Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance of 1921, Reading 1
Drift away through the Himalaya with the first major expedition to study Mount Everest, highest of high peaks in the Roof of the World. Why tackle Everest? If you can stay awake long enough, you may f...
3 Jun 201951min
The Coming of the Fairies, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Reading 1
Let your thoughts flit away as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the great Sherlock Holmes, tries to prove that actual fairies exist. No, really! It's a fascinating exercise in (not so) critical thin...
27 Mai 201955min
The Blazing World, by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, Reading 1
Drift off on a voyage of relaxation with one of the foundation texts of science fiction and fantasy--"The Blazing World," written by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, in 1668. Imaginative worl...
20 Mai 20191h
Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tze, Reading 1
This week we fulfill a listener request, and relax to one of the world's earliest and most influential philosophical texts, the Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tze. If you stay awake long enough, perhaps you'll ...
13 Mai 201939min
Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Reading 1
Let's get transcendental with Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Nature" and relax to his musings on beauty, language, and our connection with the perfection of our surroundings. Music: "Ocean Tapping" by PCIII (...
6 Mai 201955min
Media Purchase Terms and Conditions
Let's click "I agree" to the mind-numbing powers of legalese with this reading of the Terms and Conditions that accompany every purchase from a rather famous media company. After all, it's not like yo...
29 Apr 20191h
Plato's Republic: Introduction & Analysis, Reading 2
In this episode, we return to the musings of the great Victorian classicist Benjamin Jowett, his analysis of Plato's "Republic", and a whole lot of socractical thinking about justice. Music: "Peace" b...
22 Apr 201954min
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Reading 1
Let's relax to the history of our marvelous world, from formless matter through the age of mighty dinosaurs, as described by the great H.G. Wells. It's the stuff of dreams. Music: "Cosmic Tingles" b...
15 Apr 201949min
