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Jan. 24, 2020

#33 - King Grisly-Beard

A request for a story from the Brothers Grimm this week. King Grisly-Beard is about a princess who learns an important life lesson.
Jan. 17, 2020

#32 - The Beginning of Things - Extended

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.
Jan. 10, 2020

#31 - The White Hare and The Crocodiles

A Japanese fairy tale about the deceit and redemption by Yei Theodora Osaki.
Jan. 3, 2020

#30 - The Little Match Girl

A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen with a poignant story about a little girl on a New Years Eve past.
Dec. 27, 2019

#29 - The Mail-Coach Passengers

A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen for the end of one year and beginning of another.
Dec. 20, 2019

#28 - A Forest Betrothal - Extended

A reprisal of 2019's most downloaded episodes, combined into an hour-long episode with nature sounds in the background.
Dec. 13, 2019

#27 - Burg Hill's On Fire

A Celtic fairy tale about the foolishness of praying for things you don't need. With more fairies. In Scotland!
Dec. 6, 2019

#26 - The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg

A strange and wonderful fairy tale about the origins of the Christmas Tree and the importance of not lashing out at our loved ones in anger.
Nov. 29, 2019

#25 - The Pine Tree

A bittersweet story about remembering to be grateful for the life we have, this fairy tale is classic Hans Christian Andersen.
Nov. 22, 2019

#24 - The Nightingale and The Rose - Extended

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.
Nov. 15, 2019

#23 - The Bamboo-Cutter And The Moon-Child (Part Two)

Nod off to sleep with part two of this great story by Yei Theodora Osaki.
Nov. 8, 2019

#22 - The Bamboo-Cutter And The Moon-Child (Part One)

Back to the land of fairy tales this week with another great story by Yei Theodora Osaki.
Nov. 2, 2019

#21 - When Father Brought Home The Lamp

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.
Oct. 26, 2019

#18 - The Red Room

It's the finale of "Creepy but Sleepy" October with The Red Room by HG Wells.
Oct. 19, 2019

#17 - The Hollow of the Three Hills

"Creepy but Sleepy" October continues with The Hollow of the Three Hills by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Oct. 12, 2019

#16 - The Amputated Arms (Part Two)

A little creepy, but actually very sleepy. It's part two of the classic Danish tale, The Amputated Arms by Jorgen Wilhelm Bergsoe.
Oct. 5, 2019

#15 - The Amputated Arms (Part One)

A little creepy. A little sleepy. Part One of a classic Danish tale.
Sept. 28, 2019

#13 - The Devoted Friend

A classic tale of friendship. But not. Only Oscar Wilde could write a fairy tale like this.
Sept. 21, 2019

#12 - The Giant Builder

Gods and giants square off after the mischievous Loki creates a big problem.
Sept. 14, 2019

#11 - A Forest Betrothal Pt. 2

Part two of A Forest Betrothal by Erckmann-Chatrian. Find out how it ends with the sleepy conclusion of this May December one-way romance.
Sept. 7, 2019

#10 - A Forest Betrothal - Part 1

We're off to the Alps for an sleepy French story of love and loss.
Aug. 31, 2019

#9 - The Nightingale and The Rose

Here's a fairy tale by Oscar Wilde, The Nightingale and The Rose. It's a story about love and loss with a weird twist.
Aug. 24, 2019

#8 - The Yellow Wallpaper - Part 2

Here's part 2 of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I read the first part in Episode 7. It's a little creepy...
Aug. 17, 2019

#7 - The Yellow Wallpaper - Part 1

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was requested by a listener. I had never read it before, but it's great. Bucolic and a bit creepy.