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A Story and a Song (A Memory Palace/Song Exploder Crossover Event)

April 10, 2026 · 29 min

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Music

  • Halcyon and Photosynteses and Embryo by H. Takehashi
  • Intro by Library Tapes
  • The Florist Wears Knee Breeches by M. Sage

Notes

  • I found Andrew Isenberg's book, The Destruction of the Bison, An Environmental History, completely fascinating.
  • If you want to do a deep dive on Madison Grant, I'd recommend Defending the Master Race: Conservation, Eugenics, and the Legacy of Madison Grant by John Peter Spiro.
  • If you want to do a deep dive on the Catalina Buffalo, this site is a fun place to start.
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