An Account of Egypt, by Herodotus, Part 2
Let's travel the sands of sleep once again with Herodotus, and learn about flying serpents, fish migration, and the third-cheapest way to embalm your loved ones. It's balmy bookishness for your weary ...
27 Kesä 202246min
Moving Pictures - How They Are Made and Worked, Part 1
This week let's relax with information about a revolution in visual entertainment and education. We learn about the persistence of vision and some history that led us to what we today call "movies." ...
20 Kesä 202249min
REWIND! The Politics, by Aristotle, Part 1 (Remastered)
This week, while your reader tussles with a certain virus, let's revisit a perfectly sleepy combo of ponderous Victorian introduction and ancient Greek philosophy, freshly remastered for your relaxati...
13 Kesä 202248min
REWIND! Bacteria, by Sir George Newman, Part 1 (Remastered)
This week, while your reader is laid up with a certain virus, let's revisit one of my favorite sleepy science reads. Enjoy this remastered intro to a brand new branch of study (in 1899), bacteriology!...
6 Kesä 202250min
The Book of the Ocean, by Ernest Ingersoll, Part 3
Let's sail to sleep with more from this lovely work about the seas. This time, we learn the rigging of a schooner, praise the prowess of Pacific Islanders, and head to Iceland with Vikings. Help us ...
30 Touko 202248min
On Molecular and Microscopic Science, by Mary Somerville, Part 2
Let's relax with more sleepy science from a woman so talented that the word "scientist" was coined to describe her. This time, we learn about all the forces holding us together. Help us stay 100% li...
23 Touko 202248min
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 5
Let's continue our sleepy stroll through history with the fall of Assyria, the literary bedrock of the Jews, and the birth of philosophy in Greece. Rather a lot to cram into an hour, but Wells makes i...
16 Touko 202252min
Spices, Their Histories, Part 1
Let's take a sleepy tour of the spice cabinet and the origins of allspice, chilies, cinnamon, and cloves, with a pinch of insight into faking spices with brick dust. Useful! Help us stay 100% listen...
9 Touko 202248min
