The Sleepy History of Medicine
- Health & Fitness · Mental Health
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About
Two-hour histories of medicine, told slowly and quietly, to help you fall asleep. Plague, opium, vaccines, the apothecary, anaesthesia, the heart — each episode is a calm, low-volume bedtime documentary about how medicine came to be, researched and fact-checked with a practising hospital pharmacist. No cliffhangers, no jokes that need you awake, no sudden noises: a warm, even narration over a soft fireside bed, with long quiet gaps between chapters so you can drift off at any point. That's the whole idea. New episode every week. Video versions on YouTube: youtube.com/@SleepyhistoryofMedicine
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Recent episodes
- 12. Fever & the Thermometer — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 19m, to fall asleep to)
- 11. The Heart — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 34m, to fall asleep to)
- 10. Surgery — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 24m, to fall asleep to)
- 9. Antibiotics — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 38m, to fall asleep to)
- 8. Anaesthesia — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 29m, to fall asleep to)
- 7. The Hospital — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 32m, to fall asleep to)
- 6. Vaccines — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 45m, to fall asleep to)
- 5. Poisons & Poisoners — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 22m, to fall asleep to)
- 4. Plague — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 24m, to fall asleep to)
- 3. Opium — A Sleepy History of Medicine (2h 22m, to fall asleep to)