About this episode
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Learn more at radiotopia.fm . Notes * Like anyone else, I became fascinated by Washington Phillip’s story through the music. So, go buy the music . * I backed into the research on this one when I should’ve just started at the source: Michael Corcoran’s amazing excavation of Phillips’ real story, as originally printed in Texas Monthly. There’s a lot of stuff that links out from his site. Music * Lots of Washington Phillips . * Starts with As Old Roads , by Goldmund. * Don’t Worry , by (Memory Palace favorite) Zoe Keating. * 1979 by Deru. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices