The Blazing World, by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, Reading 1
Drift off on a voyage of relaxation with one of the foundation texts of science fiction and fantasy--"The Blazing World," written by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, in 1668. Imaginative worl...
20 Maj 20191h
Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tze, Reading 1
This week we fulfill a listener request, and relax to one of the world's earliest and most influential philosophical texts, the Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tze. If you stay awake long enough, perhaps you'll ...
13 Maj 201939min
Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Reading 1
Let's get transcendental with Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Nature" and relax to his musings on beauty, language, and our connection with the perfection of our surroundings. Music: "Ocean Tapping" by PCIII (...
6 Maj 201955min
Media Purchase Terms and Conditions
Let's click "I agree" to the mind-numbing powers of legalese with this reading of the Terms and Conditions that accompany every purchase from a rather famous media company. After all, it's not like yo...
29 Apr 20191h
Plato's Republic: Introduction & Analysis, Reading 2
In this episode, we return to the musings of the great Victorian classicist Benjamin Jowett, his analysis of Plato's "Republic", and a whole lot of socractical thinking about justice. Music: "Peace" b...
22 Apr 201954min
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Reading 1
Let's relax to the history of our marvelous world, from formless matter through the age of mighty dinosaurs, as described by the great H.G. Wells. It's the stuff of dreams. Music: "Cosmic Tingles" b...
15 Apr 201949min
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Selected Readings 1
Float away on a cloud of Benjamin Franklin's scientific musings about our atmosphere, lightning, waterspouts, magnetic poles, and the wonderful utility of mathematics. A great mind working to calm you...
8 Apr 201953min
How We Think, by John Dewey, Reading 1
Sink into sleep on a philosophical cloud with "How We Think," by renowned education reformer John Dewey. Nothing will get your brain to stop thinking faster than a bunch of talk about thinking. But tr...
1 Apr 201942min
