Memory Motel

Happy Valentine's Day!

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

#14: Message in a Bottle

One day Paula receives a mysterious message in a bottle.

#13 The Ideal Hostage

In 1973, a bank robbery captivated Sweden and led 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.

#12: A Little Bit of Grace

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

#11: Palimpsest

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

#10 Not By Accident

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.

#09: The Right to Oblivion- Part Three

Despite Eric’s desire to forget, his past relationship with Chris threatens to return.

#08: The Right to Oblivion- Part Two

If forgetting helps us forgive, how will the internet's relentless memory impact our ability to accept other people's past crimes and mistakes? In Right to Oblivion: Part 2, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger reveals what's at stake when we undo forgetting, and Frank Ahearn shows us how the internet can forget our past if we're willing to use deception.

#07: The Right to Oblivion- Part One

Evan Ratliff has always had a fascination with fake deaths. In his pursuit of a story for WIRED, Evan attempts to leave his old life behind and adopt a new identity and presence online. The challenge is to see if he could be found. Through this strangely suspenseful journey, Evan realizes that his fake life has become a part of his real life in unexpected ways… Featuring: Evan Ratliff

#06: The Wonder Years

"The Wonder Years" married the bewilderment of a child with the nostalgia of an adult; and for a generation, the TV show created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens is a time machine back to the sixties, youth and innocence. In today's episode, we return to "The Wonder Years" with Carol Black and writer Titi Nguyen to reflect on childhood with the help of Kevin Arnold.