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Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

Lights Out Library helps you fall asleep with soothing stories across a diverse range of topics: science, history, mythology, astronomy, mystery, art and so much more. We make it possible to both calm and enrich your mind while you drift into dreamland. Please follow to support our work. Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠⁠⁠

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00:45:10

History of Ancient Egypt | Sleepy History Documentary

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/06/09

In this sleepy story, I take you through more than 3,000 years of Egyptian History, from the first unification of Egypt to the death of Cleopatra. I talk about history, the gods of Egypt, architecture, art, life along the Nile, the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms, and many other things! I hope you enjoy it, as you drift off into a deep, peaceful night's sleep. Welcome to Lights Out LibraryJoin me for a sleepy adventure tonight. Sit back, relax, and fall asleep to documentary-style stories read in a

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00:57:47

The Science of Sleep and Dreams | Documentary Story...

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/06/02

In this episode, I take you on a new exploration journey, to discover what science can tell us about sleep and dreams: What happens when we sleep? What are the phases of sleep and the difference between quiescent sleep and paradoxical/REM sleep? Why do we need it? What are intermediary states of consciousness like sleepwalking or lucid dreaming? I also tell you about the origins of dreams, their possible functions, and how neurobiology, psychoanalysis, psychology, religion, or literature approached

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01:00:38

The World's Most Famous Diamonds | Story for Deep Sleep

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/05/26

Tonight, on our way to sleep, we explore stories related to famous diamonds. These include the Hope Diamond and its supposed curse, the story of the exceptionally big Cullinan Diamond, from which the famous Star of Africa comes, and a dive into the mysteries of the Versailles court in pre-revolutionary France with the Affair of the Diamond Necklace (a scandal surrounding a magnificent necklace and Queen Marie-Antoinette). So get cozy, and prepare for a good night's sleep. Listen ad free and get

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03:05:45

Ancient Greek Mythology: Trojan War, Odyssey, Pandora...

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/05/22

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about various Greek myths. This is a compilation episode, in which I've combined multiple prior episodes into one long-play episode to help you fall asleep. These are the Greek myths we will discover tonight.- The Trojan War, as told in Homer's Iliad and other sources;- The Odyssey, also mainly based on Homer's work; - Pandora and her jar (or box), which according to Hesiod contained countless plagues that she let escape, providing a backstory for the

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00:44:28

American Historical Mysteries: Bigfoot and Bell Witch...

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/05/19

In this bedtime story, I tell you about two different mysterious stories and what I make of them. - Bigfoot (or the Sasquatch) is one of the most famous cryptids in the world, together with the Loch Ness Monster and its Himalayan cousin the Yeti. We will discover where this creature comes from, how it got its name, and why it remains so elusive. - The Bell Witch Haunting is a legend that originated in Robertson County, Tennessee, and inspired a lot of fiction while entering the folklore of the

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00:53:22

Greek Myths: Pandora's Box, Icarus, Sisyphus and...

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/05/12

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about four Greek myths:· Pandora and her jar (or box), which according to Hesiod contained countless plagues that she let escape, providing a backstory for the existence of suffering in human life. This myth works as a "theodicy" (a backstory or an argument that explains why evil is part of the human condition when God(s) would have the power to avoid it). It is also connected to the biblical character of Eve, and scratching the surface by looking

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01:00:21

Space Cruise to the Moons of Jupiter | Story for Sleep

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/05/05

In this new science/astronomy sleep story, I take you to the Jovian system and tell you about Jupiter's Moons and Jupiter itself. We visit Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, and Metis, and we explore the inside of Jupiter and its formation history. I tell you about various concepts such as tidal heating, orbital resonance, and planetary differentiation. Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to Lights Out

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00:48:52

A Night on the Orient Express and History of...

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/04/28

This bedtime story is about the mythical Orient Express service and the history of railways. Discover where the Orient Express came from: the story takes us to the early development of trains in Great Britain, the railroad mania of the 19th Century, the conquest of the Far West, the invention of luxury sleeping cars in the US by George Pullman, and the creation of the Compagnie des Wagons-Lits. For almost a century, the Orient Express was a link between two corners of Europe and connected capitals

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01:10:50

Journey to the Ice Age | Sleep History

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/04/21

In this bedtime science story, I tell you about Earth during the Pleistocene (aka "the Ice Age"). We explore what the planet was like, its geography, its climate, its fauna (especially the megafauna of mammals like mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, or mastodons), and the rise of the genus Homo, from the first Hominidae to Australopithecus species and various species of archaic humans (Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Heidelbergensis, Homo Neanderthalis and finally Homo Sapiens). Listen ad free and get

