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Apr 2023
57m 35s

The Sleepy History of Beds

Slumber Studios
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾  Includes mentions of: Romance, History, Insects. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story is rather befitting of our show - we'll explore the fascinating history of beds, travelling through millennia and around the globe. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the ... Show More
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