Boring History for Sleep | What Life Was Really Like in America in the 1880s

Lie back, relax, and drift off to the forgotten sounds of 1930s New York City — where brave (and often underpaid) construction workers climbed into the clouds to build the Empire State Building. This ...

22 Jun 20253h 10min

Lie back and get ready to fall asleep to the story of Aksum — the lost empire of ancient Africa.It had gold, trade routes, enormous stone towers, and absolutely no dental plans.You’ll learn about life...

21 Jun 20255h 3min

You’ve seen the paintings. Heard the names.Da Vinci. Michelangelo. Raphael.But behind the genius and glory, the Renaissance was full of bad hygiene, worse food, and endless disappointment.Lie back, re...

20 Jun 20252h 17min

Settle in for a slow, cozy stroll through the mud-soaked reality of feudal Europe — a world of rashes, rats, and really bad bread. No knights in shining armor here… just tired peasants, freezing huts,...

19 Jun 20253h 54min

Let your mind drift off to the quiet corners of history. In this slow, soothing audio journey, we explore six forgotten civilizations — from the jungles of Angkor to the stone heads of the Olmecs. No ...

18 Jun 20257h 6min

Forget bedtime stories — this is history’s most outrageous reality show. In this episode of Boring History for Sleep, we meet teenage Popes, political betrayals, wine-fueled ceremonies, and one trial ...

16 Jun 20254h 59min

Check in. Lie down. Regret everything. In this episode, we wander through the weird and wonderful world of medieval lodging — from ale-soaked floors to barmaids with faster reflexes than reason.An odd...

16 Jun 20252h 9min

Tonight, we drift into the scratchy, smelly, and suspiciously dry world of medieval hygiene. Why didn’t people bathe? What did they use instead of deodorant? And how did chamber pots become deadly pro...

15 Jun 20252h 40min