Find out what happens when two hosts stop being polite… and start getting real. And Brittany has some thoughts on bitterness.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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.
Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast - Dr. Richard Broome on Otherness in the Early Carolingian World
Join Glenn as he talks with Dr. Richard Broome about otherness in the early Carolingian world.
Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum.
To support the show and help us reach our goal of producing episodes more frequently, please become a patron on Patreon.
Follow Claytemple Media and Glenn on Twitter.
The Nod - Josephine and The Amazing Technicolor Rainbow Tribe
Josephine Baker is famous for doing outrageous things: dancing in a banana skirt, walking a cheetah on a leash, working as a French spy… But did you know about her attempt to build a racial utopia? This week, we dive into Josephine Baker’s grand plan.
And for all you listeners in Austin, we are going to be at SXSW Monday, March 12! Come out and see The Nod live: https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/events/PP99701
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Nod - BONUS: Eric Prepares For The End Of The World
In this week's bonus outtakes, Eric thinks about planning for the apocalypse, and Brittany shares a pro cooking tip for the bacon lover in your life.
We are back next week with a new episode!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
the memory palace - Big Block of Cheese – Bonus episode
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
This special episode was originally made for a live episode of The West Wing Weekly. To hear a live version of this story (and the rest of a particularly delightful TWWW episode), visit thewestwingweekly.com.
Music
- Moonbow by aAirial
- Two from scores by Marcelo Zavros: Wipe the Slate Clean, from The Beaver and Awkward Ride from his score to Please Give.
- Justine and Sami from Nathan Johnson's lovely score to The Day I Saw Your Heart.
The Anthropocene Reviewed - Halley’s Comet and Cholera
John Green reviews Halley's Comet, a celestial body visible from Earth once in a lifetime, and cholera, an infection caused by bacteria and people. Thanks to audible for sponsoring today's episode: http://audible.com/anthro
The Nod - Jumping the Broom
Planning a wedding is stressful. There’s making the guest list, sticking to a budget and picking the right dress. Writer Ashley Ford knows this all too well — she’s getting married! This week, Eric guides Ashley through a wedding decision that’s a lot more complicated than it appears...
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Nod - Moooo and Oink!
Brittany and Eric watch the blackest commercial ever made. Also, an untold story from Black history where somebody gets… bit.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
the memory palace - Episode 122 (Hercules)
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
Music
- We start with Facing the Obstacles, from Robert Simonson's score to The Final Member.
- Nice Breeze Isn't It? by Simon Rackham
- The Things Left Unsaid, by Caleb Burhans.
- View from a Balcony by Isorinne.
- 1979 by Deru.
- The Julianna Barwick remix of This Will Destroy You's The Puritan.
Notes
- I found this article by Chelsea Lenhart particularly useful.
- As I did this one by Edward Lawler, Jr.
- And this one by Kathryn Gehred.
- As well as W.E.B. DuBois' The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study.
- Fritz Herschfield's George Washington and Slavery, A Documentary Study.