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2018 Holiday Special: Washington Irving's Old Christmas
On this eve of Christmas, let's drift off to this charming vision of a 19th century English holiday, complete with warm hearths, jolly company, and s…
7 years, 8 months ago
1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, Bicycle Department
Tonight, let's take another calming dip into the curious 19th century world of the Sears Catalog. This time, we'll explore the Bicycle Department, an…
7 years, 8 months ago
The Brehon Laws: A Legal Handbook, Reading 1
Tonight, let's fall asleep to the ancient origins of the Irish legal system, the "brehon laws". As we drift off, we'll also pass by some passive aggr…
7 years, 8 months ago
Hand Loom Weaving: A Manual for School & Home, Reading 1
In this episode, be lulled by "Hand Loom Weaving: A Manual for School and Home", and more early 20th century educational and moral philosophy than on…
7 years, 8 months ago
Plato's Republic: Introduction & Analysis, Reading 1
In this episode, we relax to the musings of the great Victorian classicist Benjamin Jowett, and his thoughts on Plato's "Republic". It's as perfectly…
7 years, 8 months ago
Transatlantic Eastbound Passenger Sailings, 1925
This episode is specially dedicated to those who find lists and repetition relaxing. Instead of a book, we're reading the Joint List of Eastbound Tra…
7 years, 9 months ago
1872 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, Drugs Department
In this episode, we venture through some of the 700+ pages of the 1872 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, and discover everything there is to know about fr…
7 years, 9 months ago
The Principles of Geology, Reading 1
In this episode, we read the first two chapters of "The Principles of Geology," by famed-but-mildly-ponderous geologist Sir Charles Lyell. Honestly, …
7 years, 9 months ago
Loyalists of America and Their Times, Reading I
In this episode, we'll ramble through a chapter of "The Loyalists of America and Their Times," written by a Canadian, so that's fun. And really rathe…
7 years, 9 months ago
The Problems of Philosophy, Reading 1
In this episode, we read the first two chapters of "The Problems of Philosophy," by Bertrand Russell. There's a lot of talk of tables, and more insta…
7 years, 9 months ago