Best Nate DiMeo Podcasts (2025)

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Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace Has THOUGHTS on Sports Team Names and Logos 49:55

4d ago49:55

49:55

If you love history, you already know about the lovely podcast The Memory Palace, which celebrates the quirky and intriguing elements of stuff that has happened. If you haven’t heard it, go listen. But first, hear honey-voiced host Nate DiMeo explain his complex and impassioned opinions on team names, logos, the nefarious nature of image consultant…

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Writer's Forum: Nate DiMeo 28:37

20d ago28:37

28:37

Originally aired on April 16th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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The Trial of John Peter Zenger (Rewind) 49:18

2d ago49:18

49:18

A long, long time ago in New York — in the 1730s, back when the city was a holding of the British, with a little over 10,000 inhabitants — a German printer named John Peter Zenger decided to print a four-page newspaper called the New York Weekly Journal. This is pretty remarkable in itself, as there was only one other newspaper in town called the N…

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Jon Hickey on the politics of apocalypse 46:25

2h ago46:25

46:25

Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with novelist Jon Hickey, author of Big Chief. It’s takes place in an Anishinaabe reservation called Passage Rouge Nation during the last weekend before a Tribal Presidential election. Incumbent president Mack Beck is coasting to another term happily overseeing tribal governmental matters as well as the Golden Eagle Casino…

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#458 Parkways and the Transformation of Brooklyn 56:35

9d ago56:35

56:35

When Prospect Park was first opened to the public in the late 1860s, the City of Brooklyn was proud to claim a landmark as beautiful and as peaceful as New York’s Central Park. But the superstar landscape designers — Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux — weren’t finished. This park came with two grand pleasure drives, wide boulevards that emanat…

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NPR’s Linda Holmes Takes You on a Sleepy Tour of Beverly Hills, 90210 41:24

11d ago41:24

41:24

Nobody knows pop culture better than Linda Holmes, one of the hosts of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, and culture doesn’t get much more pop than the nineties teen prime time soap Beverly Hills, 90210. Let Linda guide you to sleep while she introduces you to Brandon, Brenda, Kelly, Steve, Donna, and even Scott, who we frankly didn’t even know existed…

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Public Affairs: Zach Frosch 27:15

7d ago27:15

27:15

Originally aired on May 5th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Public Affairs: Rashawn Carriere 29:13

8d ago29:13

29:13

Originally aired on April 28th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Prisoners of War 19:51

13d ago19:51

19:51

It's been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam war. In honor of the anniversary, we're revisiting a story about a notorious American military prison on the outskirts of Saigon, called Long Binh Jail. LBJ wasn’t for captured enemy fighters—it was for American soldiers. These were men who had broken military law. And there were a lot of them. As the…

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Episode 231: On Dexter Avenue 17:54

12d ago17:54

17:54

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. During mid-May, 2025, I'm doing a Midwestern book tour, with stops in Minneapolis, Cincinatti, Indianapolis, and Chicago. Find out more at www.thememorypalace.us/events. T…

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Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster Sierra Katow Gently Takes You Grocery Shopping 46:30

18d ago46:30

46:30

There are many places to acquire food and household items in the greater Los Angeles area. You could go to Costco, you could go to Ralphs, you could even swing by 99 Ranch. Or if you listen to this episode with the delightful Sierra Katow, you could visit all these places and let Sierra do the driving while you zonk off to sleep, sated with the aud…

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Claire Cameron on what she's learned from studying monsters 41:25

14d ago41:25

41:25

Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Claire Cameron, author of the novels The Bear and The Last Neanderthal. Her new book is How to Survive a Bear Attack. It’s a memoir of family, of illness, of love, and the author’s ongoing fascination with a 1991 bear attack that happened in a wilderness she knows so well. Claire Cameron on what she's learned from stu…

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#457 FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD 59:46

23d ago59:46

59:46

On October 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford walked into a press conference at the National Press Club and, using more precise, more eloquent words than legend remembers, but in no uncertain terms, told New York City that the federal government was not going to bail it out. The following day the New York Daily News -- the city's first tabloid newspap…

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Public Affairs: Mayte Hernandez 27:40

19d ago27:40

27:40

Originally aired on April 21st, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Public Affairs: Charles Fuschillo 27:17

22d ago27:17

27:17

Originally aired on April 14th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Public Affairs: Dr. David Kennedy 27:32

19d ago27:32

27:32

Originally aired on April 7th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Public Affairs: Jamie Wax 29:06

19d ago29:06

29:06

Originally aired on March 31st, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Public Affairs: Tara Waldron 30:00

19d ago30:00

30:00

Originally aired on March 24th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Public Affairs: Sandra Herman 28:15

19d ago28:15

28:15

Originally aired on March 17th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Writer's Forum: Sharon Lacour 22:15

20d ago22:15

22:15

Originally aired on April 1st, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Writer's Forum: Cynthia Pelayo 28:41

20d ago28:41

28:41

Originally aired on March 25th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Wrier's Forum: Lisa Genova 29:16

20d ago29:16

29:16

Originally aired on March 18, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Hanging Out at Airports with Roxane Gay 36:20

