Episodios

  • Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 3
    Mar 31 2025

    Let’s sail to sleep with more from this remarkable journey around the world. This time, our author is chased by pirates! Also, we cross the doldrums, accidentally ground the ship on the coast of Brazil, and receive kind offers of assistance, which is very nice indeed.


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    55 m
  • Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott, Part 5 (Conclusion)
    Mar 24 2025

    Let’s relax with the conclusion of this curiously wonderful blend of mathematics, philosophy, and social commentary. This time, our square throws off the chains of dimensional thinking and gets rewarded with chains of a different sort. Free thinking is costly, it seems.

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    57 m
  • The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization, by P.W. Joyce, Part 1
    Mar 17 2025

    Let’s relax with some historical details about Ireland up to the 12th century, including the structure of kings and chiefs, the kingly retinue, and the brehon system of laws that applied to both ruler and ruled, which…seems like a good idea, really.

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    Music: "Calling to Other Worlds,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

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    52 m
  • The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, by Suetonius - Nero, Part 1
    Mar 10 2025

    Let’s return to this classic history of the Roman emperors and hear a bit about a ruler both famous and infamous in his need for public adulation. Why pay attention to affairs of state when you can perform for judges you’ve bribed? Stately!

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    57 m
  • Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 5
    Mar 3 2025

    Let’s relax with more of this sleepy stroll through some of America’s greatest natural wonders, protected for the enjoyment of all people as national parks. This time, we continue our tour of Yosemite and its mighty glacier-carved mountains. Majestic!

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    Music: "Watching Whales on the Moon,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

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    55 m
  • Ten Acres Enough, by Edmund Morris, Part 4
    Feb 24 2025

    Let’s relax with more advice about successful farming. This time, we get snookered in the purchase of a cow, wage endless war on weeds, and sell some blackberry bushes. Profitable!

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    50 m
  • Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 7
    Feb 17 2025

    Let’s continue with more of the finer arts of behavior as we conclude our instruction in the etiquette of invitations, consider the well-appointed house, and are reminded that looking down on the serving class is inexcusably ill-bred. Well said, Mrs. Post!

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    58 m
  • On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, Part 6
    Feb 10 2025

    In our annual celebration of Darwin Day, let’s continue our sleepy stroll through this fundamental text of biology. This time, why natural selection works better in big spaces, the perils of extinction, and the strength that comes from diversity. It’s science!

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    54 m