Go to Sleep

Arik Devens
  • 4.3 (28)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
Go to Sleep

I tell rambling stories and read from the middle of boring books.

Episodes

  1. 12/24/2017

    7. The Problems of Philosophy

    Show Notes This week I end the year with some thoughts on what it's meant to me, some updates on the wedding planning, and some brief hopes for 2018. Then I read from a 1912 book called The Problems of Philosophy. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    34 min

  2. 12/12/2017

    6. A Journey in Brazil

    Show Notes This week I explain why it's been so long since our last episode. I also give some more details about my upcoming wedding, and talk about what else I've been up to. Then I read from an 1867 book called A Journey in Brazil. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    32 min

  3. 10/25/2017

    5. Mosaic of New Mexico's Scenery, Rocks, and History

    Show Notes This week I recap what I've been up to lately, including details of my recent trip to Argentina. Then I read from a 1972 book called Mosaic of New Mexico’s Scenery, Rocks, and History. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    29 min
  4. 4. The Horse in History

    10/02/2017

    4. The Horse in History

    Show Notes This week I tell the story of how I met a good friend of mine who is currently visiting. Then I read from a 1908 book called The Horse in History. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    34 min
  5. 3. The Critique of Pure Reason

    09/25/2017

    3. The Critique of Pure Reason

    Show Notes This week, I talk about how I'm currently learning to read Japanese, and what I find fascinating and complicated about it. Then I read from the introduction of Immanuel Kant's The Critique of Pure Reason. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    45 min
  6. 2. A Treatise of Human Nature

    09/16/2017

    2. A Treatise of Human Nature

    Show Notes This week, I talk about a recent trip I took to the SFMOMA, and some of the cool things I saw there. Then I read from the first book of David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    44 min
  7. 1. A Tale of Two Cities and Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness

    09/09/2017

    1. A Tale of Two Cities and Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness

    Show Notes This week I talk about what I'm trying to accomplish here, and I mention that it was inspired by the Einschlafen Podcast. I highly recommend giving it a try if you understand German! Then I tell the story of how I recently got engaged in Granada, Spain, underneath the Alhambra. Finally, I read from two books. The first is chapter IV from A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. The second is chapter VI from Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness, by John George Bourinot. I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    44 min
  • 7 Episodes

4.3
out of 5
28 Ratings

About

I tell rambling stories and read from the middle of boring books.

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  • Creator
    Arik Devens
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2017
  • Show Website
    Go to Sleep

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