Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOur Cats and All About Them, by Harrison Weir, Part 1
Let's relax with a subject near and dear to your reader's heart—cats! Drift off to the intelligence of felines, the first cat show, and drama at the …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Ethics of Aristotle, Part 2
Let's return to Aristotle's classic on the purpose of life. What's it all for, anyway? No real answers here tonight, alas, but at least he can help …
3 years, 3 months ago
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing, by Neltje Blanchan, Part 3
Let's return to the flower-filled fields of sleep and learn about insect-charming orchids, blistering buttercups, and pinks of the killing kind. Natu…
3 years, 3 months ago
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 6
In more from this sleepy history, we take a tour of the glories of Greece and Persia, the brief blaze of Alexander, and the intellectual legacy of th…
3 years, 3 months ago
Harding's Lessons on Drawing, by J.D. Harding, Part 1
Let's fall asleep to schooling in the fine art of drawing. We learn how to hold a pencil and draw a line, but only after the kind of lengthy introdu…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 2
Let's sleep through the stress of Tax Day with more from this capital classic, learn the history of money, how diamonds are dumb, and why a cow's wo…
3 years, 4 months ago
The 1916 Burpee's Seed Catalog, Part 1
Let's take a sleepy browse through this marvelous catalog, just in time for spring. Vegetables, flowers, and novelties for the garden abound from Am…
3 years, 4 months ago
Relaxation Rewind! The Voyage of The Bounty to the South Sea, by William Bligh, Part 1
In this remastered episode from the wayback, let's take a relaxing trip aboard the good ship Bounty, which maybe you've heard of? It's all breadfrui…
3 years, 4 months ago
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits, by W.B. Jerrold, Part 2
Let's return to the British Museum of the 19th century and complete our sleepy tour of birds of the world, from ducks to dodos. It's case after case …
3 years, 5 months ago
Frye's Practical Candy Maker, by GV Frye, Part 1
Let's relax into delicious dreams with this guide to confectionery. Learn the correct stripes for stick candy, the construction of "strawberry rock,…
3 years, 5 months ago