Snoozecast
776 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsSnoozecast is the podcast designed to help you fall asleep.
Episodes air every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Learn more about us at snoozecast.com, and learn about our premium listening options at snoozecast.com/plus, which unlocks ad-free listening to our expanded catalog, including bonus original stories.
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Walden
February 15, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. "Walden" is Henry David Thoreau's reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, originally published in 1854. The work is part personal declaration of independence , social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and — to some degree — a manual for self reliance. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'V' — Le...
The Prince and the Pauper
February 13, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Originally published in 1881, “The Prince and the Pauper” was Twain’s first attempt at historical fiction. In the novel, two boys identical in appearance exchange identities. Although written for children, “The Prince and the Pauper" is a critique of social inequality and has been adapted for the screen and television a number of times. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more,...
Beethoven, a character study
February 11, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Originally published in 1905, this biographical book on Beethoven gives a glimpse of the great composer who died in 1827. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'V' — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Creation of the Teton Landscape
February 08, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight we read an excerpt from, "Creation of the Teton Landscape" by David Love, John Calvin Reed and Kenneth Lee Pierce, originally published in 1968. This booklet, prepared by members of the U.S. Geological Survey, discusses how geological phenomena are responsible for the magnificent scenery of the Teton region. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozec...
Siddhartha
February 06, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse was originally published in 1951. It deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery by a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (what was searched for), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained his ...
My Robin
February 04, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. "My Robin” by Frances Hodgson Burnett was originally published in 1912. Burnett was an American-English novelist and playwright. She is perhaps best known for her children’s stories, in particular “The Secret Garden.” “My Robin” is a charming anecdote that further expands upon the Robin featured in “The Secret Garden.” To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to sno...
The Flower Fields of Alpine Switzerland
February 01, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight we read a snoozy opening to, "The Flower Fields of Alpine Switzerland" by George Flemwell, originally published in 1911. You'll hear lots of descriptions of mountains and flowers, and flowers on mountains. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'V' — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Young King
January 30, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight we read the opening to "The Young King", a shorty story within Oscar Wilde’s "A House of Pomegranates". "A House of Pomegranates" was written in 1891 as a collection of fairy tales that Wilde may have said was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public.” "The Young King" tells the story of the illegitimate shepherd son of the recently dead king's daughter, and n...
What Murfee Remembered
January 28, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we'll read a Snoozecast original story titled, “What Murfee Remembered”. In this short story, Murfee is a dog who lives in a city apartment building with his two humans. He has something important on the tip of his mind that he spends his day trying to remember. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'V' — Learn more ab...
The Time Machine
January 25, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Published in 1895, Wells paints a vision of the distant future in his first novel. Considered to be one of science fiction’s most important authors, Wells contributed to the genre with many notable works: “The Island of Doctor Moreau”, “The Invisible Man”, and “The War of the Worlds”. In his non-fiction futurologist works, Wells predicted the advent of airplanes, space travel and even Wi...
Great Expectations
January 23, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. "Great Expectations" is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and one of his last completed novels. It depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in a periodical between 1860 and 1861, and shortly thereafter was...
Miss Ludington's Sister
January 21, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. "Miss Ludington’s Sister", written in 1885, is an earlier work by Edward Bellamy. The author later found fame as a socialist Utopian science fiction writer. This particular book, however, is a standard love story with a twist. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'V' — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
January 18, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. While most listeners may be familiar with the highly successful film adaptation starring Judy Garland released in 1939, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was originally published in 1900 written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. The Library of Congress has declared Oz to be "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairy-tale." The story follows Dorothy a young girl from K...
How a Dear Little Couple Went Abroad
January 16, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. This adorable turn-of-the-century children's book was originally published in 1900 by Mary Dow Brine, a New York based author who published several works in Harper's Magazine in the 1800s. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'V' — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How a Dear Little Couple Went Abroad - Snoozecast: Sleep Story
January 16, 2019 06:00 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBThis cutesy turn of the century children's book was originally published in 1900 by Mary Dow Brine, a New York based author who published several works in Harper's Magazine in the 1800s. Snoozecast makes sleep stories, put on a Snoozecast before you get into bed to help you fall asleep. Support the show
A House of Gentlefolk
January 14, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Also known as "Home of the Gentry" and "A Nest of the Gentry", "A House of Gentlefolk" is a novel by Ivan Turgenev published in 1859 Russia. It was enthusiastically received by Russian society and remained Turgenev's least controversial and most widely read novel until the end of the 19th century. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — ...
