Memory Palace's Nate DiMeo on history, Parks and Recreation and pop music

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2014

⏱️ 31 minutes

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We picked the brain of one of our favorite podcasters: The Memory Palace's Nate DiMeo. Nate talks about bringing history to life, writing for Parks and Recreation and what we can learn from pop music. Oh, and SPACE. Plus a potentially shocking Simpsons-related nerd confession. http://nerdettepodcast.com

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0:12.6	slash events.
0:13.6	I haven't seen Pawneeans this mad
0:19.2	since Frankie's discontinued their pizza stuffed crust pizza.
0:24.0	It was a pizza whose crust was stuffed with little pizzas and the crust of those little pizzas was made of chocolate.
0:35.0	I'm Greta Johnson, I'm Tricia Bobita, and from W.Beezy in Chicago, this
0:41.0	is Nurdett.
0:42.0	This week on the show a conversation with Nate
0:43.8	De Mayo creator of one of our very favorite podcasts the Memory Palace. He talks
0:48.2	about growing up in Rhode Island surrounded by generations of formidable
0:51.5	storytellers.
0:52.6	Our brushes with greatness weren't that great,
0:54.9	but the stories really were.
0:56.7	We nerd out with Nate about history, pop songs,
0:59.0	and parks and recreation.
1:00.4	All that plus a Simpson's nerd confession, the first of many we expect, right here on Nurdette.
1:06.0	Nate De Mayo started his podcast The Memory Palace, in 2008.
1:13.1	These stories are gorgeous.
1:14.3	They're a breath of fresh air,
1:15.3	but all of these things seem completely true
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