Sleepy
Doze off to classic stories with Sleepy. Each week, baritone host Otis Gray reads old books in a low, rhythmic tone to lull you into a deep slumber so you can have a fresh start the next day. Sweet dreams. Zzzzzz
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338 – A Lily is a Lily
Zzz. . . Conk out to this lovely short story from my good friend GennaRose Nethercott – "A Lily is a Lily" from her collection "Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart" zzz
35 min
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337 – Right Ho, Jeeves
Zzz. . . Doze off to the classic novel "Right Ho, Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse zzz
33 min
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336 – How the Widow Won the Deacon
Zzz. . . Snooze to this midweek short story – "How the Widow Won the Deacon" by William James Lampton
24 min
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335 – Wet Magic
Zzz. . . Sleep soundly to this summer reading of "Wet Magic" by Edith Nesbit zzz
63 min
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334 – The Reproach
Zzz. . . Conk out to this steamy short story form Honoré de Balzac called "The Reproach" zzz
29 min
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333 – How The First Letter Was Written
Zzz . . . Doze off to this Rudyard Kipling short story - "How The First Letter Was Written" zzz
30 min
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332 – A Man of Ideas
Zzz . . . Doze off to this midweek short story - "A Man of Ideas" by Sherwood Andersen zzz
27 min
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331 – Sky Island
Zzz . . . drift off to this wondrous adventure from L. Frank Baum - "Sky Island" zzz
58 min
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330 – My Father's Dragon - Part 2
Zzz. . . Sleepy soundly to the second half of "My Father's Dragon" by Ruth Stiles Gannett. To hear Part 1, go back to Episode 328 zzz
32 min
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329 – The Sea Fairies
Zzzz. . . Doze off to this mermaid tale by L. Frank Baum - "The Sea Fairies" zzz
51 min
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328 – My Father's Dragon - Part 1
Zzz. . . Doze off to Part 1 of "My Father's Dragon" by Ruth Stiles Gannett. Next Wednesday, we'll read Part 2 zzz
30 min
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327 – The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Zzz. . . Snooze to this Sherlock Holmes tale – "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" zzz
42 min
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Sleepy Special: Introducing the "Health Hacks" ...
Zzz . . . If you listen to Sleepy, you like living well and doing the best stuff for your body. So as a bonus show, here is the premiere episode of "Health Hacks" by Mark Hyman M.D. zzz
61 min
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326 – The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Zzz. . . Snooze to this classic Agatha Christie novel – "the Mysterious Affair at Styles" zzz
42 min
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325 – The Book of Beasts
Zzz . . drift off to this midweek fairytale reading of "The Book of Beasts" by Edith Nesbit zzz
38 min
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324 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this classic tale, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald zzz
46 min
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323 – El Verdugo
Zzz . . . Conk out to this midweek short-story reading of "El Verdugo" by Honoré de Balzac zzz
32 min
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322 – Twilight Sleep
Zzz . . . Snooze to this meandering story by Edith Nesbit, "Twilight Sleep" zzzz
51 min
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321 – The Deliverers of Their Country
Zzz . . . Doze off to this wonderful dragonish short story by Edith Nesbit, called "The Deliverers of Their Country" zzz
37 min
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320 – Pinocchio
Zzz . . . Conk out with this snoozy reading from "Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi. Hear the rest of the story on "The Daily Book Club" zzz
59 min
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319 – The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad
Zzz . . snooze to this midweek reading of a Japanese fairytale – "The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad" zzz
33 min
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318 – This Side of Paradise
Zzz . . . sleep soundly to this F. Scott Fitzgerald reading from "This Side of Paradise" zzz
36 min
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317 – Birds of Passage
Zzzz . . . doze off to this midweek poetry selection from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" – "Birds of Passage" zzz
31 min
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316 – The Wind in the Willows
Zzz . . . Doze off to the wondrous tale of "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. Hear the rest of the book on "The Daily Book Club" podcast zzz
86 min
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315 – The Dragon Tamers
Zzz . . . Drift off to this midweek short story – "The Dragon Tamers" by Edith Nesbit zzz
38 min