What It Was Like to Be a Christian Boy Taken for the Ottoman Janissaries
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianThis episode follows the life of a Christian boy taken from his village under the Ottoman devshirme system — not throu...
18 Feb 2h 7min
Fall Asleep While Working the Docks in a 1903 British Port
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianBefore dawn, you arrive at the edge of a polluted river where ships wait, bells decide who eats, and labor begins long...
17 Feb 2h 2min
Fall Asleep As a Peasant in Roman Britain
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, you live quietly in Roman Britain, farming land that still feels like yours even as it is claimed, measured, ...
16 Feb 1h 58min
Fall Asleep as a City Guard in Ancient Sumer
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn one of the world’s first cities, you stand watch as a city guard—holding position at gates, temples, and storehouse...
15 Feb 1h 58min
Fall Asleep While Living Through the Spanish Inquisition
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianThis video explores what daily life was like for a low-ranking clerk working within the Inquisition, focusing on the q...
14 Feb 2h 29min
Fall Asleep While Running a Medieval Tavern
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, you find yourself running a medieval tavern at a time when fear has learned to speak politely.By day, you pou...
13 Feb 2h 29min
Fall Asleep As a Bolshevik During the Storming of the Winter Palace (1917)
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianOn a cold night in Petrograd, 1917, you are one of many anonymous Bolsheviks moving toward the Winter Palace. History ...
12 Feb 2h 25min
Fall Asleep as an Ancient Egyptian Temple Priest Preparing the Dead for Eternity
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep quietly into Ancient Egypt, where stone temples breathe incense and time moves with the steady rhythm of ritual.T...
11 Feb 2h 23min
