Exploration: Dreamland

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54. Volume 1, Chapter 6:   Everyone lives happily enjoying a pastoral life for a few years until politics once again beckons.  

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54. Volume 1, Chapter 5:   Romance blossoms but meets with fierce and underhanded resistance, requiring a desperate dash to safety in the middle of a...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54. Volume 1, Chapter 4a:   Lord Raymond resolves his quandary between "queen and country" and Lionel flies to the aid of Adrian in a swift airship.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54. Volume 1, Chapter 4:   Lord Raymond and Adrian's sister, Idris, befriend Lionel and Perdita, and romance begins to cause complications for everyo...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read"The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54. Volume 1, Chapter 3:  The drama increases and in rushes of poetry, we hear of the progression of Lionel's new life, Adrian's mental breakdown, and...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read"The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 4, Episode 54. Volume 1, Chapter 2:  In a dramatic reversal of fortune, our narrator Lionel and his sister Perdita make the acquaintance of the young man who wil...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read"The Last Man," a dystopian novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (author of "Frankenstein"). The book will be read in order - this episode covers the introduction and the first chapter of Volume 1. In this episode, a puzzling manuscript is discovered deep in a cave and the story of the Last Man is revealed. Our narrator introduces himself and his sister, an...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. This episode examines the possible similarities between the caves of South Dakota's Badlands and the geysers of Yellowstone National Park.  

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. This episode concludes Luella Owens' adventures in Crystal Cave/Wonderland Cave in the Black Hills.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. This episode covers the beginning of Luella Owens' adventures in Crystal Cave/Wonderland Cave in the Black Hills.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. This episode concludes the exploration of Wind Cave and examines the Onyx Caves northwest of Hot Springs. It includes a description of a fascinating fossil that appears to b...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. This episode continues Luella Owens' tour of Wind Cave.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. This episode examines the Black Hills, the Badlands, and begins to explore Wind Cave.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. This episode investigates some Oregon County caves including the area of Grand Gulf.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. This episode explores Fairy Cave/Talking Rocks Cavern, Powell Cave, and other Stone County caves.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. This episode covers Luella Owens' adventures in Marble Cave/Marvel Cave in Missouri. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 44. 

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen. This first episode is dense with geological information and for many, may be the best episode for falling asleep to that we have posted so far!

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Time Machine: An Invention" by H.G. Wells. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 38. In our previous episode, the Time Traveller and his companion, Weena, combed through an ancient museum in search of items that might be useful in regaining the Time Machine. When they tried...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Time Machine: An Invention" by H.G. Wells. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 38. In our previous episode, the Time Traveller investigated the other race of people who live in the far future and made a narrow escape from their underground lair. He and his companion, Weena...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Time Machine: An Invention" by H.G. Wells. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 38. In our previous episode, the Time Machine goes missing, stranding the Time Traveller in the far future. In his explorations of the area, he discovers that the people he initially met are not...

Thank you for joining us for our first anniversary celebration episode and for being part of the first year of Exploration: Dreamland. We couldn't do this without you. Thank you. Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read the short story "All Cats are Gray" by Andre Alice Norton writing as Andrew North.  

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Time Machine: An Invention" by H.G. Wells. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 38. In our previous episode, the Time Traveller began to relate his journey into the far future and his rather abrupt landing. He described the denizens he met and some of their way of life. He...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "The Time Machine: An Invention" by H.G. Wells. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 3, Episode 38. In our previous episode, we met the Time Traveller and his friends and learned a bit of the theory of possible time travel. There was also a demonstration of a model time machine. We ended j...

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read The Time Machine: An Invention by H.G. Wells. The book will be read in order, so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with this episode. This episode includes the first three chapters of this classic science fiction story.  

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read "Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women, Autobiographical Sketches" by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. The book will be read in order so if you would like to begin at the beginning, please start with Season 2, Episode 26. In this episode, you will hear of Dr. Blackwell's contribution to the Union Army in the American Civil War after which time, h...