Sleepy
327 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.5K ratingsDoze off to classic stories with Sleepy. Each week, baritone host Otis Gray reads old books in a low, rhythmic tone to lull you into a deep slumber so you can have a fresh start the next day. Sweet dreams. Zzzzzz
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Episodes
78 – Cold Comfort Farm
December 09, 2019 17:14 - 55 minutesZzz.. . Snooze while Otis Read "Cold Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons. Sweet Dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
77 – Billy Budd
December 01, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutesZzzz. . . Doze off to Otis reading "Billy Budd" – the nautical tale by Herman Melville zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
76 – Peter Pan
November 24, 2019 07:23 - 50 minutesZZz.. . Doze off while Otis reads "Peter Pan," by J.M. Barrie Sweet dreams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
75 – Black Beauty
November 17, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutesZzzz. . . Snooze away to Otis reading "Black Beauty," by Anna Sewell. This episode is dedicated to awesome young listener – Maya Izzo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 – A Little Princess
November 10, 2019 09:30 - 1 hourZzz. . Doze off while Otis reads "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Sweet Dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
73 – The War Of The Worlds
November 04, 2019 22:42 - 50 minutesZzz... Drift off into a deep slumber while Otis reads The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
72 – The Phantom Of The Opera
October 27, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutesDoze off to a spooky October reading of The Phantom Of The Opera by Gaston Leroux. Does Sleepy help you wake up nice and refreshed the next day? Consider becoming a $1/month patron on www.patreon.com/sleepyradio Happy Halloween zzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
71 – Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
October 20, 2019 08:00 - 47 minutesZzz drift off this October's second spooky reading – "The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
70 – The Call Of Cthulhu
October 17, 2019 02:18 - 49 minutesZzz. . . For our spooky October readings – snooze to H.P. Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu" Make sure to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, and maybe even become a $1 patron of the show on www.patreon.com/sleepyradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
69 – The Raven
October 06, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutesZzz drift off this October's first spooky reading – "The Raven" and other works by Edgar Allen Poe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
68 – The Odyssey
September 30, 2019 02:12 - 45 minuteszzz. . Doze off to Homer's "The Odyssey" If you like the show, consider heading over to patreon.com/sleepyradio and donating even a dollar a month. I'll read your name at the beginning of the next show! Sweet dreams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
67 - A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man
September 22, 2019 08:00 - 53 minutesZzzz drift off to James Joyce's "A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
66 – Winesburg, Ohio
September 15, 2019 17:36 - 55 minuteszzz. . A snoozy reading of one of my favorite books, Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. This is a repost, as I will be ministering a wedding for one of my oldest friends this weekend – and this book reminds me a lot of where we grew up in rural Vermont. Sweet dreams zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
65 – Ben-Hur
September 08, 2019 20:25 - 32 minutesZzz snooze away "Ben-Hur" by Lew Wallace zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
64 – Cinderella
September 01, 2019 08:00 - 25 minutesThis episode is dedicated to a wonderful young listener, 11 year old Callie Izzo – who requested to snooze away to the old tale of "Cinderella," written by Charles Perrault in 1697. "Sweet dreams everyone zzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
63 – Sunset On The Amazon
August 25, 2019 17:53 - 1 hourMy own meandering story of my time in the Amazon. . . If you want to help mitigate the damage done by fires in the Amazon, go to www.rainforesttrust.org and donate – they buy acres of land, working with local communities to protect and conserve them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
62 – Beowulf
August 18, 2019 08:00 - 44 minutesSnooze away as Otis reads the epic poem "Beowulf" zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
61 – The Miraculous Pitcher
August 11, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourZzz. . Snooze to Otis reading "The Miraculous Pitcher" by Nathaniel Hawthorne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
60 – The Chimaera
August 04, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourZzzz . . . Doze off to the story of Pegasus and The Chimaera. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
59 – The Jungle Book
July 28, 2019 17:16 - 1 hourZzz. . Snooze to Otis reading "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
58 – Captains Courageous
July 22, 2019 17:33 - 37 minutesZzzz tonight, snooze away to Rudyard Kipling's maritime classic, "Captains Courageous" zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
57 – A Wonder Book
July 14, 2019 08:00 - 58 minutesDooooze off to the story of "The Three Golden Apples," from Nathanial Hawthorne's "A Wonder Book" Sleep well sleepyheads Zzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
56 – The Three Musketeers
July 07, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutesDooooze off to "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
55 – The Count Of Monte Cristo
July 01, 2019 21:50 - 54 minutesZzz.... Doze off to the melodic tale of retribution, The Count of Monte Cristo – by Alexandre Dumas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
54 – The Celestial Railroad
June 23, 2019 21:52 - 59 minutesZzz. . . Get a good night's rest to this reading of "The Celestial Railroad" by Nathaniel Hawthorne zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
53 – The Birthmark
June 09, 2019 17:28 - 57 minutesDrift off to one of Hawthorne's short stories – "The Birthmark" zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
52 – Moby Dick
May 26, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourDrift off while Otis reads "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
