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Olimpia

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

A weekly Society, Culture, Documentary, Health, Fitness and History podcast
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Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

Olimpia

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

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Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

Olimpia

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

A weekly Society, Culture, Documentary, Health, Fitness and History podcast
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In this story, I take you on an introduction to fungi: what the definition of their kingdom is about—they are neither plant nor animal—the mind-blowing variety of sizes, shapes, and the appearance they can take, and their associations with othe
In this soft-spoken sleepy story, I tell you the stories of four ghost towns in America:- North Brother Island, New York, a small uninhabited island that once had a large hospital and kept the infamous Typhoid Mary in quarantine for over two de
In this sleepy story, as we continue the journey of our solar system, we will explore several of Saturn's moons, including Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, and Enceladus, and identify their differences. We will talk about the theories regarding the age an
In this sleepy episode, I tell you stories from Norse Mythology and explanations about its context and meaning to the Old Norse.Stories include the discovery of the runes and the loss of an eye by Odin, the war between the Aesir and the Vanir,
In this sleepy story, I take you through more than 3,000 years of Egyptian History, from the first unification of Egypt to the death of Cleopatra. I talk about history, the gods of Egypt, architecture, art, life along the Nile, the Old, Middle,
In this episode, I take you on a new exploration journey, to discover what science can tell us about sleep and dreams: What happens when we sleep? What are the phases of sleep and the difference between quiescent sleep and paradoxical/REM sleep
Tonight, on our way to sleep, we explore stories related to famous diamonds. These include the Hope Diamond and its supposed curse, the story of the exceptionally big Cullinan Diamond, from which the famous Star of Africa comes, and a dive into
In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about various Greek myths. This is a compilation episode, in which I've combined multiple prior episodes into one long-play episode to help you fall asleep. These are the Greek myths we will discove
In this bedtime story, I tell you about two different mysterious stories and what I make of them. - Bigfoot (or the Sasquatch) is one of the most famous cryptids in the world, together with the Loch Ness Monster and its Himalayan cousin the Yet
In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about four Greek myths:·       Pandora and her jar (or box), which according to Hesiod contained countless plagues that she let escape, providing a backstory for the existence of suffering in human
In this new science/astronomy sleep story, I take you to the Jovian system and tell you about Jupiter's Moons and Jupiter itself. We visit Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, and Metis, and we explore the inside of Jupiter and its formati
This bedtime story is about the mythical Orient Express service and the history of railways. Discover where the Orient Express came from: the story takes us to the early development of trains in Great Britain, the railroad mania of the 19th Cen
In this bedtime science story, I tell you about Earth during the Pleistocene (aka "the Ice Age"). We explore what the planet was like, its geography, its climate, its fauna (especially the megafauna of mammals like mammoths, saber-toothed tiger
In this episode, I take you on a tour of lost Maya cities and to the discovery of the main aspects of their civilization: history, culture, architecture, art, religion, astronomy, society… We will visit sites like Nakbe, El Mirador, Tikal, or C
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest (and only) survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as defined by the Greeks in Antiquity. But when, how, and why was such an extravagant structure built, more than four thousand years ago? In
Tonight, drift on the seven seas with us as we explore the history of pirates: in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Modern Times; from the Mediterranean Sea to the China Seas, the Baltic Sea and the Caribbean. I also tell you about the lives and e
In this week's story, we explore the significance attached to various colors throughout history, how pigments and dyes were made and with what surprising ingredients and how the status of colors changed over time in society, consumer goods and
We launched a Patreon page for people who wish to support this podcast and get more of it.Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/lightsoutlibrary621"More" means: episodes without ads, an option with background sounds for each episode, download
This soft-spoken sleep talk tells the story of the Aeneid and explains its historical and political significance. Join me and we will follow Aeneas on his adventures from Troy, which he had to endure with his son Ascanius and his father Anchise
This episode is about the history of dinosaurs: what are they? When did they appear? How did they rule the Earth's continents for 150 million years? What happened to them? Tonight, I tell you about dinosaurs in general, various famous groups su
In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about historical and scientific mysteries and their context: - The Voynich Manuscript, a strange codex apparently from the early 15th Century, written in an unknown language. - The Phaistos Disc,
This bedtime story is about medicine and healing since the Neolithic. I will tell you about Ancient Mesopotamia and the first diagnosis and prescriptions, Ancient Egypt and the figure of Imhotep, India, and the principles of Ayurveda, or Chines
In tonight's story, I discuss the long history of Stonehenge, from the first works on the site by people from the Windmill Hill culture around 3100 BC, to the multiple works and rearrangements that took place until 1600 BC. After this, Stonehen
Tonight, I will tell you the story of the Odyssey, and as in previous mythology videos, I will discuss a few historical and literary aspects. If you want to know about the lotus-eaters, the cyclops, the sirens, Aeolus, Circe, Scylla and Charybd
This episode details three different historical mysteries. First, we will relive the voyage of the Donner Party, a group of migrants who traveled from Illinois to California in 1846, but did not manage to reach their destination before the wint
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