Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFarm Engines and How To Run Them, by James H. Stephenson, Part 7
Let's relax to yet more information about steam engines, their types, and how their valves work, followed immediately…
9 months, 1 week ago
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 4
Let's return to the mountains of France with this wonderful author and his rather opinionated companion. This time, we …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Compleat Angler, by Isaak Walton, Part 1
Let's cast our lines into the river of relaxation with this classic about the art of fishing. This time, we begin with a …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
1921 Sears Roebuck and Co. Modern Homes Catalog (Part 2)
Let's celebrate our seventh anniversary with more from this catalog of lovely, affordable homes, a dream indeed, and all ce…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 8 - Servants
Let's relax with more from this classic of classy behavior, and learn about the roles of servants in a good household. What t…
10 months ago
Where the Forest Murmurs, by Fiona Macleod, Part 2
Let's return to relaxation with two more essays about nature from this lovely work. This time, the magical peace of still water…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Evolution of Modern Orchestration, by Louis A. Coerne, Part 1
Let's sleep to sonorous notes about the history of the modern orchestra. This time, we work our way forward from antiquity, ponde…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell, Part 4
Let's relax with a listener request for more from the marvelous mind of Bertrand Russell. This time, thoughts about the nature of t…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Over Fen and Wold, by John James Hissey, Part 1
Let's relax with a lovely listener recommendation that takes us, and our authors, on a tour of little-regarded Lincolnshire. This tim…
11 months ago
On Molecular and Microscopic Science, by Mary Somerville, Part 3
Let's sleep scientifically this week, with more from a woman of such deep and broad accomplishment that the word "scientist" had to be …
11 months, 1 week ago