Dec 2023

8m 42s

Smoky and Bill, a Holiday Card

NATE DIMEO

About this episode

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

This is a special holiday bonus episode, a sequel to Episode 210. You’ll want to listen to that one first.

Music

The Parisienne by the Henri Crolla Ensemble
Violette… by Philippe Sarde
Gift by Makasuta Takagi
The Sammy Herman Sextet plays The Bells of St. Mary’s

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