Calm History - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation

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Calm History - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation

by Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

Enjoy calming sleep stories about history to help you relax at bedtime. Topics include The Titanic, Henry Ford, Gold Rush, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Pirates, True Crime, UFOs, Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Marco Polo, Rum, Salt, Coal, Oil, Pearls, and much more. These calm history sleep stories will distract and relax your bedtime brain squirrels. Access over 600 relaxing and AD-FREE episodes at www.calmhistory.com.

100 episodes

EN-US language

All Episodes

1

*Sample* | Uranium: History, Mining, Dangers, Nuclear Physics, Marie Curie, & Pitchblende | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (Bonus Episode #87)

12:46 Mar 21, 2026

2

History of Pearls – Part 1: Stories of Oysters, Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Aphrodite, Botticelli, & Columbus | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

57:45 Mar 9, 2026

3

UFO History: 2000+ Years of Strange Sightings & Wild Stories | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

54:23 Feb 23, 2026

4

Pirate Life of Captain Henry Morgan: Ruthlessness, Riches, & Rum | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

53:32 Feb 16, 2026

5

Coal: Early History, Coal Miner Challenges, & The Industrial Revolution | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

49:41 Feb 9, 2026

6

Quiz Quest II: 30 Trivia Questions about Marco Polo, The Titanic, Jackie Robinson, & Henry Ford | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

31:52 Feb 1, 2026

7

Balloon Flight: Dramatic stories of the first Hot Air Balloons & Hydrogen Gas Balloons | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

42:57 Jan 25, 2026

8

Florence Nightingale: The Crimean War & The Birth of Nursing | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

37:12 Jan 18, 2026

9

Salt: History, Famous Moments, & Fun Facts | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

44:06 Jan 11, 2026

10

*Vote* | Shape the Future of CALM HISTORY: New Annual Survey for 2026

1:42 Jan 3, 2026

11

Klondike Gold Rush: Prospectors, Mining Methods, Riches, & Challenges | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

39:46 Dec 29, 2025

12

Ancient Greek Olympics: History, Events, & Training | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

41:04 Dec 14, 2025

13

History of Vaseline, Petroleum Jelly, Oil Wells, & Oil Torpedoes | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

43:33 Nov 24, 2025

14

Pearl Divers & Shark Charmers: A Bizarre Moment in History | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

34:37 Nov 2, 2025

15

Rubber: 1910 Visit to a Rubber Plantation | Relax & Sleep with History

39:03 Oct 12, 2025

16

Easter Island: The Strange Statues & Birdman Cults of Rapa Nui | Relax & Sleep with History

37:36 Sep 29, 2025

17

Marco Polo: Silk Road Adventures & Historical Controversies | Relax & Sleep with History

43:55 Sep 15, 2025

18

True Crime: 1894 Home Invasion of the Millionaire, John Jacob Astor (a Titanic passenger in 1912) | Relax & Sleep with History

41:01 Aug 31, 2025

19

UFO History: Phantom Airship Invasion of the 1800s | Relax & Sleep with History

45:49 Aug 17, 2025

20

Jackie Robinson – Baseball Legend: Early Struggles, Arrests, & Shocking Trial | Relax & Sleep with History

41:40 Jul 13, 2025

21

Coal Mining in 1908: Duties, Dangers, & Delusions | Relax & Sleep with History

37:35 Jun 15, 2025

22

[PART 2] A Cranky Scientist lives among Reindeer Herders in 1732 | Relax & Sleep with History

41:21 Jun 1, 2025

23

[PART 1] A Cranky Scientist lives among Reindeer Herders in 1732 | Relax & Sleep with History

43:32 May 18, 2025

24

Balloon Flight History: High-Flying Adventures of Gertrude Bacon | Relax & Sleep with History

43:24 May 4, 2025

25

Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony: Mayflower, Plymouth Rock, Survival, Squanto, Thanksgiving, & Weapons | Relax & Sleep with History

