Sleepy Patron Podcast

510 – How Much Land Does a Man Need? (Part 2/2)

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:19:03 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out to Part 2 of this midweek short story by Leo Tolstoy – "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

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509 – Sherlock Holmes – "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Snooooze to this Sherlock Holmes tale by Arthur Conan Doyle – "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" zzz

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508 – How Much Land Does a Man Need? (Part 1/2)

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out to Part 1 of this midweek short story by Leo Tolstoy – "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

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507 – Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:13:42 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this classic Rudyard Kipling tale – "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" zzz

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506 – The Lady, or the Tiger?

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:18:15 GMT

Zzz . . . Drift off to this snoozy parable "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank Richard Stockton zzz

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505 – Phantastes

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:54:58 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this snoozy fairy romance – "Phantastes" by George MacDonald zzz

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504 – The Roses and the Sparrows

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Drift off while Otis reads this Hans Christian Andersen short story – "The Roses and the Sparrows" zzz

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503 – The Mark of Zorro

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this swashbuckling bedtime story – "The Mark of Zorro" by Johnston McCulley zzz

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502 – Soria Moria Castle

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out to this snoozy short story, "Soria Moria Castle" by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen zzz

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501 – The King of Elfland's Daughter

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:44:31 GMT

Zzz . . . Snooze to this dreamy tale – "The King of Elfland's Daughter" by Lord Dunsany zzz

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500 – East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:58:38 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out the 500th episode of Sleepy, the Nordic folk tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen zzz

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499 – Wuthering Heights

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:18:03 GMT

Zzz . . . Doze off to a soozy reading of this classic tale – "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë zzz

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498 – The Princess on the Glass Hill

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:01:57 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this Nordic folktale – "The Princess on the Glass Hill" by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen zzz

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497 – The Gods of Pegana

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:53:15 GMT

Zzz . . . Drift off to Part 3 of "The Gods of Pegana" by Lord Dunsany zzz

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496 – The Gods of Pegana, Part 2

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:33:49 GMT

Zzz . . . Snooze to Part 2 of "The Gods of Pegana" by Lord Dunsany zzz

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495 – The Gods of Pegana, Part 1

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this epic snoozy reading of "The Gods of Pegana" by Lord Dunsany. Part 1 of 3 zzz

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494 – Rope

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:28:19 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out to this snoozy short story called "Rope" by Katherine Anne Porter zzz

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493 – The Wood Beyond the World

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:28:53 GMT

Zzz . . . Drift off to the fantasy novel that inspired Tolkien – "The Wood Beyond the World" by William Morris zzz

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492 – The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:54:11 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this short story – "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter zzz

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491 – Once on a Time

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Drift off to this lovely A.A. Milne bedtime story – "Once on a Time" zzz

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490 – The Reluctant Dragon – Part 2

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:34:23 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out to Part 2/2 of "The Reluctant Dragon" by Kennethe Grahame zzz

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489 – The Reluctant Dragon – Part 1

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:42:39 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to Part 1/2 of "The Reluctant Dragon" by Kennethe Grahame zzz

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488 – Luck

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:51:47 GMT

Zzz . . . Drift off to this Mark Twain short story, "Luck" zzz

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487 – The Lost World

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:40:16 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep deeply to the story that inspired Jurassic Park – "The Lost World" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle zzz

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486 – The Martyr

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:12:23 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out to this lovely short story "The Martyr" by Katherine Anne Porter zzz

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485 – Nancy Drew - "The Secret of the Old Clock"

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:37:32 GMT

Zzz . . . Doze off to this Nancy Drew novel "The Secret of the Old Clock" by Carolyn Keene zzz

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484 – The Quest of the Queen's Tears

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:27:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Happy New Year's Eve . . Sleep soundly to this mythical short story "The Quest of the Queen's Tears" by Lord Dunsany zzz

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483 – Under the Lilacs

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:50:06 GMT

Zzz . . . Snooze to this dreamy tale by Louisa May Alcott – "Under the Lilacs" zzz

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482 – Christmas Eve

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:21:23 GMT

Zzz . . . Happy holidays . . Here's a lovely short story to snooze to – "Christmas Eve" by Washington Irving zzz

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481 – A Stolen Christmas

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Snooze to this holiday tale – "A Stolen Christmas" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman zzz

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480 – The Pride of the Village

