Soft Spoken History
Welcome to Soft Spoken History, where the dull becomes deeply soothing.
Each episode guides you through peaceful stories of forgotten empires and ordinary lives.
No stress. No noise. Just history told in whispers, wrapped in warmth and quiet curiosity.
🌌 Sleep stories, slow narration, and ambient history soundscapes.
For nights when you crave calm minds, soft voices, and the gentle comfort of the past.
How People Truly Lived During the Dutch VOC Era
Why Medieval People Avoided Bathing During Plague Years And Feared Water
How Miltown Hooked 1950s American Housewives on a “Calming” Pill
When Christmas Was Outlawed for Being Too Rowdy and Wild
What 1950s Housewives Actually Did Every Day
What Victorian Children Really Did on Halloween Night
The “Quiet Pills” That Ruined Countless 1960s Housewives
Why Victorian Women Sought This Controversial “Medical Relief”
What Victorian Women Actually Used as Early Tampons
The Strangest Foods People Ate in 19th-Century London
Why medieval people feared Halloween more than death.
How Medieval Women Endured Filthy, Harsh Winters
Why 1920s Halloween Was America’s Most Dangerous Night
What It Was Like Living Rich in 1700s Amsterdam’s Golden Age.
The Terrifying and Painful Treatments for Victorian-Era STDs
The Harsh Food Rules Royals Were Forced to Follow.
The Forgotten Hallucinogenic Origins Behind the First Halloween Traditions.
The 1945 Benzedrine Craze That Swept the Post-War World.
Strange Foods Victorians Mistook for Medicine