A House of Gentlefolk - Snoozecast: Sleep Story
January 14, 2019 06:00 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBAlso known as "Home of the Gentry" and "A Nest of the Gentry", "A House of Gentlefolk" is a novel by Ivan Turgenev published in 1859 Russia. It was enthusiastically received by Russian society and remained Turgenev's least controversial and most widely read novel until the end of the 19th century. Snoozecast makes sleep stories, put on a Snoozecast before you get into bed to help you fall asleep. Support the show
1001 Nights
January 11, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBAlso known as "The Arabian Nights," "One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age, which ran from the 8th to the 14th centuries. Some tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Greek, Indian, Jewish and Turkish folklore and literature. What is common throughout all the editions of "Nights" is the initial frame story of the ruler and his wife and the framing device incorporated ...
The Talking Bird | 1,001 Nights
January 11, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBAlso known as "The Arabian Nights," "One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age, which ran from the 8th to the 14th centuries. This story is called "The Talking Bird, The Singing Tree and the Golden Water." — read by 'V' — pt. 2 air date: June 26, 2020 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/snoozecast)
The Talking Bird | One Thousand and One Nights
January 11, 2019 06:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Also known as "The Arabian Nights," "One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age, which ran from the 8th to the 14th centuries. This story is called "The Talking Bird, The Singing Tree and the Golden Water." To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'V' —...
The Talking Bird, The Singing Tree and the Golden Water | 1,001 Nights
January 11, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBAlso known as "The Arabian Nights," "One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age, which ran from the 8th to the 14th centuries. Some tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Greek, Indian, Jewish and Turkish folklore and literature. What is common throughout all the editions of "Nights" is the initial frame story of the ruler and his wife and the framing device incorporated ...
1001 Nights - Snoozecast: Sleep Story
January 11, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBAlso known as "The Arabian Nights," "One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age, which ran from the 8th to the 14th centuries. Some tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Greek, Indian, Jewish and Turkish folklore and literature. What is common throughout all the editions of "Nights" is the initial frame story of the ruler and his wife and the framing device incorporated ...
Journey to the Center of the Earth
January 09, 2019 10:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. This 1864 science fiction novel tells the story of professor Otto Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel and their guide Hans as they encounter many adventures and hazards traveling through the center of the Earth. The English language edition read tonight changes the professor's name to Hardwigg and Axel's name to Harry. The book was inspired by Charles Lyell's "Geological Evidences of the Antiqui...
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Snoozecast: Sleep Story
January 09, 2019 10:00 - 21 minutes - 9.81 MBThis 1864 science fiction novel tells the story of professor Otto Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel and their guide Hans as they encounter many adventures and hazards traveling through the center of the earth (The english language edition which I'll be reading tonight changes the professor's name to Hardwigg and Axel's name to Harry) . The book was inspired by Charles Lyell's "Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man" written in 1863. Although this genre of subterranean fiction already existe...
Don Quixote
January 06, 2019 22:00 - 7 minutesWe hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Written in early 1600s Spain, "Don Quixote" is considered to be perhaps the most influential work from Spanish history. It depicts a nobleman who reads so many romantic adventure novels that he decides to become a knight. Don Quixote sees what he wants in the world, and the word quixotic stems from this character - meaning impractically idealistic. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listenin...
Don Quixote - Snoozecast: Sleep Story
January 06, 2019 22:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBWritten in early 1600s Spain, "Don Quixote" is considered to be perhaps the most influential work from Spanish history. It depicts a nobleman who reads so many romantic adventure novels that he decides to become a knight. Don Quixote sees what he wants in the world, and the word "Quixotic" stems from this character - meaning impractically idealistic. Snoozecast makes sleep stories, put on a Snoozecast before you get into bed to help you fall asleep. Support the show