Podcast
What Would McAvoy Say?
Hosted by McAvoy Layne · EN
Portraying Mark Twain for 38 years,
has allowed me a foretaste of heaven
prior to my earthly contract running out.
The Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slope
has taught me that even in this crazy world
it is possible, no, vital, to smile…
20episodes
Episodes
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Barefoot & Broke in Paris
1w ago00:04:10Tap to summarizeI hardly ever cry, but I think I did, as I did not know a soul, and did not speak the language.
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Jimmy Buffett Meets Mark Twain on the Road to Heaven
2w ago00:04:07Tap to summarizeI look forward to working with my brother Darin on crafting a Buffett-Twain show that will delight a Tahoe audience…
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Lake of the Sky
3w ago00:04:21Tap to summarize"I’m no angel, but for a few moments each day, I can feel like one, thanks to Lake Tahoe, and Mark Twain.”
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Powerful Places
Jun 1700:04:29Tap to summarize“I have never seen what to me seemed an atom of proof that there is a future life. And yet I am strongly inclined to expect one.”
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An Open Letter from America 250 to America 300
Jun 1000:04:35Tap to summarizeI only wish I could join you in lifting a glass to the next generation of American experimenters, but theydon’t have glasses where I am, only shovels to keep the embers glowing…
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Buddy Rich
Jun 300:04:19Tap to summarizeHe is as swashbuckling today as he was on that memorable night when he led the Scotch Mist Bunny Hop out onto the streets of Chicago…
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Lewis & Clark
May 2700:04:20Tap to summarizeShe also became the very first woman in our history to cast a vote.
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Huckleberry's Tree and Me
May 2000:04:20Tap to summarizeMy breath forsook me, and I came near falling onto the floor in astonishment...
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Dolley Madison
May 1300:04:17Tap to summarizeBut what distinguishes Dolley to my mind, and makes her ahero of her time, really, is the way she single-handedly saved an American treasure…
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Take Two Aspirin
May 600:04:18Tap to summarizeIt was to be that little mouse’s, and McAvoy’s lucky Maui day…
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