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Sleepy Time Tales - Bedtime Stories for Sleep and Relaxation
Hosted by David Couto · EN
Welcome to 'Sleepy Time Tales,' your go-to podcast for soothing bedtime stories! 🌙✨
Each week, we bring you calming readings of classic books, both fiction and non-fiction, designed to help you unwind and drift into a peaceful sleep. Whether you prefer timeless novels or insightful non-fiction, our gentle narrations will guide you into a restful night.
Subscribe now and let the magic of literature lull you to sleep every week. Sweet dreams! 😴📚 🔔
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REPOST - Learning About The Sun and Planets As You Prepare To Sleep
Jan 500:40:49Tap to summarize**Hi Friends, it’s me again. Turns out Swine Flu is quite bad, zero stars, do not recommend.I’m actually mostly fine, I just have a stubborn cough which means my breathing is struggling and my throat is sore most of the time. Obviously, this makes recording impossible, but I’m hoping that in the course of the next week I can start again and get some fresh snoozy stories out to you all.Thanks very much for your patience, I’m very grateful.Chat soonDave**As you settle down to sleep get prepared for the boring details of the activity of the sun, how it was believed in the 1920s how sunspots were formed, the mechanism of how the sun works, and also learn about he inner planets. Even Vulcan, which for a while was speculated to exist closer to the sun than Mercury! Story (01:21) Find Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Toddhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39142 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckRobertaTraciCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaJYMindyGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →REPOST - Magic in Nature in the Secret Garden – A Bedtime Story to Help you Sleep
Dec 2900:38:29Tap to summarizeMagic in Nature in the Secret Garden – A Bedtime Story to Help you SleepHi friends. As I said, last week a nasty bug has done the rounds in my family and eventually got me.Turns out he bug was swine flu, so I did get fairly lucky but I do still have a rough voice. So I’m continuing my short break, I will start recording for the new year soonWishing you all a wonderful holiday season, see you in the new year.DavePrepare for sleep with this week’s reading, where we return to The Secret Garden.Ben Weatherstaff has discovered the children in the garden, and we learn about his time working for Colin’s mother.Colin decides to secretly get his strength back using the Magic he feels in the garden. Find The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17396 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckRobertaTraciCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaJYMindyGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →The Dreamy Tulip: A Story of Blooms and Mania
Sep 100:40:52Tap to summarizeSettle in, get comfortable, and let your mind drift back to a time of quiet canals and whispered fortunes. Tonight’s tale is a gentle recounting of a most peculiar chapter in history, drawn from the pages of Charles Mackay's "Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions." We'll wander through the lush gardens of the 17th century Netherlands, where a simple, beautiful flower—the tulip—captivated an entire nation. We'll speak of rare, flamed petals with names like 'Semper Augustus' and 'Viceroy,' and hear of a world where a single bulb could be traded for a grand house on the Amsterdam canals. There will be no frantic excitement here, only the soft, rhythmic telling of how markets bloomed and faded, like a flower itself. A story of collective dreams and quiet lessons, all told in a slow, measured pace to ease you into a deep and restful sleep. So close your eyes, and let the history of tulipomania lull you into peaceful slumber. Story (01:30) Find Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowdshttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24518 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckMystiRobertaTraciSandraCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →Magic in Nature in the Secret Garden – A Bedtime Story to Help you Sleep
Aug 2500:38:29Tap to summarizePrepare for sleep with this week’s reading, where we return to The Secret Garden.Ben Weatherstaff has discovered the children in the garden, and we learn about his time working for Colin’s mother.Colin decides to secretly get his strength back using the Magic he feels in the garden. Story (01:27) Find The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17396Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckMystiRobertaTraciMoyaSandraCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →Sports, Music, Medicine and Justice – Plato’s Republic Will Help You Sleep
Aug 1800:43:14Tap to summarizeFor this week’s sleepy reading we are returning to The Republic. Plato’s philosophical work that apparently means a lot to people who study philosophy.I just know this is really boring and I’m sure it will help you sleep. In this episode we are learning about perspectives on sport, medicine, music and justice and how they apply to an ideal society. Story (01:37) Find The Republic by Platohttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckMystiRobertaTraciMoyaSandraCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →Little Women – Amy’s Adventures with Aunt March
Aug 1100:41:30Tap to summarizeIn this week’s bedtime story, Beth’s illness continues so this reading we follow Amy’s trials staying with Aunt March. The Aunt is s nice lady, although old fashioned and Amy is unhappy. But she finds an ally in the maid.And back home, mother gets back from visiting father and everyone is glad to see her, although Jo is shocked to find that her parents are happy with a young man’s interest in Meg. But I’m sure you will be well asleep before the excitement. Story (01:22) Find Little Women by Louisa May Alcotthttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/514 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckMystiRobertaTraciMoyaSandraCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →A History of Italian Painters will help You Sleep
Aug 4, 202500:43:46Tap to summarizeIn this episode the long boring recitation of many of the Italian masters of painting will help you fall asleep.It’s actually quite interesting stuff, just fairly dry, especially the way I red it! 😊Sleep well! Story (01:27) Find A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecturehttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25632 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckMystiRobertaTraciMoyaSandraCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →Fall Asleep as You Learn about Travel in the 19th Century Mediterranean
Jul 28, 202500:42:12Tap to summarizeSleep is inevitable as I go through the various travel schedules for steam ships traveling to and through the Mediterranean sea and a few other pieces of food and travel advice. Story (01:18) Find The Mediterranean : Seaports and sea routeshttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73849 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetalesPatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckMystiRobertaTraciMoyaSandraCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTalesMerch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →Learning About The Sun and Planets As You Prepare To Sleep
Jul 21, 202500:40:48Tap to summarizeLearning About The Sun and Planets As You Prepare To SleepAs you settle down to sleep get prepared for the boring details of the activity of the sun, how it was believed in the 1920s how sunspots were formed, the mechanism of how the sun works, and also learn about he inner planets. Even Vulcan, which for a while was speculated to exist closer to the sun than Mercury!Story (01:21)Find Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Toddhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39142 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckMystiRobertaTraciMoyaSandraCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
Transcribe →Pride and Prejudice – Handling Rejection and Meeting a Legend
Jul 14, 202500:40:52Tap to summarizeIn this week’s bedtime story we find Lizzie Bennet coming to terms with her being passed over for another woman, and realising that maybe it was for the best, because she clearly hadn’t been in love.She then goes to visit with Mr Collins and her friend Charlotte and meets the legendary Lady Catherine De Bourgh she had heard so much about.Like much of this novel it’s insufferable people talking at each other, so I’m convinced you will be asleep pretty soon. Story (01:19) Find Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austenhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.· You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales· If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight PatronsJessChuckMystiRobertaTraciMoyaSandraCarlaJosephAYAmyJacqueAbbieGinaPlease ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Usehttps://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
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