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#63 - The Farmer And The Badger

Episode 63

This week's story choice was inspired by my ongoing struggles with the gophers and rabbits in my veggie garden. It's a Japanese fairy tale by Yei The…

5 years, 5 months ago

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#62 - The Elfin Knight

Episode 62

More elfin mischief this week with another Scottish fairy tale. 

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5 years, 5 months ago

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#61 - The Story of Audunn and the Bear

Episode 61

A sleepy 13th century Icelandic tale about a man, a bear, and two kings. 

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5 years, 5 months ago

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#60 - The Amputated Arms (Full Version)

Episode 60

A little creepy. A little sleepy. A classic Danish tale from last October. The Amputated Arms (parts 1 & 2 strung together into a story almost an hou…

5 years, 6 months ago

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#59 - Skadi's Choice

Episode 59

Skadi, a giantess, hopes to marry the Norse god Balder The Beautiful in this Viking tale from the book In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown. …

5 years, 6 months ago

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#58 - The Magic Apples (Part 2)

Episode 58

In celebration of 100,000 downloads of Listen To Sleep, we're going back to the book that started it all. It's a viking myth with some relaxing music…

5 years, 6 months ago

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#57 - Guest Artist - Squalloscope - The Story Of The Year - Bonus Episode

Episode 57

Anna Kohlweis, who makes music as Squalloscope, is the guest artist on this bonus episode. She gives a beautiful reading of Hans Christian Andersen's…

5 years, 6 months ago

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#56 - The Magic Apples (Part 1)

Episode 56

In celebration of 100,000 downloads of Listen To Sleep, we're going back to the book that started it all. It's a viking myth with some relaxing music…

5 years, 6 months ago

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#55 - Iola Leroy (Chapter 1)

Episode 55

Chapter 1 of Iola Leroy, a novel by Frances Watkins Harper. She was an abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer, one of th…

5 years, 6 months ago

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#54 - My Escape From Slavery

Episode 54

In solidarity with #blacklivesmatter and to honor the life of George Floyd, this week’s story is Frederick Douglass’s classic essay, My Escape From S…

5 years, 7 months ago

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