51 – Mother Goose
May 12, 2019 07:14 - 39 minutesHappy Mother's Day y'all. . . here's some sweet Mother Goose nursery rhymes to help you drift off into a deep deep slumber zzzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
50 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
May 05, 2019 20:48 - 49 minutesIt's our 50th episode! Come snooze to "The Hunchback" of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
49 – 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
April 28, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutesZz... Doze off to Jules Verne's Classic – "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
48 – To The Lighthouse
April 21, 2019 22:07 - 41 minutesDrift off to Virginia Woolf's classic, "To The Lighthouse" zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
47 – The Secret Garden
April 14, 2019 18:14 - 1 hourSnoooooooze to a widely requested classic – "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
46 – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
April 04, 2019 00:49 - 42 minutesDozzzzzze off to Mark Twain's classic, "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn" zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
45 – Youth
March 24, 2019 21:59 - 44 minuteszzzz Enjoy this snoozy reading of "Youth" by Joseph Conrad zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
44 – The Picture of Dorian Gray
March 17, 2019 17:46 - 41 minutesSnoooooooze to a widely requested classic – "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
43 – Heart Of Darkness
March 10, 2019 21:43 - 57 minutesZzz. . . Meander down a sleepy river while Otis reads "Heart of Darkness" by James Conrad zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
42 – Sense and Sensibility
March 03, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutesSnoooooooze to Jane Austen's classic, Sense & Sensibility. Don't forget to rate and leave a book request in a review on iTunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41 – Sherlock Holmes
February 17, 2019 20:37 - 1 hourZzz.. . Doze off to Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This episode is a repost, and is dedicated to the memory of Dave Bickford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
40 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
February 10, 2019 09:00 - 54 minutesZzzz.. . Follow the yellow brick road all the way to Sleepy town with "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" zzz Sleep well sleepyheads Zzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
39 – Of Mice And Men
February 03, 2019 09:00 - 41 minutesZzz.. . Doze off to John Steinbeck's classic, "Of Mice And Men" zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
38 – Robinson Crusoe
January 27, 2019 18:54 - 37 minutesZzzz. . . Sleep soundly while Otis reads "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe zzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
37 – Anne Of Green Gables
January 20, 2019 09:00 - 42 minutesZzz.. . Doze off to Anne Of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This episode is dedicated one of our young listeners, Elizabeth. Sleep well sleepyheads Zzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
36 – Peter Pan
January 13, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutesFor tonight's reading of Peter Pan, Sleepy is very proud to be sponsored by Purple – the world's most scientific mattress. Good sleep is so important if you are going to take on this big year, and Purple can help you do it. Get a FREE pillow with your mattress order by texting "Otis" to 84-888 New year, new mattress, new you. Sleep well sleepyheads Zzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
35 – Siddartha
January 06, 2019 08:30 - 46 minutesZzz.. Rest easy to this New Year episode about rebirth, spiritual journeys, and seeking wisdom within – Siddartha by Herman Hesse. If the show works for you, consider being a part of making it by going to www.patreon.com/sleepyradio and donating even $1 a month. You are awesome, thank you. Sweet dreams Zzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
34 – The Little Mermaid, For Aerith
January 03, 2019 18:35 - 47 minutesZZz.. A special New Years gift episode for Aerith, a young listener who loves The Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen. Aerith's mom Barbara also listens and supports the show on Patreon.com/sleepyradio. If you have a young one who listens to the show, I would love to hear from you and would be glad to read a book they like. Makes for a great gift. Support and share on www.patreon.com/sleepyradio. Sweet dreams y'all zzzzzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
33 - Little Women
December 30, 2018 06:27 - 36 minutesZZz.. . Doze off to Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. If you'd like to be a part of being making the show, go to www.patreon.com/sleepyradio and donate even a dollar a month, it goes a long way. Thanks a ton. Sweet dreams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
32 - Peter Rabbit, For Michael
December 26, 2018 20:29 - 45 minutesA special Christmas episode for Michael Reid, a 7-year old who snoozes to Sleepy along with his mom Debra. Debra is awesome and supports the show on Patreon. She reached out to say Michael sleeps much better with the show, and would love to hear Peter Rabbit. Merry Christmas Michael. If you have young ones who listen to the show, I'd love to hear from you and maybe read a book for them! Find me on www.patreon.com/sleepyradio, where you can write me, and even be a part of making the show by d...
31 - A Christmas Carol
December 17, 2018 19:11 - 53 minutesZZzz. . Merry Christmas time y'all. Snooooze away to Otis reading A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 - Dubliners
December 09, 2018 09:00 - 50 minutesDoze off to this snoozy bedtime reading of "Dubliners" by James Joyce zzz Thanks everyone. Remember to rate and review on iTunes with a book recommendation! ZZZzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 – Winesburg, Ohio
December 02, 2018 22:13 - 53 minutesZZzz... Otis reads you to sleep with the classic rural tale Winesburg, Ohio - written by Sherwood Anderson. If Sleepy helps you doze off, consider going to www.patreon.com/sleepyradio and donating even a dollar a month. It goes a long way, thanks. Rate and review in iTunes with a book recommendation! Sweet Dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices