The Book of Household Management, Reading 2
Let's drift off to a new entry from one of our most popular volumes: The Book of Household Management, by Mrs. Isabella Beeton. Dinner parties, calling cards, and kid gloves have never been so relaxin...
11 Feb 201948min
Ten Books on Architecture, Reading 1
Tonight, we relax to a 2,000-year-old classic about architectural design. It's "Ten Books on Architecture," by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. Let this great Roman writer build you a bridge to sleep. There a...
4 Feb 201953min
Darwin's Formation of Vegetable Mould By Worms
Tonight, let's fall asleep to Charles Darwin's deep thoughts about the formation of dirt through the actions of earthworms, which is just as boring as you think it is. Annoying a worm with a bassoon h...
28 Jan 20191h 14min
Principles of Chemistry, Reading 1
Tonight we read one of the great foundational works of science, Dmitry Mendeleev's "Principles of Chemistry." So groundbreaking. So informative. So perfectly, mind-numbingly dense in the way that only...
21 Jan 201958min
Practical Mind Reading, Reading 1
Tonight, we relax our brains with a tediously detailed description of the not-at-all questionable science of mind-reading. It's all about the ether! No, really, it's science. It says so in this book. ...
14 Jan 201953min
The Poetics of Aristotle, Reading 1
Tonight we sink into slumber with the fundamental structures of dramatic storytelling, as defined in mind-numbing detail by Aristotle in his "Poetics". It's the perfect plot for sleep. All Boring Book...
7 Jan 201953min
New Year's Eve Special: Time and Clocks, A History
Tonight we ring in the new year with a history of Time and Clocks, plus a dash of physics, from H.H. Cunynghame. It's definitely boring, yet we also learned, which is a great way to begin 2019. All Bo...
31 Des 201856min
2018 Holiday Special: Washington Irving's Old Christmas
On this eve of Christmas, let's drift off to this charming vision of a 19th century English holiday, complete with warm hearths, jolly company, and swags of holly and ivy. Happy holidays to you and yo...
24 Des 201859min
