Location:
United States
Description:
Interesting stories of science and science fiction read in a calming voice for nighttime, naptime, or drivetime.
Language:
English
Website:
https://sites.libsyn.com/414332
Episodes
We're On Hiatus
11/16/2025
We will be taking a (hopefully short) break but you can keep in touch with us on Bluesky, Instagram, or YouTube and stay subscribed to be notified when we return.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:02:00
Halloween 2025 - Part 4
11/9/2025
Thank you for joining us for the final part of The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Creep off to dreamland with us during this special Halloween episode.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Also includes the following pieces from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sound effects were downloaded from Pixabay.com
Duration:00:57:00
Halloween 2025 - Part 3
11/2/2025
Thank you for joining us for the third part of The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Creep off to dreamland with us during this special Halloween episode.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Also includes the following pieces from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sound effects were downloaded from Pixabay.com
Duration:00:58:00
Halloween 2025 - Part 2
10/26/2025
Thank you for joining us for the second part of The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Creep off to dreamland with us during this special Halloween episode.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Also includes the following pieces from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sound effects were downloaded from Pixabay.com
Duration:00:45:00
Halloween 2025 - Part 1
10/19/2025
Thank you for joining us for the first part of The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Creep off to dreamland with us during this special Halloween episode.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Also includes the following pieces from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sound effects were downloaded from Pixabay.com
Duration:00:50:00
Copernican Theory - Episode 102
10/12/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe by Dorothy Stimson, Ph.D. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 96.
This episode covers the final chapter of the book – Part 2, Chapter 5: The Church and the New Astronomy: Conclusion.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:40:00
Copernican Theory - Episode 101
10/5/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe by Dorothy Stimson, Ph.D. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 96.
This episode covers Part 2, Chapter 4: The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican System.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:34:00
Copernican Theory - Episode 100
9/28/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe by Dorothy Stimson, Ph.D. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 96.
This episode covers Part 2, Chapter 3: The Opposition and Their Arguments.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:46:00
Copernican Theory - Episode 99
9/21/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe by Dorothy Stimson, Ph.D. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 96.
This episode covers Part 2, Chapter 2: Bruno and Galileo.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:01:07:00
Copernican Theory - Episode 98
9/14/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe by Dorothy Stimson, Ph.D. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 96.
This episode covers Part 1, Chapter 3: The Later Development and Scientific Defense of the Copernican System and Part 2, Chapter 1: Opinions and Arguments in the Sixteenth Century.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:50:00
Copernican Theory - Episode 97
9/7/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe by Dorothy Stimson, Ph.D. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 96.
This episode covers Part 1, Chapter 2: Copernicus and His Times.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:40:00
Copernican Theory - Episode 96
8/31/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe by Dorothy Stimson, Ph.D. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 96.
This episode covers the preface and Part 1, Chapter 1: The Development of Astronomical Thought to 1400 A.D. A Preliminary Sketch of Early Theories as a Background.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:36:01
The Blazing World - Episode 95
8/17/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish from 1666, considered to be the first science fiction book written by a woman. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the ideas of science and philosophy at that time. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 87.
In our previous episode, the Empress returns to her original world, coming to the aid of her besieged country.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:32:00
The Blazing World - Episode 94
8/10/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish from 1666, considered to be the first science fiction book written by a woman. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the ideas of science and philosophy at that time. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 87.
In our previous episode, the Empress and the author visit the author’s world.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:47:00
The Blazing World - Episode 93
8/3/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish from 1666, considered to be the first science fiction book written by a woman. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the ideas of science and philosophy at that time. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 87.
In our previous episode, the Empress meets the soul of the author and together they create worlds.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:42:00
The Blazing World - Episode 92
7/27/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish from 1666, considered to be the first science fiction book written by a woman. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the ideas of science and philosophy at that time. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 87.
In our previous episode, the Empress has a long and lively conversation with the immaterial spirits.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:39:00
The Blazing World - Episode 91
7/20/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish from 1666, considered to be the first science fiction book written by a woman. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the ideas of science and philosophy at that time. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 87.
In our previous episode, the Empress continues to learn about her new world and the state of science, mathematics, logic, and debate that exist there. She also contacts immaterial spirits in hopes of discovering news of the world in which she was born.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:52:00
The Blazing World - Episode 90
7/13/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish from 1666, considered to be the first science fiction book written by a woman. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the ideas of science and philosophy at that time. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 87.
In our previous episode, the Empress speaks with some of her subjects about their observations of the natural world in the sea and within the earth.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:43:00
The Blazing World - Episode 89
7/6/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish from 1666, considered to be the first science fiction book written by a woman. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the ideas of science and philosophy at that time. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 87.
In our previous episode, the newest resident of The Blazing-World becomes Empress and begins to learn the state of science in their world.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Duration:00:33:00
The Blazing World - Episode 88
6/29/2025
Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read “The Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish from 1666, considered to be the first science fiction book written by a woman. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the ideas of science and philosophy at that time. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 5, Episode 87.
Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In our previous episode, a kidnapping led to an incredible adventure to an unknown and remarkable world right next to ours.
Duration:00:48:00
