2025/01/11

In this Bonus Episode of The Lost Bistro Cabaret:You get a sneak preview of our Special Inauguration Episode dropping on the 18th. Song: Falling Down Written by Jim Hall

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04:42

REHEARSAL: This too shall pass...

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2025/01/08

In this Bonus preview of The Lost Bistro Cabaret, we have a front row seat at a REHEARSAL for an upcoming episode. Things are not going well. Always behind schedule. Madame Doreen is told to take center stage for what she thought was going to be a sound check. It was not. The nightclub is always open, even during the day. People outside the club are busy with their lives, with their thoughts. Some are happy. Some are not. Some feel Lost... Some feel defeated. Like, how are they ever going to get

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26:57

THE LOST CABARET: Space Cadet (Episode 4) 26 minutes

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2025/01/04

In this episode the Lost Bistro Cafe & 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

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06:30

REHEARSAL!!!

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2025/01/01

In this BONUS EPISODE: The Lost Bistro is LOST in REHEARSALS!!! Madame Doreen would like to stick to the script. This coming Sunday is all about SPACE CADET. Tik Tok...the Broadcast Clock! The show is behind schedule. There is tension on the stage. EVERYONE is aware, if the Download Situation doesn't head NORTH, it's Lights Out at the Lost Bistro in Paris. Space Cadet Rehearsal was booked for rehearsal, but suddenly someone flipped the script nimbly and kept it IN THE HEAVENS: "The fault, dear

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26:05

THE LOST CABARET: Steal Blues (Episode 3) 26 minutes

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2024/12/20

In this episode of The Lost Bistro Cafe & Cabaret: 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

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25:51

LOST BISTRO: Tommy had a Tuba (Episode 2) 25 minutes

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2024/12/08

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

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05:55

TRAILER PROMO FOR EPISODE#2 DROPS:12/8/24

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2024/12/06

The Muffy Drake Lost Bistro Cafe & Cabaret drops Episode #2 this coming Sunday-12/08/24 Xavier Combe and Jim Hall have been busy as a Sommelier at a Velveeta Convention desperately seeking the correct wine pairing with this Cheese Product. MD 20/20? Your thoughts? Listen here to a few clips selected from Episode #2 with this Download. Muffy has a favor to ask, if our Podcast is the Ping to your Pong, could you share the Love with your Fellow (Inner-Ear)Travelers? We've been told we're reaching

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22:16

THE LOST BISTRO

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2024/11/24

In this 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. And, some Righteous Singing with the introduction of Madame Doreen. 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

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19:59

KILL BULL

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2024/11/10

Matador Esmeralda enters the ring and faces the Bull, Ernest in The LAST BULLFIGHT. Destiny and fate have brought the two together for this Final Bloodmatch. Death in the midafternoon... Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe Sound Design & Edited by Jim Hall

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28:02

RADIO FREE FRANCE (Lost in Translation)

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2024/09/19

In this Brand Spanking New episode of Je Ne Sais Quoi, we attempt to make some Waves (SOUND) that undulate and delight as they dance in your ears. If you're new to our podcast please forgive the absence of a playlist. We sort of Jitterbug from Story to Song to Story. A roadmap delineating every turn would ruin the experience we are trying to create. For those who always must read first, on the box cover, the description of the chocolates they are eating...our apologies. Our wish is to let the

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22:16

MAKE A SOUND DECISION

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2024/09/02

In this episode of Je Ne Sais Quoi:1. BURNS BLUES-Muffy takes the words of documentary Peabody Award winner Ken Burns and Tunes them to the KEY OF "D"... 2. SALTWHISTLE BAY-Enjoy the Favoring Breeze of the Caribbean as you Island Hop, never suspecting the surprise at your Final Stop... 3. TOM-Tom was a kind man. Tom lived a quiet life. Tom, kept a secret... 4. MAINLINE (Song) "J" is on the Mainline. The Call is always FREE... Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe Sound Design by Jim Hall

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