Today

The Big Day (Encore)

Originally presented on Season 12, Episode 17 (Sept 21, 2023) Our story tonight is about a wedding beside the lake on a soft September day. We’ll hear piano music drifting through the air and champagne corks popping as the whole Village gathers to celebrate love and savor the big ... Show More

56m 53s

Sep 21

Coat Check at the Supper Club

Our story tonight is called Coat Check at the Supper Club, and it’s a story about a restaurant on the edge of the lake. It’s also about a quiet corridor lined with numbered hooks and cubbies, carefully set tables, matchboxes and bobby pins, and caring about giving your guests a p ... Show More

35m 51s

Sep 17

Something Blue (Encore)

Originally presented as Episode 16 of Season 12 (Sept 18, 2023) Our story tonight is called Something Blue, and it brings us a little closer to a much-anticipated event in the Village of Nothing Much. It’s a story about autumn skies and turning leaves. It’s also about a kitten wr ... Show More

35m 43s

Jun 2025

Spending Time, In the Early Summer

Our stories today take us through some ways folks in the Village are spending their days and evening in the early summer. We’ll start by laying the table under the string lights in the garden and pulling up chairs with friends in The Dinner Bell. Then we’ll see where the night ta ... Show More

38m 3s

Jun 2025

The Library and Slow Living

Our stories today take us through some ways folks in the Village are spending their days and evenings in the early summer. We’ll start by laying the table under the string lights in the garden and pulling up chairs with friends in The Dinner Bell. Then we’ll see where the night t ... Show More

35m 35s

Jul 2025

A Hot Summer Day, Spent Three Ways

Join us for three summertime adventures in the Village. Subscribe to our Premium channel. The first month is on us. 💙 NMH merch, autographed books and more! Listen to our Bedtime Story Show, Nothing Much Happens First This, Kathryn’s guided mediation podcast. Learn more about yo ... Show More

38m 46s

Jun 2024

A Summer Day in the Village, Three Ways

Our stories today follow three separate villagers through a summer day to see how they spend it. We’ll start with Magic Words, a story about starting out on the right foot, a walk into town for breakfast, and the joy of following the subtle signs of the world around you on your w ... Show More

35m 30s

Mar 2025

Warm Weather Magic

Our stories today invite you out into the fine spring weather for a bit of fresh air and adventuring. We’ll start with a two-parter, called Mudlarking on the River. We will step out on the banks, hunt for a few treasures, and let our imagination run wild. From there, we’ll head u ... Show More

38m 59s

Jul 2024

Summer at the Inn

Our stories today center around the Inn by the lake and a busy summer day for the Innkeeper. We’ll follow her from the moment she wakes up, up in her third floor bedroom, through her morning duties, serving coffee cake on the screened in back porch. Then we’ll join her as she fil ... Show More

34m 31s

Jun 2021

#115 - An Impossible Enchantment

<p>A sleepy fairy tale with all the usual suspects; a king, a prince, a princess and some fairies. </p><p>It's summer here on the mountain and one of my best friends is visiting so we're spending the warm afternoons down by the swimming hole. You can see a picture and read a ... Show More

43m 57s

Jul 2024

Peaches, Pen Pals, & Pillows

Our stories today take you through the fruit orchards on the edge of town, to a sunny spot on the back porch, and eventually to dreamland after a good, quiet day. We’ll start with Stone Fruit, where we’ll pick the perfect peach. Then we’ll check the mail, in A Letter in an Envelo ... Show More

36m 53s

Jan 2024

Cozy Stories For Cold Days

Our stories today take us out to the big house on the edge of town where a bench is waiting in a sunny spot to help you recharge your battery in The Solarium, then to a snug apartment with big windows that look all the way out to the park where the kettle is just about to boil in ... Show More

29m 36s

Jul 2024

Pasta, The River, and A Sunken Garden

Our stories today lean into the romance and sentimental feelings of the summer. We’ll start with In the Kitchen, During a Storm, as the wind picks up and the Pomodoro sauce simmers on the stove. This story, by the way, mentions alcohol, in case that doesn’t work for you and you n ... Show More

36m 4s

Pool Day