Sleep Story 237 – The Theory of the Leisure Class
Bore You To Sleep - Sleep Stories for Adults
Teddy
4.5 • 547 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 35 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Tonight’s reading comes from,The Theory of the Leisure Class. Written by Thorstein Veblen and published in 1899, this story explores how humans have developed etiquette and leisure, over the course of history.
My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so important and my mission is to help you get the rest you need. The podcast is designed to play in the background while you slowly fall asleep.
As always, a thank you to everyone who supports me on Patreon or Anchor with a monthly financial contribution. I’m ever so grateful for your financial contribution to the podcast.
The podcast is free and it’s thanks to your support, that allow me to bring out more episodes for those who need them.
If you would like, you can also say hello at Boreyoutosleep.com where you can support the podcast. I’m also on Twitter and Instagram @BoreYouToSleep. You can also find me on Facebook by searching Bore you to Sleep Podcast.
A fantastic way to say thank you is to leave a review or share the podcast with a friend. These are fantastic ways for me to help others and the greatest compliment I can receive.
In the meantime, lie back, relax, and enjoy the readings. Sincerely. Teddy
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hello, welcome to the Bore You to Sleep podcast, the podcast that will hopefully help you get to sleep. |
| 0:15.7 | I am going to read an open source book, one that is not particularly interesting, but one that |
| 0:23.2 | is hopefully boring enough to get you to sleep. |
| 0:28.1 | Tonight's reading comes from The Theory of the Leisure Class, written by Thorstein |
| 0:36.5 | Veblen and published in 1890. |
| 0:40.3 | This story explores how humans have developed etiquette and leisure over the course of history. |
| 0:50.3 | My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night's rest. |
| 0:58.4 | Sleep is so important, and my mission is to help you get the rest that you need. |
| 1:06.0 | The podcast is designed to play in the background while you slowly fall asleep. Thank you to everyone who |
| 1:15.3 | shared their words of gratitude with me during the week. Thank you to Sonia Britton for your |
| 1:23.3 | lovely message on Instagram. I'm glad you enjoy the old stories. Thank you also to Leonardo for reaching out |
| 1:34.1 | via the website. Thank you to K.C. Pruge for your review of Bleakhouse on Podbean. That is one of the earlier episodes, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. |
| 1:50.0 | A huge thank you to all of the Spotify listeners who answered the Q&A. |
| 1:56.7 | Every response helps support the podcast, and it's also great to know what you're thinking. |
| 2:04.5 | As always, a thank you to everybody who supports the show on Patreon or anchor with a monthly financial contribution. |
| 2:17.1 | The podcast is free, and it's thanks to your support that |
| 2:21.8 | allows me to bring out more episodes for those who need them. If you would like to become a patron |
| 2:29.5 | or sponsor and support the show, Please visit boy to sleep.com. |
| 2:37.1 | If you would like, you can say hello to me at boyetasleep.com. |
| 2:43.6 | I'm also on Instagram at boy to sleep. |
| 2:48.5 | In the meantime, lie back, relax, and enjoy the ratings. |
| 2:55.3 | The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Teddy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Teddy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.