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History For Sleep delivers slow, calm, and slightly unsettling historical storytelling that makes dozing off educationally depressing. Whether you're hearing about plagues, peasant life, or papal trials, it's all narrated at a soothing pace with a dry wit designed to lull you into unconsciousness. Brought to you by the Drowsy Historian, each episode is 1–2 hours of immersive bedtime history with just enough absurd detail to keep you listening — until you aren’t.

Reaching the top of the world in 1953 was one of the most significant achievements in the history of human endurance.

Everyone agrees that processed foods are bad for you. When it comes to defining what they actually are, however, there is considerably less agreement. Support us:Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks!Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processingUltra-Processed Foods: Definitions and Policy IssuesExamining the Nova Food Classification System and the Healthfulness of Ultra-Processed FoodsA new classification of foods based on the extent and ...

Unlock the Lost Legends and Hidden Kingdoms of Ancient Africa. Think you know African history? While most people picture the pyramids of Giza, few realize that ancient Nubia built over two hundred pyramids — more than anywhere else on Earth. Ancient Africa: Pyramids, Pharaohs, Lost Cities, and Powerful Kingdoms takes you on an unforgettable journey through the overlooked empires, captivating cultures, and brilliant innovations that shaped a continent.

Taking listeners on a thought-provoking journey into our ancestors’ beliefs about death, dying, and the afterlife, Gregory Shushan, Ph.D., reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on religious beliefs and ritual practices throughout human history. Focusing on five ancient world regions in Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Mesoamerica, Shushan expertly explores each civilization’s afterlife beliefs.

All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden ages have ended, whether it be because of external pressures or internal fracturing; too much hubris or too little wariness.

Who needs horror stories when real life has serial killers, cults, and human soup? 20 of the world’s most disturbing real-life crimes - this isn’t fiction. It’s worse! Walk the haunted alleys of Cape Town, navigate Russia’s frozen wastelands, and venture down the shadowed river Thames - each tale expertly written for fans of true crime, murder mystery non-fiction, and gripping criminal investigations. The Iron Box Killer In 1910s Siam, the first documented serial killer in Thai history shocked a nation with his terrifying crimes. The Gatton Murders A peaceful Christmas night ...

The mysterious death of Brittany Murphy. David Lynch and the real-life brutal murder that inspired Twin Peaks. Steve McQueen’s brush with Charles Manson. The three conspiracies surrounding Marilyn Monroe’s death. The indecent arrest of John Waters. Dennis Hopper’s easy riding and excessive 70s Hollywood. Woody Harrelson’s Dad’s connection to the JFK assassination. The obsessive murder of Dorothy Stratten. Bill Murray’s bust. Chris Farley burning out too soon. Al Pacino’s armed robbery. The serial killer and Gianni Versace. Heath Ledger’s overdose. If it’s a story that meets ...

The result of of more than a decade of meticulous research, Before the Birds Sang Words is a scholarly, fascinating and playful deep dive into the creation of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, the timeless Audio-Animatronic musical revue that’s been delighting Disneyland audiences for over sixty years. Detailing not only the genesis and evolution of the revolutionary attraction, this is a story that also explores the contributing influences and passions of the man who spearheaded it—in turn becoming one of Walt Disney’s most personal projects.

The Prince of Pirates: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Lots O’Loot is a captivating historical fiction novel that weaves a thrilling narrative around the legendary pirate Black Sam Bellamy, his unconventional young lover Maria Hallett, and the infamous ship, The Whydah Gally.

Thousands of years of trial and error, humans found ways to treat wounds and illnesses. The Indians had some methods better than the Europeans. They performed amputations, treated fractures and snakebites, removed arrows, used herbs and sweat lodges. Each family had a medicine bundle with special objects needed for a healthy survival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this compelling volume, Rev. J.C. Coleman denounces the longstanding injustices, discrimination, and prejudices against the African-American community primarily in the South. Drawing extensively from key figures such as Henry McNeal Turner and Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and sharing his own harrowing experiences traveling through the segregated American South and railroad lines, he paints a vivid picture of the Jim Crow era. The book critically examines the US Supreme Courts decision that declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, the brutal practice of lynching, and the humiliation ...

Dive into the thrilling, fictionalized adventures of the notorious English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. This Newgate novel, published in 1839, proved to be a literary sensation, even outselling Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Journey through this gripping narrative with our narrator, Mark Leder.

Dive into the thrilling, fictionalized adventures of the notorious English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. This Newgate novel, published in 1839, proved to be a literary sensation, even outselling Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Journey through this gripping narrative with our narrator, Mark Leder.

Dive into the thrilling, fictionalized adventures of the notorious English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. This Newgate novel, published in 1839, proved to be a literary sensation, even outselling Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Journey through this gripping narrative with our narrator, Mark Leder.

Dive into the thrilling, fictionalized adventures of the notorious English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. This Newgate novel, published in 1839, proved to be a literary sensation, even outselling Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Journey through this gripping narrative with our narrator, Mark Leder.

Dive into the thrilling, fictionalized adventures of the notorious English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. This Newgate novel, published in 1839, proved to be a literary sensation, even outselling Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Journey through this gripping narrative with our narrator, Mark Leder.

Dive into the thrilling, fictionalized adventures of the notorious English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. This Newgate novel, published in 1839, proved to be a literary sensation, even outselling Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Journey through this gripping narrative with our narrator, Mark Leder.

Dive into the thrilling, fictionalized adventures of the notorious English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. This Newgate novel, published in 1839, proved to be a literary sensation, even outselling Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Journey through this gripping narrative with our narrator, Mark Leder.

Dive into the thrilling, fictionalized adventures of the notorious English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. This Newgate novel, published in 1839, proved to be a literary sensation, even outselling Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Journey through this gripping narrative with our narrator, Mark Leder.