The Politics, by Aristotle, Part 1
Tonight, we relax and sleep with politics as poured from the pen of Aristotle 2,300 years ago. Once again, we wade through a very thorough introduction, and discover that there's nothing much new unde...
2 Nov 202049min
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 3 of 3
Tonight, we finish our 3-part wander through 19th century Edinburgh, side-eye "modern" architecture, climb Calton Hill, and cheat the whisky tax, as any good Scot should. You can help keep this podcas...
26 Okt 20201h 12min
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 2
Let's continue our sleepy sojourn to 19th century Edinburgh through the eyes of Robert Louis Stevenson. In Part 2, we listen to legends, ramble through Greyfriars, and muse on memories of rural place...
19 Okt 202055min
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 1
This week we start a relaxing, 3-part journey to 19th century Edinburgh with native son Robert Louis Stevenson. Towers and tenements, hills and a Hall of Lost Steps, it's a sleepy trip for your tired...
12 Okt 202055min
Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Part 5 (Valets and Maids)
Tonight, we return to one of your favorite books, and head downstairs into the sleepy realm of service. What are the infinite duties of the lady's maid? How do you pack a trunk? Black a boot? Clean a ...
5 Okt 202048min
The Principles of Chemistry, by Dmitry Mendeleev, Part 2
Tonight, return to the sleepy halls of science with more from this foundational work on chemistry. The philosopher's stone, phlogiston, and the first periodic table for our list-lovers—this relaxing b...
28 Sep 202056min
Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott, Part 1
Tonight, travel a straight line to sleep with this combination of mathematical musing and social satire. Victorian classism has never had such a dull, dreamy edge. Keep this podcast ad-free and relaxe...
21 Sep 202059min
The North Pole, by Robert E. Peary, Part 2
Tonight let's return to a relaxing travelogue and continue with Robert Peary's detailed account of the search for the North Pole. Trials, triumphs and...a plan to pipe soup across the Arctic? This boo...
14 Sep 202056min
