McAvoy Layne

What Would McAvoy Say?

Arts EN ↓ 243 episodes

Portraying Mark Twain for 38 years,has allowed me a foretaste of heavenprior to my earthly contract running out. The Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slopehas taught me that even in this crazy worldit is possible, no, vital, to smile…

Author

McAvoy Layne

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.ghostoftwain.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Embarrassing Moments 30.08.2023

She looked at me like I had just escaped from the Tahoe insane asylum…

Relationship Rekindled 24.08.2023

She let out a squeal that could be heard in Albuquerque, told me I was immature, and would not talk to me for an hour...

The Return of Lahaina Town 16.08.2023

I’m making it a goal to live long enough to bear witness to that heroic return…

Seeking a Ceasefire 09.08.2023

Dear Presidents Putin & Zelensky

Bless The Hospice Folks 04.08.2023

I’m so looking forward to your greeting me on the other side…

Sleepin' on a Futon 27.07.2023

I could find myself on the bottom of the lake alongside some gangsters I don’t even know...

Glad to be here to bear witness… 20.07.2023

But now the very thought of matter being sentient is somewhat unsettling to me…

Mark Twain in Ukraine 12.07.2023

Just prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine there was a movement afoot to erect a statue of Mark Twain in Odessa…

Old Drum 07.07.2023

Old Drum got his due justice along with that priceless statue in the town square…

The Ombudsman 30.06.2023

The Ombudsman was born here...

Adios King George 21.06.2023

Let us lift our glasses sotto voce in honor of our veterans, those with us, and those having gone to the Great Beyond.

Calendar of Wisdom 15.06.2023

If Donald Trump suffers from Mania Grandiosa, the sense of self-importance documented as a mental illness, well, he could by all rights enter an insanity plea and win his case in court…

Launching Navy’s Generation Z… 09.06.2023

 “A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.”

Greatest House Dance Ever 26.05.2023

She could talk a goldfish into coming out and taking a walk with her…

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin… 21.05.2023

Let us celebrate this September first as the inaugural, “Making the Whole World Kin Day.”  

Odeon Hall 19.05.2023

Getting chicken skin all over is part & parcel of the spine-tingling experience.

Minister to China 12.05.2023

 “Sam Clemens was the most lovable scamp and nuisance that ever blighted Nevada.”

One Nice Thing 05.05.2023

I would rather get cussed-out by a man I admire, than blessed by Artificial Intelligence.

Carson City's Mark Twain Days 28.04.2023

Great managers inspire, and Debra inspired a stellar staff, along with an army of volunteers, to stage perhaps the best Mark Twain Extravaganza the world has ever seen.

Jim Thorpe – Part Two 19.04.2023

As a Chautauquan you can never fail, for it is a success to be one…

We are what we eat… 14.04.2023

We are going to have to start engineering our food in a lab or starve…

The Happiest Place on Earth…Finland 07.04.2023

Pickleball will be the saving of us…

One Man’s Notes for a Public Talk 31.03.2023

Talking in public ain’t easy…

Maui’s Race to End the Arms Race – Part II 19.03.2023

“Don’t believe me, just watch!”

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 17.03.2023

We’re the banana peel in the coal mine…

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