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Episode 184: Betty Robinson

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An episode of the the memory palace podcast, hosted by Nate DiMeo, titled "Episode 184: Betty Robinson" was published on July 18, 2021 and runs 25 minutes.

July 18, 2021 ·25m · the memory palace

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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 Pollen by H.Takahashi and, later, Photosynthese. The New York Herald Tribune by Martial Solal Trying Something Again, Again by Lullatone Wiffle Ball from Joel P. West’s score for Short Term 12 The title theme to Cani Arrabbiati Increase by David Lang and Alarm Will Sound Nijuichi by Sylvain Chaveau Occam II for Violin by Eliane Radigue Drunken Aviator by the (great, truly) Ida. Eyes Closed and Travelling by Peter Broderick Notes If you are looking to read more about Betty, I’d suggest Rosanne Montillo’s terrific book, Fire on the Track.

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

  • Pollen by H.Takahashi and, later, Photosynthese.

  • The New York Herald Tribune by Martial Solal

  • Trying Something Again, Again by Lullatone

  • Wiffle Ball from Joel P. West’s score for Short Term 12

  • The title theme to Cani Arrabbiati

  • Increase by David Lang and Alarm Will Sound

  • Nijuichi by Sylvain Chaveau

  • Occam II for Violin by Eliane Radigue

  • Drunken Aviator by the (great, truly) Ida.

  • Eyes Closed and Travelling by Peter Broderick

Notes

  • If you are looking to read more about Betty, I’d suggest Rosanne Montillo’s terrific book, Fire on the Track.
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