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the memory palace - Episode 182: The Surfmen

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show and independent media, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate.

A note on notes: We’d much rather you just went into each episode of The Memory Palace cold. And just let the story take you where it well. So, we don’t suggest looking into the show notes first.

Music:

  • Flowering Jasmine as performed by Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Batica.

  • Kaspburger by Clogs

  • 20 (Lichen) by Berndan Eder Ensemble

  • Fall Again by Duval Timothy, Lil Silva and Melanie Faye.

  • Wurzer by H.Takahashi

  • Bone Collector by Julian Lage and Chris Etheridge

  • Titan’s Island by Ancient Oceans

Notes:

  • My favorite account (among many) of Richard Etheridge and the story of the Pea Island Surfmen is Fire on the Beach by David Wright and David Zoby.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Liberal Pieties, Meet Hard Facts

The disappointing jobs report will be answered by an explosion of cliches, we say on today’s podcast, but the ability of the Biden administration and liberals in general to make excuses for the failures of their own policies is waning by the day. As is, perhaps, Donald Trump’s sanity. Give a listen. Source

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Why You Can’t Resign From the British Parliament

The British House of Commons has been called the Best Club in Town due to the fact that there is a 1,000-gallon vat of Scotch whiskey located in the cellar. However, I prefer to think of it as a roach motel. Because technically, once you are elected to Parliament, you can’t leave. It is actually illegal to resign from the House of Commons. Yet, people seemingly do all the time. Learn more about the convoluted way you can quit the House of Commons on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Pod Save America - “Cowboy up, Joe Manchin.” (with Stacey Abrams and Ben Rhodes!)

Donald Trump says he’ll be reinstated as President this August as his former National Security Advisor calls for a military coup, Republicans continued their coordinated assault on voting rights, and Democrats win big in a New Mexico special election. Then, Stacey Abrams talks to Jon Favreau about the fight for democracy, her latest book, and more.


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First Things Podcast - Journalism for Literacy – Conversations with Mark Bauerlein (6.3.21)

On this episode, Peter Meyer joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss his career as a journalist turned educator and the innovative way he’s improving literacy in his low-income school district. To subscribe to his news quarterly, visit www.paideiatimes.org.