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Episode 157: The House of Lowe Feb 11, 2020

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A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

Music

Philharmonics (Piano Sessions), from Agnes Obel.
Pre-Barok by Mica Levi and Oliver Coates.
Space in Between by Federico Albanese.
Warm Canto by Mal Waldron.
Blink by Hiroshi Yoshimura.

Notes

There are two lovely books I relied on heavily for this story: Something to Prove: A Biography of Ann Lowe, Forgotten Designer by Julia Dockery Smith.
And Rosemary Read's The Threads of Time, Fabric of History.

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Episode 156: That's How it Goes Whenever it Snows Jan 19, 2020

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**Music **

Artifices from Chapelier Fou.
A smidge of [Equality Under the Law](http://: https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/equality-under-the-law/569934319?i=569934714&mt=1&app=music) from John Williams score to Lincoln.
I Can See Your Tracks (Instrumental) from Laura Veirs.
Bone Collector by Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge
Some of Increase by David Lang
[Serenade for Alto Saxophone and Strings: IV Stella’s Dance](http:// https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/serenade-for-alto-saxophone-and-strings-v-evensong/462122423?i=462122731&mt=1&app=music) by David Liptak
Johnny Griffin’s version of [Woody’n You](http:// https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/woodyn-you-instrumental/1443062797?i=1443063227&mt=1&app=music)
Last Days of Summer by Maria Avos

Notes

This story started by reading The War Lovers: Lodge, Hearst, Roosevelt and the Rush to Empire, Evan Thomas’ history of the Spanish American War.
Doris Kearns Goodwin adds more in The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys.
Lodge’s memoir is here.
Robert Grant’s is here.
Henry Adams’ is here.

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Episode 155: Lost Bulls Jan 04, 2020

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This episode was originally produced for an episode of Radiolab from WNYC, released in August of 2019.

Music

Cul-de-Sac from Krzysztof Komeda’s Knife in the Water.
[The Mistral Noir](http:// https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/the-mistral-noir/973468266?i=973468267&mt=1&app=music) by Daniel Herskedal.
[Trakors](http:// https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/tr%C3%A4kors-f%C3%A4ltinspelad/1446106006?i=1446106011&mt=1&app=music) by 1900.
Eloy by Deaf Center.
[Leaping Dance](http:// https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/leaping-dance/265055509?i=265055945&mt=1&app=music) from the Netherlands Wind Ensemble
And Facing the Obstacles from Rob Simonson’s score to the Final Member.

Notes

This episode relied heavily on the work and research of Professor Gabriel Rosenberg of Duke, using his article, “No Scrubs: Livestock Breeding, State Power, and Eugenic Knowledge in the Early 20th Century United States” as a guide and jumping off point for other research.

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Nate's Favorite Episode of 2019 Dec 26, 2019

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Music

First up is Requiem from Nico Muhly’s score to How to Talk to Girls at Parties.
November by Colleen.
Edward Hong’s arrangement of Sleep from the Smoke and Mirrors Percussion Ensemble.
The solo version of Broad Channel by Bing & Ruth
Won’t Be a Thing to Become by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld

Notes

Here’s Shane DuBay and Carl Fuldner’s study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, including Fuldner’s remarkable photographs.

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Episode 154: Dotting I's Dec 13, 2019

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This episode was commissioned by the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts

MUSIC

Amalgamation Waltz 1839 by Joep Beveng
Now by Goldmund
Wander On from Joel P West's score to Band of Robbers.
Tomato Day by Kelpe.

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A Conversation About the Memory Palace with Robert Krulwich Dec 09, 2019

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It’s Radiotopia fundraiser time! Once a year, we reach out to ask our listeners to donate to the network that makes this show possible. Make your mark by making a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate today!

Here’s a very special episode of The Memory Palace in which Nate talks to CERTIFIED RADIO LEGEND, Robert Krulwich, of Radiolab and beyond, about the origins of the show and what makes The Memory Palace tick.

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Episode 153: Dinner at Jefferson's Dec 06, 2019

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Music

Waveland by Noam Pikelny.

Notes

I relied a lot on the extensive articles on the Monticello historic home's site maintained by the University of Virginia.
As well as Dining at Monticello: In Good Taste and Abundance by Damon Lee Fowler.

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Episode 152: Let it Snow Nov 15, 2019

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Music

Still Space by Satoshi Ashikawa.

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Episode 151: The Story of Maria Barberi Nov 01, 2019

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Music

Inside River, Pt. 1 by Akira Kosuemura. .
Sonata for Solo Cello 1: Dialogo by Ligeti, performed by Miklos Perenyi.
All the Land Ablaze by Laura Cannell
Frost Trees from Lalo Schiffren's score to The Fox.
And Finding the Flag from Georges Delarue's score to The Day of the Dolphin.

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Episode 150: Late One Night Oct 21, 2019

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Music

We start with 666 from the score to The Omen.
Transition to Fremd by Lambert.
Go to Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett.
Hear some of Leonard Berstein's score to Rebel Without a Cause.
Hit Denmark by the Portland Cello Project
And hear some of Musette's On the Green Tape.

Notes

Bobby's story is covered in a lot of histories of one hit wonders and novelty tunes. But, if you want to really dig in, you should read, Monster Mash: Half Dead in Hollywood, his autobiography.

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