(I have not yet begun to rot)
Series: the memory palace
From: Nate DiMeo
Length: 00:07:05
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Piece Description
This is an episode of the memory palace podcast. Listen to the whole series at www.thememorypalace.us.
Each episode is a short (between 1:30 and 5:30) water-coolery story of the past, with an emphasis on American History
Intro and Outro
INTRO: OUTRO:please mention the memory palace website. "To hear more stories from Nate DiMeo ((dih-MAY-oh)) go to www.thememorypalace.us" or something like that.
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Rob Shinnick
Posted on February 07, 2010 at 03:16 AM | Permalink
Great stuff, as usual.
Keep up the good work- I'm a Memory Palace fan, for sure!
I first heard you on the PRX channel of my XM radio, and these little pieces were some of the impetus that brought me online to the site. I work graveyard shift in a resort hotel as a night auditor, so these pieces keep my brain from turning to mush while I'm mindlessly typing numbers into boring spreadsheets. Yay for you, and thanks- keep 'em comin'!