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From public radio producer, Nate DiMeo, comes The Memory Palace, a finalist for the 2016 Peabody Award and one of iTunes Best Podcast of 2015. Short, surprising stories of the past, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, often a little bit of both.
"The most potent pieces of audio being produced today." - The AvClub
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Episode 148: Safe Passage
This episode was originally released in September of 2019.
Music
We start with the Opening of Craig Armstrong’s score to Far From the Madding Crowd.
Glass Houses no. 13 from Ann Southern.
Earring from Julia Wolf.
Occam II for Violin from Eliane Radigue.
Rearranging Furniture from Gabriel Yared’s score to By the Sea.
A bit of Movement II from Martynov, “Come in!” by Vladimir Martynov.
Notes
Plenty written about the Willie D.. I found Roger Branfill-Cook’s Torpedo: the Most Revolutionary Weapon in Naval History to be particularly useful.
I also enjoyed stumbling upon this day-by-day breakdown of F.D.R.’s Presidency. -
Episode 94: Numbers (rebroadcast)
This episode was originally released in August 2016
Note
* Here’s a link to watch an excerpt of the CBS news break.
* One of my favorite things I came across while reading up on the lottery was this site, which includes a remarkable page where folks send in their personal stories of their draft experience.
Music
* Elevator Song by Keaton Henson (feat. Ren Ford)
* Waves by Abby Gundersen -
Nate's episode of the year 2022: In France or in Heaven
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Music
Blithe Field does RD 1
O Venezia, Venuga, Venusia by Nino Rota
Carthage by Hayden Perdido
Nice Breeze, Isn’t It? from Simon Rackham
Mystere by amiina
Blithe Field also does Racing Backward
as well as Prelude -
Episode 203: The News from Thar
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Music
Mongali as played by the mighty Tabu Ley Rochereu
2nd Season by Takahiro Kido
Ferde Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite: 5 Cloudburst as performed by the Detroit Symphony
Nero’s Nocturne by Chilly Gonzalez. Man, that guy is great. You should buy his music.
Opening Titles from Jeff Grace’s score to In the Valley of Violence
Morris Visits Dr. Pratt from John Barry’s score to The Wrong Box
Gift from Masakatsu Takagi’s score to The Boy and the Beast
Nurse Janet from Ludwig Goransson’s score to Everything, Everythin
Notes
My favorite resources on frontier press stuff is by Barbara Cloud, The Coming of the Frontier Press, How the West was Really Won. -
Episode 202: Better Babies
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Music
LBS by Duval Timothy
My Favourites, pt. 2 by Patricia Rossborough
Sad Seine by Lambert
Vals Efter Lasse I Lyby by Lofoten Cello Duo -
Episode 201: One Fruit
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Music
Strength of a Young Man by Vernon Field
Wave I by Elori Saxl
Rearranging Furniture from Gabriel Yared’s score to By the Sea
Falling Forever and Ever by Ricky Eat Acid
Muff Gets a Share from Joel P West’s score to Band of Robbers
Notes
By far the most fun I had researching this was reading Kaori O’Conner’s Pineapple: A Global History. Really a lovely little book.
Customer Reviews
Reputation well-deserved
If I could only listen to one podcast all my life, this would be it. I absolutely love these stories. Nate's voice, storytelling, and music blend together perfectly in each episode. Just try one - you'll be hooked!
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Though the stories were wonderful to listen to, the ads were too long. Sometimes, longer than the episode! No descriptions of each episode as well.