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Welcome to Blood City, a town overrun with infested creatures. Recently, Dr. Sarnaka of Teardrop Industries has created the perfect biological weapon, capable of taking over a host. Some are human, some are insect, some are bacterial. Anything can be infested. Before Blood cities were all over the country, they used to be normal. Our story begins in the Blood City that used to be Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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A Dreamy Myth of Poseidon (Olympians #3)
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: mythical flute, waves on shore 🪈🌊 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Swimming, Children, Family, Mythology, Horses, Fantastical Creatures, Romance. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, our series on the Olympian gods of Greek mythology continues. We'll visit Poseidon in his unde…
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Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Ashaye Brown ✍️ Sound effects: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Nostalgia, Children, Science Fiction, Memory, Sadness, Inspiration, Friendship. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have a unique story where we’ll delve into the realm of memories and childhood, reminding us of the moments when we were most…
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Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: countryside ambience, birdsong 🚜🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Cats, Nostalgia, Children, Baking, Cooking, Summer, Americana, Grandparents, Helping. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join a little boy named Davey as he spends a golden summer afternoon in his Grandma Hattie…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalie ✍️ Sound effects: cosmic drone, footsteps in snow, city park ambience 🌌👣🏙️ Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Children, Science & Nature. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll enjoy the final instalment of our Zodiac series, following Pisces through her day in the modern world. This dreamy, …
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Nicole Griffin ✍️ Includes mentions of: Walking, Travel, Hiking, Mindfulness, Change, Growth, Authenticity. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, the profound quietude and stillness of the Sahara provide us a chance to pause and connect to our deepest and most authentic truths. The vast open space of the desert and r…
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Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️ Sound effects: busy city ambience, train whistle 🏙️🚂 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Heights, Flying, Outer Space, Nostalgia, Children, Cooking, Romance, Fantastical Elements, Pregnancy, Fantasy, Dreams, Parents, Wedding. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join a young boy named Charl…
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The Sleepy History of the White Wedding Dress
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Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: gentle birdsong 🐦⬛ Includes mentions of: Nostalgia, Weddings, Fashion, WWI, WWII, US History, Undergarments. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll take a romantic journey back through time to find out where the modern ideal of the white wedding dress got its roots and how it…
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Fairies and Giants in the World Above
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️ Sound effects: gusting wind, birds 💨🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Heights, Flying, Children, Fantastical Creatures, Beverages, Fantasy, Friendship, Dreams, Parents, Family, Trains. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Clementine and her little brother, Michael, visit the World Above and …
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: mythical flute, mountain breeze 🪈🌬️ Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Children, Romance, Insects, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Mythology, Wedding. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, our Olympian Gods mythology series continues with Hera, the goddess of marriage, wom…
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A Restful Holiday at a Georgian Manor House
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Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: gentle waves 🌊 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Nostalgia, Romance, Beverages, Friendship, Cooking. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, while on vacation at a Georgian Manor House, Jeanine discovers the story of a young woman who used to live in there two hundred year…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️ Sound effects: crickets 🌴 Includes mentions of: Cave Diving, Bodies of Water, Underwater Scenes, Enclosed Spaces, Walking, History, Swimming, Religious Traditions, Caves, Darkness, Science & Nature, Bus, Travel, Fish. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, you’ll embark on a subterranean adventure a…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Christa Adams ✍️ Sound effects: crackling fire 🔥 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Winter, Fire, New Year's, Gratitude, Ice & Snow, Ice Skating, Friendship, Beverages. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll return to the mountain cabin where Sara enjoys a tranquil winter’s day, working on her New Year’s Res…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️ Sound effects: African forest ambience 🦜🌴 Includes mentions of: Food, Heights, Bodies of Water, Underwater Scenes, Walking, History, Swimming, Gratitude, Mountain Climbing, Science & Nature, Travel, Hiking, Literature & Literary History, Mindfulness, Colonialism, Beverages. Welcome back, sleepyhe…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: cosmic drone, Trafalgar Square ambience 🌌 🏙️ Includes mentions of: Winter, History, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Art History, Architecture, Mythology. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Creativity, intelligence, and independence mark Aquarius. Tonight, in the spirit of this art-loving…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️ Sound effects: boat sailing on lake ⛵️ Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Underwater Scenes, Swimming, Animals, Birds, Darkness, Travel, Fish, Colonialism, Boats. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re continuing our exploration of Zimbabwe. In tonight’s story we’ll travel to Lake Ka…
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Narrator: Nicky Branagh-Schmidt 🇬🇧 Writer: Lily Loveless ✍️ Sound effects: peaceful seaside ambience 🌊 Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Nostalgia, Bodies of Water, Friendship, Parents, Birthdays. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be back on Florence Road, where Jade volunteered for the first time at her local nature reserve. It’s also wher…
