I haven't seen Ponians this mad since Frankie's discontinued their pizza-stuffed crust

pizza.

It was a pizza whose crust was stuffed with little pizzas, and the crust of those little

pizzas was made of chocolate.

I'm Greta Johnson.

I'm Tricia Bobita.

And from W.B.E.Z in Chicago, this is Nerdat.

This week on the show, a conversation with Nate DeMaio,

creator of one of our very favorite podcasts, The Memory Palace.

He talks about growing up in Rhode Island surrounded by generations of formidable storytellers.

Our brushes with greatness weren't that great, but the stories really were.

We nerd out with Nate about history, pop songs, and parks and recreation.

All that plus a Simpsons nerd confession, the first of many we expect.

Right here on nerd at.

Nate DeMayo started his podcast, The Memory Palace, in 2008.

These stories are gorgeous.

They're a breath of fresh air, but all of these things seem completely true when I say

them, but they don't fully get at just how wonderful the Memory Palace is.

A lot of them are sad, but there's still some sense of connection that you have with these people

who lived in a completely different time and a completely different place that you wouldn't think you would have anything in common with.

And Nate DeMayo is able to show you that, yes, you do, because the Memory Palace is stories about people.

No history buff worth their salt. No history buff worth their salt would respect either my level of knowledge or my depth of reading. And I do think that surprises people, but the truth is I have this abiding love and

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