Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations

A sleepy Scottish tale about a good widow and a bad 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 .  You can read this public domain story for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/e...

Part two of the story of Loki and the Dwarfs in this Viking tale from the book In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown.  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 rea...

Zoé Brown is the guest artist on this bonus episode, reading a touching French story about a miller and the secret he keeps locked away in his windmill. I'm so excited to share this story with you, because I love Zoé's storytelling.  Be sure to check out her podcast called The Airing Cupboard where she tells the “extraordinary stories of ordinary people.” You can find it at https://www.t...

More trouble with Loki and the Dwarves in this Viking tale from the book In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown.  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...

This week's story choice was inspired by my ongoing struggles with the gophers and rabbits in my veggie garden. It's a Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Osaki.  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....

More elfin mischief this week with another Scottish fairy tale.  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 public domain story for free at https://www.gutenberg....

A sleepy 13th century Icelandic tale about a man, a bear, and two kings.  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 public domain story for free at https://www.g...

A little creepy. A little sleepy. A classic Danish tale from last October. The Amputated Arms (parts 1 & 2 strung together into a story almost an hour long, by request) by Jorgen Wilhelm Bergsoe.  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...

Skadi, a giantess, hopes to marry the Norse god Balder The Beautiful in this Viking tale from the book In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown.  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/listentos...

In celebration of 100,000 downloads of Listen To Sleep, we're going back to the book that started it all. It's a viking myth with some relaxing music in the background. Part two of The Magic Apples by Abbie Farwell Brown.  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 re...

Anna Kohlweis, who makes music as Squalloscope, is the guest artist on this bonus episode. She gives a beautiful reading of Hans Christian Andersen's The Story Of The Year.  She has been a favorite of mine since I first heard her in 2017, and she let me include her new single for you after the introduction and before the story. This episode is a little different and a real treat. I hope you l...

In celebration of 100,000 downloads of Listen To Sleep, we're going back to the book that started it all. It's a viking myth with some relaxing music in the background. Part one of The Magic Apples by Abbie Farwell Brown.  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 re...

Chapter 1 of Iola Leroy, a novel by Frances Watkins Harper. She was an abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer, one of the first African American women to be published in the United States.  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...

In solidarity with #blacklivesmatter and to honor the life of George Floyd, this week’s story is Frederick Douglass’s classic essay, My Escape From Slavery.  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/l...

A Scottish tale about the consequences of not respecting a fairy's home.  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...

Over the past few months, I reached out to some artists whose work I love and respect to ask them if they would be interested in reading to you. This bonus episode is read by Andy Fenstermaker, who makes music and poetry as Andy The Doorbum. He is full of heart and not afraid to dive into the darkness to shine a light or simply sit and wait for the sun to return.  During the past few months o...

A sweet slice-of-life story by Willa Cather about a family in the American West at the turn of the 19th century.  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...

Written in the style of Finnish Realism, this 19th century tale of a household transformed by modern technology is a sweet tale of simpler times.  This extended episode includes the sound of crickets I recorded one evening this past summer up at my cabin.  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...

A sleepy story about a magical doll who wants to be a boy, good for adults and kids.  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 cl...

A sleepy classic about the importance of wonder.  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.gute...

A French fairy tale by the Comtesse D'Aulnoy. It's the story of a cat who has a secret.  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...

A tale about a brave Norwegian prince.  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.gutenberg.org/...

Sand Flat Shadows is a beautiful, sleepy story about the creation of man and animals as told by a goat to a goose while laying under the stars on a sand flat.  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...

This is the first in a new series for Listen To Sleep patrons called Sleepy Shorts. They are short, sleepy stories for kids and adults -- perfect for nap time or break time.  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 http...

This bonus episode has no story, only binaural nature sounds I recorded here at my cabin mixed with relaxing music. You can find this, as well as lots of other audio to help you sleep, on my patreon at http://patreon.com/listentosleep . You can join for as little as $1 a month. I know times are hard, and if you can't afford it, just email me at erik@listentosleep.com and I'll send you a link to ge...