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the memory palace - A quick update and a bonus episode
A quick update and a brief little bonus episode.
The Nod - BONUS: Bruno Mars is Tiny, Sweet and Really Sexy
This week’s bonus is a lighting round of Good For The Blacks from our SXSW live show! Brittany, Eric, and their guests Kara Brown and Aaron Edwards must quickly decide if Bruno Mars' musical and visual aesthetic is good or bad for the culture.
We are back next week with a new episode!
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Curious City - Picture This: Did The Art Institute of Chicago Ever Rent Out Paintings?
Robert K. Elder would love to decorate the walls in his living room with original paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago. So he was floored when a friend told him that her mom rented two pieces of artwork back in the day. This was hard for Robert to imagine. Like, what would that even look like? Someone strolling onto Michigan Avenue with a rented Monet stuck in his or her backpack? Curious City looked into whether this story has any truth to it.
Curious City - Picture This: Did The Art Institute of Chicago Ever Rent Out Paintings?
Robert K. Elder would love to decorate the walls in his living room with original paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago. So he was floored when a friend told him that her mom rented two pieces of artwork back in the day. This was hard for Robert to imagine. Like, what would that even look like? Someone strolling onto Michigan Avenue with a rented Monet stuck in his or her backpack? Curious City looked into whether this story has any truth to it.
The Nod - Hold The Vibranium, Please
This week we’re heading to Wakanda, y’all! Black Panther's Erik Killmonger might be fine and fighting for black liberation, but does that make him a hero ? We invited Kara Brown and Aaron Edwards to help us decide: is Wakanda's rebel, good or bad for the Blacks ?
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Curious City - From Blizzards To Heat Waves: Is It Actually Harder To Predict Weather In Chicago?
Beach weather one day and freezing rain the next: Chicago weather can be unpredictable, but how do we compare to other cities?
Curious City - From Blizzards To Heat Waves: Is It Actually Harder To Predict Weather In Chicago?
Beach weather one day and freezing rain the next: Chicago weather can be unpredictable, but how do we compare to other cities?
The Nod - Peak Reality
Find out what happens when two hosts stop being polite… and start getting real. And Brittany has some thoughts on bitterness.
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the memory palace - Episode 123: Outliers
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
Music
- We hear Valentine My Funny by Nils Frahm and F.S. Blumm from the album Tag Eins Tag Zwei.
Notes
- This idea came to me a long time ago while researching an old episode. I read an extraordinary article from the 1890s that hung with me, particularly the notion of folks writing in to try to become sideshow attractions.