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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 202454min
On Horsemanship, by Xenophon, Part 2, and Project Gutenberg License
This week, we conclude a relaxing Greek classic about getting the best from your cavalry horse, including what to wear, and then fall asleep to the riveting legalese of Project Gutenberg's usage licen...
27 Mai 202456min
The Principles of Chemistry, by Dmitri Mendeleev, Part 5
Let's continue to wend our relaxing way through a fundamental text of science and explore how elements combine and de-combine with that wonderful substance, water. Truly the solution for sleep! Give...
20 Mai 202449min
