''The Memory Palace'' is a monthly historical
podcast
A podcast is a Radio program, program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. Typically, a podcast is an Episode, episodic series of digital audio Computer file, files that users can download to a personal device or str ...
hosted by
Nate DiMeo that debuted in 2008.
The program features historical narratives concerning such subjects as the
Cardiff Giant and the
CIA project
Acoustic Kitty. It is currently distributed online by
Radiotopia.
History
In 2009,
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art commissioned a version of the episode "A Brief Eulogy for a Consumer Electronics Product" for its ''Rewind Remix Replay'' exhibit.
In July 2011, design podcast ''
99% Invisible'' commissioned the episode "A Stretch".
In August 2011, ''
Slate'' commissioned a series of "Civil War Stories" in conjunction with their ''Slate Daily Podcast''.
In July 2012,
Maximum Fun began supporting ''The Memory Palace''.
The two parted ways in early 2015. The podcast joined
Radiotopia in June 2015.
Reception
''
99% Invisible''
's
Roman Mars described ''The Memory Palace'' as "sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, and often a wonderful mix of both."
''
The A.V. Club'' called ''The Memory Palace'' a "brisk and sadly infrequent podcast" whose episodes feature "a kind of precious, deadpan delivery similar to ''
This American Life'', but more humorous, backed by a surprisingly evocative and effective musical score."
''
Boing Boing''
's
David Pescovitz called ''The Memory Palace'' "terrific,"
"excellent,"
and "one of my favorite podcasts."
While guest blogging for ''Boing Boing'',
Douglas Rushkoff described ''The Memory Palace'' as "highly textured historical narratives about stuff we might not know or remember."
''Boing Boing''
's
Mark Frauenfelder called ''The Memory Palace'' one of his "favorite podcasts of 2012" comparing it to
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. He broadcast ''News and Comment'' on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous ''The Rest o ...
's radio program ''
The Rest of the Story''.
The show was nominated for the 2015
Peabody Awards.
See also
*
List of history podcasts
References
External links
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Audio podcasts
Comedy podcasts
2008 podcast debuts
Radiotopia
History podcasts