Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 3
Tonight, let's complete our sleepy voyage through the constellations as we learn about the stars seen from August through December, the ever-precessing pole star, and the wonder of novas. Heavenly! Ke...
7 Joulu 202058min
Utopia, by Sir Thomas More, Part 1
Let's fall asleep with this classic of political philosophy from an executed saint, because what's more relaxing than that. Utopia details socio-economic issues that keep us up at night because...we d...
30 Marras 202052min
The History of Bread, by John Ashton, Part 1
Tonight, let's relax with the story of one of the world's most basic foods. In this reading, we sleepily sift through the grains of early bread history, from prehistoric mills to matzo-making. Tasty! ...
23 Marras 202058min
The Coming of the Fairies, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Part 5 (Final)
Tonight, we complete Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "skeptical" defense of fairies. Relax to fairy biology, fairy society, and the clairvoyant observations of one Bishop Leadbeater, whose claim to expertise...
16 Marras 20201h 11min
The Coming of the Fairies, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Part 4
Let's flit away to sleep as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle presents sightings to bolster his case that fairies are real, including one from Mrs. Violet Tweedale, owner of arguably the most English name ever. ...
9 Marras 202048min
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 Marras 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 Loka 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 Loka 202055min
