This used to be a good podcast but Nate’s preambles and introductions are getting so tedious, self-involved, and long that the storytelling seems to be getting lost. I hate to say it, but this podcast is getting seriously boring the more Nate focuses on his own perspectives and introspection and less on storytelling. Hope it improves because I used to really like it.

Look, I get there’s a premium ad free option. I also know that requires a subscription. It’s a shame, because this is a great podcast. Super interesting and well researched. However, having a 15 minute episode with 5 minutes of ad on either side is ridiculous. How many ads do you need to have to fund this thing??

Excellent Pod

I’m not willing to pay to listen to stories without commercials.

Nate Dimeo’s beautiful poetic prose will walk you gently down a path through the almost forgotten memories of the world. Without fail the tiny pinprick of light that he shines into some minutia of the past explodes out of the darkness into a vivid story that will touch your heart and overwhelm you with imagery. Nate’s delivery is perfect and I really appreciate the extra moment of silence at the end of the story before moving to closing announcements. It allows you to linger just a bit longer in that ephemeral state that has just been created. Start on any episode and you won’t regret it! I just preordered the book and can’t wait to linger with it.

Recent podcasts have had more commercials than actual stories (Commercial products, book and network promos, etc.) I recently listened for 18 minutes to hear a pleasant, but too short, 7.5 minute story. The story leaves you with time for thought but the promos follow for another 4+ minutes. Not sure if this is the author’s fault or just a reflection of the over commercialization of podcast industry. A better balance of content to commercial messaging may be more effective.

Such a poetic, lovely show highlighting a diverse range of historical subjects. Excellent pacing.

I’ve just finished a full listen through from the beginning, wrapping up with The Great Gatsby. Somehow that book fits so perfectly in with the stories. I understand some people have issues with the volume and ads, but I can’t see docking a star for it myself. There’s a quirky perspective and way of telling tales, many of which I’ve heard before, that gives them a new perspective here. Bite size nuggets, you never know what you’re going to get- laugh, cry, be amazed. It’s magic, and my only complaint is now I have to wait for new episodes!

It’s wonderful. “Soul-stirring” feels like something you read other people write about something, something that’s not real. This is, undoubtedly, a soul-stirring podcast.

i fall asleep to this pod & when i can’t stand the ads i now do Dead Sleep true crime for bedtime podcast!

It’s a great podcast that I like to fall asleep to but the advertisement are much louder then the podcast so each new episode wakes me up when it starts. Pity pity. Fix your audio

I cannot listen to The Memory Palace without tears in my eyes - it is my favorite podcast. Nick has an amazing voice, and his stories, varied and lovely and haunting, will not leave your heart. I listen to other podcasts frequently, but this one, this podcast is one that I save. I see it pop up in my list and I wait. I listen only when I can really listen. It’s my cactus flower - exquisitely beautiful - it blooms, and then it’s over, but what a blossom.

I like to sit on the semi dark and listen to this show. It stimulates my mind and is often delightful. It’s a kind of historic storytelling that always hangs together in an interesting web.

I’ve come to adore this lovely podcast. It’s short and sweet, but always keeps my attention. I found it a few months ago and have been obsessing over these stories. I’m sad that I’ve caught up! Now I have to wait for more.

I enjoy this podcast so much! The way Nate tells these stories makes you appreciate every person, structure, and event for what/who they were. I learn something new every time!

Nate tells wonderful small, quiet stories, and he does it beautifully. One of the few podcasts I will never speed up, and will listen straight through. I always am happy to see a new episode in my feed.

Masterful , rich, storytelling, reminding us to appreciate how we effect one another and the world and the colorful history behind what we may deem ordinary. Thank you for bringing so many to light and adding wonder.

For my money this is the best podcast that has been or will ever be.

Nate is one of the best storytellers out there. Episodes are meticulously researched and well thought out. Some are funny, some are sad, some are empowering. All of them make you feel like you are a part of the story.

Maybe my favorite podcast. Ever. Hauntingly beautiful stories. I will listen to almost all podcasts on 2x but with the memory palace I slow it down so I can savor every minute.

I recommend this to everyone. Joyous. Heartbreaking. Whimsical. Interesting. Thought-provoking.

The Memory Palace is one of my my all-time favorite podcasts, each episode is a work of art

when i need to feel moved by the world i come to listen to the memory palace. he gets me crying almost every time in the last few lines. often it comes by surprise, but it shouldn’t, because it’s like clockwork. two episodes in one day is the sweet spot 🙏

I ran the gamut of murder mystery podcasts, and soon tired of the same formula. This podcast cover so many interesting topics! I find the podcasters voice and cadence very soothing. Love your work!

Every episode is a masterpiece and this show as a whole as a national treasure.

I’ve noted that this has been a sponsor for MANY podcasts. I don’t know that commercialized emotional help is a good thing and the ads for them are so minimalizing. Are you leaving X because they don’t favor a certain mindset? Maybe of censorship? You do a good job otherwise. Sometimes the music seems to take priority over the stories though.

Love this podcast. Have loved all the episodes. Just listened to “Wake,” and as a baseball fan i loved it. Like i do all of them. Coincidentally, i am moving, and going through some things i found a photo album. In the back of the photo album were ticket stubs. I went to Fenway and a Red Sox game for a bachelor party in 2004. Pictured on the ticket stub, with the three finger tip grip with the pinky out for tea time, was Wake. Pretty sure i smiled, fought back a tear, and tipped my non existent cap to him, and kept packing. Thank you for the stories. Always a joy when i see a new episode to delve into.

In a series of great and moving and informative episodes, “Wake” is my favorite. The great Tim Wakefield holds a special place in Red Sox Nation’s heart. I don’t have words to say how much Tim meant to Sox fans like me but thankfully, we have Nate DiMeo’s The Memory Palace. Thanks, Wake and thank you Nate.