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Walking through the Ruins of Great Zimbabwe
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️ Sound effects: African countryside ambience, distant thunder 🇿🇼 ☁️ Includes mentions of: Walking, History, Gratitude, Religious Traditions, Architecture, Travel, Thunderstorm. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, you’ll be travelling to the golden plains of southern Africa, where you’ll wander thr…
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A Dreamy Myth of Zeus (Olympians #1)
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: mythical flute, sea waves 🪈🌊 Includes mentions of: Heights, Death, Fantastical Creatures. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we begin a 12-part journey through the Pantheon of Greek Gods. Zeus is the king of the gods and we will hear about his birth, his ascension to power, and hi…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: wintry winds 🌬️❄️ Includes mentions of: Dogs, Magic, Winter, Romance, Gratitude, Ice & Snow, Forest at Night, Fantastical Elements, Folklore, Fantasy, Worries, Friendship, Parents, Wedding, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's fairytale adaptation is about a woodcutter’s da…
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A Dreamy Meditation on Setting Intentions for the New Year (Bonus)
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Includes mentions of: Magic, Fantastical Elements, New Year's, Mindfulness, Inspiration, Growth, Change, Uncertainty, Intentions. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in a special bonus episode to ring in the new year, we'll honour the experiences of the past year, and then set positive intenti…
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Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: rainy, blustery weather 🌧️💨 Includes mentions of: Cats, Children, Family, Parents. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Auggie is confronted with the baffling dilemma of her humans bringing another cat home. Rest assured, she will end up managing the situation with grace and intel…
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Mince Pies and Memories (Rainy Day Bakery #9)
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound effects: calm cafe ambience ☕️ Includes mentions of: Food, Cats, Nostalgia, Friendship, Baking, Winter, Ice & Snow, Beverages, Inspiration, Helping, Work. Merry Christmas, sleepyheads! 🎄 Tonight, we're taking our ninth visit to one of the cosiest places we know - Lily’s Rainy Day Bakery.…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: cosmic drone, winter woodland ambience 🌌🌲🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Outer Space, Winter, Fire, Gratitude, Horses, Fantastical Elements, Mythology, Helping, Beverages. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will continue our journey through the Zodiac, with Capricorn. She spends …
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Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: suburban ambience, birdsong 🏡🐦 Includes mentions of: Beverages, Bodies of Water, Swimming, Summer. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join Emma as she heads to the coast for an afternoon of sun, sea, and blissful relaxation. 😴 GIFT A SUBSCRIPTION THIS FESTIVE SEASON 🎁 Send …
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: crackling fire, sleigh bells 🔥🛷🔔 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Flying, Nostalgia, Children, Christmas, Winter, History, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Religious Traditions, Military History, US History, Literature & Literary History, Family. Welcome back, sleepyhea…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound effects: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Bodies of Water, Ghosts, Death, Boat, Fantastical Creatures, Alcohol, Animals, Religious Traditions, Beverages, Horses, Caves, Darkness, Friendship, Literature & Literary History, Mythology, Underworld. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonigh…
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Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧 Writer: Angela Wood ✍️ Sound effects: flowing river, gentle birdsong 🌊🐦 Includes mentions of: Winter, Fire, Walking, Animals, Ice & Snow, Darkness, Science & Nature, Travel, Forest at Night, Folklore, Beverages. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re embarking on a slow-paced adventure, exploring the beautiful Black F…
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A New York City Nutcracker Dream: Part 2
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: dance of the sugar plum fairy (music), snowy breeze 🎶 🌬️ Includes mentions of: Magic, Nostalgia, Children, Christmas, Winter, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Beverages, Ice & Snow, Music, Travel, Fantasy, Mice, Literature & Literary History, Dreams, Parents, Zoo, Family. Welcome ba…
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A New York City Nutcracker Dream: Part 1
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: dance of the sugar plum fairy (music), snowy breeze 🎶 🌬️ Includes mentions of: Magic, Nostalgia, Children, Christmas, Winter, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Beverages, Ice & Snow, Music, Travel, Fantasy, Mice, Literature & Literary History, Dreams, Parents, Zoo, Family. Welcome ba…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: wind in leaves, birds, lapping water, whistling 🍂🐦💧😙 Includes mentions of: Food, Children, Cooking, Autumn, Summer, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Fairytale, Friendship, Working, Helping, Wolves. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll hear the tale of a friendly wolf …
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Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Nostalgia, Birthdays, Religious Traditions, Americana, Military History, Art History, US History, Fashion, Work, Parents, Family, Creativity, Slavery & Abolition, Colonialism, WWII, WWI, AIDS, Civil Rights. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we ha…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: cosmic drone, crickets 🌌 Includes mentions of: Animals, Science & Nature, Mythology, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Elements. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join the ultimate voyager, Sagittarius, as he explores the animal kingdom in the place where it flourishes the …
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Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, on our brand new podcast, Sleepy History, listen to the captivating story of a forever-mysterious British landmark - Stonehenge. Discover the fascinating history of this enigmatic monument, and the many colourful theories. Was Stonehenge an astronomical observatory, a healing sanctuary, or something else altogeth…
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A Sleepy Tale of Paul Bunyan and Babe (5th Anniversary Bonus)
