Harding's Lessons on Drawing, by J.D. Harding, Part 1
Let's fall asleep to schooling in the fine art of drawing. We learn how to hold a pencil and draw a line, but only after the kind of lengthy introduction at which 19th century writers excelled. My fav...
24 Huhti 202344min
The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 2
Let's sleep through the stress of Tax Day with more from this capital classic, learn the history of money, how diamonds are dumb, and why a cow's worth of salt is…really too much salt. Want to supp...
17 Huhti 202347min
The 1916 Burpee's Seed Catalog, Part 1
Let's take a sleepy browse through this marvelous catalog, just in time for spring. Vegetables, flowers, and novelties for the garden abound from America's finest purveyor of plants. Want to support ...
10 Huhti 202352min
Relaxation Rewind! The Voyage of The Bounty to the South Sea, by William Bligh, Part 1
In this remastered episode from the wayback, let's take a relaxing trip aboard the good ship Bounty, which maybe you've heard of? It's all breadfruit and bad weather (so far). Sleep ahoy! Help us st...
3 Huhti 202354min
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits, by W.B. Jerrold, Part 2
Let's return to the British Museum of the 19th century and complete our sleepy tour of birds of the world, from ducks to dodos. It's case after case of curiosities for your tired mind! Help us stay ...
27 Maalis 202353min
Frye's Practical Candy Maker, by GV Frye, Part 1
Let's relax into delicious dreams with this guide to confectionery. Learn the correct stripes for stick candy, the construction of "strawberry rock," and the stages of sugar. Sweet! Help us stay ad-...
20 Maalis 202348min
Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 7
Let's return to more sleepy science and ponder life on the moon, the makeup of meteorites, and the long, strange lives of comets as they wander through our universe. Spacey! Help us stay ad-free and...
13 Maalis 202350min
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 1
Let's begin a sleepy trip through the mountains of France, in which our novice author invents a sleeping bag, buys a donkey, and answers the question, "What could go wrong?" Help us stay ad-free and...
6 Maalis 202350min
