Jack the Ripper was a notorious, unidentified serial killer active in and around the Whitechapel district of London during the late 1800s. Despite his true identity never being discovered, macabre fascination into the gruesome killings and the mystery perpetrator has endured for generations. #WikiSleep #JackTheRipper #Sleep #MurderStories #MentalHealth

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Episode 107: Jack the Ripper

In a way, the history of wine is the history of civilization, intertwined with religion. It’s a big complicated subject that people spend their entire lives learning and exploring—and is loaded with tradition, nuance, strange stories and all sorts of rules that go against the rules of the rules that you should always follow. And that makes people nervous. But really, who cares? It’s just wine. #WikiSleep #Wine #HistoryOfWine #MentalHealth

Episode 106: A Very Brief History of Wine

Maya Angelou was a celebrated American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist mainly known for her seven autobiographies—but she also had an extremely colourful life, rising from the hardscrabble Depression-era South to become a pimp, a sex worker, a supper club chanteuse, and friends of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, as well as a journalist in Egypt and Ghana. She is one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century. #WikiSleep #MayaAngelou #Sleep

Episode 105: Maya Angelou, read by Britt Buntain

Amy Winehouse was an enormously talented British singer and songwriter, celebrated for her deep, expressive vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, jazz, and blues. Physically and mentally affected by addiction and depression, her life was sadly cut short after only two major albums, yet her impact is still being felt today around the world. #WikiSleep #AmyWinehouse #MentalHealth #Sleep 

Episode 104: Amy Winehouse

Dante's Divine Comedy is one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and is often considered to be the greatest literary work in the Italian language. A poet, writer and philosopher, Dante lived for much of his life in exile from his home of Florence—and like many artists, the true magnitude of his work wasn't recognized until years after his death. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Dante #Poet #DivineComedy #MentalHealth #DivinaCommedia 

Episode 103: Dante

Norm MacDonald was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his deadpan style. He was notorious for derailing conversations by spouting irreverent, long, fake stories with gummy punchlines—and for his unrelenting lampooning of public figures. Celebrated by comedians around the world, he is often considered one of the best comics to have ever lived. #WikiSleep #NormMacDonald #Sleep #MentalHealth

Episode 102: Norm MacDonald

Cameras are ubiquitous, pervasive and largely taken for granted—but the history and impact of image capture goes back for hundreds of years. Britt Buntain explores camera history, fun facts and the impact in this crash course on one of our most useful tools. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Camera #History #MentalHealth

Episode 101: A Brief History of Cameras read by Britt Buntain

Easily one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie's ability to transcend culture and create art that shaped our world is unparalleled. An actor, painter, cultural provocateur and immensely talented musician, his life was a fascinating journey through creation, drug addiction, rebirth, pop, and sexuality. Even his death was an artistic creation, with his final album, Blackstar, intentionally being released days after his death. #WikiSleep #Bowie #Sleep #MentalHealth 

Episode 100: David Bowie

One of the most famous figures to emerge from the era of the Wild West, Annie Oakley's skill with a pistol brought her international renown. An advocate for teaching women how to handle a gun, she shot through cigars as they hung from her husband's mouth, and could split a playing card edge-on at 30 paces. A fan favourite, she was the second-highest grossing performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, after Wild Bill himself. #WikiSleep #AnnieOakley #Sleep #WildWest #MentalHealth

Episode 99: Sharpshooter Annie Oakley

Phil Hartman was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic designer who gained fame in the late 1980s as a long-time performer on SNL. Known for being a gregarious and kind human, his life was tragically cut short when he was murdered by his wife as he slept. #WikiSleep #Sleep #PhilHartman #SleepStories #MentalHealth 

Episode 98: Phil Hartman: actor, comedian, murder victim...

The history of cannabis, also known as weed, ganja and marijuana, dates back to at least the third millennium BCE in written history—and even further back by archaeological evidence. For thousands of years, the plant has been valued for its material use, as food and medicine, and for its psychoactive properties for religious and recreational use. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Marijuana #Cannabis #MentalHealth

Episode 97: A Brief History of Marijuana

Charles Ponzi was an Italian con artist who became known in the early 1920s as a swindler in North America for his a fraudulent money-making scheme in which he paid old investors with new investors’ money. The scheme, which defrauded countless people of their life savings, was not originally invented by Ponzi, but became so identified with him that it now is referred to as a "Ponzi scheme." #WikiSleep #Sleep #Ponzi #MentalHealth #SleepStories

Episode 96: Charles Ponzi, the Man Behind the Scheme

Charles the 6th, also known as Charles the Mad, was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He was known for his mental illness and psychotic episodes that plagued him throughout his life, leading him to believe at one point that he was made of glass and to not know his wife and children. #wikisleep #sleep #SleepStory #MentalHealth

Episode 95: Charles the Mad, read by Vanessa La Belle

Poe was a profound master of the macabre—and in this short story, he continues his exploration of the meaning of obsession, love and self-indulgence. A masterful work that in just a few short pages manages to expose the depths of devotion, passion and darkness. #sleep #wikisleep #EdgarAllanPoe #Poe #SleepStories 

Episode 94: The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter who became one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art, yet he wasn’t successful during his lifetime. Rather, he was considered a madman. He only became famous after his death and now exists in the public imagination as a misunderstood genius where discourses on madness and creativity converge. #WikiSleep #sleep #VanGogh

Episode 93: Vincent van Gogh

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