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:44:33 GMT

Zzz . . . Doze off to this short love story by Washington Irving – "The Pride of the Village" zzz

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479 – Raggedy Ann

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:11:33 GMT

Zzz . . . Snooze to this classic tale of "Raggedy Ann" by Johnny Gruelle zzz

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478 – "Christmas" by Washington Irving

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:59:36 GMT

Zzz . . . Drift off to this lovely Washington Irving short story – "Christmas" zzz

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477 – The Little City of Hope: A Christmas Story

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:00:42 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this early holiday reading – "The Little City of Hope: A Christmas Story" by F. Marion Crawford zzz

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476 – The Art of Bookmaking

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:05:30 GMT

Zzz . . . Snooooze to this Washington Irving short story – "The Art of Bookmaking" zzz

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475 – Rumplestiltskin

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 01:44:50 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep deeply to this classic Brothers Grimm tale – "Rumplestiltskin" zzz

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474 – Rural Life in England

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:30:03 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out to this vibey country tale – "Rural Life in Englad" by Washington Irving zzz

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473 – The Plymouth Express Affair

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 02:57:49 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this Agatha Christie novel "The Plymouth Express Affair" zzz

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472 – The Nightingale and the Rose

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:55:37 GMT

Zzz . . . Snoooooze to this Oscar Wilde short story, “The Nightingale and the Rose” zzz

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471 – A Country Doctor

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this snoozy reading of "A Country Doctor" By Franz Kafka zzz

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470 – The Selfish Giant

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:55:30 GMT

Zzz . . . Conk out while Otis reads "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde zzz

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469 – Emily's Quest

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Doze off to this L.M. Montgomery tale – "Emily's Quest" zzz

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468 – The Nice People

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:34:26 GMT

Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this short story by Henry Cuyler Bunner – "The Nice People" zzz

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467 – The Blithedale Romance

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 23:34:30 GMT

Zzz . . . Snooze to this lovely tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne – "The Blithedale Romance" zzz

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466 – The Damned Thing

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:38:57 GMT

Zzz . . . Booo. . . Conk out to this spooky short story – "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce zzz

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465 – The Ghost Pirates

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:48:32 GMT

Zzz . . . Booo. . . Snooze away to this eerie tale – "The Ghost Pirates" by William Hope Hodgson zzz

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464 – The Bet

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:30:04 GMT

Zzz . . . Boooo . . . Drift off to this epic short story by Anton Checkhov – "The Bet" zzz

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463 – The Lost Stradivarius

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:01:19 GMT

Zzz . . . Boo . . . Snooze to this lovely ethereal novel – "The Lost Stradivarius" by James Meade Falkner zzz

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462 – The Yellow Wallpaper

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:13:36 GMT

Zzz . . . Booo . . . Drift off to this spooky short story – "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman zzz

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461 – The Bolted Door

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:06:26 GMT

Zzz . . . Booooo . . . Catch some z's to this spooky story by Edith Nesbit – "The Bolted Door" zzz

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460 – The Signalman

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Boo . . . Conk out to this spooky short story by Charles Dickens – "The Signalman" zzz

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459 – The Beetle

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz . . . Booo . . . Tonight, drift off to this spooky tale – "The Beetle" by Richard Marsh zzz

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458 – The Moth

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 02:38:10 GMT

Zzz . . . Boooo . . . For our first snoozy October reading – "The Moth" by H.G. Wells zzz

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457 – Magnificent Obsession

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 22:44:13 GMT

Zzz. . . Drift off to this lovely old novel – "Magnificent Obsession" by Lloyd C. Douglas zzz

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456 – Miss Brill

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:37:36 GMT

Zzz. . . Conk out to this snoozy midweek short story reading of "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield zzz

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455 – Dream Days

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Sleep soundly to this rhythmic reading of "Dream Days" by Kenneth Grahame zzz

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454 – The Necklace

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:37:46 GMT

Zzz. . . Conk out to this midweek short story by Guy de Maupassant – "The Necklace" zzz

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453 – Ten Weeks with a Circus

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 18:40:51 GMT

Zzz. . . Doze off to this delightful tale – "Ten Weeks with a Circus" by James Otis zzz

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452 – The Voyage

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Sleep soundly to this adventurous bedtime reading of "The Voyage" by Katherine Mansfield zzz. . .

