133 episodes
Boring Books for Bedtime Sharon Handy
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- Mental Health
Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly bedtime story podcast for the sleepless, the stressed, the anxious, the insomniacs--anyone who struggles with the endless brain chatter that keeps us up at night.
In each episode, we calmly, quietly read something that's rather boring. Think Galileo, Aristotle, Emerson, and whoever wrote the 1897 Sears Catalog. If you're on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.
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Biographical Sketch of Henry David Thoreau, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let's relax and sleep with a lengthy paean of praise written after the death of Thoreau by his contemporary, friend and worshipful admirer, Ralph Waldo Emerson. As obituaries go, it's...a lot.
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Read "Excursions" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9846
Music: “Boring Books for Bedtime,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
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US Internal Revenue Service Pub 583, Starting a Business
Let’s relax with one of the dullest things ever read on this podcast. Like all IRS Publications, it's 50% information, 50% references to other publications, and 100% mind-numbing boredom. Which is why you're here, after all. Enjoy!
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Music by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com)
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The Characters of Theophrastus, Part 1
Let's relax and sleep with a classic of character conventions. This work may be millennia old, but you will definitely recognize these people. If you stay awake past the very long intro, that is.
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Music: “earth 2 earth,” by PCIII, licensed under CC BY
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1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog, Millinery Department
Let's relax with a browse through the Millinery Department, and marvel at the most beautiful, stylish and economical hats ever offered to the public. At such low prices, resistance is futile.
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Music: “Heaven Be Here” by PCIII, licensed under CC BY
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Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, by Samuel Johnson, Part 3
Let’s continue our relaxing journey through Scotland with Dr. Johnson, and learn all about cattle, kelp and the customary duties of the laird. Tha mi sgith!
Want to support us? Neat! Everyone who does so in March 2021 will be entered into a drawing for one of our most popular books, The 1897 Sears Catalog!
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Read "Journey to the Western Islands" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2064
Music: “Chrystalis,” by Sounds Like An Earful (https://soundslikeanearful.com/)
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History of Animals, by Aristotle, Part 2
Let's return to Aristotle's sleep-inducing treatise on the animal world and his very, very detailed description of the human body, plus...elephants!
Want to support us? Neat! Everyone who does so in March 2021 will be entered into a drawing for one of our most popular books, The 1897 Sears Catalog!
Patreon: www.patreon.com/boringbookspod
Buy Me A Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW
Read "History of Animals" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59058
Music: “Ocean Tapping” by PC III, licensed under CC BY-NC
If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, boringbookspod.com.