the memory palace

This is a special episode commissioned by Aspen Ideas: Health and originally performed at the 2026 festival in Aspen, Colorado. 
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Music
The Barr Brothers play Static Orphans

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This episode was originally released in 2016 in the days after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It is re-released every year on the anniversary of the incident.

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.
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. 

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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.
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. 
Music

The Barr Brothers play Static Orphans

Resavoir plays Facets

We hear Le mort de l'enfant from Hikaru Hayashi's score to The Naked Island.

South Seas by David Pike

Trust in Me from Sould Flutes

Flowering Jasmine from Gidon Kremer

Tesko Mi Je Zabrovit Tebe from Branko Mataja. 

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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.
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. 
Music
Two (Duvet and Correspondences) from Laurie Torres' gorgeous album, Après coup.
Notes
I implore you to get lost in the interactive map at livingnewdeal.org. And then go out in the woods.

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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.
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. 
Music

The Skydiver from the great Lalo Schiffrin's score to the quite poor, The Mask of Sheba.

Charlie Megira plays The Girl Who was Frightened of Ashtrays

Ellen's Image from the great Lalo Schiffrin's score to the quite excellent, The Fox.

What if... from Keegan Dewitt's score to the quite charming, Heart Beats Loud.

Notes

There was a very good article in Cabinet Magazine by Christopher Turner about the Switzer Brothers that includes excerpts from an unpublished autobiography from Bob. 

I also really enjoyed this one from Liz Stinson about the science and art of Day Glo. 

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