Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
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Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly, ad-free, AI-free sleep podcast in which we calmly, quietly read something rather boring to silence the brain chatter keeping you awake. Think Aristotle, Thoreau, and whoever wrote the 1897 Sears Catalog—mostly nonfiction, mostly old, a perfect balance of vaguely...
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Studying Art Abroad and How to Do It Cheaply, by Abigail May Alcott Niereker, Part 3 (CONCLUSION)
Let's conclude our relaxing read from this wonderful guide to traveling and studying art in England, France, and Italy. This time, the best places for...
The Republic of Plato with Introduction and Analysis, by Benjamin Jowett (Part 4)
Let's conclude this month's wander on the Wayback Machine with more from this introduction and analysis to one of the greats of classical Greek litera...
The Travels of Marco Polo, Part 3
Let's continue our relaxing travels in The Wayback Machine and head back to the 1200s with more from Marco Polo and his epic journey through Asia to t...
Principles of Geology, by Sir Charles Lyell, Part 4
Let's continue our relaxing month in The Wayback Machine with one of the waybackiest of sciences, geology! This time, the commitment to data in the ea...
The Woman and the Car, by Dorothy Levitt, Part 3
Let's continue our month in The Wayback Machine with a road trip, as we learn more from this 1909 guide to driving. This time, the fine art of tipping...
The Hive and the Honey-Bee, by Rev. L.L. Langstroth, Part 4
Let's kick off a new theme month I'm calling The Wayback Machine, in which we relax with works that have slipped out of rotation for a few years. Firs...
Robert's Rules of Order, by Major Henry M. Robert, Part 2
Let's relax and sleep with one of the most spectacularly dull books ever written on the art of running meetings. This time, amendments, appeals, layin...
Life on a Medieval Barony, by William Stearns Davis, Part 2
Let's ride the sands of time to sleep as we learn more about manor life in the year 1300. This time, the construction of St. Aliquis, its "modernized"...
The ABC of Relativity, by Bertrand Russell (Part 5)
Let's journey to sleep with science as we learn more about Einstein's radical new theory of relativity, why geometry is physics when it comes to space...
Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making, Part 4
Let's celebrate the sparkliest time of the year with more from this detailed guide to fireworks. This time, rules about their manufacture, the lackada...
The Railway Traveller's Handy Book, Part 4
Let's conclude our month of travels with more from this helpful yet somewhat snarky guide to riding that newfangled device, the steam train. This time...
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 5
Let's continue our pleasant plod to sleep with more from Mr. Stevenson and Modestine as they make their way through the mountains of France. This time...
Faery Lands of the South Seas, by James Hall and Charles Nordhoff, Part 5
Let's continue our sail to sleep through a month of travel readings with more from this wonderful wander through the South Seas. This time, another in...
Pictures from Italy, by Charles Dickens, Part 4
Let's continue our sojourn to sleep through a month of travel readings with more from Charles Dickens and his tour through Italy. This time, we conclu...
Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 4
Let's sail to sleep with the first read of our new theme month, Travels! This time, we return to an epic journey around the world in a handmade boat,...
1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog - Sewing Machines
Let's celebrate our 400th (!!!) episode with more from one of your sleepiest favorites from 1897. This time, thanks to a Patreon poll, we're shopping...
Ecclesiastical History of England, by the Venerable Bede, Part 3
Let's relax in the wayback machine with more from the religious history of England. This time, Saint Bede recalls Saxon double-dealings, divine healin...
The Story of a Boulder, by Archibald Geikie, Part 2
Let's take a relaxing trip back to Scotland and explore geology through the details of a single boulder. This time, glacial effects, the cyclical natu...
Symmes' Theory of Concentric Spheres, Showing That the Earth Is Hollow, Part 5 (Conclusion)
Let's relax with the conclusion of this most remarkable book of geological theory. This time, a plea to scientific advancement and nation-building in...
Farm Engines and How to Run Them, by James H. Stephenson, Part 8
Let's finish our theme month of "Long-time Favorites" with more from this surprisingly relaxing guide to running powered farm machinery. This time, st...
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 10
Let's continue our theme month of "Long-time Favorites" with more from this quickstep march through the history of our world. This time, the revolutio...
The Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Part 12 - Fish Recipes
Let's continue our theme month of "Long-time Favorites" with this most favored work of all things home and comfort. This time, recipes for fish, along...
Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance of 1921, by C.K. Howard-Bury, Part 6
Let's kick off a theme month I'm calling "Long-time Favorites" with more from this journey to map the world's highest peak. This time, we experience m...
The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 5
Let's relax and sleep with more from this classic of economic theory. This time, the wages of labor, the backroom collaboration of owners to undercut...
Cottages; or, Hints on Economical Building, by Brunner & Gerhard (Conclusion)
Let's relax and sleep as we conclude this guide to cozy home building. This time, water and sewer piping, the need for ventilation, why fireplaces are...
The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization, by P.W. Joyce, Part 2
Let's honor a certain March holiday with more from this history of Ireland. This time, the magical powers of druids, the rise of Christianity, and a t...
The North Pole, Its Discovery in 1909, by Robert Peary, Part 4
Let's drift away to better sleep with more from this epic journey to the northernmost point of the planet. This time, some local traditions, admiratio...
Cassell's Book of Birds, Part 6 - Parrots Continued
Let's soar to sleep on the wings of birds as we learn more about the feathered family of parrots. This time, descriptions of magnificent macaws in all...
Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 6
Let's wander the forests of relaxation with more from this ode to the natural beauties of western America. This time, we learn more of the forests of...
The Voyage of the Bounty to the South Sea, by Lt. William Bligh, Part 3
Let's sail to sleep with more from this voyage of HMS Bounty, which continues to be somewhat less exciting than promised. This time, we plant trees in...
On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection, by Charles Darwin, Part 7
Let's relax with more from this foundational classic, just in time for Darwin Day. This time, how one species begets more and more variety over thousa...
The Ten Books on Architecture, by Vitruvius, Part 2
Let's relax into a more orderly world with this classic of urban planning. This time, the best designs for structural walls, balancing the bodily elem...
The South American Tour, by Annie S. Peck, Part 2
Let's continue along this relaxing, and much delayed, voyage to Central and South America. This time, we arrive in Panama and are treated to an extrem...
All About Dogs, by Charles Henry Lane, Part 2
Tonight, let's snuggle up with man's best friend as we learn more about breeds of dogs. This time, more dogs used in the sporting life, including poin...
Hoyle's Games Modernized, by Hoyle, Hoffmann and Bergholt, Part 1
Let's deal ourselves some sleep with this classic instruction manual for all the games you have and haven't heard of. Tonight, the intricacies of All-...
Ten Acres Enough, by Edmund Morris, Part 5
Let's kick off a year of better sleep with more from this fan favorite. This time, we raise some of nature's best composters, pigs, and decide raising...
Winter Impressions from John Muir and Henry David Thoreau
Let's sink into seasonal slumber with two essays by famed American naturalists. In the first, John Muir takes us to Tahoe in the winter, where he deli...
The 1942 Sears Roebuck and Co. Christmas Book, Part 2
Let's shop for sleep with more selections from this Christmas gift catalog from the years of World War II. This time, pretty yet practical cards, tree...
Wintering in the Riviera, by William J. Miller, Part 1
Let's set sail for warm winter nights with a new (well, "new") travel book. In this first reading, thoughts on speaking the language, the best travel...
An Account of Egypt, by Herodotus, Part 3
Let's return to the sands of sleep with this absolutely, totally true, not at all exaggerated account of Egypt. This time, a ramble connecting Greek g...