To celebrate LGBT History Month, Terence interviewed Eric Marcus, author of “Making Gay History,” on why he’s revisiting old tapes from the late 1980’s and listening to voices from the past today.

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#10 Not By Accident

In the early 1950’s, renowned dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham produced a series of solo dances, one of which was called “Changeling”. Because it was a solo Merce never taught it to any one else, and when the performances stopped less than 10 years later, the dance disappeared. With the discovery of a video of the dance in 2014 by director Alla Kovgan, Memory Motel explores the legacy of Merce Cunningham; how dance is particularly susceptible to decay, how it is remembered, and how bring back work that wasn’t necessarily meant to be recreated.

#11 Palimpsest

At 13, author Leigh Stein had a brief Internet friendship that she would never forget.

#12 A Little Bit of Grace

In 1973, a bank robbery captivated Sweden and lead to the conception of "Stockholm Syndrome." In "The Ideal Hostage," Kristin Enmark, the woman first diagnosed with "Stockholm Syndrome," goes back to that bank to cast off the stigma of a syndrome that never made sense to her.

#13 The Ideal Hostage

One day Paula receives a mysterious message in a bottle.

#14 Message in a Bottle

Happy Valentine's Day! While we work on Season 2, we'd like to share two of our favorite love stories with you!

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A trailer for Memory Motel, a podcast from The Listening Booth hosted by Terence Mickey that finds the drama in what we want to remember or forget.

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Memory Motel is a podcast that explores what’s revealed about ourselves, our wants and desires, when we go back to find meaning in what’s been lived.

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