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: “Kubrick is Keeping Mouth Shut on Eyes” by David Gritten, LA Times April 21, 1996 “Enigmatic Kubrick Plays the Phantom Director” by Richard Brooks, The Observer November 17, 1996 “Genius at Work” by Joanna Blonska, PEOPLE, January
Ahmad Gharabli/Getty Images Ahmad Gharabli/Getty Images The question of settlements has loomed over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades, and has only intensified in the past year. According to a UN report, since October 7, 2023, there has been a record
The Lebensborn Naming Ceremony from Master Race by Catrine Clay and Michael Leapman (1995). When I first learned about Hochland Home, the setting for The Sunflower House, it seemed like the stuff of dystopian science fiction. Few people knew about
The California Gold Rush. The very words evoked the strong reaction of an American populace driven by adventure and a lust for easy riches. Drawn inexorably west in the wake of the Jan. 24, 1848, strike at Sutter’s Mill were
Robin Hood with Sir Guy. From Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band: Their Famous Exploits in Sherwood Forest by Louis Rhead. The tales of Robin Hood demonstrate many stories adapted to their time period. As the culture changes so
Episode 6 Episode 6: The Sterling Affairs Bonus: 10 Years Later It’s been ten years since Donald Sterling was banned for life from the NBA. In this very special bonus episode, we check in with our Sterling Affairs’ mainstays: Shelly,
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board has announced the release of FBI and Department of Justice records regarding Hattie DeBardelaben, an African American woman beaten to death by law enforcement authorities in Autauga County, Alabama, in 1945. The
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the bear-fondling, gravel-voiced Camelot scion, is President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, where presumably he will “go wild on health,” to quote Trump. His nomination has raised concerns among
Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to end the war in Ukraine, which, depending on your perspective, began when Russia invaded Ukraine, in early 2022, or when it annexed Crimea and fomented separatism in eastern Ukraine eight years earlier. Many
