In the 1600s, Samuel Pepys kept a diary, and of everything he wrote about, including the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London fair, one thing that is remembered, so many hundreds of years later, is a delicious night of sleep he had in 1661.
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Ep. 602: Spend Your Money at Home Instead of Away, and Why You Should Delegate
Why you might consider spending your vacation money on a home experience that you’ll enjoy for years, and why delegating tasks is more important–and harder–than it may seem. Episode highlights: Try This at Home: Why you might "spend out" on your space, instead of on vacation, to ... Show More
36m 45s
May 2019
Samuel Pepys, Beyond the Diary
We’re coming up on the 350th anniversary of Pepys’ last diary entry, written May 31, 1669, so it seemed like a good time to take a closer look not just at the diary, but also at who Pepys was beyond his famous chronicle of life in 17th-century London. Learn more about your ad-cho ... Show More
36m 1s
Jan 2024
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - Extended Episode - Adventure Sleep Story
<p>Tonight's sleep story is Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Published in 1726, it is the story of Lemuel Gulliver, "First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships". In this episode, Gulliver recounts the early years of his life and what happened when he was shipwrecke ... Show More
1h 4m
Dec 2021
Christmas with Charles Dickens
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we're going back in time to a wintry London in 1837, where we'll spend time with one of the most famous writers in history, Charles Dickens. As well as learning more about the man himself, we'll also learn to embrace the beauty of the little th ... Show More
52m 10s
Oct 2022
Relax at the Renaissance Fair
Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧
Writer: Alicia ✍️
Sound design: horse trotting 🐴
Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia.
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be leaving the stresses of modern life behind as we travel back in time to spend a day exploring a renaissance fair. ... Show More
52m 51s
Zzzz . . . Sleep soundly to this novel "Diary of a Provincial Lady" by E.M. Delafield zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to patreon.com/sleepyradio and donate $2! Or click the blue Sleepy logo on the banner of this Spotify page. Awesome Sle ... Show More
