Sleep Story 284 – Plums of New York

Tonight’s reading looks at presidential powers during periods of national crisis, exploring the constitutional role of the presidency, the authority available to a president during extraordinary circu...

28 Sep 35min

Tonight’s reading comes from The Plums of New York, published in 1911, written by U. P. Hedrick, and it explores the history, cultivation and many varieties of plums grown in New York, describing thei...

21 Sep 36min

Tonight’s reading comes from An Unsentimental Journey through Cornwall, published in 1884, written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, and it follows a leisurely journey through Cornwall, taking in its quiet...

14 Sep 36min

Tonight’s reading comes from The Basic Facts of Economics, written by Louis F. Post and published in 1927, exploring the basic principles of economics, including money, trade, production, wealth, and ...

7 Sep 36min

Sleep Story 410 – The Nature of the Physical World by Arthur Eddington | Calm Bedtime StoryTonight’s reading comes from The Nature of the Physical World, published in 1928, written by Sir Arthur Eddin...

31 Aug 35min

Tonight’s reading comes from The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod, published in 1928, written by Henry Beston, and it follows a year spent in a small cottage among the du...

24 Aug 36min

Tonight’s reading comes from The Country of the Pointed Firs, published in 1896, written by Sarah Orne Jewett, and it follows a writer spending the summer in the quiet coastal village of Dunnet, Maine...

17 Aug 36min

Tonight’s reading comes from The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment, published in 1913, written by David Grayson, the pen name of Ray Stannard Baker, and it follows a gentle journey through ...

10 Aug 36min