the memory palace

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Episode 149: Dance by the Ocean Oct 04, 2019

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The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

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.

Anyway...

Music

We start with The Dane by Nihls Frahm.
Move in and out of Reading a Wave by Arp
Which mixes briefly with Stephen Gosling and Blair Macmillan playing John Adams' Hallelujah Junction.
We also here Umitaro Abe play Reperages Pour Piano.
And Brambles play Such Owls as You.

Notes

There's a pretty comprehensive book on Bayocean by Bert and Margie Webber called Bayocean: the Oregon Town That Fell Into the Sea
There's also a terrific website that appears to be regularly updating that's filled with all sorts of stories and resources about Bayocean.

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Episode 148: Safe Passage Sep 19, 2019

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Anyway...

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.

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Episode 147: Shipwreck Kelly Sep 05, 2019

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Anyway...

Music

We hear Vaggvisa by Henrik Lindstrand.
Then Kestrel, off the album by the same name from Caoimhin O Raghallaigh.
Ljuva mekaniska jag by 1900.
A loop from When it's Time to Go, by Buddy Fo & his Group.
A bit of Movement II from Martynov, "Come in!" by Vladimir Martynov.
Making Love in the Apartment from Krysztof Komeda's score to Rosemary's Baby.
And the Mistral Noir, from Daniel Herkedal.

Notes

There's a lot written about Kelly and his times, none more enjoyable than Bill Bryson's in One Summer: America, 1927.
The best academic book that touches on Kelly and his times is Dance Marathons: Performing American Culture in the 1920s and 30s, by Carol Martin.

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A Welcome! And Dreamland! Aug 28, 2019

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Here in its tenth year in operation, the Memory Palace just got a star turn in the wonderful podcast and radios show, Radiolab. We couldn’t be more delighted.

So, a word of welcome to new listeners and a call to arms for regular listeners and a story perfect for the end of summer.

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Episode 146: Two Memorials, Last Week of July, 2019 Aug 08, 2019

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Music

Absence by Matti Bye.

Notes

There are a number of excellent books about Viola Liuzzo. I found Selma and the Liuzzo Murder

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Episode 145: Stories about the St. Louis Jul 20, 2019

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Music

On-ness by Tom Rogerson and Brian Eno.
My Mamma Pinned a Rose on Me by Esmerine.
Some of Eloy by Deaf Center.
Saturday Evening by Tomasz Benarczyk
Solitary Living by The Flashbulb
A Minor by Kid606

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Episode 144: Nature Naturally Jun 22, 2019

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Music

Duet for Ghosts by Ed Harcourt tops and tails this one.
We here the top of Pomeriggio Zenzero from Paulo Conte.
Some of Thankful by Bill Frissell.
And Ingo Metzmacher's 6th Study for Player Piano

Notes

The most comprehensive thing I read on George Melendez Wright is from this supplementary piece to the Burns National Parks documentary, by Susan Shumaker.

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A White Horse Jun 12, 2019

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As on every year, here is an episode I released a few days after the murders at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016.

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Episode 143: The Only One Jun 08, 2019

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Music

We hear both Baracolle and Ice World from Saloli's album, The Deep End.
We hear Ensemble Recherche do Morton Feldman's Something Wild in the City: Mary Ann's Theme.
As well as De Wolfe Music do Moonbird.
Harry Kalahiki does that Ukelele version of Claire de Lune
We get a snipped of Eartheater's Peripheral
And E Ruscha V's The Hostess