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
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 89
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
A Night on the Orient Express and History of Railroads | Sleepy Train Ride
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 Grea…
00:49:52 |
Sun 28 Apr 2024
Journey to the Ice Age | Sleep History
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 …
01:11:50 |
Sun 21 Apr 2024
Lost Cities of the Maya | Sleep History
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 vi…
01:09:00 |
Sun 14 Apr 2024
Mystery of the Great Pyramid of Giza | Sleep History
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 …
00:50:04 |
Sun 07 Apr 2024
History of Piracy | Documentary for Sleep
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 Car…
01:02:20 |
Sun 31 Mar 2024
History of Colors | Story for Sleep
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 chan…
01:03:44 |
Sun 24 Mar 2024
Announcing: Lights Out Library Patreon!
We launched a Patreon page for people who wish to support this podcast and get more of it.
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"More" means: episodes without ads, an option wi…
00:01:42 |
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Roman Mythology: the Aeneid | History for Sleep
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…
00:55:21 |
Sun 17 Mar 2024
Dinosaurs | History for Sleep
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 d…
00:50:25 |
Sun 10 Mar 2024
Sleep Mystery Stories: Voynich Manuscript, Phaistos Disk, Sailing Stones
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 …
01:00:40 |
Sun 03 Mar 2024
History of Medicine | Story for Sleep
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, Ind…
01:18:15 |
Sun 25 Feb 2024
Stonehenge and its Ancient Mysteries | Sleep History
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 t…
00:56:51 |
Sun 18 Feb 2024
The Odyssey | History Story for Sleep
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, …
01:12:51 |
Sun 11 Feb 2024
Three Mysteries: Donner Party, Oak Island, Bermuda Triangle | Sleepy Mysteries from History
This episode details three different historical mysteries. First, we will relive the voyage of the Donner Party, a group of migrants who traveled from Illinois to California in 1846, but did not mana…
01:20:48 |
Sun 04 Feb 2024
All About Gemstones | Story for Sleep
Diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and more: this bedtime story explores the world of precious and semi-precious stones. We will explore what they are made of, where they come from, how they are …
01:01:50 |
Sun 28 Jan 2024
Night Flight to Mars | Deep Sleep Space Cruise
In this sleepy space story, we travel together to Mars and back. I'll tell you about orbits, space travel, spacecrafts, the difficulties of manned missions in space (zero gravity, radiation, etc.), a…
01:05:42 |
Sun 21 Jan 2024
Lost Cities (Pompeii, Angkor, Great Zimbabwe, Mesa Verde) | Story for Sleep
Tonight we will explore four lost cities together: Pompeii, Angkor, Great Zimbabwe, and Cliff Palace, also known as Mesa Verde. They were buried under volcanic ashes, overwhelmed by the jungle, or ju…
01:08:59 |
Sun 14 Jan 2024
Gods and Myths of Ancient Egypt | History for Sleep
Tonight I tell you stories from Egyptian Mythology, including explanations about their context and meaning. We will meet all sorts of gods and creatures: Osiris, Isis, Ra, Horus, Atum, Shu, Geb, Amun…
01:04:23 |
Sun 07 Jan 2024
History of Cosmetics and Perfume: Sleepy History
Tonight I will tell you about the origins and evolution of cosmetics and perfume, from prehistory to our time. We explore how ancient cultures developed cosmetics and how important they were in refle…
01:35:40 |
Sun 17 Dec 2023
Dream Castles: Windsor, Neuschwanstein and Chambord
This soft spoken bedtime story explores the histories of three well-known palaces: Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany: an extravagant and romantic retreat envisioned by King Ludwig II; Windsor…
00:57:47 |
Sun 10 Dec 2023
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