One of my very favorite podcasts. And his voice! I miss your stories.

The background music is so loud in some episodes that I can’t hear the words clearly. And the peaks are somewhat alarming when you’re trying to hear the actual words. I don’t have any hearing problems, just to add. The stories are interesting and if not for the music issue, I’d listen to the whole catalogue. I like that they are not very long as well.

I sent different episodes to people who would like them and subscribed. These stories are complex not fairy tales. I pray you find a fertile place for your stories.

I truly adore this podcast - its topics, its cadence, its narrator, its surprising twists and revelations - and I’ve been listening to it from the beginning, but holy moly do I disdain the background music/sounds/noise. It would be a five star rating if the background sounds were removed or at least reduced in volume by 50 percent.

Thanks for the insightful and idiosyncratic historical tidbits that make the world turn.

I like these quick interesting stories told by a skilled storyteller. Though I have spotted more than a handful of small inaccuracies and a few leaps that are bit questionable. In fairness, it was on a few stories that I happen to have in depth knowledge on due to my career. Most of the stories I am less familiar with so we need to take his word for it….

Poetic and thoughtful.

You’ve reposted the same episode like 6 times and it’s so prevalent that it gets annoying how many times it re-appears while scrolling for old episodes

I have listened to a lot of podcasts over the years but have yet to find one that can bump The Memory Palace from being my absolute favorite. This is a stop what you are doing and just listen type of podcast. The stories will take you on a journey you won’t soon forget. Nate’s voice will guide you there and back again and you will be better for it. Just do yourself a favor and listen.

I found this podcast in 2016 shortly before the shooting at Pulse Night Club. The White Horse was my third or fourth episode and I cried. I cried that night and the following night because I needed to listen again. Then I’ve cried every June since then knowing The White Horse will be in the line up. The Memory Palace is one of the most well written amazingly produced podcasts I listen to. The stories are excellently researched, entertaining, but most of all these stories are important. Nate DiMeo is fantastic host. His voice is warm, professional, calming and sincere. Highly recommend.

This is my absolute favorite podcast. Nate tells such lovely stories about the footnotes in history. It’s 100% poetry in podcast form. It’s unlike anything else that I’ve ever heard

This is my favorite podcast. Nate is a gifted storyteller, with a wonderful voice and delivery. I frequently (and happily) re-listen to each episode to make sure I didn’t miss anything, so subtle are the nuances in some of his beautiful sentences. The episodes are short — I wish they were longer but their brevity is part of the charm. I learn something new with every episode, and and many times after listening I will go down the Internet rabbit hole to read more about these forgotten pieces of our history.

Would you like to have your faith in goodness, real human decency, love of humanity, respect for history and story-telling? Then you found your home! Sometimes sad, always compelling, historically correct vignettes that place you in time and place are a treat for the soul and a welcome break from the daily barrage of terrible news. Nate DiMeo’s voice, whether discussing the horrors of the shirtwaist factory fire or saying”whoa dude” in an interview is a balm for the ears. An ear crush? Yes! History lover? Yes! More, Nate, more!

I came across this podcast last week. I looked back at your episodes and found the reading of the Great Gatsby. I had never read it. Very good story and the audio was very well done. Keep up the good work and thanks for the book.

The episodes are interesting, well written, and delivered with a calm, mellow tone. Perfect for a commute to/from work and helps prevent some of the stress and anxiety of traffic. Always a great listen.

Every time I see an episode pop up in my feed, I’m excited to be taken away to another time and place. This show is right up there with This American Life! Thank you, Nate!

Beyond being beautifully produced and presented, this show caused me to rethink how I framed about the value of history. Nate brings a sense of empathy and reflection to stories from our past in a way that, for me at least, opens the door to contemplate what it’s like to be a human through the lens of those who have done it before. There is not a podcast I would recommend more highly.

Just wow. Over the years I have been subscribed this show has made me laugh, cry, and drop my jaw in awe. Somehow Nate packs more life and history in ten minutes than most documentaries give you in 90. He makes history feel like it’s right there around you. He connects you with just the right details, scores it with the perfect tracks, and always creates the perfect atmosphere to highlight the emotions in the story. I cannot recommend enough. I wish I could give him a standing ovation.

I have listened to every episode at least twice. I am sorry it took me this long to review. I have started sharing them with my nine year old son & he loves it, too.

This is the only podcast that demands a rewind if my mind wanders or I’m interrupted, if only for a second, because every second matters. Nate’s writing is tight, his stories, phrases and words are carefully, skillfully and lovingly crafted and his voice “is like butter”! I’ve been a podcast fan since before any advertisers and only RSS feeds and the Memory Palace was and is my all time favorite hands down. Thank you Nate et al. for your talent, dedication and heart work!

Love love love this podcast. Nate has a way of finding the tiniest of historical bits maybe we’ve never heard about or maybe we have some or all, but finding the other not as well known details that make someone human or a moment more colorful or powerful and he reaches down into your soul w/ his words and brightens your imagination w/ his descriptions. I often listen to these in quieter moments as his voice is softer and this isn’t a podcast panel show. I have plenty of those. But I learn, I’m lifted, I’m enchanted. For those who don’t like stories from history that are about social issues - got news for you, history has certainly been ugly in many periods, but there’s so much love and humor and light in much of the stories he brings to life. And I really love he finds a lot of stories about women who’ve been forgotten in history. Nate - you are truly a gift to us all.

So, I do learn things while listening to The Memory Palace - all kinds of things - but that’s not really a good description of the show. It’s *stories*, told not just to convey what happened, but in a way that takes you on a bit of a journey, and conveys emotions, overtones, the multi-layered chords of complex circumstances and contrasting feelings. They’re really lovely.