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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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
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314 – The Black Star
Zzz . . . Conk out to this snoozy reading of "The Black Star" by Johnston McCulley zzz
35 min
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313 – Under my Window
Zzz . . . Doze off to a series of rhythmic poems, starting with "Under My Window" by Thomas Westwood zzz
29 min
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312 – The Daughter of Eve
Zzz . . . Conk out with this snoozy reading from "Daughter of Eve" by Honoré de Balzac zzz
38 min
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311 – Love of Life (Part Two)
Zzz . . . Fall asleep to part two of this Jack London short story - "Love of Life" zzz
37 min
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310 – The Mark of Zorro
Zzz . . . drift away to this swashbuckling tale – "The Mark of Zorro" by Johnston McCulley zzz
56 min
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309 – Love of Life (Part One)
Zzz . . . snooze to this short story by Jack London – "Love of Life" zzz
29 min
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308 – The Young Diana
Zzz . . . Get a good night's rest while listening to this snoozy reading of "The Young Diana" by Marie Corelli zzz
52 min
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307 – The Fisherman and his Wife
Zzz . . . Snooze to this midweek Grimm fairytale – "The Fisherman and his Wife" zzz
30 min
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306 – Emily of the New Moon
Zzz . . . snooze soundly to the tale of "Emily of the New Moon" by L.M. Montgomery zzz
57 min
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305 – The Prophet
Zzz . . . conk out to this midweek reading of "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran zzz
28 min
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304 – Something New
Zzz . . . conk out to a rhythmic reading of "Something New" by P.G. Wodehouse zzz
43 min
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303 – The Fiery Dragon
Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this snoozy midweek reading of "The Fiery Dragon" by Edith Nesbit zzz
38 min
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302 – The Water Babies
Zzz . . . Drift off to "The Water Babies" by Charles Kingsley zzz
41 min
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301 – The Colour of Life
Zzz . . . Snooze soundly to this midweek essay reading of "The Colour of Life" by Alice Meynell zzz
27 min
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300 – Two Hours of Edith Wharton
Zzz . . . For our 300th episode, enjoy this suuuper long snoozy collection of stories by "Edith Wharton" zzz
138 min
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299 – Paul Bunyan and his Loggers
Zzz . . . doze off to this midweek collection of poems - "Paul Bunyan and his Loggers" by Cloice and Otis Howd zzz
30 min
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298 – William Tell Told Again
Zzz . . . Fall asleep to the classic Swiss legend of "William Tell Told Again" by P.G. Wodehouse zzz
52 min
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297 – The Island of the Nine Whirlpools
Zzz . . . Conk out with this midweek short story – "The Island of the Nine Whirlpools" by Edith Nesbit
39 min
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296 – A Study in Scarlet
Zzz . . . snooze to this Sherlock Holmes classic - "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle
58 min
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295 – The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child
Introducing "Short Story Wednesdays" ! Every Wednesday, snooze to a short story read by Otis. This week, an old Japanese fairytale called "The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child" zzz
41 min
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294 – Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart
Zzz . . . Doze off to this wonderful short story from "Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart" by GennaRose Nethercott zzz
43 min
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293 – The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Zzz . . . snooze to "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" by L. Frank Baum zzz
45 min