Stay ConnectedBoring 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-but-not-too interesting.
If you’re on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.
Copyright: © Copyright Sharon Handy, All Rights Reserved
Let's once again be lulled to sleep by the hum of beautiful, busy bees, learn all about the workings of the queen bee, and hear every permutation of the word "fecund" possible.
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Read "The Hive and the Honey Bee" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24583
Music: "earth 2 earth" by PC III, licensed under CC BY
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Let's return to the relaxing world of bread and fall asleep to European peasant loaves, the origin of the croissant, and the heraldry of London's bread guilds. Delish!
Also, I announce our December raffle for supporters! Support us on Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee by December 24th to be entered to win a three-month subscription (that's three free audiobooks!) from Libro.fm. Yay!
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Read "The History of Bread" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53219
Music: "Peace" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY
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Let's relax with the second half of this classic of Greek literature, in which the great Theophrastus defines 30 character types found in literature and life. Trust me, you know a few.
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Read "The Characters of Theophrastus" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58242
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Let's wander through the wonders of nature, as conservationist John Muir guides us through the wild spaces of the American West and the flower-filled tundra of Alaska. Honestly, friends, this one is just lovely.
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Read "Our National Parks" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60929
Music: "Watching Whales on the Moon" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
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Let's take a relaxing wander through the mind-boggling British Museum, learn a bit about its origins, consider the mullingong, and ponder why our author holds such a low opinion of owls.
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Read "How to See the British Museum in Four Visits" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13755
Music: "Cosmic Tingles" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
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In this remastered episode from 2018, we revisit a relaxing work that poses interesting philosophical questions, like "When is a table not a table?" Don't worry, there's no actual answer, so you won't miss anything when you fall asleep.
NOTE: This is the second of our remastered episodes of readings from the wayback that I think are great (and newer listeners have probably missed), but which definitely need some polishing.
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Read "The Problems of Philosophy" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5827
Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY
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Tonight, we conclude the mysterious happenings in Sleepy Hollow, which involve a surprising amount of charming detail about autumnal harvests, twittering birds, and pastries, come to find out.
And all our lovely supporters in October will be getting a full, uninterrupted recording of the entire story as a Halloween treat!
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Read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41
Music: "Dream Colours" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
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Let's wrap ourselves in the secrets of Sleepy Hollow, which seem a lot less scary than cartoons would have us believe. Irving's descriptions of country life are surprisingly relaxing.
This is Part 1 of a two-parter that concludes next week. And all of our lovely supporters in October will be getting a full, uninterrupted recording of the entire story right after that as a Halloween treat!
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Read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41
Music: "Dream Colours" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
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Let's sleep among the wildflowers with this relaxing tour through some lovely native American blooms, plus skunk cabbage and the murderous Jack-in-the-pulpit. Flowers…so much more than pretty!
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Read "Wild Flowers Worth Knowing" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8866
Music: "earth 2 earth" by PC III, licensed under CC BY
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Let's return to this classic of social and political commentary from the 16th century. If you stay awake long enough, you'll discover how little has changed in 500 years. So, no need to pay attention. PS You're not seeing things. We have a new logo!
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Read "Utopia" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2130
Music: "Heaven Be Here" by PC III, licensed under CC BY
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