Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three […]
SHOW NOTES: Sources:Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair by Elizabeth McNeill Beauty, Disrupted: The Carre Otis Story, by Carre Otis People Are Talking About: Kim Basinger by David Denby, Vogue, April 1986 Making it Big
In 1923, an Indian American man named Bhagat Singh Thind told the U.S. Supreme Court that he was white, and therefore eligible to become a naturalized citizen. He based his claim on the fact that he was a member of
John S. Mosby. Slave Owners Rebellion? It is said that the most robust support for secession came from the areas that had the most slaveowners. Based on this information, some would argue that the cause of withdrawal was slavery. High
Sign up for Being Human, a newsletter that explores wellness culture, mortality and disease, and other mysteries of the body and the mind. When I was teaching indoor cycling every week, an unexpected benefit of the gig was free ice
Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three
SHOW NOTES: Sources: Backlash by Susan Faludi Leading Lady: Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker by Stephen Galloway Fatal Attraction with Douglas and Close by Janet Maslin, New York Times, Sept. 18, 1987 Commentary: ‘Fatal Attraction’ –
Hulton Archive/Getty Images Hulton Archive/Getty Images Since October 7th, the term Zionism has been everywhere in the news. It’s been used to support Israel in what it calls its war against Hamas: a refrain to remind everyone why Israel exists
Adam Gurowski. Count Adam Gurowski: History and Political Activity in Europe Adam Gurowski was born on September 10, 1805, into a family of noble origins and a count’s title. He was the oldest of seven siblings. His sister, Cecilia, was
Sign up for Being Human, a newsletter that explores wellness culture, mortality and disease, and other mysteries of the body and the mind. When Mary-Claire King discovered the first gene linked to hereditary breast cancer in 1990, she also got
