The Memory Palace Explained

The Memory Palace
Hosting:Nate DiMeo
Language:English
Updates:Current
Length:5–20 min.[1]
Genre:History
Num Episodes:193
List Episodes:List of The Memory Palace episodes

The Memory Palace is a monthly historical podcast hosted by Nate DiMeo that debuted in 2008.[2] The program features historical narratives concerning such subjects as the Cardiff Giant and the CIA project Acoustic Kitty. It is currently distributed online by Radiotopia.

History

In 2009, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art commissioned a version of the episode "A Brief Eulogy for a Consumer Electronics Product" for its Rewind Remix Replay exhibit.[3] [4]

In July 2011, design podcast 99% Invisible commissioned the episode "A Stretch".[5]

In August 2011, Slate commissioned a series of "Civil War Stories" in conjunction with their Slate Daily Podcast.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In July 2012, Maximum Fun began supporting The Memory Palace.[12] The two parted ways in early 2015.[13] The podcast joined Radiotopia in June 2015.[14]

Reception

99% Invisible's Roman Mars described The Memory Palace as "sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, and often a wonderful mix of both."[15]

The A.V. Club called The Memory Palace a "brisk and sadly infrequent podcast" whose episodes feature "a kind of precious, deadpan delivery similar to This American Life, but more humorous, backed by a surprisingly evocative and effective musical score."[16]

Boing Boing's David Pescovitz called The Memory Palace "terrific,"[17] [18] [19] "excellent,"[20] [21] [22] and "one of my favorite podcasts."[23] While guest blogging for Boing Boing, Douglas Rushkoff described The Memory Palace as "highly textured historical narratives about stuff we might not know or remember."[24] Boing Boing's Mark Frauenfelder called The Memory Palace one of his "favorite podcasts of 2012" comparing it to Paul Harvey's radio program The Rest of the Story.[25]

The show was nominated for the 2015 Peabody Awards.[26]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-10-28. The Memory Palace Is History as Storytelling. 2021-11-02. Podcast Review. en-US.
  2. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. Episode 1: Horrible Deaths. 12 November 2008. 2013-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309072622/http://thememorypalace.us/2008/11/episode1/. 2013-03-09. live.
  3. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. Episode 35: A Brief Eulogy for a Consumer Electronics Product. 27 October 2010. 2013-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309073246/http://thememorypalace.us/2010/10/episode-35-a-brief-eulogy-for-a-consumer-electronics-product/. 2013-03-09. live.
  4. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. I've got five.... Facebook. 17 January 2010. 2013-04-04.
  5. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. Episode 38: A Stretch. 5 July 2011. 2013-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309095827/http://thememorypalace.us/2011/07/a-stretch/. 2013-03-09. live.
  6. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. Episode 39: Road Trip. 19 August 2011. 2013-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309095712/http://thememorypalace.us/2011/08/road-trip/. 2013-03-09. live.
  7. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. Episode 40: Crazy Bet. 29 September 2011. 2013-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309095642/http://thememorypalace.us/2011/09/crazy-bet/. 2013-03-09. live.
  8. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. Episode 42: What They Saw. 8 November 2011. 2013-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309095545/http://thememorypalace.us/2011/11/what-they-saw/. 2013-03-09. live.
  9. Web site: Bowers. Andy. The First Civil War Tourists. Slate. 4 August 2011. 2013-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130405114338/http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/podcasts/2011/08/the_first_civil_war_tourists.html. 2013-04-05. live.
  10. Web site: Bowers. Andy. Crazy Bet, the Scourge of Civil War Richmond. Slate. 15 September 2011. 2013-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130405114259/http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/podcasts/2011/09/crazy_bet_the_scourge_of_civil_war_richmond.html. 2013-04-05. live.
  11. Web site: Bowers. Andy. The Last Civil War Aeronaut. Slate. 27 October 2011. 2013-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410024837/http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/podcasts/2011/10/memory_palace_civil_war_stories_last_aeronaut_balloonist_.html. 2013-04-10. live.
  12. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. Some Largish News. 11 July 2012. 2013-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309095412/http://thememorypalace.us/2012/07/some-largish-news/. 2013-03-09. live.
  13. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. The Memory Palace is Now Independent. The Memory Palace. 2015-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921160818/http://thememorypalace.us/2015/03/the-memory-palace-is-now-independent/. 2015-09-21. live.
  14. Web site: DiMeo. Nate. The Memory Palace has joined Radiotopia. The Memory Palace. 2015-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20151022033443/http://thememorypalace.us/2015/06/the-memory-palace-has-joined-radiotopia/. 2015-10-22. live.
  15. Web site: Mars. Roman. Roman Mars. 99% Invisible • Episode 60a- Two Storeys: Language Bites and the memory palace. 22 August 2012. 2013-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130122181810/http://99percentinvisible.org/post/29981621927/episode-60a-two-storeys-language-bites-and-the-memory. 2013-01-22. live.
  16. Web site: Week of Sept. 8-14. The A.V. Club. 25 September 2011. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20130331123349/http://www.avclub.com/articles/week-of-sept-814%2C61838/. 2013-03-31. live.
  17. Web site: David Pescovitz. Memory Palace podcast about serial imposter Stanley Clifford Weyman. Boing Boing. 14 May 2010. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140329191506/http://boingboing.net/2010/08/26/memory-palace-podcas-1.html. 2014-03-29. live.
  18. Web site: Pescovitz. David. Memory Palace podcast: Lost Lobsters. Boing Boing. 26 August 2010. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140329191506/http://boingboing.net/2010/08/26/memory-palace-podcas-1.html. 2014-03-29. live.
  19. Web site: Pescovitz. David. Memory Palace: William James Sidis, prodigy. Boing Boing. 7 January 2011. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120108195241/http://boingboing.net/2011/01/07/memory-palace-willia.html. 2012-01-08. live.
  20. Web site: Pescovitz. David. Podcast about the Mad Gasser and mass hysteria. Boing Boing. 30 October 2009. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20130324062603/http://boingboing.net/2009/10/30/podcast-about-the-ma.html. 2013-03-24. live.
  21. Web site: Pescovitz. David. Memory Palace: PT Barnum's "Natural Curiosity". Boing Boing. 28 January 2011. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120825044513/http://boingboing.net/2011/01/28/memory-palace-pt-bar.html. 2012-08-25. live.
  22. Web site: Pescovitz. David. Memory Palace podcast: renegade architect Bradford Gilbert. Boing Boing. 6 July 2011. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120110202047/http://boingboing.net/2011/07/06/memory-palace-podcas-2.html. 2012-01-10. live.
  23. Web site: Pescovitz. David. Memory Palace: Halley's Comet. Boing Boing. 16 June 2010. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502204638/http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/memory-palace-halley.html. 2013-05-02. live.
  24. Web site: Rushkoff. Douglas. Douglas Rushkoff. Ben Franklin's DEATH RAY. Boing Boing. 14 May 2009. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502204638/http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/memory-palace-halley.html. 2013-05-02. live.
  25. Web site: Frauenfelder. Mark. Mark Frauenfelder. My favorite podcasts of 2012, Part 2. Boing Boing. 23 January 2013. 2013-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20130517172721/http://boingboing.net/2013/01/23/my-favorite-podcasts-of-2012-2.html. 2013-05-17. live.
  26. Web site: The Memory Palace . 2022-04-28 . The Peabody Awards . en-US.

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