Moving Pictures: How They Are Made and Worked, Part 2
Let's relax and sleep with more about the origins of that magical medium, movies! This time, we explore motion, mess with gelatin, and call "Action!" on the development of celluloid film thanks to one...
22 Heinä 202442min
Sailing Alone Around the World, by Capt. Joshua Slocum, Part 2
Let's relax and sleep with more from this solo journey by sailboat. This time, we cross the Atlantic, serenade dolphins, and…a seafaring ghost saves our narrator from a cheese-induced fever? Sure, why...
15 Heinä 202449min
Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott, Part 4
Let's relax and sleep with more from a classic that combines mathematics and social commentary with pointed angularity. This time, our narrator is inducted into that most secret of secrets…three dimen...
8 Heinä 202459min
Pyrotechnics, the History and Art of Firework Making, Part 2
Let's celebrate our 300th episode and 10 MILLION listens with a bit of fireworks! That sounds exciting, but it's really just a sleepy catalog of firework displays in England up to the 19th century. Fl...
1 Heinä 202444min
The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, Part 3
Let's return to a political classic and learn more about how to govern as a prince. This time, we hear why neither the rich nor the mercenary can be trusted, why it's easy to earn the people's faith b...
24 Kesä 20241h
1912 Ford Motor Cars Model T Instruction Manual, Part 1
This week, let's relax with the intricacies of car maintenance as we learn the proper care and operation of a 1912 Model T Ford. Why, it's so simple, anyone can fill the dope caps and grind the valves...
17 Kesä 202454min
The Book of the Ocean, by Ernest Ingersoll, Part 4
Let's sail to sleep with more about the history of maritime exploration, including Vikings in North America, the Chinese invention of the compass, Arabic navigation tools, and the rise of the Portugue...
10 Kesä 202445min
Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 6
Let's return to this relaxing classic and learn more sleepy advice about paying visits, leaving cards, proper wedding invitations, and how to sit in a chair. Dear listeners, it seems your reader had n...
3 Kesä 202454min
