Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFaery Lands of the South Seas, by James Hall and Charles Nordhoff, Part 4
Let’s continue our month of relaxing travels to sleep with further tales of adventure from the South Seas. This time, we head to the atoll of Ahu Ahu, learn about gossiping ghosts, and drink rather…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The Railway Traveller's Handy Book, Part 3
Let’s kick off a month of relaxing travels to sleep with more from this handy guide to riding a train. This time, how to purchase your ticket, class differences, the best place to sit, and why rudely…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making, Part 3
Let’s launch ourselves to sleep with more from this rather detailed look at fireworks. This time, we complete our historical retrospective of firework displays in Europe thr…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 10 (Conclusion)
Let’s journey through the stars to sleep with our final reading from this marvelous book. This time, binary star systems, how to measure the vastness of our universe, …
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Bicycling for Ladies, by Maria E. Ward, Part 4
Let’s pedal a path to sleep with more advice about the newfangled sport of bicycling. This time, the difference between racing and touring postures, getting the most fro…
Published on 3 months ago
The Book of Household Management, by Mrs. Isabella Beeton, Part 11 - Fish
Let’s relax and sleep to more advice from the redoubtable Mrs. B. This time, fish soup recipes, followed by a surprisingly detailed discourse on the natural history of fishes,…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 9
Let’s continue our relaxing journey through history with the twin empires of Rome and China, social structures in ancient Rome, and the evolution of religions in the wake of con…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
All About Dogs, by Charles Henry Lane, Part 1
Let’s sleepily celebrate one of mankind's closest companions with this charming guide for "doggy people." In this first reading, dog care basics, a detailed look at some h…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Symmes' Theory of Concentric Spheres, Showing That the Earth is Hollow, Part 4
Let’s theorize our way to sleep with more about a hollow Earth that contains unseen multitudes. This time, the mystery of whales migrating under Greenland, groaning lakes, and reb…
Published on 4 months ago
William Shakespeare, by Victor Hugo, Part 1
This week, while your reader checks off a long-held Life List item at the Globe, let’s relax as one literary genius waxes rather lyrical about another, as well as the nature…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago