Extended / Nature Sounds episodes
#89 - The Californian's Tale
Jan. 2, 2021
A beautiful, sleepy tale about love and loss by Mark Twain. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/142 .
#50 - When Father Brought Home The Lamp - Extended
May 16, 2020
This 19th century tale of a household transformed by modern technology is a sweet tale of simpler times and includes the sound of crickets I recorded one evening this past summer up at my cabin.
#43 - Nature & Music - Brookside Meditation - Bonus Episode
April 2, 2020
This bonus episode has no story, only binaural nature sounds I recorded here at my cabin mixed with relaxing music.
#41 - Mr. Possum - Extended
March 21, 2020
For kids and adults alike, this week's story is about why opossums are white.
#32 - The Beginning of Things - Extended
Jan. 17, 2020
In celebration of six months of Listen To Sleep, here's an extended edition of the first episode. It's a viking myth with the sound of crickets I recorded at my cabin last summer.
#28 - A Forest Betrothal - Extended
Dec. 20, 2019
A reprisal of 2019's most downloaded episodes, combined into an hour-long episode with nature sounds in the background.
#24 - The Nightingale and The Rose - Extended
Nov. 22, 2019
Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and The Rose; a story about love and loss with a weird twist. This extended version has crickets in the background that go on after the story is over.
#6 - Goblin Market - Extended
Aug. 10, 2019
This is the extended version of Goblin Market, a beautiful and bizarre poem by Christina Rossetti with sounds I recorded at the creek behind my cabin in the background.
#5 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow - Extended
Aug. 3, 2019
This is the extended version of the traditional Japanese fairy tale is 45 minutes long, has no introduction and some sounds of nighttime at the creek in the background.
#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes - Extended
July 27, 2019
An extended length (31 minutes) version of this classic tale with nature sounds in the background and no introduction.
#3 - Kvasir's Blood - Extended
July 20, 2019
A classic Viking tale. Just the story, no introduction, with creek sounds underneath.
#2 - How Odin Lost His Eye - Extended
July 17, 2019
A classic Viking tale. It has just the story, no introduction, with creek sounds underneath.