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Southern Slumber - Bedtime Stories for Sleep

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Welcome to Southern Slumber, a bedtime podcast designed to help you relax, unwind, and drift peacefully to sleep. Each episode features readings of timeless Southern stories, classic literature, poetry, history, and travel to charming corners across the American South. Narrated in a soothing Southern voice, Southern Slumber invites you to leave the madness of your day behind as you relax and let these narrations take you to places that will lull you into another world. Whether you're a lifelong Southerner or simply love its rich stories and traditions, you're always welcome here.  

Author

Holly

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jun 12, 2026

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Episodes

The Ransom of Red Chief, by O. Henry / Southern Slumber 12.06.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight on Southern Slumber, settle in for O. Henry's classic tale The Ransome of Red Chief. Set in the American South, this humorous story follows two would-be kidnappers who discover they are way over their heads with this young rascal of a captive. Read slowly and softly for relaxation, this timeless story offers a soothing journey into another...

Our Southern Highlander, Chapter 3 (Part One) 07.06.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight on Southern Slumber, we continue our journey through Horace Kephart's Our Southern Highlanders. In this first portion of Chapter 3, Kephart guides us deeper into the Appalachian Mountains, sharing observations of the beauty and mystery of this land of Eden.  Sweet dreams, and thank you for spending your evening with me here at Southern Slu...

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Ep. 4 02.06.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight we conclude F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. As dawn breaks over the hidden mountain, dreams and fortunes begin to fade into memory. Settle in for the final installment, read slowly and softly to help you relax and find sweet slumber. 

The Diamond As Big as the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Ep. 3 31.05.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight on Southern Slumber, we continue our journey into F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. Read slowly and softly, this timeless tale becomes the perfect companion for a peaceful evening. So settle beneath the warm covers, let your thoughts drift, and follow the story wherever it may lead.  

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Episode 2 29.05.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Welcome back to Southern Slumber, bedtime stories for sleep. Tonight, we continue F. Scott Fitzgerald's enchanting and mysterious Novella, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.  As young John Unger settles into the incredible world of Percy Washington, he learns the history behind the family's unimaginable wealth and the secrets hidden deep within...

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ep. 1 28.05.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight on Southern Slumber, we begin Episode 1 of 4 from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. As a young man travels west to visit the home of a wealthy college friend, he discovers a hidden world tucked deep within the Montana mountains, a place of luxury, strange beauty, and unsettling secrets.  Tonight, we settle into Fitzgera...

Southern Slumber: Chapter Two: Our Southern Highlanders 18.05.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight, settle into the cool shade of the Carolina mountains as we continue our reading of Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart. Through quiet wilderness trails, laurel thickets, towering forests, and misty blue Appalachian ridges, the evening's journey drifts through the Great Smokey Mountains.  Settle into slumber with this bedtime story....

Southern Slumber: A Rose for Emily 11.05.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight on Southern Slumber, settle in beneath the soft hush of the evening as we drift through William Faulkner's haunting short story, A Rose for Emily. With slow narration and a calm bedtime atmosphere, we wander through the fictional town of Jefferson, Mississippi. We follow the character of Emily Grierson, who once came from an old, prominent...

Southern Slumber: Chapter One: Our Southern Highlanders 04.05.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Welcome to Southern Slumber, bedtime stories for sleep.  In this episode, we drift into the the lives and landscapes of the Southern Highlands of North Carolina and Tennessee.  Let your breathing slow as the story unfolds, and allow yourself to rest. 

Southern Slumber: Coffee and the Creole Kitchen 12.04.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight, we wander into the warmth of a New Orleans kitchen, where coffee simmers slowly and the rhythm of the day has not yet begun.  In this episode of Southern Slumber, we'll settle into New Orleans, the same city that inspired writers like Tennessee Williams and musicians like Louis Armstrong. We'll settle into a a quieter, more intimate...

Southern Slumber: Old Southern Cookbook 04.04.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Drift into a peaceful sleep as we step into a quiet Southern kitchen, where a cast iron warms cornbread on the stove and timeless recipes are read in a slow, soothing voice. 

The Yellow Bird by Tennessee Williams/Southern Sleep Story 01.04.2026

Suggest a future episode, or simply say hello Tonight on Southern Slumber, we settle into an unusual corner of the South with a reading of The Yellow Bird by Tennessee Williams.  The slow rhythms of Southern life unfold with a short story about a Baptist minister, his wife, and daughter in 1930s Arkansas.   This episode is designed to help you relax, unwind, and let your day disappear from your mi...

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