in which we hear the fascinating (and sad) story of the first elephant brought to America. And the man who loved her.
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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 9:30) water-coolery story of the past, with an emphasis on American History
Each episode is a short (between 1:30 and 9:30) water-coolery story of the past, with an emphasis on American History
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Also in the the memory palace series
Episode 52 (six stories)
(10:47)
From: Nate DiMeo
Six stories from the history of the elevator. It's uplifting. Get it? Uplifting? Because it's a story about elevators. Which lift things up.
episode 51 (Giants in Those Days)
(10:19)
From: Nate DiMeo
In which we hear the story behind the Cardiff Giant, one of the greatest hoaxes in American History
episode 48 (Picture a Box)
(12:19)
From: Nate DiMeo
In which we hear the incredible story of Henry "Box" Brown who escaped slavery by mailing himself to freedome.
Episode 45 (Heard, Once)
(08:04)
From: Nate DiMeo
In which we ponder life before the advent of recorded sound and here the story of 19th Century Opera star, Jenny Lind's unlikely American tour.
episode 42 (what they saw)
(05:26)
From: Nate DiMeo
Musings on the life of a civil war aeronaut, whose memories of the war were different than any other combatant.
episode 44 (distance)
(03:11)
From: Nate DiMeo
The incredible story of how the death of his wife inspired painter S.F.B. Morse to invent the telegraph.
episode 36 (Six Scenes from the life of William James Sidis, Wonderful Boy)
(14:22)
From: Nate DiMeo
in which we hear the incredible story of William James Sidis, famous boy prodigy. Taught himself Latin at 3, graduated Harvard at 16, collector of streetcar transfer tickets at 28.
episode 31 (looking up)
(04:29)
From: Nate DiMeo
in which people party like it's 1999 back in 1910. A postcard from the roof of the Waldorf-Astoria 90 years ago. The place to be as Halley's Comet returned and many feared ...
episode 30 (nee weinberg)
(08:48)
From: Nate DiMeo
in which we hear about a great American imposter: the serial pretender, Stanley Clifford Weyman. An average guy from Brooklyn determined to live an incredible life who ...
episode 28 (babysitting)
(04:53)
From: Nate DiMeo
in which we hear the story of Don Hornig. A 25 year old scientist asked to babysit the A-Bomb during the night before the Trinity test changed everything.
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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 9:30) water-coolery story of the past, with an emphasis on American History
Each episode is a short (between 1:30 and 9:30) 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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