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Anyway...

This episode was originally produced for an episode of Radiolab from WNYC, released in August of 2019.

Music

• Cul-de-Sac from Krzysztof Komeda’s Knife in the Water.

• [The Mistral Noir](http:// https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/the-mistral-noir/973468266?i=973468267&mt=1&app=music) by Daniel Herskedal.

• [Trakors](http:// https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/tr%C3%A4kors-f%C3%A4ltinspelad/1446106006?i=1446106011&mt=1&app=music) by 1900.

• Eloy by Deaf Center.

• [Leaping Dance](http:// https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/leaping-dance/265055509?i=265055945&mt=1&app=music) from the Netherlands Wind Ensemble

• And Facing the Obstacles from Rob Simonson’s score to the Final Member.

Notes

• This episode relied heavily on the work and research of Professor Gabriel Rosenberg of Duke, using his article, “No Scrubs: Livestock Breeding, State Power, and Eugenic Knowledge in the Early 20th Century United States” as a guide and jumping off point for other research.

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Music

• First up is Requiem from Nico Muhly’s score to How to Talk to Girls at Parties.

• November by Colleen.

• Edward Hong’s arrangement of Sleep from the Smoke and Mirrors Percussion Ensemble.

• The solo version of Broad Channel by Bing & Ruth

• Won’t Be a Thing to Become by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld

Notes

• Here’s Shane DuBay and Carl Fuldner’s study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, including Fuldner’s remarkable photographs.

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This episode was commissioned by the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

MUSIC

• Amalgamation Waltz 1839 by Joep Beveng

• Now by Goldmund

• Wander On from Joel P West's score to Band of Robbers.

• Tomato Day by Kelpe. 

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

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A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

Music

• Waveland by Noam Pikelny.

Notes

• I relied a lot on the extensive articles on the Monticello historic home's site maintained by the University of Virginia.

• As well as Dining at Monticello: In Good Taste and Abundance by Damon Lee Fowler.

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

Music

• Still Space by Satoshi Ashikawa.

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

Anyway...

Music 

• Inside River, Pt. 1 by Akira Kosuemura. .

• Sonata for Solo Cello 1: Dialogo by Ligeti, performed by Miklos Perenyi.

• All the Land Ablaze by Laura Cannell

• Frost Trees from Lalo Schiffren's score to The Fox.

• And Finding the Flag from Georges Delarue's score to The Day of the Dolphin.

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

Anyway...

Music 

• We start with 666 from the score to The Omen.

• Transition to Fremd by Lambert.

• Go to Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett.

• Hear some of Leonard Berstein's score to Rebel Without a Cause.

• Hit Denmark by the Portland Cello Project

• And hear some of Musette's On the Green Tape.

Notes

• Bobby's story is covered in a lot of histories of one hit wonders and novelty tunes. But, if you want to really dig in, you should read, Monster Mash: Half Dead in Hollywood, his autobiography.

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

Anyway...

Music 

• We start with The Dane by Nihls Frahm.

• Move in and out of Reading a Wave by Arp

• Which mixes briefly with Stephen Gosling and Blair Macmillan playing John Adams' Hallelujah Junction.

• We also here Umitaro Abe play Reperages Pour Piano.

• And Brambles play Such Owls as You.

Notes

• There's a pretty comprehensive book on Bayocean by Bert and Margie Webber called Bayocean: the Oregon Town That Fell Into the Sea

• There's also a terrific website that appears to be regularly updating that's filled with all sorts of stories and resources about Bayocean.

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

Anyway...

Music 

• We start with the Opening of Craig Armstrong's score to Far From the Madding Crowd.

• Glass Houses no. 13 from Ann Southern.

• Earring from Julia Wolf.

• Occam II for Violin from Eliane Radigue.

• Rearranging Furniture from Gabriel Yared's score to By the Sea.

• A bit of Movement II from Martynov, "Come in!" by Vladimir Martynov.

Notes

• Plenty written about the Willie D.. I found Roger Branfill-Cook's Torpedo: the Most Revolutionary Weapon in Naval History to be particularly useful.

• I also enjoyed stumbling upon this day-by-day breakdown of F.D.R.'s Presidency.