We've Forgotten James Powell
As we near the end of a violent summer of 2014, we look back to the summer of 1964. Late afternoon, New York City: a group of kids hangs out on a stoop after a day of summer school, just kicking it, like they always do.
2014 / Nate DiMeo / The Memory Palace, USA
As we near the end of a violent summer of 2014, we look back to the summer of 1964. Late afternoon, New York City: a group of kids hangs out on a stoop after a day of summer school, just kicking it, like they always do.
In this episode of the Memory Palace, Nate DiMeo remembers James Powell.
Nate writes about the challenge of having listeners connect emotionally to the past, and how our lives are shaped by wars and hemlines... in EXTRA.
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Nate DiMeo is the creator of The Memory Palace, a 2016 Peabody Award finalist. The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Nate is the Artist in Residence at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for 2016/2017. He lives in Los Angeles.
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