1921 Sears Roebuck and Co. Modern Homes Catalog (Part 2)
Let's celebrate our seventh anniversary with more from this catalog of lovely, affordable homes, a dream indeed, and all certified by a team of women as perfect in every detail. But first, some very t...
27 Loka 202557min
Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 8 - Servants
Let's relax with more from this classic of classy behavior, and learn about the roles of servants in a good household. What they do, what they wear, and how to pronounce val-et, which your reader corr...
20 Loka 202555min
Where the Forest Murmurs, by Fiona Macleod, Part 2
Let's return to relaxation with two more essays about nature from this lovely work. This time, the magical peace of still waters framed by the changing leaves of autumn, and the almost universal rever...
13 Loka 202544min
The Evolution of Modern Orchestration, by Louis A. Coerne, Part 1
Let's sleep to sonorous notes about the history of the modern orchestra. This time, we work our way forward from antiquity, ponder the parallel musical tracks of church and village, and name a lot of ...
6 Loka 202553min
The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell, Part 4
Let's relax with a listener request for more from the marvelous mind of Bertrand Russell. This time, thoughts about the nature of thought, induction versus deduction, and whether we can know anything....
29 Syys 202551min
Over Fen and Wold, by John James Hissey, Part 1
Let's relax with a lovely listener recommendation that takes us, and our authors, on a tour of little-regarded Lincolnshire. This time, the lure of new places, the charm of old maps, the evolution of ...
22 Syys 202553min
On Molecular and Microscopic Science, by Mary Somerville, Part 3
Let's sleep scientifically this week, with more from a woman of such deep and broad accomplishment that the word "scientist" had to be coined to describe her. This time, colors, molecular heat conduct...
15 Syys 202550min
The Book of the Ocean, by Ernest Ingersoll, Part 5
Let's sail the seas of sleep with more from this volume about the history of our oceans. This time, the Age of Exploration south and north, the mythical Isles of the Blessed, Magellan's remarkable voy...
8 Syys 202554min
