the memory palace

Episode 229: Teammates

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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.thememorypalace.us/events.

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Music

  • La Copla from Atahualpa Yupanqui
  • Yes, Brick by Brick and Waende by Caeys
  • Space in Between by Federico Albanese
  • Kieke by Shida Shihabi


    • Notes

    • My favorite work on Mays is James Hirsch's glorious biography, Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend. I also recommend John Klima's Willie's Boys, about the Black Baron's 1948 season.
    • If you're looking to get more context for the city during those years, I'd recommend Diane McWhorter's history, Carry Me Home. 


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