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horrible deaths

Series: the memory palace
From: Nate DiMeo
Length: 00:04:41

in which we learn about the New York Times' faded inclination to write stories that highlight "horrible deaths"--news of industrial accidents and other tragic mishaps around the country. Here, we listen to five stories pulled from the Times' archives. Each tragic tale telling the story of how someone lost their life and, in doing so, telling the listener about lost ways of living and working in America. Read the full description.
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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.   

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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.   

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Zak Krasnow

Posted on July 23, 2009 at 01:26 PM | Permalink

A hopeful writer

great piece, Im writing a piece also about a horrible death but it has an ironic taste to it. Hopefully I'll post it.

Keep writing Great Job!
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Zak Krasnow

Posted on July 23, 2009 at 01:26 PM | Permalink

A hopeful writer

great piece, Im writing a piece also about a horrible death but it has an ironic taste to it. Hopefully I'll post it.

Keep writing Great Job!
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Hans Anderson

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 01:14 AM | Permalink

Interesting History

Following PRX on twitter, catching some of these pieces as they first arrive, and based on an earlier listen to a John Wilkes Boothe piece by Nate, I figured this one would please, too. I was right.

These are gruesome, cringing deaths found in the archives of the New York Times. And, they are horrible deaths. It's a personal look at history, which is often so high-level you wonder what it really felt like to live in a certain era. These are not finely detailed portraits of people, but this piece quickly touches on and humanizes a lot of people who died an inhumane death.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

I'd prefer as little intro as possible. the stories are designed to unfold in a such away that a content-based intro will step on the story's toes. So, keep it generic: "a history story from Nate DiMeo and the memory palace" or some such.

OUTRO:

some variation on: "to hear more stories from the memory palace visit thememorypalace.us" or "to hear more history stories from Nate DiMeo ((dih-MAY-oh)) visit thememorypalace.us"

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