Quick Podcast Update and Announcements!
Just a very quick update on monthly giveaways, our fantastic August prize from Libro.fm, and thoughts on keeping this podcast ad-free through your help. Thanks for listening! Patreon: https://www.patr...
5 Aug 20203min
The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, Part 1
Rule over insomnia and go to sleep with the pithy prose of Machiavelli. But first, a long introduction to the twisted papal politics of 15th century Italy that spawned this influential book. Yawn! Kee...
3 Aug 202056min
The South American Tour, by Annie S. Peck, Part 1
Steam away to dreamland with this travel guide to South America by explorer, archaeologist and record-setting mountaineer Annie S. Peck. If you ever wondered what to pack for a four-month trip south o...
27 Jul 202053min
Farm Engines and How To Run Them, Part 2
Let's relax to more from the not-at-all-exciting world of stuffing boxes and governor balls that make farm engines go. If 30 study questions for a steam engine operator test can't put you to sleep, no...
20 Jul 202048min
Plato's Republic: Introduction and Analysis, Part 3
Let's return to the musings of Victorian classicist Benjamin Jowett, his analysis of Plato's Republic, and a lot of sleepy Socratic opinions about the inappropriateness of flutes. Keep this podcast ad...
13 Jul 202056min
Principles of Geology, by Sir Charles Lyell, Part 3
Tonight, we take another journey into a relaxing science classic, Principles of Geology. Let's erode away our stress, take a sleepy stroll through the halls of geological history, and ponder some rath...
6 Jul 202058min
The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison (Part 2)
Let Alexander Hamilton and his compatriots spark a revolution of sleep with arguments in favor of ratifying the US Constitution. If these words prove anything, it's that predicting what will become a ...
29 Jun 202050min
De Re Coquinaria (On Cooking), by Apicius, Part 1
Let's cook up a recipe for relaxation with De Re Coquinaria, by Roman author Apicius. It's an hour of honey, pepper, and fermented fish sauce, plus a lengthy rumination on Pompeii. Delish! Boring Book...
22 Jun 202057min
