History of Animals, by Aristotle, Reading 1
Let's relax to this work about the classification and characteristics of animals, as determined by Aristotle 2,300 years ago. We don't get to the part about spontaneous generation, but he does mention...
29 Jul 201948min
Walden, by Henry David Thoreau, Reading 1
Let's drink deep of the relaxing words of Henry David Thoreau's classic "Walden". Wander the woods in sleepy solitude, where sweet dreams await you amidst the silent sentinels of the trees. Read "Wa...
22 Jul 20191h 14min
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities, Reading 1
In this episode, we caravan from sand to sandman with the Manual of Egyptian Archaeology & Guide to Antiquities from 1895. It's everything you never wanted to know about pharaonic fortress design. Spe...
15 Jul 201958min
Woodworking for Beginners, Reading 1
Let's gently hammer away at stress and saw our way into sleep with this manual for the amateur woodworker. In it, we'll learn why a list of tools for the beginner is a useless idea, followed immediate...
8 Jul 201959min
The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison
Let Alexander Hamilton and his compatriots spark a revolution of sleep with arguments in favor of ratifying the US Constitution. If these Federalist Papers prove anything, it's that predicting what wi...
1 Jul 20191h 4min
Experiments in Alternating Current, by Nikola Tesla, Reading 1
Flow into the current of sleep on the genius of Nikola Tesla and his experiments in alternating electrical current. It runs our lives, but most of us have no clue how it works. This reading won't do a...
24 Jun 201945min
Original Stories, by Mary Wollstonecraft, Reading 1
[Apologies, audio now corrected!] Relax to this spectacularly boring book by Mary Wollstonecraft, famed for her ideas about feminism, and not at all famed for her writing for children. If you manage t...
17 Jun 201956min
The Advancement of Learning, by Francis Bacon, Reading 1
Lean into languor with "The Advancement of Learning," by great Elizabethan thinker Sir Francis Bacon, one of the originators of the scientific method. This honestly might be the densest thing I've eve...
10 Jun 201950min
