The Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Reading 4 (In The Kitchen)
Tonight, we return to the wisdom of Mrs. Beeton, and relax with her discussion of a well-equipped kitchen, the perfection of weights and measures, and...the history of Pompeii? Sure, why not. Want to ...
9 Maalis 202056min
The British Navy Book, by Cyril Field, Reading 1
Tonight, let's ride the relaxing waves of history and float through the history of the British Navy. From wee hide coracles to the sea-faring dragons of the Vikings, it's a lovely shanty of sleep. W...
2 Maalis 202046min
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: Claudius, by Suetonius
This evening, let's relax to the life of the Roman Emperor Claudius, immortalized as both a genius and an unstable imbecile unfit for any duty whatsoever, proving that nothing in politics ever changes...
24 Helmi 202051min
Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu, Reading 2
Tonight, let's relax with the second half of one of the world's most influential philosophical texts, the Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu. The journey of a thousand dreams begins with a single snore. Want ...
17 Helmi 202052min
On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, Reading 1
Tonight let's overcome sleeplessness with Darwin's revolutionary classic of evolutionary theory, which sounds a lot more riveting than this text actually is. Want to support us? Neat! Here's how: Beco...
10 Helmi 202057min
A Study of Shakespeare, by Algernon Charles Swinburne
Let's relax to the metrical musings of a great Victorian poet about a great Elizabethan playwright, in a wordy work that is mostly about how other Shakespearean scholars are...not great. Want to suppo...
3 Helmi 202054min
The World Crisis, by Winston Churchill, Reading 1
Tonight let's fall asleep to this complex recounting of the road to World War I, as told by Sir Winston Churchill. If this book proves anything, it's that we're not good at learning from history, but ...
27 Tammi 20201h 4min
Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, by Samuel Johnson
Let Samuel Johnson take you on a relaxing 18th century tour of the beauties of Scotland, where we breakfast on whisky and consider the wonders of...shoes and kale? Aye! Want to support us? Neat! Here'...
20 Tammi 202057min
