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Nate DiMeo (born 1974) is an American
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, screenwriter, and author based out of
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, and the host of the podcast '' The Memory Palace''. He is also the author of ''Pawnee: the Greatest Town in America'' (2011) and ''The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of the Past'' (2024)''.'' He was a finalist for the 2012 Thurber Prize for American Humor. After spending a decade working in public radio, DiMeo created his own podcast centered around lesser-known historical narratives. The show has been received with critical acclaim and was nominated for a
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in 2016.


Early life and education

DiMeo was born in 1974 in
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. His parents, John and Judy DiMeo, were special education professors at
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. After his birth, the family moved to
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, where he was raised. He suffered from
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as a teenager. He attended Rhode Island College, graduating in 1997.


Career

After college, DiMeo played guitar for the Providence
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band Bermuda. An organizing effort to save the city's Safari Lounge venue led to an interview with ''WBUR'', where DiMeo eventually secured his first job in public radio. He moved to
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to become an editor on the public radio show ''
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''. He began reporting on air as well as writing for various television shows, including '' Parks and Recreation'' and ''
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''. He began producing short history-based audio vignettes on the side, mostly at first for his own growth and enjoyment. The first episode of what became ''The Memory Palace'' aired in November 2008, and the show became sufficiently popular (and financially viable) that he could work on it full time. The show joined
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in 2015. From 2016 to 2017, the
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named him artist-in-residence, and he produced several ''Memory Palace'' episodes highlighting aspects and properties of the museum. In 2024, DiMeo released a book of vignettes adapted from ''The Memory Palace.''


Personal life

DiMeo is married to television writer and producer Leila Gerstein. They live in Los Angeles with their daughter, Quinby.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:DiMeo, Nate Living people American history podcasters American male screenwriters Writers from Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island College alumni 1974 births