Slow History for Sleep: Calm True Stories to Fall Asleep To
Slow History for Sleep: Calm True Stories to Fall Asleep To · Nov 6, 2026 · 55:36
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A calm, slow telling of a true story to help you drift off. A printing house on the Vrijdagmarkt in Antwerp, home and workshop of the Plantin and Moretus families. The story follows the casting of type, the press, the proof-readers and the Polyglot Bible, and ends with the house as a museum on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
Soft rain plays throughout. No sudden sounds.
This episode was created with the assistance of AI, using an AI-generated voice.
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