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Walden, by Henry David Thoreau, Reading 1
Let's drink deep of the relaxing words of Henry David Thoreau's classic "Walden". Wander the woods in sleepy solitude, where sweet dreams await you a…
7 years, 1 month ago
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities, Reading 1
In this episode, we caravan from sand to sandman with the Manual of Egyptian Archaeology & Guide to Antiquities from 1895. It's everything you never …
7 years, 1 month ago
Woodworking for Beginners, Reading 1
Let's gently hammer away at stress and saw our way into sleep with this manual for the amateur woodworker. In it, we'll learn why a list of tools for…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison
Let Alexander Hamilton and his compatriots spark a revolution of sleep with arguments in favor of ratifying the US Constitution. If these Federalist …
7 years, 1 month ago
Experiments in Alternating Current, by Nikola Tesla, Reading 1
Flow into the current of sleep on the genius of Nikola Tesla and his experiments in alternating electrical current. It runs our lives, but most of us…
7 years, 2 months ago
Original Stories, by Mary Wollstonecraft, Reading 1
[Apologies, audio now corrected!] Relax to this spectacularly boring book by Mary Wollstonecraft, famed for her ideas about feminism, and not at all …
7 years, 2 months ago
The Advancement of Learning, by Francis Bacon, Reading 1
Lean into languor with "The Advancement of Learning," by great Elizabethan thinker Sir Francis Bacon, one of the originators of the scientific method…
7 years, 2 months ago
Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance of 1921, Reading 1
Drift away through the Himalaya with the first major expedition to study Mount Everest, highest of high peaks in the Roof of the World. Why tackle Ev…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Coming of the Fairies, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Reading 1
Let your thoughts flit away as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the great Sherlock Holmes, tries to prove that actual fairies exist. No, really! It…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Blazing World, by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, Reading 1
Drift off on a voyage of relaxation with one of the foundation texts of science fiction and fantasy--"The Blazing World," written by Margaret Cavendi…
7 years, 3 months ago