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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. …

6 years, 3 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…

6 years, 3 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…

6 years, 3 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…

6 years, 4 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…

6 years, 4 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…

6 years, 4 months ago

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#53 - The Fairies of Merlin's Crag

Episode 53

A Scottish tale about the consequences of not respecting a fairy's home. 

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6 years, 4 months ago

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#52 - Guest Artist - Andy The Doorbum - Prometheus And Pandora - Bonus Episode

Episode 52

Over the past few months, I reached out to some artists whose work I love and respect to ask them if they would be interested in reading to you. This…

6 years, 4 months ago

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#51 - The Sentimentality of William Tavener

Episode 51

A sweet slice-of-life story by Willa Cather about a family in the American West at the turn of the 19th century. 

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6 years, 4 months ago

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#50 - When Father Brought Home The Lamp - Extended

Episode 50

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. 

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6 years, 5 months ago

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