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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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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

thememorypalace.us

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Learn more at radiotopia.fm

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Episode 210: Bill and Smoky

    Episode 210: Bill and Smoky

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    Music


    I Believe in the Night by Keith Kenniff
    Improvisations sur les folies d’Espagne (extraits) from Marin Marais and Jordi Savall
    Finally by Lambert
    Voltige by Marin Lizotte
    Violin Solo no. 1 by Peter Broderick
    Fratres fur violin und klavier by Avro Part as played by Ursula Schloch and Marcel Worms
    Dungen by Henrik Lindstom


    Notes


    There are plenty of places to go to read about Smoky and Bill but why would want to go anywhere else than his book, Yorkie Doodle Dandy?

    • 18 min
    Episode 120: The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat

    Episode 120: The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat

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    Music


    We move between three different pieces from Camille Saint-Saens': Suite, Op. 90: II Menuet, and two from Carnival of the Animals:Aviary and the Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods.
    We hit Juneau from Danny Bensi and Sander Jurriaans' score to Wildlike.
    And The Waltz from their score to 5 to 7.
    And there's a total gem from George Mukabi called Dila Ni Dila in there too.


    Notes


    Do yourself a favor and read Frances Hamerstrom's autobiography, My Double Life: Memoirs of a Naturalist.
    Do your kids a favor and Jeannine Atkins take on Frances in her book Girls Who Looked Under Rocks.
    And then watch Frances teach David Letterman how to cook a snake.

    • 18 min
    Episode 209: Wake

    Episode 209: Wake

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    Music


    Dave Pajo/Aerial M does Plastic Energy Man
    Patricia Rossborough played To a Wild Rose
    Mal Waldron plays Warm Canto
    We hear Muff Gets a Share from Joel P. West’s score to Band of Robbers
    We hear another song I absolutely love, Turned Out I Was Everyone, by Sasami
    We finish on Popcorn and Life from Ben Sollee’s lovely score to Maidentrip.

    • 16 min
    Episode 208: In the Gallery

    Episode 208: In the Gallery

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    Music


    The Theory by Clem Leek
    Hiddensee by Caeys
    The Clock Tower by Hampshire and Foat


    Notes


    If you want to know more about Gardner, I’d suggest Witness to an Era: the Life and Photographs of Alexander Gardner, by Mark Katz.
    On Brady, Matthew Brady: Portraits of a Nation, by Robert Wilson.
    I’d also suggest reading the New York Times’ review of the exhibit. It’s pretty stunning.

    • 12 min
    Episode 207: The Six Triple Eight

    Episode 207: The Six Triple Eight

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    Music


    Inception by radio.string.quintet.vienna
    Julie With by Group Listening
    Nice Breeze Isn’t It? by friend of the show, Simon Rackham
    Wet by Taylor Deupree
    Times Like This II by Jean Kopperud and Stephen Gosling
    Broad Channel by Bing and Ruth
    Cradle (with Akira) by ghost and tape
    Lithosphere by Caoimhin O Raghellagh
    and by Caoimhin O Raghelagh and Thomas Bartlett


    Notes


    You can find the website I mentioned here; it’s a one-stop shop, really, for information on the 6888t. .

    • 14 min
    Episode 206: The Thundering Herd, The Vanishing American

    Episode 206: The Thundering Herd, The Vanishing American

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    Music


    Halcyon and Photosynteses and Embryo by H. Takehashi
    Intro by Library Tapes
    The Florist Wears Knee Breeches by M. Sage


    Notes


    I found Andrew Isenberg's book, The Destruction of the Bison, An Environmental History, completely fascinating.
    If you want to do a deep dive on Madison Grant, I'd recommend Defending the Master Race: Conservation, Eugenics, and the Legacy of Madison Grant by John Peter Spiro.
    If you want to do a deep dive on the Catalina Buffalo, this site is a fun place to start.

    • 18 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
6.7K Ratings

6.7K Ratings

ElizaethBlair ,

Wonderful Podcast

The Memory Palace is one of my my all-time favorite podcasts, each episode is a work of art

Akminer ,

My new favorite podcast!

I ran the gamut of murder mystery podcasts, and soon tired of the same formula. This podcast cover so many interesting topics! I find the podcasters voice and cadence very soothing. Love your work!

dhs_lax ,

National Treasure

Every episode is a masterpiece and this show as a whole as a national treasure.

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