Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Narrator: Elizabeth 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica ✍️ Sound design: gentle birdsong 🐦🌺 Includes mentions of: Animals, Children, Romance, Death, History   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll learn all about the incredible life of the writer and illustrator, Beatrix Potter. Through her words and art, Beatrix introduced the world to beloved characters like Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddleduck, and of cours...

Narrator: Arif 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: howling wind, snowfall 🌬❄️ Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Christmas, Winter   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll return to Katy’s charming neighborhood and join her for a snowy evening of holiday festivities and shopping. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're ther...

Narrator: Thomas 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: footsteps along hallway 🐦 Includes mentions of: Magic, Romance, Autumn   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we conclude our three-part retelling of this classic fairy tale. As Camille and Antoine's companionship develops, she begins to see him differently to the outsiders that label him as beastly and unkempt. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on...

Narrator: Thomas 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: gusty breeze 🌬 Includes mentions of: Magic, Romance, Autumn   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we return to the beloved fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast. How will Camille fair when she joins the owner of the forbidding mansion to repay her father's debt? 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subs...

Narrator: Thomas 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: birdsong 🐦 Includes mentions of: Magic, Romance, Autumn   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll begin a dreamy three-part retelling of this classic fairytale. It’s a perfectly autumnal story to lead you into a good night’s sleep. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're ther...

Narrator: Thomas 🇬🇧 Writer: Christa ✍️ Sound design: quiet street ambience, breeze 🚗 🌬 Includes mentions of: Walking, Food, Autumn, Rain   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be visiting Scotland’s vibrant capital city - walking through leaf-covered parks, past historic hillside castles, and down quaint cobbled streets before retreating to a warm and delightful fire-lit pub on this moody-we...

Narrator: Heather 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: apartment ambience 🏙 🛏 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostlagia, Baking, Cooking, Thanksgiving   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have a special story for Thanksgiving. This uniquely American holiday is often reason for big family events, but, as you'll find out this evening, it can also be a time to celebrate with friends. 😴  Watch, listen,...

Narrator: Vanessa 🇨🇦 Writer: Kayla ✍️ Sound design: leafy breeze, footsteps on leaves 🍂🥾 Includes mentions of: Alcohol, Food, Walking   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll meander through the splendid grid-like streets of Toronto, Ontario on an autumn day. 😴    Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various pla...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Christa ✍️ Sound design: rustling leaves, breeze 🍂 Includes mentions of: Food, Baking   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll spend a cosy autumn day with Sara as she watches falling leaves, bakes pumpkin cookies, and reads in her living room by the crackling fireplace. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subs...

Narrator: Elizabeth 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila ✍️ Sound design: quiet street ambience, distant bell 🏘🔔 Includes mentions of: Walking, History, Military History, Beverages   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we return to the beautiful, historic city of Bordeaux in France to continue exploring its streets and learning about its storied past. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy...

Narrator: Elizabeth 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila ✍️ Sound design: tram interior 🚋 Includes mentions of: Walking, History, Military History   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll explore the cobblestoned streets and tree-lined squares of the historic city center of Bordeaux in southern France. This is the first installment in a two-part tour through this ancient and beautiful city. The tour will continue...

Narrator: Thomas 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove ✍️ Sound design: distant waves, seagulls, palm fronds 🌊🌴 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Enclosed Spaces, Walking, Shipwrecks, Pirates   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in a special listener request, we’ll be traveling to the shores of a secluded island and exploring the wreck of an old pirate ship.😴    Watch, listen, and comment on this episod...

Narrator: Heather 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: leafy breeze, neighbourhood ambience 🍂🏘 Includes mentions of: Cats, Children   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll follow a black cat named Tabitha as she roams her neighbourhood on Halloween. From youthful trick or treaters to jack ‘o lantern displays to neighbours gathering around the fire for hot cider, all of the most delightful autum...

Narrator: Thomas 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove ✍️ Sound design: town square ambience, Mexican band 🛝🎼  Includes mentions of: Food, Death, Bodies of Water, Walking, Boat, Ghosts   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will take a fascinating journey to Mexico’s Michoacán region and celebrate the Day of the Dead festival, learning more about its cultural influences and traditions. 😴  Watch, listen, and...

Narrator: Thomas 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove ✍️ Sound design: breeze, footsteps on leaves 💨🍂 Includes mentions of: Magic, Circus, Mirrors, Spooky Scenes, Clowns, Halloween   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be exploring a strange and fascinating carnival that appears for one night only – and you have a ticket to enter. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube...

Narrator: Abbe 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: cafe ambience, coffee machine ☕️  Includes mentions of: Food, Cats, Children, Ghosts   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll rejoin Emma, who is continuing her research about the lighthouses along the coast of Maine. This lighthouse is home to some oft-told legends that are perfect for a stormy night. But don’t worry, there’s nothing scary or...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove ✍️ Sound design: light rain on window 🌧 Includes mentions of: Food, Cats, Nostalgia, Cooking   Welcome back, sleepyheads. we’ll be returning to the ever-popular Rainy Day Bakery, for a fifth time, to follow Lily as she makes yet another delicious treat - fudge. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscr...

Narrator: Heather 🇺🇸  Writer: Erin ✍️ Sound design: leafy breeze, footsteps through fallen leaves 🍃🥾  Includes mentions of: Food, Walking   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be following Mariah as she takes a scenic hike through a Vermont forest. She’ll enjoy some of the most beautiful leaves in North America as they reach the peak of their fall colour. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie ✍️ Sound design: waves lapping against jetty 🌊 Includes mentions of: Heights, Flying, Magic, Walking, Boat   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll journey to the warm, inviting waters of the Turkish Mediterranean coast where we’ll explore Kekova Island and its breathtaking surroundings. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy Y...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie ✍️ Sound design: countryside ambience, gentle breeze 🌳🍃  Includes mentions of: Magic, Walking   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll explore the wild, windswept expanse of Dartmoor - situated in the county of Devon, England. Dartmoor has been home to prehistoric settlers, medieval folk, and of course, many beautiful plants and animals. 😴  Watch, lis...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: horse trotting 🐴 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia.   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be leaving the stresses of modern life behind as we travel back in time to spend a day exploring a renaissance fair. Our journey is full of charm, magic and fellowship. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTu...

Narrator: Nicky Branagh-Schmidt 🇬🇧 Writer: Sara ✍️ Sound design: creaky cottage door, countryside ambience 🏡🐑   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight we'll be journeying through a wooded valley on the edge of Bodmin Moor in the north of Cornwall in England. This is a special valley, where not everything is as it seems. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove ✍️ Sound design: gentle waves 🌊   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Here we are at episode 300 on the public feed! Thank you so much for making it all possible. ❤️  Tonight, we’re heading to the stunning Mediterranean island of Santorini, where a girl named Olive goes in search of an elusive bookshop. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get...

Narrator: Abbe Opher 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia ✍️ Sound design: harbour ambience 🛳   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we return to the rugged coastline of Maine, with our protagonist, Emma. This time, she makes her way to the Rockland Breakwater Light. 😴  Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stori...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove ✍️ Sound design: city ambience, gentle river 🏙 🌊   Welcome back, sleepyheads. We know you've enjoyed our other sleepy history episodes, so tonight, we have another soothing historical exploration. We’ll trace the origins of Oktoberfest and see how it’s changed over time to become one of the most popular festivals in the world. 😴  Watch, listen, and...