Our story tonight is called The Tulip Farm and it’s a story about a bright spring day among beds of flowers. It’s also about a gift left at dawn, redwing blackbirds, and soft moments that take your breath away.
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Jun 18
The Cabin in Summer (Encore)
Originally aired June 23, 2025 (Season 15, Episode 50) Our story tonight is called The Cabin in Summer, and it’s a story about days spent in the sunny garden and the shaded forest. It’s also about lemon balm and raspberries, the cool water of the creek running over your ankles, m ... Show More
30m 46s
May 2023
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing, by Neltje Blanchan, Part 3
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's return to the flower-filled fields of sleep and learn about insect-charming orchids, blistering buttercups, and pinks of the killing kind. Nature is a cruel mistress!</span></p> <p class="MsoNorm ... Show More
57m 26s
Aug 2022
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing, by Neltje Blanchan, Part 2
<p>Let's sink into the fields of sleep with more from this lovely and informative book on the varied beauty of wildflowers. A few may smell of corpses, but they're no less wonders of nature!</p> <p> </p> <p>Help us stay 100% listener-supported and ad-free for all!</p> <p>Patreon: ... Show More
50m 11s
Oct 2022
Spices, Their Histories, Part 2
<p>Let's relax with more from one of our most requested books, hear the histories of ginger, mustard, nutmeg, and mace, and learn how to fake them all. Looking at you, naughty Connecticut!</p> <p> </p> <p>Help us stay 100% listener-supported and ad-free for all!</p> <p>Patreon: < ... Show More
51m 43s
Jul 2023
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder, Part 2
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">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 t ... Show More
52m 44s
May 2022
Bird Biographies, by Alice E. Ball, Part 3
<p>Let's fly off to relaxation with more from this lovely book about our feathered friends. This time, we learn about the birds of early spring, and marvel at the sleepy songs of the sparrows.</p> <p> </p> <p>Help us stay 100% listener supported! All supporters in May will be ent ... Show More
57m 6s
Aug 2023
The Book of Household Management, by Mrs. Isabella Beeton, Part 10 - Soups and More Soups
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">Let's learn more from Mrs. Beeton about vegetable soups and their ingredients, all of which will be ruined by hours-long b ... Show More
52m 11s