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451 – Five Little Peppers

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Doze off to this lovely childhood story – "Five Little Peppers" by Margaret Sidney zzz

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450 – The Gray Man

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Sleep soundly to this midweek short story – "The Gray Man" by Sarah Orne Jewett zzz

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449 – A New England Nun

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Drift off to this gorgeous story – "A New England Nun" by Mary E. Wilkins zzz

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448 – A Gala Dress

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:08:58 GMT

Zzz. . . Gently drift off to this midweek short story – "A Gala Dress" by Mary E. Wilkins zzz

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447 – Cranford

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Conk out to this rhythmic reading of "Cranford" by Elizabeth Haskell zzz

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446 – An Ideal Family

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:22:23 GMT

Zzz. . . Doze off to this midweek short story by Katherine Mansfield – "An Ideal Family" zzz

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445 – Diary of a Goose Girl

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 01:55:42 GMT

Zzz. . . Sleep soundly to this lovely tale by Kate Douglas Wiggin – "Diary of A Goose Girl" zzz

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444 – Marriage a la Mode

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:44:13 GMT

Zzz. . . Conk out to this lovely short story – "Marriage a la Mode" by Katherine Mansfield zzz

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443 – The House of Arden

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:24:22 GMT

Zzz. . . Doze off to this snoozy novel by Edith Nesbit – "The House of Arden" zzzz

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442 – The Wind in the Rose Bush

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:34:23 GMT

Zzz. . . Snooze to this short story – "The Wind in the Rose Bush" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman zzz

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441 – Dream Days

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Drift away to this sleepy reading of Kenneth Grahame's "Dream Days" zzz

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440 – Remembrance of Things Past

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:34:15 GMT

Zzz. . . Snooze to this Marcel Proust reading of "Remembrance of Things Past" also known as "In Search of Lost Time" zzz

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439 – Mr. and Mrs. Dove

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Drift off to this unrequited love story by Katherine Mansfield – "Mr. and Mrs. Dove" zzz

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438 – A Summer in a Canyon

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:10:12 GMT

Zzz. . . Snooze to this lovely seasonal story – "A Summer in a Canyon" by Kate Douglas Wiggin zzz

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437 – The Garden Lodge

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:11:15 GMT

Zzz. . . Drift off into a deep slumber to this short story by Willa Cather – "The Garden Lodge" zzz

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436 – A Summer Evening's Dream

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:16:17 GMT

Zzz. . . Cool off in the heat with this snoozy story – "A Summer Evening's Dream" by Edward Bellamy zzz

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435 – The Enchanted Bluff

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Sleep soundly to this mid-week short story – "The Enchanted Bluff" by Willa Cather

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434 – A Girl of the Limberlost

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 20:05:22 GMT

Zzz. . . Drift away to this lovely novel – " A Girl of the Limberlost" by Gene Stratton Porter zzz

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433 – Mary and Martha

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzz. . . Conk out to this snoozy short story by Sarah Orne Jewett – "Mary and Martha" zzz

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432 – O, Pioneers!

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:57:11 GMT

Zzz.. . Sleep soundly to this Willa Cather novel – "O, Pioneers!" zzz

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431 – A White Heron

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzzz . . . Drift off to this beautiful short story by Sarah Orne Jewett – "A White Heron" zzz

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430 – Diary of a Provincial Lady

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Zzzz . . . Sleep soundly to this novel "Diary of a Provincial Lady" by E.M. Delafield zzz

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429 – The Nightingale

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:56:10 GMT

Zzzz . . . Drift off to this lovely short story by Hans Christian Andersen called "The Nightingale" zzz

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428 – The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:08:57 GMT

Zzzz . . . Doze off while Otis reads "The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone" by Margaret A. McIntyre zzz

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427 – The Bee-Man of Orn

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:20:04 GMT

Zzzz . . . Sleep soundly to this short story by Frank Richard Stockton – "The Bee-Man of Orn" zzz

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426 – The Man Who Was Thursday

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:37:31 GMT

Zzzz . . . Snooze to this Sleepy reading of "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G.K. Chesterton zzz

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425 – The Garden of Paradise

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:41:46 GMT

Zzzz . . . Catch some z's while Otis reads "The Garden of Paradise" by Hans Christian Andersen zzz

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392 – Cup of Gold

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:26:19 GMT

Zzzz . . . Conk out to this lovely John Steinbeck novel, "Cup of Gold" zzz

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