the memory palace

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Music

Halcyon and Photosynteses and Embryo by H. Takehashi

Intro by Library Tapes

The Florist Wears Knee Breeches by M. Sage

Notes

I found Andrew Isenberg's book, The Destruction of the Bison, An Environmental History, completely fascinating.

If you want to do a deep dive on Madison Grant, I'd recommend Defending the Master Race: Conservation, Eugenics, and the Legacy of Madison Grant by John Peter Spiro.

If you want to do a deep dive on the Catalina Buffalo, this site is a fun place to start.

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Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House. Or order the audiobook at places like Libro.fm.
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Music

Drywall from Johann Johannson's score to Sicario.

Castle Song by Green-House

Tea by Resevoir

La Valse du Progres by Delphine Dora

Arrival by Domenique Dumont

Sarah in Bath from Kryzystof Komeda's score to Fearless Vampire Killers

Thread of Light by Golden Retriever

In Some Spirit World by Geotic

Notes

This one was pulled together with tiny threads of information, much provided by the NCRA's website itself. 

You can find links to three fascinating (really!) studies on the brains of transcribers here, here, & here. 

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This episode originally dropped in 2018.

We start with Facing the Obstacles, from Robert Simonson's score to The Final Member.

Nice Breeze Isn't It? by Simon Rackham

The Things Left Unsaid, by Caleb Burhans.

View from a Balcony by Isorinne.

1979 by Deru.

The Julianna Barwick remix of This Will Destroy You's The Puritan.

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Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House. Or order the audiobook at places like Libro.fm.
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Music

Marisa Anderson plays He is Without His Guns

Bing & Ruth play Broad Channel (Solo Piano)

Greg Haines plays Peter's Advice

Notes
You can listen to the full recording here. 

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Music

Unseen Forces by Justin Walter

Peperomia Seedling by Green-House

Ebb Tide by Houston & Dorsey

Little Miss Echo by Raymond Scott

Stellify by Francesco Albanese

Chain Home by Rogerson and Eno

Luna by Digitonal

Caroline Shaw plays The Orangery from Plan & Elevation

Notes
The place to start with all of this is here. It'll lead you out to the Bishop Museum's work, the lovely documentary produced by Hawai'ian Public Television, everywhere where you'd want to go. 

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