Bicycling for Ladies, by Maria E. Ward, Part 1
Climb into the saddle of sleep and pedal to peace with this 1896 volume about the latest fad in exercise, bicycling! If you stay awake long enough, you'll know how a bicycle works, though why that's "...
15 Jun 202054min
The Book of Tea, by Kakuzo Okakura, Part 1
Let's cozy up to a hot cup of tea and steep our weary minds in this classic treatise on tea, culture and history. We all deserve a bit of sleep thanks to this Art of Peace. Want to support us? Neat! H...
8 Jun 202050min
The Coming of the Fairies, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Part 3
Let's return to Conan Doyle's dreamy world of the Wee Folk! Drift into sleep on the observations of a clairvoyant in the fairy glen, which are totally real and scientific. Totally. This episode is hap...
1 Jun 202054min
Cassell's Book of Birds, Part 2
Let anxiety and stress slip away like a bird on the wing as we find sleep with another listener favorite, Cassell's Book of Birds. Orders, anatomy and the "merry-thought" defined? Just what you dreame...
25 Mai 202053min
Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, by Samuel Johnson, Part 2
It's a dreamy return to Samuel Johnson's 18th century tour of Scotland. Tonight, we explore stunning Skye, speculate on ancient fortresses, and consider Calvinism's deep mark on the land. Slainte! Wan...
18 Mai 202059min
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 3
Tonight, we jump into our sleepytime machine and let H.G. Wells carry us off into the dreamy history of Neolithic man. Agriculture, alphabets and just a dash of human sacrifice to keep your buzzing br...
11 Mai 202055min
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities, Reading 2
Tonight, we continue our caravan from sand to sandman with the Manual of Egyptian Archaeology & Guide to Antiquities from 1895. It's everything you never knew you wanted about ancient temple columns, ...
4 Mai 20201h 1min
A General History of the Pirates, Part 1, by Daniel Defoe
Get pirated off to sleep with this early chronicle of the buccaneering life. Sounds riveting? Not to worry, me hearties, it was written in 1724. A booty of boring sentences be buried here! Want to sup...
27 Apr 202056min
