The Natural History of Pliny the Elder, Part 2
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Let’s return to Pliny’s relaxing opus and learn about the seasons, planting schedules, and the best time to buy a winter cloak so you don’t get price gouged. It’s all written in the stars!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:09.0 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you |
| 0:17.6 | get some sleep. |
| 0:19.6 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our Patreon family. |
| 0:28.0 | Alexandra, Salix, Heather, Silka, Electric Maynard, and Star Trekkin. |
| 0:40.0 | Thank you all so much for supporting this podcast. |
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| 0:56.8 | And because you supported in the month of July, you and everyone else who supports us by becoming a member of Patreon or dropping us a one-time |
| 1:07.0 | tip via buy me a coffee.com will be entered into a raffle at the end of the month, |
| 1:13.6 | the prize for which is an exclusive episode |
| 1:17.3 | made just for you. |
| 1:19.5 | And because it's just for you, |
| 1:22.2 | copyright restrictions do not apply. |
| 1:25.0 | So if you ever wanted to be bored by the joy of cooking or a brief history of everything, |
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| 1:46.8 | Now let's read and relax. |
| 1:52.2 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:55.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:59.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 2:07.0 | Let it out slowly. |
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