21d ago36:20

36:20

Roxane Gay is one of the greatest writers in the world today. Everyone knows this. We’re so thrilled that she agreed to be on our show. Roxane is the author of books like Bad Feminist and Hunger, writes for the New York Times, is a respected social critic and noted professor. All this means that she travels a lot and she joins us, using a very soot…

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#456 Walking New York: Manhattan History on Foot with Keith Taillon 59:07

1M ago59:07

59:07

Join us for an interview with Instagram historian Keith Taillon (@keithyorkcity), whose detailed posts about New York's history have earned him nearly 60,000 followers and launched a successful tour business. Keith shares the story behind his remarkable pandemic project of walking every single block of Manhattan in 2020, capturing the empty city in…

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March of the Bonus Army 16:18

29d ago16:18

16:18

Author James Baldwin once wrote, "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." On this episode, we go back to 1932 when a group of World War I veterans set up an encampment in Washington, D.C., and vowed to stay until their voices were heard. It was a rema…

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Episode 230: Helen Hulick Takes the Stand 15:48

27d ago15:48

15:48

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. During mid-April, 2025, I'm doing a southern book tour, with stops in San Antonio, Houston, Gainesville, Montgomery, New Orleans, and Oxford. Find out more at www.thememor…

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Campin’ About with Allan McLeod of Walkin’ About 39:54

28d ago39:54

39:54

Allan McLeod is an actor who has appeared on Parks & Recreation and You’re the Worst. He’s a podcaster who appears regularly as host on Walkin’ About, here on Maximum Fun. And, for our purposes on this episode, he’s a camper, who appears pretty often at campgrounds around California. Allan walks us through his incredibly detailed and quite lengthy …

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Nita Prose on saying goodbye to Molly Gray 27:29

28d ago27:29

27:29

Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with mystery novelist Nita Prose, author of the international bestseller The Maid. It’s the story of Molly Gray, a 20-something hotel maid whose job perfectly suits her need for order and predictable routine. As tends to happen in mystery novels set in hotels, Molly discovers a dead guest and finds herself a suspect in th…

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#455 House of Beauty: The Story of the Frick Collection 1:12:10

1M ago1:12:10

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We invite you to come with us inside one of America’s most interesting art museums – an institution that is BOTH an art gallery and a historic home. This is The Frick Collection, located at 1 East 70th Street, within the former Fifth Avenue mansion of Gilded Age mogul Henry Clay Frick, containing many pieces that the steel titan himself purchased, …

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Philosophy Tube’s Abigail Thorn Takes You Scuba Diving 43:45

1M ago43:45

43:45

Whether you know her from the phenomenally popular YouTube channel Philosophy Tube or from her acting appearances in House of the Dragon or The Acolyte, chances are Abigail Thorn was dry when you saw her and above the surface of the water. Just know that this is not where she prefers to be. Abigail is a scuba diver and is here to send you to sleep …

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Writer's Forum: Zeeva Bukai 29:28

1M ago29:28

29:28

Originally aired on March 11th. 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Writer's Forum: Bob Johnson 27:43

1M ago27:43

27:43

Originally aired on March 4th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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Writer's Forum: Nick Kolakowski 27:34

1M ago27:34

27:34

Originally aired on February 25th, 2025.By WRBH Reading Radio

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The Girls of the Leesburg Stockade 16:14

1M ago16:14

16:14

On July 19, 1963, at least 15 Black girls were arrested while marching to protest segregation in Americus, Georgia. After spending a night in jail, they were transferred to the one-room Leesburg Stockade and imprisoned for the next 45 days. Only twenty miles away, the girls' parents had no knowledge of their location. A month into their confinement…

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Episode 229: Teammates 15:56

1M ago15:56

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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. During mid-April, 2025, I'm doing a southern book tour, with stops in San Antonio, Houston, Gainesville, Montgomery, New Orleans, and Oxford. Find out more at www.thememor…

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Queen Priyanka on Crazy-Ass Dog Ownership 41:53

1M ago41:53

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Queen Priyanka is many things: singer, drag queen, Canadian television personality. But today we talk about her role as dog owner and keen observer of the quirks and personality facets of other dog owners, specifically the kind of dog owner that can be characterized as “crazy-ass dog owner.” If you like dogs, are fascinated by the eclectic habits o…

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Booktalking - The book Meta can't face, billionaire brainworms, fact-checking and fair use 46:47

1M ago46:47

46:47

In our latest installment in this series, hosts Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj caught up on a book whose author they're not going to get to interview. Topics covered in this episode: Meta's problem with an ex-employee's tell-all memoir The cognitive perils of being a billionaire The publishing perils of nonfiction Moving fast and breaking thing…

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BONUS MINI-SODE: Naps with Normies: Bikram Chatterji 12:26

2M ago12:26

12:26

Being the CEO of Maximum Fun is not as glamorous as you might expect. In fact, it involves a lot of running reports. That’s what we found out from Bikram Chatterji in our latest and final installment of our Naps with Normies series. Tune in and drift off for a quick snooze while the big boss of the whole shebang reveals how shockingly normal his wo…

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