Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep podcast

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly 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 blend 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.

Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly 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 blend 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.

 

#345

William Shakespeare, by Victor Hugo, Part 1

This week, while your reader checks off a long-held Life List item at the Globe, let’s rel... more

12 May 2025

54 MINS

54:40

12 May 2025


#344

Mexican Archaeology, by Thomas A. Joyce, Part 1

Let’s voyage to sleep with this history of the peoples of Mexico, travel with migrating tr... more

05 May 2025

56 MINS

56:47

05 May 2025


#343

Experimental Researches in Electricity, by Michael Faraday, Part 1

Let’s attract sleep with these early experiments to master a fundamental element of modern... more

28 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:04

28 Apr 2025


#342

1890 Gardiner and Co. Seed Annual, Part 2, Flowers for the Garden

Let’s beautify our dreams with blooms, as we shop for seeds for the garden. From sweet pea... more

21 Apr 2025

51 MINS

51:11

21 Apr 2025


#341

The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 4

Let’s purchase some peace with more from this foundational work of economics. This time, t... more

14 Apr 2025

58 MINS

58:52

14 Apr 2025


#340

The Handbook on Cheese Making, by George E. Newell, Part 3 (Conclusion)

Let’s sink into sleep with the final reading from this handy guide to making a very popula... more

07 Apr 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:48

07 Apr 2025


#339

Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 3

Let’s sail to sleep with more from this remarkable journey around the world. This time, ou... more

31 Mar 2025

54 MINS

54:35

31 Mar 2025


#338

Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott, Part 5 (Conclusion)

Let’s relax with the conclusion of this curiously wonderful blend of mathematics, philosop... more

24 Mar 2025

56 MINS

56:32

24 Mar 2025


#337

The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization, by P.W. Joyce, Part 1

Let’s relax with some historical details about Ireland up to the 12th century, including t... more

17 Mar 2025

51 MINS

51:46

17 Mar 2025


#336

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, by Suetonius - Nero, Part 1

Let’s return to this classic history of the Roman emperors and hear a bit about a ruler bo... more

10 Mar 2025

56 MINS

56:57

10 Mar 2025


#335

Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 5

Let’s relax with more of this sleepy stroll through some of America’s greatest natural won... more

03 Mar 2025

55 MINS

55:01

03 Mar 2025


#334

Ten Acres Enough, by Edmund Morris, Part 4

Let’s relax with more advice about successful farming. This time, we get snookered in the ... more

24 Feb 2025

49 MINS

49:36

24 Feb 2025


#333

Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 7

Let’s continue with more of the finer arts of behavior as we conclude our instruction in t... more

17 Feb 2025

57 MINS

57:31

17 Feb 2025


#332

On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, Part 6

In our annual celebration of Darwin Day, let’s continue our sleepy stroll through this fun... more

10 Feb 2025

53 MINS

53:51

10 Feb 2025


#331

How To See The British Museum in Four Visits, Part 3

Let’s continue our sleepy tour of the zoological collections of the British Museum and dis... more

03 Feb 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:57

03 Feb 2025


#330

Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance, 1921, by Lt. Col. CK Howard-Bury, Part 5

Let’s climb the slopes of sleep with more from this journey to study the world’s highest m... more

27 Jan 2025

49 MINS

49:31

27 Jan 2025


#329

Robert's Rules of Order, by Major Henry Robert, Part 1

Let’s relax with one of the most boring reads I’ve ever encountered, a minutely detailed g... more

20 Jan 2025

52 MINS

52:31

20 Jan 2025


#328

Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities in Egypt, by Gaston Maspero (Part 7)

Let’s relax with another sleepy stroll across the sands of time to ancient Egypt. This tim... more

13 Jan 2025

52 MINS

52:08

13 Jan 2025


#327

Our Cats and All About Them, by Harrison Weir (Part 3)

Let’s kick off a new year of sleep with more from this appreciative guide to the magical c... more

06 Jan 2025

50 MINS

50:16

06 Jan 2025


#326

Relaxation Rewind! Art in Needlework: Embroidery, by Lewis Day and Mary Buckle, Part 1

While your reader recovers from a Christmas cough, let’s rewind back to this relaxing guid... more

30 Dec 2024

52 MINS

52:08

30 Dec 2024


#325

The 1942 Sears Roebuck and Co. Christmas Book, Part 1

Let’s take a sleepy browse through this gift guide from the war years. Tasty candies, chil... more

23 Dec 2024

59 MINS

59:54

23 Dec 2024


#324

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 3

Let’s continue our journey to sleep with this delightful trek through the mountains of Fra... more

16 Dec 2024

52 MINS

52:48

16 Dec 2024


#323

Frye's Practical Candy Maker, by G.V. Frye - Part 3, The Conclusion

Let’s conclude our sweetly sleepy reading from this guidebook for the nineteenth-century m... more

09 Dec 2024

58 MINS

58:11

09 Dec 2024


#322

Woodworking for Beginners, by Charles G. Wheeler, Part 3

Let’s saw our way to sleep with more from this helpful guide for the novice woodworker. Th... more

02 Dec 2024

53 MINS

53:58

02 Dec 2024


#321

Studying Art Abroad and How to Do It Cheaply, by Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Part 2

Let’s relax with more from this wonderful guide to studying art in Europe. This time, wher... more

25 Nov 2024

50 MINS

50:51

25 Nov 2024