1:10:36 Apr 27, 2025

26

Loch Ness Monster: A History of Hopes & Hoaxes | Relax & Sleep with History

44:30 Apr 14, 2025

27

Klondike Gold Rush: The Gold-Fueled Chaos of Dawson City in 1898 | Relax & Sleep with History

41:59 Mar 30, 2025

28

Ancient Egypt: Pyramids, Sphinx, Cairo, & more | Relax & Sleep with History

1:06:59 Mar 16, 2025

29

Ancient Greek Olympics: Fascinating Stories about several Champions | Relax & Sleep with History

41:43 Mar 10, 2025

30

History Quiz Quest #1: 30 Trivia Questions | Relax & Sleep with History

27:31 Mar 1, 2025

31

College Pranks: A True Crime Caper about A Stolen Axe & An Ugly Tree | Relax & Sleep with History

41:33 Feb 23, 2025

32

History & Origins of Country Names | Learn, Relax, Sleep

30:02 Feb 17, 2025

33

Florence Nightingale: Was she truly a Kind and Caring Nurse? | Relax & Sleep with History

38:54 Feb 10, 2025

34

Stolen Art: A True Crime Story about Nazis, Salt Mines, & the heroic Monuments Men & Women | Relax & Sleep with History

47:52 Feb 2, 2025

35

Joan of Arc: Conspiracies, Controversies, & Hot Goss | Relax & Sleep with History

22:16 Jan 26, 2025

36

Gilligan’s Island TV Show: History, Trivia, & Controversies | How to Watch it for Free | Relax & Sleep with History

41:33 Jan 19, 2025

37

Adventure: The 1881 West African Voyage of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Relax & Sleep with History

39:09 Jan 12, 2025

38

*Vote* | Shape the future of this podcast: NEW Annual Survey for 2025.

2:19 Jan 2, 2025

39

*Update* | Older episodes are now on the new “Calm History-Bonus & Archives Podcast”

2:56 Oct 21, 2023

40

*Sample* | 5-Hour Life Story of Henry Ford: His Struggles, Challenges, & Controversies to Create a Car Empire | Relax & Sleep with History (Bonus Episode #65)

29:05 Oct 15, 2023

41

*Sample* | 3-Hour Titanic 360 Series: A Multi-Perspective (Bonus Episode #41)

28:42 Oct 14, 2023

42

*Sample* | 3-Hours about Henry Ford and the birth of the Ford Motor Company (Bonus Episode #29)

13:17 Oct 13, 2023

43

*Sample* | 2.5-Hour Titanic Survival Story: The Full Story (Bonus Episode #8)

0:00 Oct 12, 2023

44

*Sample* | 2-Hour Full Story of The Great Prison Tunnel Escape (Bonus Episode #24)

0:00 Oct 11, 2023

45

*Sample* | 2-Hours of Quiz Quests: 120 Trivia Questions (Bonus Episode #30)

0:00 Oct 10, 2023

46

*Sample* | 2-Hour History of Reindeer: Real Reindeer, Santa’s Reindeer, Rudolph, & Reindeer Herders in Lapland | Learn, Relax, Sleep (Bonus Episode #57)

28:59 Oct 9, 2023

47

*Sample* | 2-Hour History of Pearls & Pearl Divers | Relax & Sleep with History (Bonus Episode #77)

26:51 Oct 8, 2023

48

*Sample* | 2-Hour History of UFOs: Phantom Airships, Flying Saucers, Roswell, Area 51, Hangar 18, & more | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (Bonus Episode #80)

24:11 Oct 8, 2023

49

*Sample* | 1-Hour about Florence Nightingale: The Crimea War & Birth of Modern Nursing | Relax & Sleep with History (Bonus Episode #51)

13:31 Sep 8, 2023

50

*Sample* | 1-Hour about Ancient Greek Olympics: History, Events, Training, & Curious Stories about Ancient Champions (Bonus Episode #42)

10:48 Sep 7, 2023

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