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Narrator: TK Kellman 🇺🇸 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: forest birdsong 🌲🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Children, Cooking, Walking, Fire, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Ice & Snow, US History, Darkness, Science & Nature, Forest at Night, Americana, Folklore, Fantasy, Friendship, Cows, Parents, Helping, Family. Welcome back…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: calm city ambience, footsteps, soft voices 🏙️👟🗣️ Includes mentions of: Nostalgia, Children, Car, Enclosed Spaces, Gratitude, Beverages, Darkness, Theatre, Performing on Stage. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll immerse ourselves in a musical theatre production at a grand venu…
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Ballroom Dancing in Blackpool (5th Anniversary Bonus)
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Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: seaside town ambience, distant waves ⚓️ 🌊 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Autumn, History, Alcohol, Beverages, Dancing, Friendship, Travel, Literature & Literary History, Music. Welcome back, sleepyheads. In tonight's bonus episode, we'll join Lena as she dances away the evening on …
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A Sleepy Springtime Journey to Welsh South America
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: mountains ambience, birds 🏔️🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Spring, Walking, History, Architecture, Travel, Wine, Beverages. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Thank you for being here with us, once again, as we celebrate a landmark occasion for the show. 🥳 It's been exactly 5 years…
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Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Mersiha Bruncevic ✍️ Sound design: marina ambience, birdsong ⚓️🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Autumn, History, Gratitude, Beverages, Architecture, Literature & Literary History, Travel. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join a lady named Nora in Copenhagen, visiting cosy bookshops, r…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: waves on shore 🌊 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Boat, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Elements, Literature & Literary History, Mythology, Helping. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll follow Hercules as he seeks to find the legendary Garden of the Hesperides, where …
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Ivan Suazo ✍️ Sound design: birdsong 🐦 Includes mentions of: Dogs, Autumn, Walking, Science & Nature, Travel, Hiking, Working, Parents, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join two truffle hunters and their amazing dog as they wander through the oak forests of Piedmont in search of the White Alba truf…
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Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧 Writer: Sara Williams ✍️ Sound design: canal ambience, birdsong 🚣🐦⬛ Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Boat, Beverages, Rain, Friendship, Animals, Autumn. Welcome back, sleepyheads. In tonight's story, we’ll spend a peaceful autumn morning on the river, journeying in a traditional narrowboat. 😴 Watch, listen a…
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Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: autumnal breeze, footsteps on leaves, snapping twigs 🍂🥾🪵 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Autumn, Baking, Colonialism, Slavery and Abolition, Beverages, US History, Farming, Americana, Literature & Literary History, Coffee. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll trace the…
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A Stormy Night in the Scientist’s Laboratory
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound design: thunderstorm, horse hooves ⛈️🐴 Includes mentions of: Eerie Scenes, Death, Autumn, Rain, Insects, Beverages, Horses, Darkness, Travel, Science Fiction, Thunderstorm, Scientific Experiments. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, it's time for our special Halloween story of 2024. Duri…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: cosmic drone, crickets 🌌🌾 Includes mentions of: Cats, Autumn, Fantastical Creatures, Fantasy, Worries, Mythology, Intuition, Inspiration, Growth, Change, Uncertainty, Tarot. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Scorpio provides insights to welcome guests as a tarot card reader. She h…
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A Peaceful Morning at the Market in Harare
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Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️ Sound design: vibrant morning birdsong 🐦🦜 Includes mentions of: Food, Beverages, Travel, Children, Shopping, Friendship, Religious Traditions. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight’s story is set in a vibrant market in Harare, Zimbabwe. Local resident, Matthew, often goes to the market, and we’ll joi…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: waves on sand 🌊 Includes mentions of: Dogs, Food, Bodies of Water, Nostalgia, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Literature & Literary History, Mythology, Battle Scenes, Change. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Hercules has travelled to the faraway island of Erytheia, in what would…
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Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: autumn birdsong, clopping horse hooves 🐦🐴 Includes mentions of: Food, Children, Eerie Scenes, Autumn, Romance, History, Halloween, Friendship, Literature & Literary History, Ghost Stories. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll accompany a Victorian-era teen as she attends her …
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The Sleepy History of Jack O’Lanterns
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Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: Autumn countryside ambience, owl hooting 🍂🦉 Includes mentions of: Magic, Nostalgia, Children, Ghosts, Eerie Scenes, Death, Autumn, Fire, Witches, Fantastical Creatures, Halloween, Religious Traditions, US History, Darkness, Farming, Americana, Folklore, Literature & Literary History,…
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Dreaming of Polar Night in Svalbard
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: winter winds 🌬️❄️ Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Winter, Walking, Fire, Animals, Ice & Snow, Darkness, Science & Nature, Travel, Hiking, Family, Pets, Dogs. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, a woman is visiting her brother in the town of Longyearbyen. It's one of the coldest and …
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Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia LeVesque ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Magic, Nostalgia, Children, Autumn, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Music, Fantasy, Work, Mystery, Beverages. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be travelling to a magical autumn night market. This is no ordinary market, but as alway…
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