Past Your Bedtime: History to Sleep To

Jim Rand

Topics: History · Education

No. 144 in History▼55

History worth staying up for. Told slowly enough to fall asleep to. Past Your Bedtime: History to Sleep To takes you deep into the people, places, conflicts, and turning points that shaped our world — through long-form historical storytelling designed for late-night listening. Each episode explores a chapter of history in rich detail, from royal courts and distant battlefields to political intrigue, collapsing empires, remarkable personalities, and the everyday lives of people caught in extraordinary times. Narrated in a calm, measured style, these extended episodes give history room to breathe. There’s no rushing through the story and no need to reach the end tonight. Listen closely and...

Latest episodeThe Line Drawn in the Mountains — Pontiac’s War and the Proclamation of 1763October 27, 2026 · 78 min

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Latest episodes

1. The Line Drawn in the Mountains — Pontiac’s War and the Proclamation of 1763October 27, 2026 · 78 min
2. The Long Night of Prussia — From Kunersdorf to the Peaces of 1763October 13, 2026 · 112 min
3. The World Reversed — Kaunitz, Frederick, and the Opening of the Seven Years’ WarOctober 3, 2026 · 119 min
4. The Pragmatic Queen — Maria Theresa and the War of the Austrian SuccessionSeptember 22, 2026 · 122 min
5. The Last Rising — Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745September 13, 2026 · 104 min
6. The Georgia ExperimentSeptember 4, 2026 · 110 min
7. The Republic of PiratesAugust 22, 2026 · 154 min
8. Blackbeard, Pirates & the South Sea Bubble | 1715–1721August 18, 2026 · 114 min
9. The Great Frost of 1709August 17, 2026 · 135 min
10. The Window on the Baltic: Peter the Great and the Great Northern WarAugust 17, 2026 · 110 min

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