The Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Part 12 - Fish Recipes
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Release Date: 04/13/2026
The Practice and Science of Drawing, by Harold Speed, Part 2
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Let’s sketch our way to sleep with more from this guide to drawing and painting. This time, more on the science side, including vision, the intrinsic link between touch and sight, why kids draw the way they draw, and the important of art education for everyone. Concur! And, as always, NO ADS & NO AI. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “The Practice & Science of Drawing” by Harold Speed at Project Gutenberg here: Music: "Cosmic Tingles” by Lee Rosevere, licensed with permission, If you'd like to suggest a...
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The Complete Herbal and English Physician Enlarged, by Nicholas Culpeper, Part 2
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Let’s relax with more from this rather questionable 17th century guide to medicinal plants. This time, herbs to rid yourself of fleas, cure gout, eliminate the French pox, and treat pretty much every ailment you can think of through the power of the purgative. Do not recommend! VERY BIG NOTE: As always with these old “medicinal” works, do not follow or rely on anything you hear in this podcast. Many of these herbs are, in fact, very bad for you. This reading is merely to bore and/or amuse, not inform. And, as always, NO ADS & NO AI. Help us stay ad-free and 100%...
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Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 9
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Let’s sit up straight and get sleepy with more from this essential guide to respectful, refined living. This time, treating servants humanely, announcing names, and hosting all manner of tea parties, including what can and can’t be served before tipping into reception territory. The line between fun and formal is ever so fine! And, as always, NO ADS & NO AI. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Etiquette” by Emily Post at Project Gutenberg here: Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime” by Lee Rosevere, licensed with...
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Woodworking for Beginners, by Charles G. Wheeler, Part 4
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Let’s saw some sleepy wood with more from this guide to getting crafty. This time, we finish fitting out our workshop with custom benches, cabinets and helpful devices, store our tools neatly, and eschew the useless dazzle of fancy toolchests. Efficiency, and the amateur’s pocketbook, demand simplicity. Lee Rosevere, composer of much of the background music on this podcast, has gifted us with a new work called “Timeless.” So lovely! So chill! If you’re interested in discovering more of his music (without me babbling over it), check out: And, as always, NO ADS & NO AI. Help us...
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Old Country Inns of England, by Henry Maskell and Edward Gregory, Part 3
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Let’s relax to the story of sleeping places with more from this charming history of the country inn. This time, churches as a place to rest and drink heartily, the romance of the great coaching inns, ale’s healthful benefits, and unseemly behavior for a boozy barbershop. Cheers! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Old Country Inns of England” by Henry Maskell and Edward Gregory at Project Gutenberg here: Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to suggest a...
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Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities, by Gaston Maspero, Part 8
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Let’s journey across the sands of sleep with more from this guide to the wonders of ancient Egypt. This time, a look at the processes of painting and sculpture, how artists practiced, stylistic conventions, and curiously modular sculptures. Also, a little sculpture we call the Sphinx! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Manual of Egyptian Archaeology & Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt” by Gaston Maspero at Project Gutenberg here: Music: “Exit Exit,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY If you'd like...
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Studying Art Abroad and How to Do It Cheaply, by Abigail May Alcott Niereker, Part 3 (CONCLUSION)
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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 cheap clothes and paints in Paris, Rome for the art student, and the perils of cigarette smoke to good study. Also, a surprise advertisement for a book I think you’ll recognize, so that’s fun. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Studying Art Abroad & How to Do It Cheaply” by Abigail May Alcott Niereker at the Internet Archive: Music: "Peace” by Lee Rosevere,...
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The Republic of Plato with Introduction and Analysis, by Benjamin Jowett (Part 4)
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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 literature. This time, what makes a good ruler, swapping social classes, thoughts on art and health, and the connection between body and mind. And that’s just halfway through Book Four! Phew. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “The Republic of Plato” by Benjamin Jowett at Project Gutenberg here: Music: "Peace” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like...
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The Travels of Marco Polo, Part 3
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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 the court of the khans. This time, poisonous winds, treacherous plateau deserts, a false paradise, and the floating column of Samarkand. All totally true! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “The Travels of Marco Polo” by Rustichello da Pisa at Project Gutenberg: Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, If you'd like to suggest...
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Principles of Geology, by Sir Charles Lyell, Part 4
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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 early 1800s, the perils of fitting new evidence to old stories, and the importance of point of view in observational limitations. Facts, indeed, Sir Charles. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: Buy Me a Coffee: Read “Principles of Geology” by Sir Charles Lyell at Project Gutenberg: Music: “earth 2 earth,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading...
info_outlineLet’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 with interludes about the life and habits of particular species, and a poem about hermit crabs, because of course there is. Anchovy and carp and cod, oh my!
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