Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults

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By: Bedtime Stories with Taesha Glasgow

Do you have trouble drifting off to sleep? My mission is simple. To help you relax, put the stressful day behind you and drift off to sleep. In every episode, I will read an old story in the public domain. So lie down, settle into your pillow, close your eyes, and let me read you a bedtime story to help you sleep.Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bridal Party
Last Sunday at 6:00 PM

Can't sleep? Quiet your mind with this short story by F Scott Fitzgerald. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Yosemite: The Big Trees - Sleep Story
09/11/2025

Drift off to sleep tonight with a chapter from Yosemite by John Muir. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Three Golden Apples - A Greek Myth Bedtime Story (Encore)
09/07/2025

Tonight's bedtime story is The Three Golden Apples - an adaptation of a Greek myth by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was first published in 1851 in his collection of stories called "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys". A retelling of a Greek myth featuring the hero Hercules and his quest to retrieve three golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides.


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Romeo and Juliet - Classic Romance Sleep Story
09/04/2025

Tonight's sleep story is Romeo and Juliet retold by Edith Nesbit. You know the story of the ill-fated lovers Romeo and Juliet, originally written by William Shakespeare. This adaptation by Edith Nesbit condenses and simplifies the story but the end remains the same. If you're still awake, the second story is Much Ado About Nothing. A story you might not be as familiar with.


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Pinocchio - A Classic Fairy Tale Bedtime Story (Encore)
08/31/2025

Can't sleep? Quiet your mind with the classic fairy tale bedtime story, Pinocchio. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Broadcast Murder - Mystery Sleep Story
08/24/2025

Tonight's sleep story is a locked room mystery by Grenville Robbins. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Love: Strangers - A Romantic Bedtime Story
08/21/2025

Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, more chapters of Love by Elizabeth von Arnim, author of Enchanted April. A young man falls in love with and pursues a much older woman. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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His Father's Son - A Classic Sleep Story
08/17/2025

Drift off to sleep tonight with a classic sleep story by Edith Wharton. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Treasure Island: The Treasure Hunt - Adventure Sleep Story
08/14/2025

Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.  Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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No Name - A Classic Sleep Story
08/10/2025

Tonight's sleep story is the opening of the classic novel by Wilkie Collins. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Great Expectations: Joe Meets Miss Havisham
08/07/2025

Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
08/03/2025

Tonight's bedtime story is a Sherlock Holmes mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Night and Day: Mary Datchet
07/31/2025

Fall asleep fast to the continuation of Night and Day by Virginia Woolf. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Story of Atalanta - Bedtime Greek Myth
07/27/2025

Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, the Greek myth The Story of Atalanta. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Lady Vanishes: The Wheel Spins
07/24/2025

Fall asleep fast to the continuation of The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White.  Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Three Men in A Boat Revisited - Sleepy Story
07/20/2025

Can't sleep? Quiet your mind with chapters from Three Men in A Boat by Jerome K Jerome. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Pride And Prejudice: Wickham Leaves Meryton
07/17/2025

Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. In this episode, Elizabeth reveals some of the contents of Darcy's letter to Jane. Wickham leaves Meryton..Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Sherlock Holmes: Silver Blaze - Mystery Bedtime Story (Encore)
07/13/2025

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, Silver Blaze, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the collection called "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes." In this episode, a popular racehorse has disappeared and his trainer has been murdered. With an important race looming, Sherlock must find the horse and reveal the murderer quickly.


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Aesop's Fables - Sleep Stories (Encore)
07/10/2025

Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with stories from Aesop's Fables. Drift off to many familiar stories like the Owl and the Grasshopper and the Wolf and the Kid. Aesop, a storyteller from Ancient Greece, has been credited with fables told over several centuries after his death. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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A Special Announcement from Just Sleep
07/08/2025

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The Sums That Came Right - Fairytale Bedtime Stories
07/06/2025

Can't sleep? Quiet your mind with two bedtime stories featuring fairies. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Anne of Green Gables: Anne to the Rescue
07/03/2025

Fall asleep fast to the continuation of Anne of Green Gables. Requested by a listener! Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Clock that Went Backward - A Classic Sleep Story
06/29/2025

Fall asleep fast to a classic short story by Edward Page Mitchell. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Lupin: Flashes of Sunlight - A Mystery Bedtime Story
06/26/2025

Tonight's sleep story is a murder mystery from the world of Arsene Lupin. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Aunt Philippa and the Men - A Charming Story to Help You Sleep
06/22/2025

Tough day ahead? Relax with tonight's bedtime story by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall: Lowborough
06/19/2025

Fall asleep fast to the continuation of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Raffles: Nine Points of the Law
06/15/2025

Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, another adventure from The Amateur Cracksman by E W Hornung. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Secret Garden: Let Them Laugh
06/12/2025

Tonight's story to help you fall asleep is the continuation of The Secret Garden. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Good Soldier
06/08/2025

Tough day ahead? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, the opening chapters of The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Blue Castle: The Conclusion
06/05/2025

Fall asleep fast to the conclusion of The Blue Castle by L M Montgomery. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Vanishing of Mrs Fraser - A Sleep Story Mystery
06/01/2025

Tonight's story to help you fall asleep is a sleep story mystery by Basil Thomson. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Moby Dick: The Counterpane
05/29/2025

Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Lark
05/25/2025

Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with the opening chapters of the charming novel The Lark by Edith Nesbit. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Robin Hood: Robin Hood and Allan a Dale
05/22/2025

Tonight's story to help you fall asleep is another tale from The Adventures of Robin Hood. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Viking Tales - Norse Legends to Help You Sleep
05/18/2025

Can't sleep? Quiet your mind with chapters from Viking Tales by Jennie Hall. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Daddy Long Legs: The Conclusion
05/15/2025

Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, the conclusion of Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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The Magic Egg
05/11/2025

Tonight's bedtime story is The Magic Egg by Frank R Stockton. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Betrothed (Encore)
05/08/2025

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with Betrothed by Anton Chekhov. Published in 1903, this is Chekhov's last completed story. Nadya, a young woman, is engaged to be married. Her wedding is only a few weeks away. But does she even love her fiance? Should she follow her friend Sasha's advice and go to university instead?


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At Twilight
05/04/2025

Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with this moving short story by Susan Glaspell.  Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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Emily Of New Moon: Diamond Cut Diamond
05/01/2025

Fall asleep fast to the continuation of Emily of New Moon by L M Montgomery. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support


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