Pictures from Italy, by Charles Dickens, Part 4
Let's continue our sojourn to sleep through a month of travel readings with more from Charles Dickens and his tour through Italy. This time, we conclude our visit to Genoa, have a strange experience w...
8 Juni 52min
Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 4
Let's sail to sleep with the first read of our new theme month, Travels! This time, we return to an epic journey around the world in a handmade boat, and wrestle with Cape Horn, seasickness, and willi...
1 Juni 51min
1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog - Sewing Machines
Let's celebrate our 400th (!!!) episode with more from one of your sleepiest favorites from 1897. This time, thanks to a Patreon poll, we're shopping for that most useful of newfangled devices, the se...
25 Maj 58min
Ecclesiastical History of England, by the Venerable Bede, Part 3
Let's relax in the wayback machine with more from the religious history of England. This time, Saint Bede recalls Saxon double-dealings, divine healings, the Pelagian heresy, and the somewhat cowardly...
18 Maj 53min
The Story of a Boulder, by Archibald Geikie, Part 2
Let's take a relaxing trip back to Scotland and explore geology through the details of a single boulder. This time, glacial effects, the cyclical nature of formations, life in the past, and ideas abou...
11 Maj 45min
Symmes' Theory of Concentric Spheres, Showing That the Earth Is Hollow, Part 5 (Conclusion)
Let's relax with the conclusion of this most remarkable book of geological theory. This time, a plea to scientific advancement and nation-building in the form of an expedition to the Earth's interior,...
4 Maj 1h 3min
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 10
Let's continue our theme month of "Long-time Favorites" with more from this quickstep march through the history of our world. This time, the revolutionary teachings of Jesus, the rise of the Christian...
20 Apr 54min
