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Nov 2022
15m 37s

Episode 201: One Fruit

NATE DIMEO
About this episode

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

Music

  • Strength of a Young Man by Vernon Field

  • Wave I by Elori Saxl

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

  • Falling Forever and Ever by Ricky Eat Acid

  • Muff Gets a Share from Joel P West’s score to Band of Robbers

Notes

  • By far the most fun I had researching this was reading Kaori O’Conner’s Pineapple: A Global History. Really a lovely little book.
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