Go to Sleep

Go to Sleep

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Go to Sleep episodes

  • 7. The Problems of Philosophy
    Show Notes

    This week I end the year with some thoughts on what it's meant to me, some updates on the wedding planning, and some brief hopes for 2018.

    Then I read from a 1912 book called The Problems of Philosophy.

    I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    35 min
  • 6. A Journey in Brazil
    Show Notes

    This week I explain why it's been so long since our last episode. I also give some more details about my upcoming wedding, and talk about what else I've been up to.

    Then I read from an 1867 book called A Journey in Brazil.

    I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    33 min
  • 4. The Horse in History
    Show Notes

    This week I tell the story of how I met a good friend of mine who is currently visiting.

    Then I read from a 1908 book called The Horse in History.

    I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    35 min
  • 3. The Critique of Pure Reason
    Show Notes

    This week, I talk about how I'm currently learning to read Japanese, and what I find fascinating and complicated about it.

    Then I read from the introduction of Immanuel Kant's The Critique of Pure Reason.

    I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    45 min
  • 2. A Treatise of Human Nature
    Show Notes

    This week, I talk about a recent trip I took to the SFMOMA, and some of the cool things I saw there.

    Then I read from the first book of David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature.

    I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    45 min
  • 1. A Tale of Two Cities and Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness
    Show Notes

    This week I talk about what I'm trying to accomplish here, and I mention that it was inspired by the Einschlafen Podcast. I highly recommend giving it a try if you understand German!

    Then I tell the story of how I recently got engaged in Granada, Spain, underneath the Alhambra.

    Finally, I read from two books. The first is chapter IV from A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. The second is chapter VI from Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness, by John George Bourinot.

    I hope you enjoy the show, and good night!

    45 min

About Go to Sleep

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I tell rambling stories and read from the middle of boring books.