Hosts Donald Davenport and Harry Musselwhite, veterans of the motion picture, television, and music worlds, present a delightfully irreverent podcast where they dish on their experiences and the challenges of creating in The Land of Enchantment. Why Dungball Express? If you’ve rolled as much crap as Donald and Harry, it almost becomes second nature.
We may have seemed quiet, but we've been busy. Join Harry and Donald for an update on books and scripts, with Harry's newst title about to hit the market and Donald storming the Bastille. Shouts out to graphic artists and awarding winning script writers.
9/30/24 • 32:10
Western Writers of America President Melody Grove joins Harry and Donald for a lively look into the world of Western literature. The wearing of a white hat is mandatory!
8/5/24 • 37:43
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2/5/24 • 33:59
Comedian, actor and opera singer Ethan Herschenfeld joins Harry and Donald for an intimate look at the life and career of a multi-talented performer. From stand-up routines, to acting roles, to performing opera and musical theater internationally, it's a personal portrait of a very funny--and very thoughtful--special guest.
1/29/24 • 31:47
Harry's most recent newspaper column is the springboard for some thoughts and memories about growing up in the era of top 40 radio, from Donald's homebuilt FM radio to Harry haunting the local AM station, the influences of both Donald's and Harry's creative journeys began with a song or two.
1/15/24 • 32:06
Kicking off season seven, Harry and Donald recap the year that was, featuring new books, a new album, new film projects, strikes, and a lot of just sitting around watching police pursuits on YouTube.
1/8/24 • 35:26
Celebrated actor David Gibson joins Harry and Donald for a lively look at the future of acting and performance in the ever-expanding era of AI.
5/20/23 • 37:30
Donald and Harry discuss the current writers' strike, the issues and some strategies for surviving the journey through the morass of inactivity.
5/15/23 • 34:31
Co-host Harry Musselwhite joins Donald to premiere his two newly released books, "A Month of Sundays" and "Roshi and the Coyote Choir." Along the way, we'll learn the changes and challenges in the publishing world, the search for the right graphic artist, and what it takes to form a coyote choir.
12/19/22 • 26:50
Co-host Donald Davenport shares the story behind his just-released novel, Calliope's Spell, featuring gonzo flying dentists, priests bearing boom boxes and oceanographers who are terrified of the water, all set in a charming Baja fishing village. It's a charming little sojourn and, what's more, you can even drink the water! Join Harry and Donald for another jaunt aboard the Dungball Express.
12/5/22 • 27:32
Join Harry and Donald for P.2 of their interview with writer-director-producer Tammy Botkin as she discusses her award-winning documentary, A Long March, as well as future projects.
10/31/22 • 16:43
Documentary filmmaker, Tammy Botkin, joins and Harry and Donald to discuss her new project, A Long Road, a dramatic and sometimes heart-rending story of the largely forgotten role Filipino solders played in World War II.
9/20/22 • 35:42
Marc Comstock, President of SAG-AFTRA New Mexico joins Harry and Donald to share his insight into the craft, politics and business of acting in the Land of Enchantment.
5/4/22 • 38:42
Join the guys as Harry shares his most recent adventures in the world of opera, his newest children's book, and learn how Donald gets his hands dirty.
4/11/22 • 31:37
Join Harry and Donald for the Season 5 opener, as they the topic of how best to choose creative projects, when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em and when to walk away.
1/10/22 • 33:18
From murder and mayhem to foul-mouthed priests changing tires on Jeckyll Island, author, historian and former White House staffer Rick Hutto joins Donald and Harry to share some tasty tales of historical skullduggery. Best check all knives, hatches and other sharp objects before you board the ol' Dungball Express.
12/20/21 • 23:43
Harry and Donald wax grateful this Thanksgiving season with announcement of exciting new projects, including a new music production company, a major film project greenlit and a long awaited new Christmas book in the offing. It's gratitude time from the Land of Enchantment.
11/22/21 • 45:30
Meet Harry's former student, Kali McMillan, who joins the guys to discuss her odyssey from a small liberal arts college in Georgia to The Land of Enchantment. She costumes. She sings. She acts. She's even in a jazz band. But wait 'til you hear her woo fair Romeo from the balcony.
9/27/21 • 37:38
It's big session time as Harry tackles his new roll as Music Producer for an upcoming documentary, complete with tales from both sides of the glass, as well as instigating a fistfight with one of Hollywood's more revered actors. All in a day's work at HarryWorld. Join us for all the juicy details
8/30/21 • 31:45
It's all about books as Donald shares the trials and triumphs of narrating Marc Jampole's tour de force new novel, The Brothers Silver, as well as a literary traipse through everything from Harry Potter to Lady Chatterly and points in between. And, remember, no CliffNotes allowed.
8/23/21 • 34:57
Producer-Director Joe Lonesome joins Harry and Donald with tales from his early days as a skateboarder extraordinaire to the creation of his celebrated Offset Web Series, as well as some useful on-set bathroom etiquette tips.
8/2/21 • 29:58
Ivan Wiener, Executive Director of the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience, joins Harry and Donald with his personal odyssey from a promising career in the DC hospitality industry to producer and celebrated festival impresario, with some juicy tales of life with Dennis Hopper, Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges and others along the way.
7/12/21 • 48:07
Join Harry and Donald for a behind-the-curtain look at the art and science of great audio production. Discover how you, too, can create stunning, professional quality audio for your podcast, voice-over work, or to simple dazzle your friends. From microphones to DAWs, they cover the basics, and you may even learn to speak a little Coyote.
6/21/21 • 46:17
Harry and Donald channel their inner Rex Reeds as they examine the fine art of giving--and taking--criticism. From "overwrought" screenplays to "more than adequate" performances, the guys ward off the slings and arrows of outrageous opinion with good humor, grace and just the appropriate amount of grudge-taking.
2/22/21 • 38:27
No, Terry Futschik's not a real pirate, but the newly crowned Executive Director of the New Mexico Film Foundation, and she joins Donald and Harry to talk about her role in carrying on the work of helping local filmmakers achieve success through grants, information and knowing all the right people.
1/18/21 • 29:41
Harry and Donald celebrate the new year with tales of book adaptations, voice overs, and things that go bump in the night. From voicing video games to bad Clark Gable impressions, it's a brave new year for the Guarding Arms and Guiding Lights of the working media professional.
1/11/21 • 36:37
Donald and Harry dust off the ol' Express with news of their latest collaboration, the adaptation of Rick R. Reed's brilliant psychological thriller, The Man From Milwaukee. To say it was a creative stretch for a couple of family friendly wordsmiths to tackle this project is an understatement. But, to quote Browning, "A man's reach must exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?"
11/9/20 • 37:09
Actress, producer and radio host Nazneen Rahim joins Harry and Donald to discuss her acting career, her promotion to host of KSFR's Cinema Scope, and the current state of film production in the Land of Enchantment--all with a generous dollop of Continental charm. You might even learn a phrase of two in Urdu.
9/28/20 • 25:11
Season 4 kicks off with a quick review of "How We Spent Our Pandemic Hiatus," with news of The Penny, a shower of books--audio and otherwise--and some deserved shoutouts. Join Harry and Donald, your spiritual guides through the maze of showbiz from the Land of Enchantment.
9/21/20 • 34:17
Donald and Harry tie the ribbons on Season Three with a thoughtful look backward at some of the territory they've covered and an optimistic look forward for a prospective Season Four, interspersed with tales of voice overs, bad Serbian accents and timid actors being stifled by their agents. Hop aboard for one last trip aboard The Express.
7/20/20 • 28:25
