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 sail the high seas of sleep with more from this classic of pirate history. Enjoy a booty chest of boredom, including the story of Henry Avery, King of the Pirates, who was…a bit of a coward, come to find out.
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Read "A General History of the Pirates" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40580
Music: "Ocean Tapping" by PC III, licensed under CC BY
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In this remastered episode, we revisit a perfectly sleepy book that celebrates a symbol of autumn. This 19th century ode to apples includes history, health advice, and a nod to Johnny Appleseed, because of course it does.
NOTE: This is the first in what will be occasional remastered episodes of readings from the past that I think are great (and newer listeners have probably missed), but which could definitely use some refreshment to better audio standards.
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Read "American Pomology" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37596
Music: "Healing," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY
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Let's relax and sleep with more studies of the beautiful red planet, including observations of its icy poles, which, unlike that whole "Mars has canals" thing, are actually correct.
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Read "Mars and Its Canals" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47015
Music: "Exit Exit" by PCIII, licensed under CC BY
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Let's relax and sleep on a journey with famed author Charles Dickens, as he wends his way to Italy to spend a year in Genoa. We don't actually get there, but never mind. The journey is still a delight.
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Read "The Book of Tea" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/650
Music: "Peace," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY
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Let's rock to sleep on the waves as we learn all about the workings of tides, currents, climate, and the early history of boats. It's an ocean of relaxing information, just for your tired mind.
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Read "The Book of the Ocean" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56311
Music: "Ocean Tapping" by PCIII, licensed under CC BY
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Tonight, let's relax and allow thoughts of art appreciation, the perfection of flowers, and the long reach of the tea masters to brew a beautiful elixir of sleep.
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Read "The Book of Tea" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/769
Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY
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This week, we relax and sleep with more from this classic guide to manners, and complete our education about proper introductions, handshakes, hat lifting, and the horrors of bundle-carrying.
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Read "Etiquette" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14314
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For our 150th episode, let's take a relaxing trip to the South Seas aboard the good ship Bounty, which maybe you've heard of? Don't worry, this bit's mostly about breadfruit and bad weather. Sleep ahoy!
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Read "A Voyage to the South Sea" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15411
Music: "Watching Whales on the Moon" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY (leerosevere.bandcamp.com)
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This week, let's relax and sleep to more from this classic of Stoic philosophy, and hear all about the fleeting nature of fame, the foolishness of being too busy, and the briefness of our little lives.
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Read "Meditations" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2680
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Let's relax with more sleepy studies of the birds of eastern North America, and discover our author's surprisingly ardent admiration of the bobwhite, which is admittedly adorable.
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Read "Bird Biographies" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59880
Music: "Ocean Tapping" by PC III, licensed under CC BY
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