Episodes
Join Virgil and Harmon to experience the unending excitement that is the annual Muckey Landing Christmas parade!
Published 12/22/22
Published 12/22/22
After overhearing Muckey Landing's newest residents, Nick Costello and Sal Bambino, discuss an apparent murder plot, Harmon panics when the pair returns unexpectedly to the Market, Diner and Hardware Emporium. When the retired mobsters offer them a shady business deal, Virgil and Harmon are stuck between a rock and a hard place: saying no could mean running afoul of the mob, but saying yes means stirring up potentially deadly trouble with the local Amish! Muckey Landing is a...
Published 12/03/22
While Mike and Dixie work on editing our next full-length episode, we hope you enjoy Virgil's little summary of how election day went in Muckey Landing this year.
Published 11/09/22
Bruce Leister and Mike Polo, of course, are regulars in our blooper reels; they're aided in this recording session from "Locks, Socks, and Two Smoked Bolognas by John Zinzi (Nick Costello) and Steve Caporiccio (Sal Bambino).  Be sure to listen for Bruce's explanation of "bass fishing" and how John feels about being the only one stuck behind a curtain while recording!  Music is by the consistently infraggable Jim Rezac — catch more of Jim at JimRezacMusic.com                                 ...
Published 09/23/22
When a couple of new Muckey Landing residents show up at the Market, Diner and Hardware Emporium with strange accents and a suspicious shopping list, Harmon jumps to all sorts of conclusions. Cast and Crew Virgil Slatter - Mike Polo Harmon Truesdale - Bruce Leister Nick Costello - John Zinzi Sal Bambino - Steve Caporiccio Mitch Pohunk - Kevin Smith Sound design and editing by Mike Polo Theme song and incidental music composed and performed by Jim Rezac of JimRezacMusic.com Sound...
Published 09/01/22
As the nor'easter rages outside, we finally find out who -- or what -- has been outside screaming at Harmon all morning. When the intruder traps Harmon in the kitchen, Virgil is forced to call in reinforcements to rid the store of its terrifying visitor! Cast and Crew Virgil Slatter - Mike Polo Harmon Truesdale - Bruce Leister Psycho Bob - Dave Crown Raven - Lisa Vest Doral Bernstein - Patti Gatto Luke Yoder - Will McVay Uncle Yoder - Claude Warnick Sound design and editing...
Published 03/14/22
In celebration of Muckey Landing's second anniversary, Mike Polo (Virgil Slatter, and also Muckey Landing's sound designer and editor), Bruce Leister (Harmon Truesdale) and Chris Polo (Muckey Landing creator/writer/director) sat down and talked about how Muckey Landing came to be. A bourbonized version of Virgil's wood stove coffee was also involved.
Published 03/07/22
The first snowstorm of the season is a real nor’easter, so Harmon and Virgil settle in for a quiet morning at the store with Virgil’s “special” coffee and a fire in the wood stove. The morning is soon complicated by a disturbing noise that has Harmon on edge, disturbing news for Virgil about his sister Vinnie Jean, and disturbing vibes from Virgil’s sexy sister Velma that have Harmon in a tizzy. As the storm grows in intensity, so does the mysterious noise — do Virgil and Harmon really want...
Published 02/18/22
The east coast blizzard this past weekend derailed all of our recording sessions for our second episode of the season, so Mike put together this bonus episode to give you guys something to listen to and hopefully laugh at. This episode features Mike (Virgil Slatter) and Bruce (Harmon Truesdale) stumbling their way through the first episode of the season, Vinnie Jean Is Not My Lover. Our next full-length episode, Harmon Hears a Moo, will be available soon — watch for it! Muckey Landing - a...
Published 02/02/22
Get to know the folks behind the scenes at Muckey Landing! In this New Year bonus episode, Mike Polo (Virgil Slatter), Bruce Leister (Harmon Truesdale) and Chris Polo (Creator/Writer/Director/etc.) talk with Patti Gatto, who voices Doral Bernstein, Muckey Landing's uber-receptionist with an attitude. Second in a series.
Published 12/30/21
Season 2 of Muckey Landing is finally here!   In our season opener, Harmon makes himself pretty for Vinnie Jean, Virgil's sexy little sister, who's coming to work at the store as part of her probation for whomping her ex-boyfriend upside the head with a frozen pork loin. While they await her arrival, Virgil and Harmon discuss Charles Berlitz, the biblical origins of  modern language, the wisdom of buying cologne on the internet, and past mistakes. The unexpected appearance of an old nemesis...
Published 12/23/21
Get to know the folks behind the scenes at Muckey Landing! Mike Polo (Virgil Slatter), Bruce Leister (Harmon Truesdale) and Chris Polo (Creator/Writer/Director/etc.) talk with music director Jim Rezac, who wrote and performed our award-winning Muckey Landing theme song. First in a series.
