the memory palace

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2018 Fundraiser Bonus Episode! Nov 27, 2018

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It’s time for the 2018 fundraiser. On this, the tenth anniversary of The Memory Palace, show your support for independent artists by making a donation at Radiotopia.fm.

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Election Eve Rebroadcast (In Line) Nov 05, 2018

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The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Learn more and donate to help keep this show and the other Radiotopia shows thrive at Radiotopia.fm

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* There are a gajillion things that you can and should read about this period. I’m almost loathe to tell you where to begin. So: some of the details for this story were found in this remarkable article by Claude Sitton.

Music
* We hear a segment of Holding Pattern, by Loscii.
* Secrets you Could Sift, by Mr. Maps.
* And Requiem on Frankfort Ave, by Eluvium.

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Episode 134 (The Dress in the Closet) Oct 27, 2018

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The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia.

A note: this here is a Halloween episode. They get creepy.

Music

We hear both Easter and The Attachment by Michael Price.
Some of DNA by Akira Kosemura.
Piano & Violoncello 1 by Irena and Voltech Havel.
Zucht 2 by Machinefabriek
The Walk from the score to Tender is the Night.
Rendez-vous from Allesandro Cicognini's score to The Indiscretion of an American Wife.

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Episode 133: Antidisestablishmentarianism Oct 13, 2018

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Music

We start with the very English, Voluntary No. 4 in b-flat Minor, by Margaret Phillips.
Hear Nero's Nocturne from Chilly Gonzales.
Some of The Stars vs. Creatures by Colleen.
Abide with Me from the Thelonious Monk Septet off his Monk's Music album.
Walzer fur Robert by Anne Muller off of Erased Tapes Volume 5.
Evening at Eight by Keith Kenniff.
and Berceuse by Alexandra Streliski.

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Episode 132 (Ida Lewis) Sep 26, 2018

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Music

We hear Waltz from the score to Angels & Insects.
Movements IV and II from David Liptak’s Serenade for Alto Sax and Strings.
A bit of Violin Solo no. 1 from Peter Broderick.
Some of Zucht 2 from Machienfabrik.
A bit of Origami Tulips from Lullatone.
Unseen Forces from Justin Walter.
Midnight Moon from Annalisa Tornfelt and Gideon Freudman
Ida Lupino from Paul Bley’s Changes album from 1965.
And Lost Fur (Reprise) from the score to Where the Wild Things Are.

Notes

Many of my favorite things I read for this piece were contemporary newspaper tributes upon her death in 1911. They’re easy to find.
By far the most useful thing I read was Lenore Skomal’s *The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter: The Remarkable True Story of American Heroine, Ida Lewis. *It’s very well researched and highly readable.

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Episode 131 (Lost Locusts) Sep 11, 2018

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Music

The music on this one comes from High Aura'd, a project from my old friend, John Kolodij. The main drone piece is All the Spirits that Dance. The beginning and end were composed specifically for this episode.

Notes

I read a lot of articles from a lot of sources on this one, but the linchpin here is Jeffrey Lockwood's book that, to my mind, convincingly solves the mystery of the vanishing locusts.

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Episode 130 (Independence Hall 2: The Legend of Walter Knott) Aug 22, 2018

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Music

We start with Penguins from Michael Hurley.
Hit Lullaby (the 1st) by the legendary, Lauren Connors, twice.
Hear Gentle Threat, from Chilly Gonzalez.
Equality Under the Law from John Williams' Lincoln score.
Start talking Philadelphia with Sun Ra's Arkestra doing The Lady with the Golden Stockings.
Maggi's Flute - Lifting Off, by Joanna Brouk
In an 18th Century Drawing Room from Raymond Scott.
And Evelop from Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

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Summer Re-run: Episode 68 (White Heat, White Light) Aug 08, 2018

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* 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

White Heat, White Lights

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Episode 129: Uplift Jul 26, 2018

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Music

The Bundt Diaries from Ludwig Goransson's score to Everything, Everything.
Kola (Lighthouse Version) by Amiina.
Snow Canon by Group Listening.
The Morning After by the Chico Hamilton Quintet. (Man, I just watched The Sweet Smell of Success recently; the Chico Hamilton Quintet makes the best, sustained appearance in a great, great movie).
Colleen's Geometria del Universo.
Bug's Walk by Peter Storby Jutbring.
Touch Me & Die by Kara-Lis Coverdale
The Last Tears of a Deceased by the inimitable Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou.

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Episode 128 (Patience) Jul 04, 2018

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Music

Drunken Aviator by Ida.
Back to Paris by Cyril Morin.

Notes

There's a great resource of old ads and articles, including the one referenced in the piece here.
The definitive work on this subject is Help Me to Find My People by Heather Andrea Williams.

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