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History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts
Oct 27	#155	#149
Oct 26	#155	#148
Oct 25	#154	#147
Oct 24	#197	#190
Oct 23	#200	#193
Oct 22	#166	#159
Oct 21	#160	#153
Oct 20	#140	#133
Oct 19	#145	#138
Oct 18	#149	#142
Oct 17	#157	#150
Oct 16	#171	#164
Oct 15	#151	#145
Oct 14	#149	#142

Latest episodes

Fall Asleep as a Spice Plantation Worker in Colonial Ceylon

October 27, 2026 · 2 hr 5 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Step into the warm, rain-soaked landscapes of colonial Ceylon and experience life as a cinnamon plantation worker in the nineteenth century. You spend…
Fall Asleep as a Medieval Illuminator Decorating Sacred Manuscripts

October 26, 2026 · 2 hr 12 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Step into the peaceful world of a medieval monastery and spend your days as a manuscript illuminator, transforming simple parchment into a work of…
Fall Asleep as a Roman Customs Inspector at the Port of Ancient Rome

October 25, 2026 · 2 hr 15 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Step into the bustling harbor world of Ancient Rome and spend a day as a Roman customs inspector, surrounded by merchant ships, towering cargo cranes…
Fall Asleep as an Ice Age Hunter Crossing a Frozen Land Bridge During the Ice Age

October 24, 2026 · 2 hr 3 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Fall asleep as an Ice Age hunter crossing the vast frozen landscape of Beringia, the ancient land that once connected Asia and North America. Beneath an…
Fall Asleep as a Telephone Repairman During the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

October 23, 2026 · 1 hr 54 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Step into the shattered streets of San Francisco in the aftermath of the great earthquake of 1906. Tonight, you are a telephone repairman working to…

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Fall Asleep as a Lumberjack Floating Timber Down Canadian Rivers

October 22, 2026 · 2 hr 1 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Step into the cold rivers and towering pine forests of 19th century Canada, where spring means one thing: the great log drive has begun. Tonight, you…
Fall Asleep as a Wealthy Widow Touring Europe on the Grand Tour

October 21, 2026 · 2 hr 27 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Step into the elegant world of the Grand Tour and experience Europe through the eyes of a wealthy widow traveling independently across the…
Fall Asleep as a Night Watchman Guarding Medieval City Walls

October 20, 2026 · 2 hr 17 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Tonight, step onto the cold stone walls of a medieval city and spend the night as a watchman while the town sleeps below. From dusk until dawn, you patrol…
Fall Asleep as a Servant Cleaning the Forbidden City During the Qing Dynasty

October 19, 2026 · 2 hr 23 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Step quietly through the gates of the Forbidden City and experience a full day as a palace servant during China's Qing Dynasty. Long before the imperial…
Fall Asleep as a Potter Traveling Between Villages in Bronze Age Greece

October 18, 2026 · 2 hr 3 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Travel the dusty roads of Bronze Age Greece as a wandering potter, carrying fragile bowls, jars, cups, and cooking vessels between scattered farming…
Fall Asleep as a Civil War Veteran Addicted to Morphine

October 17, 2026 · 2 hr 23 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Return home from the Civil War and step into the life of an ordinary veteran trying to rebuild what the conflict left behind. In this episode of Drowsy…
Fall Asleep as a Medieval Wool Merchant Traveling Between English Market Towns

October 16, 2026 · 2 hr 19 min

Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Tonight, step into the life of a wool merchant traveling across medieval England. Your days are spent inspecting fleece, bargaining with shepherds…

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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.