Calming Facts
By Travis Kemp
New episodes every week/two weeks.
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Calming FactsDec 23, 2020
Dinosaurs: The Mesozoic Era
S1 E29: For all of you who wished my episodes were longer, this is for you! This calming monologue is a collection of all 5 dinosaur episodes back to back, for 50 minutes of pure dinosaurs. I hope you like it! It’s interesting to hear how my recording has improved with time too - the Triassic episode was the 4th episode I ever released and is noticeably not so well recorded. You can also hear that I recorded Cretaceous part 1 in a room with echo - never again! I hope you enjoy this super long episode.
Backing Music: 'Arcturus' and 'To An Unknown Soldier' by George Sundancer, and 'Etheral Eternity' by Purple Planet Music,
URL to George's site: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
URL to the Purple Planet site: https://www.purple-planet.com/.
CC BY 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Image by heimseiten_WebdesignKoeln from Pixabay.
Diamonds
S1 E28: A calming monologue about diamonds. We all know diamonds are forever, but how much of this is tradition & how much is clever marketing?
Backing Music: Parker by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Big Announcement!
S1 E27: Big announcement! I've launched a website, https://calmingfacts.com.
Things you can do on the website:
Listen to all free episodes ever released (also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc..).
Listen to 50p episodes. There are three 50p episodes available now! (All funds will be used to grow my audience, ensuring the podcasts long term future).
Suggest new ideas and new directions for the podcast using the Ideas Board. (Update: The ideas board wasn’t working properly at launch, sorry to anyone who has tried to add an idea. If you’ve tried and failed, please try again and this time it'll work!)
Donate money to Calming Facts and help me really grow the podcast!
Donate money to charity. This link shows you all of the charities I donate to.
Enjoy!
Backing music: Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay.
CC0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/.
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
Dinosaurs: The Asteroid Strike
S1 E26: Part 5 of a 5 part series, this is a calming monologue about the asteroid strike that triggered the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs.
Backing Music: To An Unknown Soldier by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Lightning
S1 E25. A calming monologue about lightning.
Backing music: Distant Thunder Relaxation / Meditation / Mindfulness by NaturesEye from Pixabay.
CC0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/.
Image by Ron Rev Fenomeno from Pixabay.
Woolly Mammoths
S1 E24: A calming monologue about woolly mammoths.
Backing Music: Heliosphere by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay.
Nuclear Fusion
S1 E22: A calming monologue about nuclear fusion.
Backing Music: Deja-Vu by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Direwolves
S1 E21: A calming monologue about direwolves.
Backing Music: Contact Lost by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
The Sun
S1 E20: A calming monologue about the Sun.
Backing Music: Interstellar Approach by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Photo by Luis Graterol on Unsplash.
Dinosaurs: The Cretaceous Part 2
S1 E19: Part 4 of a 5 part series, this is a calming monologue about dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period.
Backing Music: To An Unknown Soldier by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Chess
S1 E18: A calming monologue about chess, I discuss some cool chess history and the basics of how to decide which piece to move.
My chess.com username: CalmingFacts. Please challenge me to a game!
Backing Music: Compassion by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Image by Bruno /Germany from Pixabay.
Narwhals
S1 E17: A calming monologue about narwhals.
Backing Music: Dreams of a Dolphin by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay.
The Oceans
S1 E15. A calming monologue about the oceans.
Backing music: 195 Meditation and Relaxation Healing Waves by TimMoor from Pixabay.
CC0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/.
Photo by Tim Johnson on Unsplash.
Black Holes
S1 E14: A calming but mindbending monologue about black holes.
Backing Music: Signals From Far Away by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Sloths
S1 E13: A calming monologue about sloths.
Backing Music: Point Nemo by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Image by WikiImages from Pixabay.
Dinosaurs: The Cretaceous Part 1
S1 E12: Part 3 of a 5 part series, this is a calming monologue about dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period.
Backing Music: To An Unknown Soldier by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Cells
S1 E10: A calming monologue about cells.
Backing Music: The Old Tree by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay.
Reindeer
S1 E9: A Christmassy monologue about reindeer to get us all in the Christmas spirit!
Backing music: Silent Night, by JJuliusH from Pixabay.
CC0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/.
Image by patrick__b from Pixabay
Dinosaurs: The Jurassic
S1 E8: Part 2 of a 5 part series, this is a calming monologue about dinosaurs in the Jurassic period.
Backing Music: Arcturus by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Image by Dariusz Sankowski from Pixabay.
The Northern Lights
S1 E7. A calming monologue about the magical Aurora Borealis.
Backing music: Touched by the Gods by George Sundancer.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC676MdNDF3vRSm-lPde29hw.
Used with his full permission.
Bananas
S1 E6. A calming monologue about the surprisingly interesting history and impending demise of bananas.
Backing music: Canción Triste by enrique27naveda from Pixabay.
CC0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/.
Image by Juan Zelaya from Pixabay.
Blue Whales
S1 E5. A calming monologue about blue whales.
Backing music: Misty Meadow by George-Sundancer on Pixabay.
CC0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/.
Image by rmferreira from Pixabay.
Dinosaurs: The Triassic
S1 E4. Part 1 of a 5 part series, this is a calming monologue about dinosaurs in the Triassic period.
Backing music: Etheral Eternity by Purple Planet Music.
URL: https://www.purple-planet.com/.
CC BY 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Image by enriquelopezgarre from Pixabay.
The Future of Genetic Engineering
S1 E3. A speculatively calming monologue discussing the fascinating possibilities of genetic engineering.
Backing music: Ambiment The Ambient by artdsigns from Pixabay.
CC0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/.
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay.
Atoms
S1 E2. A calming monologue about atoms.
Backing Music: Freezing but Warm by Meydän.
URL: https://meydan.bandcamp.com/music.
CC BY 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.
The Planets
S1 E1. A calming monologue describing many of the fascinating aspects of the planets in our solar system.
Backing music: Deep Space Exploration by Purple Planet Music.
URL: https://www.purple-planet.com/.
CC BY 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Image by WikiImages from Pixabay.
