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Fall Asleep with Fran — A Gentle History of Cob: The Earth Beneath Your Feet

Fall Asleep with Fran — A Gentle History of Cob: The Earth Beneath Your Feet

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Tonight, Fran takes you on a slow, calming journey into the world of cob — one of the oldest building materials known to humanity. Made from nothing more than subsoil, straw, and water, cob has sheltered people for more than four thousand years, from ancient Iran to the thatched cottages of Devon and Cornwall, from the Taos Pueblo to five-hundred-year-old farmhouses in Brittany that are still lived in today.

In this gentle sleep story, you'll wander through the quiet rhythms of cob construction — the patient layering of each course, the slow drying of thick earthen walls, the trimming and shaping that gave cob buildings their soft, rounded quality. Fran explores the deep-set windows that filtered warm, enclosed light, the thermal mass that kept homes cool in summer and warm in winter, and the honest simplicity of a house made entirely from the ground beneath your feet.

From the chalk cob of England to the tabya of al-Andalus, from the Welsh clom of rural Anglesey to the bousille of French-colonial Louisiana, this episode traces cob's quiet history across cultures and continents — each tradition its own name, its own soil, its own understanding that home doesn't require materials from somewhere else.

Perfect as a bedtime podcast or relaxing sleep aid, this episode is designed to ease your mind, slow your thoughts, and carry you gently into sleep. A soothing episode to help you relax and drift off to sleep.

This episode includes AI-generated content.
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