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01:08:00

Lost Cities of the Maya | Sleep History

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/04/14

In this episode, I take you on a tour of lost Maya cities and to the discovery of the main aspects of their civilization: history, culture, architecture, art, religion, astronomy, society… We will visit sites like Nakbe, El Mirador, Tikal, or Chichen Itza and try to understand how ancient Maya cities thrived in Mesoamerica before and during the First Millenium, before they suffered catastrophic urban collapse and went almost forgotten for centuries. Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on

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00:49:04

Mystery of the Great Pyramid of Giza | Sleep History

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/04/07

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest (and only) survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as defined by the Greeks in Antiquity. But when, how, and why was such an extravagant structure built, more than four thousand years ago? In tonight's story, we explore a page of the history of Ancient Egypt, discuss the meaning of this work for its builders, discover the construction techniques of the time, and evoke what we know of the life of pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty.Listen ad

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01:01:20

History of Piracy | Documentary for Sleep

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/03/31

Tonight, drift on the seven seas with us as we explore the history of pirates: in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Modern Times; from the Mediterranean Sea to the China Seas, the Baltic Sea and the Caribbean. I also tell you about the lives and exploits of famous pirates and privateers, including the Barbarossa brothers, Ching Shih, Henry Morgan or Blackbeard.Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠ Welcome to Lights Out

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01:02:44

History of Colors | Story for Sleep

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/03/24

In this week's story, we explore the significance attached to various colors throughout history, how pigments and dyes were made and with what surprising ingredients and how the status of colors changed over time in society, consumer goods and art. I focus on three colors in particular, which are global favorites: blue, green and red.Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621 Listen on Youtube:

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00:01:42

Announcing: Lights Out Library Patreon!

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/03/23

We launched a Patreon page for people who wish to support this podcast and get more of it.Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/lightsoutlibrary621 "More" means: episodes without ads, an option with background sounds for each episode, downloads, and bonus episodes - we just posted the first one, about the history of glassmaking and stained glass, which will be available only on Patreon. We uploaded to Patreon every episode of the podcast since launch, with and without background sounds,

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00:53:55

Roman Mythology: the Aeneid | History for Sleep

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/03/17

This soft-spoken sleep talk tells the story of the Aeneid and explains its historical and political significance. Join me and we will follow Aeneas on his adventures from Troy, which he had to endure with his son Ascanius and his father Anchises, under the protection of his mother Venus, to the Latium in Italy where war had to be fought before Rome could be founded. Aeneas benefits from Venus' protection and Jupiter's benevolence, but hostile deities like Juno will do anything to stop him

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00:48:59

Dinosaurs | History for Sleep

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/03/10

This episode is about the history of dinosaurs: what are they? When did they appear? How did they rule the Earth's continents for 150 million years? What happened to them? Tonight, I tell you about dinosaurs in general, various famous groups such as Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, Triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus, and also about paleontology, the study of fossils, cladistics, and various periods like Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Holocene.Listen on Youtube:

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00:59:14

Sleep Mystery Stories: Voynich Manuscript, Phaistos...

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/03/03

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about historical and scientific mysteries and their context: - The Voynich Manuscript, a strange codex apparently from the early 15th Century, written in an unknown language. - The Phaistos Disc, an artifact discovered in Crete in the ruins of a Minoan palace, with what looks like a script, but that has always resisted attempts at deciphering it. - The Sailing Stones from the Racetrack Playa, California, a rare geological phenomenon that was finally

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01:16:49

History of Medicine | Story for Sleep

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/02/25

This bedtime story is about medicine and healing since the Neolithic. I will tell you about Ancient Mesopotamia and the first diagnosis and prescriptions, Ancient Egypt and the figure of Imhotep, India, and the principles of Ayurveda, or Chinese Medicine including Moxibustion and Acupuncture. We also take a look at medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, including important figures like Hippocrates and Galen, and how this legacy passed on and was further developed in the Islamic World, Byzantium, and

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00:55:25

Stonehenge and its Ancient Mysteries | Sleep History

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/02/18

In tonight's story, I discuss the long history of Stonehenge, from the first works on the site by people from the Windmill Hill culture around 3100 BC, to the multiple works and rearrangements that took place until 1600 BC. After this, Stonehenge continued to live a life of its own and was adopted by the druids, became a legendary monument, and revealed extraordinary secrets since the 20th century. After Stonehenge, I also tell you of Skara Brae, a very well preserved neolithic village in the

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01:11:27

The Odyssey | History Story for Sleep

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries ·

2024/02/11

Tonight, I will tell you the story of the Odyssey, and as in previous mythology videos, I will discuss a few historical and literary aspects. If you want to know about the lotus-eaters, the cyclops, the sirens, Aeolus, Circe, Scylla and Charybdis, Calypso, and many more things, relax and enjoy the long journey Odysseus will have to endure to be reunited with his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus.Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ¿Quieres

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