The French Whisperer

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In bedtime story, I explore with you the mysteries of various "out-of-place artifacts", that is to say (allegedly) old objects that would challenge conventional chronology and/or the mainstream view of the technical advancement of ancient cultures. Forgeries, hoaxes, and pranks abound. I tell you about some of them, like the Michigan Relics or the Crystal Skulls; they were fake but still are good stories. A small number of objects really keep a part of the mystery or invite us to rethink our views of ancient societies, like the Antikythera Mechanism. Or we still don't exactly know how they were made, like the Shroud of Turin.

Exploring mysterious "out-of-place artifacts" challenges conventional views of ancient cultures, including forgeries, hoaxes, and genuine objects that invite us to rethink history.

Mysterious Out-of-Place Artifacts

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I take you on a journey along the Silk Road. What was it? Why was it created and how did it work? From the time of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty in China to the Mongol invasion and the travels of Marco Polo, we will relive more than 1500 years of history.

A soft-spoken bedtime story takes you on a journey along the Silk Road, reliving more than 1500 years of history from Roman Empire to Marco Polo.

History Of The Silk Road

Tonight I tell you about the concept of "generation ships": large spacecrafts that would transport dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of people to faraway destinations in the galaxy, over several generations. Even though we are nowhere near seeing one, the technical, biological, and social aspects of such a project are fascinating. So I review them to explain the main challenges and what possible solutions could be found.

Exploring generation ships: The challenges and potential solutions for creating large spacecrafts to transport generations to distant galaxies.

Generation Ships

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about four different mythological stories: Pandora's Box, the Danaïdes, Sisyphus, and Icarus. We will also explore the origins and interpretations of these myths.

A soft-spoken bedtime story revealing the origins and interpretations of Pandora's Box, the Danaïdes, Sisyphus, and Icarus.

Pandora's Box And Other Greek Myths

In this episode, I tell you about the long history of timekeeping devices, from the first sundials and water clocks to mechanical clocks, quartz timers, and atomic clocks. Beyond technique, we also explore how the perception and management of time are cultural phenomena.

This text explores the history of timekeeping devices, from sundials to atomic clocks, while highlighting the cultural aspect of time perception.

History Of Timekeeping

Legio IX Hispana, also sometimes called the "Lost Legion" had a long history. It served under the command of Julius Caesar during the First Century BC, on the side of Octavian in the civil war against Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and was sent to Spain, Germany, Pannonia, and Britain. In Roman Britain, it fought rebellions, including the rebellion of Queen Boudica in which it narrowly avoided destruction. But its trace gets lost in Northern England in the early Second Century AD. Was it destroyed in Britain by Celtic tribes, sent to the Netherlands, or did it disappear in a later conflict, in Judea or Cappadocia? In this story, we explore what Roman legions were, the conquest of Roman Britain, and other aspects of Roman history.

Legio IX Hispana, also known as the "Lost Legion," had a rich history serving under Julius Caesar and Octavian, but its fate remains a mystery.

The Lost Legion - Legio IX Hispana

In this ASMR/bedtime science story, I tell you about Earth during the Pleistocene (aka "the Ice Age"). We explore what the planet was like its geography, its climate, its fauna (especially the megafauna of mammals like mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, or mastodons), and the rise of the genus Homo, from the first Hominidae to Australopithecus species and various species of archaic humans (Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Heidelbergensis, Homo Neanderthalis and finally Homo Sapiens).

ASMR science bedtime story explores Earth during the Ice Age, including geography, climate, megafauna, and evolution of Homo species.

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