Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 6
Let's return to this relaxing classic and learn more sleepy advice about paying visits, leaving cards, proper wedding invitations, and how to sit in a chair. Dear listeners, it seems your reader had n...
3 Jun 202454min
On Horsemanship, by Xenophon, Part 2, and Project Gutenberg License
This week, we conclude a relaxing Greek classic about getting the best from your cavalry horse, including what to wear, and then fall asleep to the riveting legalese of Project Gutenberg's usage licen...
27 Mai 202456min
The Principles of Chemistry, by Dmitri Mendeleev, Part 5
Let's continue to wend our relaxing way through a fundamental text of science and explore how elements combine and de-combine with that wonderful substance, water. Truly the solution for sleep! Give...
20 Mai 202449min
The Railway Traveller's Handy Book, Part 2
Let's return to this sleepily detailed guide to rail journeys in 1860, and learn what to wear, the importance of travel insurance, and how to steal a horse to get to the station on time. Handy indeed!...
13 Mai 202455min
1890 Gardiner and Co. Seed Annual 1: Flower Novelties
Tonight, let's celebrate the sleepy splendors of spring and go shopping for the latest in floral novelties offered by Gardiner & Co. in their seed annual. Apparently, in 1890, Japanese delights were a...
6 Mai 202450min
Relaxation Rewind! How to Listen to Music, by Henry E. Krehbiel, Part 1
Tonight, while your reader recovers from a snuffly illness, let's rewind to 2021 and fall into the rhythm of sleep with a book that works hard to put meaning into music, but mostly just manages to mak...
29 Apr 202447min
Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 4
Let's celebrate Earth Day with more from Muir's poetic ode to the spectacular natural wonders of North America. This time, we complete our relaxing tour of Yellowstone and head to beautiful Yosemite, ...
22 Apr 202453min
Handbook on Cheese Making, by George E. Newell, Part 2
Let's return to the relaxing world of dairy products and learn more about the design of a good curing room, dividing profits among your producers, and what makes a great cheese. Hint: it's definitely ...
15 Apr 202449min
