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The Banked Fire

The Banked Fire

Quiet, slow stories for the end of the night. The Banked Fire tells long, calm history stories for sleep — lighthouse keepers, night trains, vanished trades, and the people who worked while the world slept — plus the After Midnight Archive, six fictional files from a night station that should not exist. New episodes weekly. Also on YouTube: @thebankedfire

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Episodes

16 episodes

  1. A Night on a 1930s Luxury Sleeper Train | Boring History for Sleep 41:41
  2. How Did Icelanders Spend Winter Nights in Turf Houses? — Boring History for Sleep 59:43
  3. How Did Cowboys Sleep on the Cattle Trail? — Boring History for Sleep 56:20
  4. How Did Victorian Servants Warm a House Before Dawn? — Boring History for Sleep 56:01
  5. Why Do You Wake Up at 3 A.M.? The History of Two Sleeps — Boring History for Sleep 57:37
  6. How Did People Sleep in a Medieval Inn? Nobody Slept Alone — Boring History for Sleep 1:02:04
  7. How Did Lighthouse Keepers Sleep in a Tower in the Sea? — Boring History for Sleep 1:03:56
  8. How Did Medieval Monks Sleep When the Bell Rang at 2 A.M.? — Boring History for Sleep 1:21:30
  9. Fall Asleep to One Night in a Medieval Bakery — Boring History for Sleep 1:44:55
  10. Episode 6: Do Not Finish the Night Shift 14:34
  11. Season 1 Trailer 1:34
  12. Episode 5: Do Not Let the Archive Finish Your File 14:24
  13. Episode 4: The Door Learns Your Voice 13:27
  14. Episode 3: Do Not Take a Name From the Line 12:56
  15. Episode 2: Do Not Answer When Aster Vale Calls Your Name 19:29
  16. Episode 1: The Last Broadcast From Nowhere 15:32