History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

Slow-paced historical narratives designed for listening before sleep AI summary

Drowsy Historian Visit website › History · EN · 617 episodes · latest 2026-11-14

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Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian History For Sleep delivers slow, calm, and slightly unsettling historical storytelling that makes dozing off educationally depressing. 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. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Fall Asleep as a Donkey Caravan Driver Carrying Grain Across Roman Egypt

2026-11-14 · 2 hr 26 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, step onto the dusty roads of Roman Egypt and experience life as a donkey caravan driver transporting grain through the fertile…
Fall Asleep as a Reindeer-Skin Tent Maker in Ice Age Siberia

2026-11-13 · 2 hr 20 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianFall asleep in the frozen landscapes of Ice Age Siberia as you step into the life of a reindeer-skin tent maker.Tonight, you prepare…
Fall Asleep as a Night Porter at a 1920s New York Hotel During Prohibition

2026-11-12 · 2 hr 11 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the polished lobby of a grand New York hotel during the height of Prohibition, where the city rarely sleeps and respectable…
Fall Asleep as a Canal Digger Working Through the Louisiana Swamps in the 1830s

2026-11-11 · 1 hr 56 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianFall asleep in the swamps of 1830s Louisiana, where building a canal means long days of mud, mosquitoes, stagnant water, and exhausting…
Fall Asleep as a Palace Kitchen Servant in Safavid Persia

2026-11-10 · 2 hr 21 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep behind the lavish meals of Safavid Persia and experience a day in the enormous palace kitchens of Isfahan.As a humble kitchen…
Fall Asleep as a Medieval Salt Panner Working the Marshes of Northern England

2026-11-09 · 1 hr 48 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, step into the windswept marshes of medieval Northern England and experience a day in the life of a salt panner.Surrounded by…
Fall Asleep as a Public Bath Attendant in Ancient Constantinople

2026-11-08 · 2 hr 3 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the warm, echoing bathhouses of ancient Constantinople and experience a full day as a public bath attendant.Before sunrise, you…
Fall Asleep as a Shell Bead Maker Living on the Mediterranean Coast 20,000 Years Ago

2026-11-07 · 1 hr 50 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianFall asleep as a shell bead maker 20,000 years ago, living along the ancient Mediterranean coast where the rhythm of the sea shapes your…
Fall Asleep as a Cocain Addicted Doctor in 1890s Europe

2026-11-06 · 1 hr 51 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the quiet consulting rooms of a doctor in the 1890s, an age when modern medicine seems to be advancing faster than ever before.…
Fall Asleep as a Medieval Lime Burner Building the Kingdom One Kiln at a Time

2026-11-05 · 2 hr 25 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianFall asleep as a medieval lime burner, working beside roaring kilns, dusty limestone quarries, and the steady glow of fire.Tonight, you…

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Oldest episode in feed: 05/2025 · over a year
Typical length: 2 hr 8 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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