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The Memory Palace is a storytelling podcast and public radio segment about the past. It was named a finalist for a Peabody Award in 2016.
The memory palace
1w ago
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 ..read more
The memory palace
3w ago
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 ..read more
The memory palace
1M ago
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
A note on notes: We’d much rather you just went into each episode of The Memory Palace cold. And just let the story take you where it well. So, we don’t suggest looking into the show notes first.
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 ..read more
The memory palace
1M ago
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
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 ..read more
The memory palace
2M ago
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
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 ..read more
The memory palace
2M ago
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
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 ..read more
The memory palace
3M ago
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
Music
Rauelsson plays Mom, in Ukraine
Group Listening plays Julie With
Richard Birkin plays Vigil II
Colleen plays Les Ondes Silencieueses
Taylor Deupree and Marcus Fischer play Bell
The Ensemble Rescerche plays Morton Feldman’s Something Wild in the City: Mary Ann’s Theme ..read more
The memory palace
4M ago
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
Music
Sunset Village by Group Listening
Winter Memory by Dark Dark Dark
Pretty in Plums by Shida Shihabi
With a little bit of The Crumbling by Valgeir Sigurossen
Afternoon in Paris by the incomparable John Lewis
Abstrutions from Max Roach
And Herbert’s Story from Mark Orton’s score to Nebraska ..read more
The memory palace
5M ago
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
Music
Arrival by by Domenique Dumont
Bouquet by Bobby Hutcherson
Last Dance by No Vacation
Channels Passing by Paul Dresher
Dilo 4 by Emika
The Kronos Quartet plays II from Phillip Glass’ second string quartet, “Company ..read more
The memory palace
6M ago
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
This episode was originally released in October of 2017 and was produced with engineering assistance from Elizabeth Aubert.
Music
Sunrise Through the Dusty Nebula by Hannah Peel
Keep by Nils Frahm
Horizon Variations by Max Richter
She cycles through: Where or When by Hal Kemp & His Orchestra, Smarty (You Know it All) by Fats Waller, Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You by Judy Garland, Hellhounds on My Trail by Robert ..read more