the memory palace

Nate DiMeo
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Sep 5, 2017 • 12min

Two Small Sculptures (The Met Residency Episode 8)

Show Notes Nate DiMeo was the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Artist in Residence for 2016/2017. He produced 8 episodes inspired by the collection and by the museum itself. This is the eigth episode of that residency. This residency is made possible by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Chester Dale Fund. This episode is written and produced and stuff by Nate DiMeo with engineering assistance from Elizabeth Aubert. Its Executive Producer is Limor Tomer, General Manager Live Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Artwork Discussed Hiawatha, Edmonia Lewis, 1868. Minnehaha, Edmonia Lewis, 1868. Music L'oree Du Bois, by Sylvain Chauvau. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Aug 21, 2017 • 33min

Orbes Cintilantes - A special summer episode

In lieu of your standard end-of-summer re-run, here is a very special re-run. No! Wait! I mean it. It's pretty cool. Here's the thing: Todavia, a new literary publisher in Brazil has just put out a book of Memory Palace stories translated into Brazilian Portuguese. (Purchasable world-wide through this site, if you happen to be interested), This very special re-run has all sorts of Brazil-related bonus content, including a full episode of Helen Zaltzman's, The Allusionist. Subscribe to that fine podcast, here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Aug 9, 2017 • 14min

"Relics": A Special Bonus Episode

This special, bonus episode was commissioned by Freepoint Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It's intended to be listened to while walking around Fresh Pond, across the street from the hotel, though it can be enjoyed anywhere.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Aug 7, 2017 • 16min

A Scavenger Hunt (The Met Residency Episode 7)

Show Notes Nate DiMeo was the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Artist in Residence for 2016/2017. He produced eight pieces inspired by the collection and by the museum itself. This is the eighth episode of that residency. This residency is made possible by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Chester Dale Fund. This episode is written and produced and stuff by Nate DiMeo with engineering assistance from Elizabeth Aubert. Its Executive Producer is Limor Tomer, General Manager Live Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This episode was produced in collaboration with composer, Mary Lattimore. Artwork Discussed The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art. Music The music in this piece was composed and performed by Mary Lattimore. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jul 19, 2017 • 13min

Episode 113 (Elmer McCurdy Rides Again and Again)

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. SPOILERS AHEAD Music We start with Moonlight by Masayoshi Fujita. We hear a couple from Warren Ellis: Piece 3 and Lala's Theme. We hear Paranoid and Credits 2 from the score to Christine. And Junkman's Song by Stark Reality. Notes There's a succinct, well-written telling of the ins and outs of Elmer's life and after-life in Christine Quigley's Modern Mummies: The Preservation of the Human Body in the 20th Century. I also enjoyed The Career of Elmer McGurdy, Deceased, by Basgall and Arthur. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jul 3, 2017 • 17min

Episode 112 (The Taking of Tom Sawyer's Island)

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.  Music Max Och's Ain't Nobody High Raga. Frog's Eyes by Evan Ziporyn Cooped up at Home with a Fever and a Tape Loop, by Lullatone Medieval Waters, from Carter Burwell's score to In Bruges. Frost Trees, from Lalo Schifrin's score to The Fox Notes By far my favorite and the most thorough examination of the Pow Wow I came across was actually Disney Historian Todd James Pierce's three (!) part series about the incident on his podcast Disney History Institute. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 12, 2017 • 11min

A White Horse, re-released on the second anniversary of the shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.

This piece was originally released a few days after the shooting deaths of 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is re-released here on the second anniversary of the event.  If you are so moved, please donate to any of these charities: Equality Florida. Human Rights Campaign. Everytown for Gun Safety.   Trans Lifeline Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 10, 2017 • 24min

Episode 111 (Cipher, or Greenhow Girls)

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. This episode was produced as part out or "Doing Time" series, where each show across the network tackles the same theme. Go listen to the other contributions  at Radiotopia.fm. Notes The most comprehensive book about Rose has to be Ann Blackman's Wild Rose: The True Story of a Confederate Spy. I also found an old book, Rebel Rose: Life of Rose O'Neale Greenhow, Confederate Spy, by Ishbel Ross particularly useful (if pretty rah-rah Confederacy, which gets kind of intense). Rose's memoir is very readable, too. Music Marnie, from Bernard Hermann's score Don't Worry, by Zoe Keating Debut, by Christopher Ferreira El cascabel de plata, by Federico Durand Technology, by Gareth Dickson Longest Road, by Gaussian Curve Troubles, by Sylvain Chauvau Compesicion en Rojo, by Bernardo Bonezzi Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 9, 2017 • 13min

If You Have to be a Floor (The Met Residency Episode 6)

Nate DiMeo is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Artist in Residence for 2016/2017. He is producing ten pieces inspired by the collection and by the museum itself. This is the sixth episode of that residency. This residency is made possible by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Chester Dale Fund. This episode is written and produced and stuff by Nate DiMeo with engineering assistance from Elizabeth Aubert. Its Executive Producer is Limor Tomer, General Manager Live Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Special thanks to Jimmy LaValle and Mark Kozelek. The Art Discussed Gallery 719, the Alexandria Ballroom. Music  The piece features excerpts of two, instrumental outtakes from Ceiling Gazing from Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle's album, Perils from the Sea. California Dawn and Mountain Path from WMD. An instrumental version of Retune by The Range.   Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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May 27, 2017 • 13min

Episode 110 (Lost Camels)

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We hear a bunch of Ryland, by Julian Lage off his World's Fair LP. We hear the Flamingos do Where or When. We hear Chilly Gonzalez' Salon Salloon And finish out on Small Memory by Jon Hopkins Notes There's a bunch out there about the Camel Corps. You'll have fun Googling around. But some of the best details in here, including the remarkable thing about the Red Ghost, comes from this article from a 1961 issue of American Heritage.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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