{"podcast":{"title":"History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian","slug":"history-for-sleep-with-the-drowsy-historian-7347374","podcast_index_feed_id":7347374,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1053d961c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drowsyhistorian","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43728895/43728895-1750016182352-f65c33156cc4f.jpg","author":"Drowsy Historian","episode_count":497,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T10:22:45.788441+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-sleep-with-the-drowsy-historian-7347374"},"episode":{"title":"Fall Asleep as a Sailor on a Scientific Voyage in the Age of Exploration","slug":"fall-asleep-as-a-sailor-on-a-scientific-voyage-in-the-age-of-exploration","published_at":"2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-sleep-with-the-drowsy-historian-7347374/fall-asleep-as-a-sailor-on-a-scientific-voyage-in-the-age-of-exploration","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-sleep-with-the-drowsy-historian-7347374","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drowsyhistorian/episodes/Fall-Asleep-as-a-Sailor-on-a-Scientific-Voyage-in-the-Age-of-Exploration-e3j1358","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1321001756.mp3","summary":"Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Hey there. Tonight, you find yourself aboard a wooden ship on a long scientific voyage, where the sea never quite settles and neither does your handwriting. You are not a famous naturalist or a commanding officer. You are simply a sailor with a notebook, trying to record plants, creatures, and quiet observations while the deck shifts beneath your feet. As the journey unfolds, you will wake before sunrise to the sound of creaking wood and distant waves, learn the language of the crew, attempt to eat without losing your balance, and carefully document specimens that refuse to stay still long enough to be properly understood. Along the way, you will discover that scientific progress is rarely neat or comfortable. It is often damp, slightly unsteady, and occasionally interrupted by seasickness. This is a slow, immersive journey into the quieter side of exploration, where discovery happens in small moments and understanding arrives gradually. So lie back, get comfortable, and let the steady rhythm of the sea carry you through the night. 🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep Tools Looking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend: • Under Pillow Speaker for Ultimate Immersion → https://amzn.to/49fnEm1 • Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV • Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f • Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE • Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn • Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu • White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://am…","meta_description":"Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Hey there. Tonight, you find yourself aboard a wooden ship on a lon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9037,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-for-sleep-with-the-drowsy-historian-7347374/episodes/fall-asleep-as-a-sailor-on-a-scientific-voyage-in-the-age-of-exploration/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-sleep-with-the-drowsy-historian-7347374/fall-asleep-as-a-sailor-on-a-scientific-voyage-in-the-age-of-exploration.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}