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Calm History - true bedtime stories & trivia for relaxing or sleeping.

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Easter Island: The 1914 Historical Expedition of Katherine Routledge | Learn, Relax, Sleep (B19)

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Published 11/11/24

Calm History - true bedtime stories & trivia for relaxing or sleeping.

Published 11/11/24

The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony: Their Weapons & Armor | Learn, Relax, Sleep (B14)

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Published 10/27/24

*Sample* | Pirates & The Golden Age of Piracy: Lifestyles, Ships, Weapons, Plundering, Treasures, Codes, & Havens | Learn, Relax, Sleep (Bonus Episode #52)

The full version of this episode (48 minutes & Ad-free) is available for Silk+ Members (FREE for a limited time!) and includes access to over 600 more episodes from these podcasts: * Calm History (80+ episodes) * Sleep Whispers (430+ episodes) * ASMR Sleep Station (50+ episodes) * 1 & 8-Hour Nature Sounds (50+ episodes) * 1 & 8-Hour Background Sounds (30 episodes) * Counselor Curt ASMR (20+ episodes) * Soothing Voices (7+ episodes) * Silk+ Showcase (7 episodes in...

Published 10/26/24

Jesse Owens: Track and Field Legend & Spoiler of Hitler’s Plans | Learn, Relax, Sleep (B18)

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Published 10/15/24

B12 | A 1910 Visit to Cairo in Egypt: Great Pyramid, Great Mosque, Sphinx, Dragomans, Mamaluks, & more | Learn, Relax, Sleep

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Published 09/18/24

B11 | The 1882 Mystery of the Missing Ton of Nitroglycerin: A True Crime Story about Moonshiners & Oil Rigs | Learn, Relax, Sleep

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Published 09/16/24

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Published 09/15/24

*Full* | 1-Hour about Rubber: Discovery, Early Uses, Charles Goodyear, & 1910 Visit to a Rubber Plantation (Silk+ Bonus Episode #22) | Learn, Relax, Sleep

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Published 08/18/24

*Sample* | A Visit with Reindeer Herders of Lapland in 1732 (Bonus Episode #39)

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Published 06/25/24

#33 | The History of UFOs: Including Phantom Airships, Roswell UFO Incident, Project Saucer, & Pentagon UFO videos | Learn, Relax, Sleep

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Published 06/23/24

#32 | The History of Coal [300 BC – 2024 AD]: Geology, Discovery, Industrial Revolution, Mining Dangers, Miner Strikes, & Many Curious Facts

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Published 05/05/24

#31 | History of Balloon Flight [220-1852 AD]: Dramatic stories of the first Hot Air Balloons & Hydrogen Gas Balloons

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Published 04/01/24

*Full* | The True Adventures & Treasure Hunt of William Phips [1651-1695 AD] (Bonus Episode #2)

Enjoy this FULL version of a Bonus Episode (access all of my episodes, without any 3rd party ads or promos, on the Calm History-Bonus & Archives Podcast for Silk+ Members). Summary: A true adventure story about a famous treasure hunt, that results in…treasure!! Thanks to the episode sponsor: “Even the Royals” podcast, available on the Wondery App. Try the podcast, “For The Love of History”: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SjwlXC5e8uvPxXE8siyEZ Try the podcast, “Nightingale of Iran”:...

Published 03/03/24

#30 | Quiz Quest #5: 30 New Trivia Questions (Klondike Gold Rush, Salt, Salt Mines, Kublai Kahn, Jesse Owens, Easter Island, Gilligan’s Island, Joan of Arc, Nazi Loot, Titanic, Henry Ford, Prison Escapes, & more)

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Published 02/04/24

*Full* | Joan of Arc – Part 2: Battle of Orleans (Silk+ Bonus Episode #5) | Learn, Relax, Sleep

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Published 02/02/24

#29 | The Story of Henry Ford [1863-1947 AD] – Part 6: Launch of the Ford Motor Company

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Published 01/20/24

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Published 01/02/24

#28 | 1-Hour History & Trivia about Reindeer [1500-1948 AD] – including Santa’s Reindeer

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Published 12/25/23

#27 | Titanic Survival Story [1912 AD] – Part 6: The Miraculous Rescue

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Published 12/09/23

#26 | History of the Loch Ness Monster [640-2023 AD]: Hope vs Hoax

Relax as you learn about the historical evidence for the ‘hopeful’ existence of the Loch Ness Monster – which includes fascinating stories of some intricate hoaxes (all the older episodes are on the Calm History-Bonus & Archives Podcast for Silk+ Members).* Become a Silk+ Member (FREE for a limited time) & enjoy 500+ episodes from these 8 Silk+ Podcasts: * Calm History-Bonus & Archives Podcast * Sleep Whispers-Bonus Podcast * Sleep Whispers-Archive Podcast * ASMR...

Published 11/18/23

#25 | Quiz Quest: 30 new trivia questions about the history of The Great Pyramid, The Pilgrims, The Ancient Greek Olympics, Joan of Arc, Nitroglycerin, Rubber, The Titanic, Henry Ford, Prison Escapes, & more

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Published 10/21/23

*Update* | Older episodes are now on the new “Calm History-Bonus & Archives Podcast”

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Published 10/21/23

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Published 10/20/23

*Sample* | 3-Hour Titanic 360 Series: A Multi-Perspective (Bonus Episode #41)

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Published 10/14/23