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Nate DiMeo

the memory palace

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Music

 • Migratory Birds by Western Skies Motel

 • Artifact 3 by Ryan Teague

 • Barcelona by Alex Kozobolis

 • Feel First Life by Jon Hopkins

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Episode 246: Last Standing

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Flashing back a decade to the recording of A Song of Myself Nate did in a hotel room in Phoenix ahead of the 2016 Presidential election. 

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A Song of Myself

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This episode was originally produced in July of 2015. 

Music

 

* Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth's Modesty Blaise score.

* The opening loop is from Mr. Knight from Coltrane Plays the Blues, which you should own. 

* The violin piece is Occam II for Violin, a piece by Silvia Tarozzi, played by Pauline Oliveros.

* Next up is Mikuro's Blues from the mighty David S. Ware' mighty Go See the World.

* The amazing orchestral pieces is Triumph by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Nino from Fill the Heart- Shaped Cup 

* Finally, there's 13 Ghosts II by Nine Inch Nails from Ghosts I-IV

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Episode 66: White Heat/White Lights

This is a special episode commissioned by Aspen Ideas: Health and originally performed at the 2026 festival in Aspen, Colorado. 

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Music

 • The Barr Brothers play Static Orphans

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Rush, Hall, Bartlett, and Thornton

This episode was originally released in 2016 in the days after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It is re-released every year on the anniversary of the incident.

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A White Horse

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Music

 • The Barr Brothers play Static Orphans

 • Resavoir plays Facets

 • We hear Le mort de l'enfant from Hikaru Hayashi's score to The Naked Island.

 • South Seas by David Pike

 • Trust in Me from Sould Flutes

 • Flowering Jasmine from Gidon Kremer

 • Tesko Mi Je Zabrovit Tebe from Branko Mataja. 

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Episode 245: The Self-Believer, or Hasting by Musket and Sextant

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Music

 • Two (Duvet and Correspondences) from Laurie Torres' gorgeous album, Après coup.

Notes

 • I implore you to get lost in the interactive map at l
ivingnewdeal.org • . And then go out in the woods.

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Episode 244: Pathways

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Music

 • The Skydiver from the great Lalo Schiffrin's score to the quite poor, The Mask of Sheba.

 • Charlie Megira plays The Girl Who was Frightened of Ashtrays

 • Ellen's Image from the great Lalo Schiffrin's score to the quite excellent, The Fox.

 • What if... from Keegan Dewitt's score to the quite charming, Heart Beats Loud.

Notes

 • There was a very good 
article • in Cabinet Magazine by Christopher Turner about the Switzer Brothers that includes excerpts from an unpublished autobiography from Bob. 

 • I also really enjoyed 
this one • from Liz Stinson about the science and art of Day Glo. 

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Episode 243: The Brothers Switzer

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You can hear Rollercoaster and more of Hrishi's music at Hrishikesh.co. Pre-order his new album wherever you do that sort of thing!

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.

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A Story and a Song (A Memory Palace/Song Exploder Crossover Event)

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The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. 

Music

 • Drywall from Johann Johannson's score to Sicario.

 • Castle Song by Green-House

 • Tea by Resevoir

 • La Valse du Progres by Delphine Dora

 • Arrival by Domenique Dumont

 • Sarah in Bath from Kryzystof Komeda's score to Fearless Vampire Killers

 • Thread of Light by Golden Retriever

 • In Some Spirit World by Geotic

Notes

 • This one was pulled together with tiny threads of information, much provided by the NCRA's
 website • itself. 

 • You can find links to three fascinating (really!) studies on the brains of transcribers 
here • , 
here • , & 
here • . 

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Episode 242: The Handwriter

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Music

 • We hit two sections from Bernard Herrmann's score to Tender is the Night: The Embrace and The Breakdown.

 • A bit of Sambolero by Luiz Bonfa.

 • Labyrinth II by Caitlin Aurelia Smith.

 • Walter Meets the Beaver from Marcel Zavros' score to The Beaver.

 • Two tracks, "1" & "2" from AAESPO's album, Layers.

 • Maria Arvos' Last Days of Summer.

 • And Time Times Three by Palm.

Notes

 • The most comprehensive article I encountered on Doug Davis is 
here. • 

 • I found 
this • biographical essay on Otto Schnering particularly useful.

 • The 
Oxford Companion to American Food & Drink • , edited by Andrew F. Smith.

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Episode 121 (The Nickel Candy Bar)

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