Have I mentioned the Memory Palace?

The Memory Palace is a kind-of monthly podcast of varying length in which Nate DiMeo tells a story from American history. Each is elegant and evocative and a profound reminder that the people who lived in the past were people, and though their lives are now complete, they were utterly contingent and surprising as they were lived. The current episode, "We've Forgotten James Powell," is a brief survey of race riots in the 20th century and the persons whose mistreatment provided their impetus. DiMeo says, "We remember the fire, but we forget the match."

I wept. So should you.