About this episode

This episode reflects on the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, re-released annually to commemorate the event.

This episode was originally released in 2016 in the days after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It is re-released every year on the anniversary of the incident. 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 . The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Nate DiMeo

Topics covered

• Pulse nightclub shooting
• anniversary
• memory
• history
• support for podcasts

Keywords

• Pulse nightclub
• Orlando
• Nate DiMeo
• Radiotopia
• history
• anniversary
• memory palace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Radiotopia, PRX, Random House, Libro.fm, Bookshop.org, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble

Places: Orlando

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