{"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 an Ice Age Shellfish Gatherer on a Frozen Coast","slug":"fall-asleep-as-an-ice-age-shellfish-gatherer-on-a-frozen-coast","published_at":"2026-06-16T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-sleep-with-the-drowsy-historian-7347374/fall-asleep-as-an-ice-age-shellfish-gatherer-on-a-frozen-coast","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-an-Ice-Age-Shellfish-Gatherer-on-a-Frozen-Coast-e3kk5f5","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8538180497.mp3","summary":"Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Tonight, you are not a mighty hunter or a legendary warrior. You are a shellfish gatherer living on a cold Ice Age coastline, walking slippery rocks at low tide while searching for the small gifts the sea leaves behind. As glaciers dominate distant horizons and cold winds sweep across the shore, your survival depends on patience, observation, and steady hands. You learn to read the tides, study the weather, explore tide pools, gather driftwood, and collect mussels, clams, and limpets one shell at a time. Along the way, you'll encounter distant herds of Ice Age giants, discover ancient shell middens built by generations before you, and return each evening to the warmth of a fire beside the sea. This relaxing historical sleep story explores the quieter side of prehistoric life, where survival comes not through heroic hunts, but through careful observation and the endless rhythm of the tides. So settle in, relax, and let the waves carry you back to a frozen coastline at the edge of the Ice Age. 🛏️ 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://amzn.to/3GJ9jTw These are affiliate links.…","meta_description":"Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Tonight, you are not a mighty hunter or a legendary warrior. You ar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9613,"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-an-ice-age-shellfish-gatherer-on-a-frozen-coast/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-an-ice-age-shellfish-gatherer-on-a-frozen-coast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}