The Book of Tea, by Kakuzo Okakura, Part 3
Tonight, let's relax and allow thoughts of art appreciation, the perfection of flowers, and the long reach of the tea masters to brew a beautiful elixir of sleep. Want to help us stay 100% listener su...
30 Aug 20211h 3min
Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 2
This week, we relax and sleep with more from this classic guide to manners, and complete our education about proper introductions, handshakes, hat lifting, and the horrors of bundle-carrying. Want to ...
23 Aug 202153min
The Voyage of The Bounty to the South Sea, by Lt. William Bligh, Part 1
For our 150th episode, let's take a relaxing trip to the South Seas aboard the good ship Bounty, which maybe you've heard of? Don't worry, this bit's mostly about breadfruit and bad weather. Sleep aho...
16 Aug 202157min
Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, Part 3
This week, let's relax and sleep to more from this classic of Stoic philosophy, and hear all about the fleeting nature of fame, the foolishness of being too busy, and the briefness of our little lives...
9 Aug 202153min
Bird Biographies, by Alice E. Ball, Part 2
Let's relax with more sleepy studies of the birds of eastern North America, and discover our author's surprisingly ardent admiration of the bobwhite, which is admittedly adorable. Want to support us a...
2 Aug 202151min
Symmes Theory of Concentric Spheres, Showing That The Earth Is Hollow, Part 2
Let's relax and sleep with more from one of the weirder scientific theories ever conceived, that the Earth is hollow and filled with other inhabited words. Newton is mentioned, so you know it's scienc...
26 Jul 202151min
Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Part 6 (Housemaids)
Let's return to a sleepy favorite, and a day in the life of an upper and under housemaid. From blacking fire grates to making beds and buffing gilt frames with onions, it…sounds exhausting, if I'm hon...
19 Jul 202158min
Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 4
This week, we return to the relaxation of night skies, and drift to sleep with the stars of the Southern Hemisphere, the sweep of the Milky Way, and the beautiful mysteries of our Sun. Want to support...
12 Jul 202150min
