

Boring History for Sleep
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Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds, and anyone who thinks a Roman tax policy discussion sounds like a lullaby.
Lay back, close your eyes
Lay back, close your eyes
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Oct 29, 2025 • 6h 5min
Boring History For Sleep | How to Survive the Great Depression With $0 and a Can of Beans 🥫💀
Welcome to Boring History For Sleep — where history whispers instead of shouts. 🕯️We turn strange, tragic, and fascinating stories from the past into calm, sleepy tales that help you drift off while learning something new.Because sometimes, being boring is exactly what your brain needs. 💤

Oct 29, 2025 • 3h 43min
Boring History For Sleep | The Salem Witch Trials’ Shadow — Halloween 1692 🕯️🕸️
🕯️ Description:🔥🕸️ In the autumn of 1692, fear spread faster than the wind through the small town of Salem. Neighbors turned on neighbors, whispers became accusations, and soon, superstition and panic ruled the night. What began as a few frightened girls ended with trials, executions, and a legacy that still haunts America’s conscience.Tonight, drift back to the flicker of candlelight and the echo of whispered prayers. Feel the chill of a world where truth blurred with terror — and where belief itself became deadly.👉 Boring History For Sleep | Quiet ghosts, real fear, and the nightmare that never truly ended. 💤

Oct 28, 2025 • 5h 16min
The Entire Story of Greek Mythology
The Entire Story of Greek MythologyWelcome to Boring History For Sleep — where history whispers instead of shouts. 🕯️We turn strange, tragic, and fascinating stories from the past into calm, sleepy tales that help you drift off while learning something new.Because sometimes, being boring is exactly what your brain needs. 💤

Oct 27, 2025 • 4h 38min
Boring History For Sleep | How 1709 Froze Half of Europe (Literally) ❄️
🥶❄️ In January 1709, Europe woke up and the world had turned to ice. Rivers froze solid, trees split open from the cold, and even the sea turned stiff along the coast. Wine froze in barrels, birds fell from the sky mid-flight, and entire villages huddled in silence, waiting for the thaw that seemed never to come.For months, the Great Frost gripped Europe in its frozen claws, killing crops, livestock, and hope. From Paris to Poland, the continent shivered its way into history’s coldest recorded winter.So wrap yourself in a blanket, listen to the creak of frozen timbers, and drift off to a world where time slowed, firewood ran out, and the only thing left to do—was sleep.👉 Boring History For Sleep | Frost, famine, and the quiet beauty of disaster. 💤

Oct 26, 2025 • 4h 12min
What People Did for Fun in The Middle Ages
Welcome to Boring History For Sleep — the place where strange, forgotten, and downright absurd moments from history become the perfect bedtime stories.Each episode takes you on a quiet journey through the past — from bizarre medieval customs and royal scandals to ancient inventions and everyday life long before electricity or toothpaste. The stories are soothing, a little weird, and just interesting enough to help your mind drift away from the noise of today.So dim the lights, get comfortable, and fall asleep to the gentle sound of history’s oddest facts and forgotten worlds.✨ Because sometimes, the best way to fall asleep… is by learning how weird humanity has always been.

Oct 25, 2025 • 4h 54min
Boring History For Sleep | The Hidden World of Qing China’s Courtesan Houses 🏮🍵
Boring History For Sleep | The Hidden World of Qing China’s Courtesan Houses 🏮🍵

Oct 24, 2025 • 4h 8min
Boring History For Sleep | Colonial America: Mud, Mosquitoes & Mandatory Church 🪓🕍
🪓🍂 Colonial America looks wholesome in paintings—white fences, bonnets, and fresh-baked bread—but real life was basically one long camping trip you couldn’t leave. People worked from sunrise to exhaustion, everything smelled like smoke and wet wool, and “medicine” meant hoping you survived anyway.Houses were cold, bugs were free, and the nearest neighbor was probably a mile away… and equally miserable. Yet somehow, they built towns, families, and a brand-new country out of blisters and boredom.So close your eyes and drift off to the crackle of a wood fire, the creak of a rocking chair, and the comforting thought that you were not born in 1690.👉 Boring History For Sleep | Hard work, bad bread, and bedtime rebellion. 💤

Oct 23, 2025 • 4h 39min
Medieval Rules So Embarrassing They Actually Made Sense 😅 | Boring History For Sleep
Ever wondered why medieval people followed the weirdest rules imaginable? From laws about when you could bathe… to how long you could stare at your neighbor’s goat — the Middle Ages were full of cringe-worthy customs that somehow made sense.Tonight, we’re diving into the gross, clever, and oddly logical side of medieval life. You’ll learn why sleeping naked was once a rule, why people thought baths caused disease, and how “table manners” involved literal threats of death.So get cozy, press play, and drift off to the sound of terrible hygiene, absurd etiquette, and surprisingly smart medieval nonsense.👑 Boring History For Sleep — where history’s weirdest moments become your new bedtime stories.

Oct 22, 2025 • 5h 30min
Boring History For Sleep | Medieval Murderers: The True-Crime Stories of the Middle Ages 🏰🔪
Boring History For Sleep | Medieval Murderers: The True-Crime Stories of the Middle Ages 🏰🔪💀🏰 Long before detective shows and podcasts, medieval Europe had its own grim celebrities. In a world without fingerprints or forensics, killers often walked free—or straight into a torchlit trial that ended with fire, rope, or worse. From nobles with dark hobbies to outlaws who became legends, these were the crimes that terrified entire kingdoms.Close your eyes and drift through foggy castles, midnight forests, and echoing dungeons, where justice was slow, gossip was fast, and even survival felt suspicious.👉 Boring History For Sleep | Medieval crime, bad decisions, and surprisingly cozy doom. 💤

Oct 21, 2025 • 4h 31min
The Shocking Truth About the Silk Road | Boring History For Sleep
🐫💀 Everyone imagines the Silk Road as glittering caravans and endless trade routes under golden skies. In reality? It was more “eat sand and hope you don’t freeze.” Between bandits, disease, and deserts that could swallow you whole, the Silk Road was less of a marketplace and more of a near-death experience.So close your eyes and travel through the chaos—where merchants gambled their lives for silk, cities rose from dust and fell back into it, and every mile was paid for in sweat, silver, or sanity.👉 Boring History For Sleep | Adventure, misery, and bedtime’s longest road trip. 💤