Published 12/05/21
Announcing Season 2 of Muckey Landing! We’ve been on hiatus for a while, but we’re back in production with Virgil, Harmon, and everybody else in Muckey Landing. We’re not sure if this is a trailer or a bonus episode, but we hope you enjoy it. Watch for future episodes! ** Gold Selection - 2021 Hear Now Festival**  ** Outstanding Comedy Fiction Podcast — 2021 New Jersey WebFest ** Visit us at muckeylanding.com Our Cast: Virgil Slatter - Mike Polo Harmon Truesdale - Bruce...
Published 11/24/21
In the final episode of Season 1, the fire crew cleans up as Virgil and Harmon hash out how they've come to find themselves under arrest in the back seat of Jenny Pilsner's police car. Meanwhile, police chief Cheefe and volunteer fire chief Bunny Slatter mull over possibilities; while their theories about the cause range from contrails to terrorists to spontaneous combustion, officer Jenny Pilsner believes there’s a more mundane explanation for the mysterious fires that have recently plagued...
Published 06/13/21
Harmon and Virgil rendezvous at the store and then head out under cover of darkness to boost Myrtle's erotic painting from the Fuzzy Duck gallery in Ditchwater. When Harmon gets cold feet on the way down, Virgil butchers a lot of Latin while explaining why what they're doing is perfectly legal. Will they really go through with it?  And can they stay out of jail if they do? CAST and CREW: Bruce Leister as Harmon Truesdale Mike Polo as Virgil Slatter Muckey Landing theme song and incidental...
Published 05/16/21
We're celebrating our first anniversary, so this episode has details about how to enter our celebration giveaway and win cool Muckey Landing stuff! Harmon's all in a lather about tonight's planned heist of Myrtle Myrkle's erotic painting from the Fuzzy Duck Gallery, but first, he and Virgil have to get through a regular workday. When six cans of ScrappyTime Scrapple Whip go missing from the store, Harmon swings into action to catch a suspected shoplifter, enlisting the help of Buck Firken,...
Published 03/15/21
Doral's finding out that being the morning deejay at RMUK, the local radio station, isn't exactly what it was cracked up to be, and Harmon's in a panic because he just remembered Myrtle Myrkle never gave him the painting she painted of the two of them "in flagrante erecto." Psycho Bob pops in to see Harmon, and Mabel Sprout stops by with alarming news about Myrtle's upcoming art show down in Ditchwater.Our website: muckeylanding.comEnjoying the show? You can help us out with a small donation...
Published 01/30/21
It’s nearly Christmas, and Harmon and Virgil work on their entry in the Christmas poem contest put on by the local radio station.Starring Mike Polo as Virgil Slatter Bruce Leister as Harmon Truesdale Original music arrangements by Jim RezacSound design by Mike Polo.Visit us at muckeylanding.com
Published 12/24/20
Doral interviews Myrtle Myrkle on the radio, Harmon explains his relationship with Myrtle to Virgil, Booty Sheets stops in to make a phone call, and Velma is worried about Harmon.Our website: muckeylanding.comOur cast:Mike Polo - Virgil SlatterBruce Leister - Harmon TruesdalePatti Gatto - Doral BernsteinGina Shuck - Myrtle MyrkleKevin Smith - Mitch PohunkChris Polo - Mrs. Pucker/HostDarin Dell - Booty SheetsDave Crown - Psycho BobKristin Garramone - Velma Bellazamboni 
Published 12/05/20
It promises to be an exciting weekend in Muckey Landing: Virgil's sister, Velma, is reopening her gentleman's club, The T&G, for the first time since she closed on account of the pandemic, and Virgil couldn't ask for a better venue to celebrate Harmon's upcoming birthday. What could possibly go wrong, besides everything? 
Published 11/01/20
It's Bologna Week, Harmon's annual tribute to the joys of baking with bologna, and he's pulling out all the stops at the lunch counter! Stopping by to inquire about the feast are Radio RMUK station manager Mitch Pohunk, who's taken up a new hobby to help him keep from blowing a gasket or a heart valve; Sammy Fraudiddler, Youth Minister at the Flames of Fire and Grace Right Primitive Baptist Church; and the guys' old enemy Doral, who phones in an order and quickly gets under everybody's...
Published 09/28/20
Harmon does battle with a batch of sticky buns, Virgil spars with his old nemesis Doral when she calls the store asking for Harmon, Harmon and Doral get personal, and embarrassing secrets are revealed.
Published 08/16/20
Harmon drops the tape recorder in the kitchen and breaks it, but assures Virgil that he’s fixed it. The guys go on to record a sincere but fairly dubious history of Muckey Landing and the state of Delaware touching on pirate ships, casinos, and Natalie Wood. At least, they think they do. We listen as Mitch Pohunk broadcasts the unfortunate result on the radio.
Published 07/24/20
Still quarantined, Virgil attempts yet again to make a serious recording, this time highlighting the travails of Muckey Landing business owners, but has to reckon with Harmon, who has just gotten a new smartphone.
Published 05/20/20