The Color of a Great City, by Theodore Dreiser, Part 1
Tonight, let's journey back to New York City in the early 1900s with one of America's great writers and his dreamy portrait of the city that never sleeps. Fingers crossed you will! Subscribe here: w...
22 Feb 202150min
Farm Engines and How to Run Them, Part 3
Let's plow back into one of your surprisingly sleepy favorites, and harvest a bushel of instruction about the proper management of a traction steam engine. Useful! Subscribe here: www.linktre.ee/bor...
15 Feb 20211h 3min
On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, Part 2
Let's return to Darwin's revolutionary classic, which sounds like it's going to be much more exciting than this exploration of pigeons, pears and sheep actually ends up being. Subscribe here: www.li...
8 Feb 202154min
Bicycling for Ladies, by Maria E. Ward, Part 2
Let's continue our relaxing ride through a dream of sleep-inducing detail about handling the newfangled bicycle. The word "knickerbockers" is also used to some effect. Keep this podcast ad-free and re...
1 Feb 202158min
How to Listen to Music, by Henry E. Krehbiel, Part 1
Tonight, we fall into the rhythm of sleep with a book that works hard to put meaning into music but mostly just makes it boring. So...kind of perfect, really? Subscribe here: www.linktre.ee/boringbo...
25 Jan 202149min
Mars and Its Canals, by Percival Lowell, Part 1
Tonight we journey to our neighbor in the heavens, and begin a sleepy exploration of the "canals" of Mars, proving that even a great scientist can't be right about everything. Subscribe here: www.li...
18 Jan 20211h 2min
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities, Part 3
Tonight, let's rejoin our caravan from sand to sandman and explore the ancient Egyptian temples of Karnak and Luxor. It's a dusty dream of a journey. Subscribe here: www.linktre.ee/boringbookspod S...
11 Jan 202146min
The Book of Tea, by Kakuzo Okakura, Part 2
Tonight, let's consider the connection of Teaism and Taoism, relax into the refinement of the tea house, and let go of all our worries in something called the Abode of Vacancy. Enjoy! Want to support ...
4 Jan 20211h 2min
