Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations

A sleepy Czech fairy tale with talking animals and a princess, of course.  You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33002 .  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you’d like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or becom...

A sweet, sleepy Norse fairy tale with no gods or Vikings.  You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8933 .  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you’d like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at htt...

A bedtime story by Charles Dickens about one of his most famous characters.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you’d like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  You can read this story (and other public domain classics) f...

A beautiful, sleepy tale about love and loss by Mark Twain.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https...

A New Year's classic by Nathaniel Hawthorne.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenber...

A holiday classic beautifully read by actor Erik Braa. I've admired Erik's work for many years. You may know him from video games like League of Legends or Sims. He's also read some beautiful bedtime stories for the Calm app, like The Nordland Night Train which you can find in the app and on YouTube. There's a link to that story and more of his bedtime stories at https://storytime.thebraacast.com/...

The finale of the sleepy Herman Melville classic this week.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  Have you made it to the end of the first three parts? If not and you'd like t...

A sleepy tale about the queen of the autumn flowers by Louisa May Alcott.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  If you'd like to read the story yourself, you can download it f...

It's part three (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic this week.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  If you'd like to read the story for yourself, you can download...

A sleepy tale about a woodchuck who couldn't tell his left from right.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  Want to read the story yourself? Download it for free at https://w...

Part Two of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  To read the story yourself, download it for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1123...

A sleepy folk tale from Zimbabwe.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  To read the story, download it for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3027 . Hosted on Acast. See...

Part One of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  If you'd like to read the story for yourself, you can download it for free at https://www...

A Brothers Grimm classic read by Kyle Field from the band Little Wings.  Kyle is an amazing artist who is truly one-of-a-kind. His work touches me deeply. I've been a fan for years, and I'm thrilled to have him to the podcast. There's a song before the story in this episode called Neptune's Next. To hear more of his music, go to http://www.littlewingsnow.com/ .  If you'd like to read the...

A Danish fairy tale about the pain of growing up an outsider and the joy of finding out who you really are.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  To read the story, you can do...

Mark Twain's heartrendingly beautiful classic, by request for a listener who likes longer stories.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  Want to read the story? It's available...

A classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  To read this story and others by the Grimm Brothers, download it for free online at https://www.gute...

For Leif Erikson Day, a Viking tale of giants, dwarfs, gods and monsters.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the stories or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  Here's a link to the entire book on Project Gutenberg, where yo...

By request, this is the first in a series of guided sleep meditations. There's no story, just a guided meditation to help you fall asleep on the nights you feel like something different. They will be bonus episodes of the podcast in addition to the weekly stories. Please let me know how you like it with an email to erik@listentosleep.com .  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes o...

A Canadian fairy tale for the Harvest Moon.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  To read this and other Canadian fairy tales, you can download them for free online at https:...

A classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale, by request. If the podcast helps you sleep, please consider leaving a review where you listen. It really helps others find it.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreo...

An old German fairy tale complete with a prince, a maiden, an evil stepmother and of course, a fairy.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  Download the text of this public d...

A Punjabi tale about the value of being grateful, even for life's setbacks and losses.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  Download the text of this public domain story for...

An old French fairy tale about being careful what you wish for...  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  Download the text of this public domain story for free at https://www....

An old fairy tale about three magical dogs in celebration of National Dog Day and dedicated to my very good dog, Bodhi.  For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com .  If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep .  You can read thi...