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Sleepy Sciences! - 135 – Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

Release Date: 09/20/2021

Wash away your insomnia by learning about...groundwater?

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton Have you wanted to learn about the importance and effects of ground water? Well I don’t think you will because this will definitely have you sleeping very soon. I did sneak in a bonus bit of poetry at the end if you’re still awake when you get there. Story (06:35) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our experience the best way to experience the bedtime stories of Sleepy Time Tales is with some type of headphone or earbud, but they can be cumbersome and uncomfortable. So we’ve partnered SleepPhones, manufacturers of headphones...

Sleep is the Selection as we learn more from Charles Darwin

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin This one should help you sleep, as it’s so boring I lost track of what I was saying as I was reading this! I think it’s mostly about people breeding domestic animals? I did live edit some pretty racist stuff out so be warned if you look it up to read forther. Story (07:04) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our experience the best way to experience the bedtime stories of Sleepy Time Tales is with some type of headphone or earbud, but they can be cumbersome and uncomfortable. So we’ve partnered...

It’s Time To Sleep in the Days of the Comet

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells Fall asleep to this week’s podcast retelling one of HG Wells’ lesser known works. It’s supposed to be an apocalyptic story, but we’re busy at the moment with the romantic attempts of an embarrassing teenager. Hope you’ll be asleep before we get to the really cringy stuff. Story (07:04) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our experience the best way to experience the bedtime stories of Sleepy Time Tales is with some type of headphone or earbud, but they can be cumbersome and uncomfortable. So we’ve partnered SleepPhones,...

Sleepy Time with a Return to Little Women

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

Sleepy Time with a Return to Little Women Little Women by Louisa May Alcott A sleep podcast can be tricky, because I need to engage you without it being too interesting. So fiction can be a risky proposition. Happily, despite the charms of the story, Little Women is far from action packed. So your slumber won’t be prevented by any excitement. Story (06:59) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our experience the best way to experience the bedtime stories of Sleepy Time Tales is with some type of headphone or earbud, but they can be cumbersome and uncomfortable. So we’ve...

Sleepy Greek History is the recipe for a restful night

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

The book of the ancient Greeks: An Introduction to the History and Civilization This week’s sleep podcast takes the desperate insomniac to the founding of Mediterranean civilisation, with the history of the nation of Minos. We learn, if we stay awake of course, about the possible founding of the nation, about Daedulus and Icarus, but all is in vain because you will be asleep before you learn much. Story (07:11) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our experience the best way to experience the bedtime stories of Sleepy Time Tales is with some type of headphone or earbud, but they...

Sleep with a Trip Among the Planets as we learn more History of Astronomy.

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd Fall asleep with this week's podcast as we move through history and learn the stories of some of histories more famous astronomers. Their inventions and discoveries. Learn how the successors of Tycho hand calculated the orbits of the planets and discovered Neptune through mathematics! And while it’s gripping it will definitely help you get over the edge of sleep. Story (07:10) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our experience the best way to experience the bedtime stories of Sleepy Time Tales is with some...

Early Science Fiction is a strange thing to help you sleep, but it will work

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World by The Duchess of Newcastle Proto-SciFi from 1666(!) is the method to get you to sleep tonight. Conceptually an interesting idea and a Lady is abducted, but fate takes her through the portal at the North Pole to a whole other worlds. Things may seen tense at first, but nothing serious will prevent your sleep as she becomes an Empress and drives knowledge to the animalistic people’s of the Blazing World. Story (07:25) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist...

We’ll help you Sleep with Pride and Prejudice

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen A classic story that won’t keep you from sleep as not very much happens in tonight’s episode. One Bennet sister is sick but recuperating, while Lizzie socialises with people who don’t like her. But Mr Darcy seems to be taking an interest. But this will be resolved another night because the reading ends and you will be counting sheep. Story (07:18) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that allows me to share the works of...

Sleep Will Be Inevitable As You’re Introduced to Plato’s Republic

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

The Republic by Plato Slumber waits in the wings as we work through the history and context of Plato’s great work. It may be interesting, but I don’t think this is going to be too exciting to stop you from falling asleep. Story (07:02) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that allows me to share the works of other creators; expose them to my audience, allow their work to be purchased, and receive a small cut myself. Check out the storefront at or go directly...

Sing to Sleep with the History of Women in Music

Sleepy Time Tales - Boring Bedtime Stories For All Ages

Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson Sleep will come quickly as I essentially just list a whole lot of female composers and musicians from mainly England in the late 18th to late 19th Centuries. This one will keep you from staying awake as the list goes on and on. Story (06:46) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that allows me to share the works of other creators; expose them to my audience, allow their work to be purchased, and receive a small cut myself....

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Tonight, we start with a deep history of the science of astronomy, back to the beginning of recorded history. And it’s both gripping and soporific. Sleep tight!

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Find Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd

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