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The Wisdom of Insecurity | Alan Watts's Philosophy for Sleep

October 23, 2026 · 2 hr 27 min

Fall asleep to the life and ideas of Alan Watts, the philosopher who taught the West how to let go. Across sixteen unhurried chapters, we follow the strange and luminous life of Alan Watts, the self-taught Englishman who became the most…
There Are No Accidents | Sigmund Freud's Complete Psychology

October 18, 2026 · 2 hr 25 min

Fall asleep to Sigmund Freud, from a room full of buried gods to a chosen death in exile. He set out to be the coldest of scientists and ended by telling the strangest story modern people had ever heard about themselves. This is the life…
All of Neoplatonism | Plotinus's Complete Philosophy

October 14, 2026 · 2 hr 19 min

Fall asleep to Plotinus, the mystic who taught that all things flow from a single source and long to return. In the third century, in the crowded city of Rome, a gentle teacher who was ashamed of his own body and would not sit for a…
Thank You for Listening | Membership on Spotify

October 12, 2026 · 1 min

Thank you for listening, whether this is your first episode or your fiftieth. Our regular episodes are free for everyone, and they always take hours of reading and writing. If you'd like to support the show directly, you can become a…
The Darkest Philosopher Who Ever Lived | Philipp Mainländer

October 8, 2026 · 2 hr 9 min

Fall asleep to the story of Mainländer, the philosopher who taught that God has died and death is our redemption. In a rented room by a German river, a mild and dutiful bank clerk finished the strangest book of his century, and then…

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Let Go of God to Find God | Meister Eckhart's Complete Philosophy

October 2, 2026 · 2 hr 13 min

Fall asleep to the medieval mystic who taught ordinary people to pray to be rid of God. At the summit of the medieval Church, a Dominican master who governed dozens of religious houses did something no one of his rank had dared. He…
Montaigne | He Locked Himself in a Tower and Described Us All

September 27, 2026 · 2 hr 11 min

Fall asleep to Montaigne, who locked himself in a tower to study one man and quietly described us all. In fifteen seventy-one a French nobleman withdrew from public life to a round library at the top of a stone tower, and there, to tame…
How to Stay Calm When Fortune Takes Everything | Boethius’s Complete Philosophy

September 23, 2026 · 2 hr 13 min

Fall asleep to the story of Boethius, the Roman philosopher who faced execution and answered it with reason alone. In a prison cell in the north of Italy, fifteen centuries ago, one of the most powerful men in the kingdom sat condemned to…
Life Is Worth Living | William James and the Sick Soul

September 18, 2026 · 2 hr 23 min

Fall asleep to the life of William James, the invalid who became America's great philosopher of hope and belief. As a young man William James was so ill in body and mind that he could barely leave his room, and one spring evening he made…
Is Change Real? | Heraclitus vs Parmenides | Philosophy for Sleep

September 13, 2026 · 2 hr 18 min

Fall asleep to the oldest quarrel in philosophy, whether all things flow or nothing ever moves at all. Twenty-five centuries ago, two Greek thinkers gave opposite answers to the same question, and nearly every philosopher since has stood…
No One Is Free Alone | Hegel and the Need to Be Seen

September 9, 2026 · 2 hr 18 min

Fall asleep to Hegel, who watched an old world end and swore reason was moving through the ruin. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born into a modest world and rose, against long odds, to become the most commanding philosopher of his age…
Those Who Know Do Not Speak | The Hidden Teachings of Lao Tzu

September 4, 2026 · 2 hr 17 min

Fall asleep to the ancient Chinese way of yielding, water, and the wisdom of doing without forcing. More than two thousand years ago, in a China torn apart by endless war, an old man rode west on an ox, handed a gatekeeper a small book of…

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Long-form philosophy content for late-night listening and deep focus. We cover the big thinkers - from the Stoics and Aristotle to Camus, Nietzsche, and Dostoevsky - explained in a calm, steady voice that keeps things interesting without being overstimulating. If you want something substantial to think about during quiet hours, or just appreciate philosophy delivered at a relaxed pace, this is for you.