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The Memory Palace

2024/12/3
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Avery:我一直非常敬佩Nate DiMeo和他的播客《记忆宫殿》。他的节目以优美的文字和优雅的声音讲述了历史中鲜为人知的故事,这些故事非常吸引人。Nate是一位大师,他的作品曾入围皮博迪奖,并且是纽约大都会艺术博物馆的驻场艺术家。现在,他终于将这些故事汇集成书,名为《记忆宫殿:过去的真实短篇故事》,并发布了一个特别的有声书版本,邀请了许多朋友和演员来演绎他的故事。我非常荣幸能够参与其中,并向大家推荐这本书和他的播客。

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This chapter recounts the reactions of New Yorkers to the 1910 approach of Halley's Comet, focusing on an exclusive party held on the Waldorf Astoria's rooftop. Despite the minimal actual danger, widespread panic and fear-mongering created a unique atmosphere of excitement and fatalism.
  • Halley's Comet's tail contained cyanide gas but posed minimal danger
  • Widespread panic and fear-mongering fueled by newspapers
  • Exclusive party on the Waldorf Astoria rooftop during the comet's approach

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Nate Dimeo is a longtime radio hero of mine. And praises be, now he has a book out of his stories, called** The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of The Past**). Enjoy this sampler of his audiobook and a favorite episode of mine. 

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