THE ORANGE BOX
THE ORANGE BOX
THE ORANGE BOX
May we introduce to you the New Name of our Podcast: Je Ne Sais Quoi
What's in a name? Je Ne Sais Quoi sums it up for Muffy Drake. Take a listen to a short excerpt from the soon to be released full episode. In this sampler, you will hear the story of The Orange Box after an introduction by Xavier Combe and Lola (Mystery Host). Xavier worked for the French version of NPR for decades as a translator. He was the voice (in French) of Nobel Prize laureates and Oscar winners during their stay in France. No kidding. This experience further developed an already advanced worldview only to be narrowed and diminished by his Franco-American Alliance with a collaborator who grew up in Idaho...c'est la vie.
The Orange Box
Written & Narrated by Xavier Combe
French Pilots played by Antoine Herbez & Ivan Herbez
Sound design & Editing by Jim Hall
Je Ne Sais Quoi--Executive Producer--Jim Hall
From The Podcast
Je Ne Sais Quoi: Absurd Short Fiction
Bravo, you’ve found it. Deadpan humor in witty, unrelated, non-sequitur short stories notdevoid of literary merit and seared with absurdity. A ”Catcher in the Wry” vibe.Since you’re here, we might as well tell you: Muffy Drake has been honored by the National AudioTheatre Festivals, known as the Sundance of Audio Fiction. That’s right, Muffy Drake has beenpresented with several Gold Medals - and even a Platinum in 2023. And while we’re boasting, let’smention our short stories have been published in entropy2, Reflex Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction,Bath Flash Fiction (3 rd Prize, October 2019), the Boston Literary Magazine and elsewhere.But for Absurd Short Fiction with friction, Muffy Drake is where it’s at. Welcome! If you like tongue-in-cheek humor, you’re in for a treat. One at a time, once a week. By the way, the French calltongue-in-cheek “pinch without laughing”. Because - get this - Muffy Drake is based out ofParis.Xavier Combe is a freelance translator and conference interpreter who teaches at theUniversity of Paris X and has worked on French public radio for over 35 years. He haspublished 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.Jim Hall is a 2-time Peabody award winner for his work with a investigative team and the other halfof Muffy Drake that’s based in the US. That’s right, Muffy Drake is a team of two who do thewriting, narration, voicing, soundscaping and original music. The French have a saying: “Humor is the last bulwark before despair” (strange, yes, but itsounds 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 enjoywhat you hear, feel free to share with, well, one or two million of your closest friends.Website: muffydrake.comContact: [email protected]Join Podchaser to...
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