WikiSleep
254 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWikiSleep is a simple yet effective sleep app and podcast designed to help people with busy or curious brains relax and unwind.
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Discover happier, more restful sleep through a constantly growing selection of fun sleep stories, biographies, weird histories, easy meditations and other curiosities—all designed to help you relax and unwind. Unlike many other sleep apps that rely heavily on tricks or deep meditation, our content works on the simple principle of diversion. The stories we provide are interesting enough to grab your attention—but calm enough that you can drift off while listening.
We offer stories that are unusual for sleep apps, such as biographies of fascinating people like The Notorious B.I.G., Marie Antoinette or Bob Ross—or weird histories of everyday things like wine or cameras. Regardless of the story, every episode is delivered in a calm and soothing way.
WHAT YOU'LL FIND:
A growing list of stories, capers, histories, biographies, ambient sounds, meditations, breath exercises for anxiety, Spanish and French episodes...plus much more.
Some of our most favorited episodes include:
• The Life & Times of Bob Ross
• Anthony Bourdain: Visionary & Humanist
• The Salem Witch Trials
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Sleepy Penguin Visualization
• The Great Train Robbery of 1963
• Mexican Beach Relaxation
• The Magic of Chadwick Boseman
• Charles Ponzi, the man behind the scheme
• The Brothers Grimm
• A Very Brief History of Whisky
• The Greek Myth of Paris
• Box Breathing for Sleep & Anxiety
• Sleepy Cat Purr
• The Many Lives of Maya Angelou
• Michelangelo: The Divine One
• Jim Henson & His Muppets
• A Pretty Brief History of Marijuana
• Vlad the Impaler
• A Brief History of Cameras
• Three Hours of Pi
• The Brief Life of Alexander the Great
• Catherine the Great of Russia
• Frida Kahlo: A Remarkable Life
The list keeps growing and we take suggestions too...
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Episodes
Episode 180: The Metamorphosis (Part Six, final installment)
January 25, 2023 00:19 - 40 minutes - 92.5 MBWikiSleep Nightly Series: Part Six of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. In this final installment of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor Samsa and his family finally confront their situation. What comes next is a new phase, but what direction will their lives take? . . . . . #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStory #WikiSleepNightly #TheMetamorphosis #Kafka #FranzKafka #MentalHealth #SleepPodcast By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep...
Episode 179: The Metamorphosis (Part Five)
January 24, 2023 00:53 - 25 minutes - 59.2 MBWikiSleep Nightly Series: Part Five of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Now several months into their new reality, the Samsa family has had to resort to taking on boarders, three gentlemen who rent a single room to help subsidize the rent. Despite all having jobs and working to sustain themselves however they can, Gregor no longer feels appreciated. Resentment and despair slowly coalesce inside the household... . . . . . . . #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStory #WikiSleepNightly #TheMet...
Episode 178: The Metamorphosis (Part Four)
January 22, 2023 23:53 - 33 minutes - 77.6 MBWikiSleep Nightly Series: Part Four of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. With Gregor and his sister, Greet, settling into their routine of her being caretaker and him being the charge, things inside the Samsa apartment start to take a turn. Gregor, transformed, starts to literally climb the walls, while his mother, despite her best intentions, causes a scene that threatens the quiet balance that has taken over... . . . . . . . #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStory #WikiSleepNightly #TheMe...
Episode 177: The Metamorphosis (Part Three)
January 22, 2023 00:30 - 32 minutes - 73.4 MBWikiSleep Nightly Series: Part Three of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Gregor Samsa's family has settled into something of a routine, while accepting the fact that their son has transformed into something unrecognizable, a larger than life insect who now inhabits Gregor's room. With his younger sister becoming his caretaker, Gregor too has started to accept his position, yet he yearns to return to being the provider for his family, even as he learns that his father may not have been as ...
Episode 176: The Metamorphosis (Part Two)
January 21, 2023 01:02 - 34 minutes - 77.9 MBPart two of the first in our WikiSleep Nightly Series of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. In part one, Gregor Samsa has woken to discover that he has morphed into an unrecognizable vermin. He is late for work and his parents, sisters, and employers have just discovered the hideous creature he has become. In this section, his family must learn to co-exist with a son who now has a penchant for climbing walls and ceilings... . . . . . #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStory #WikiSleepNightly #The...
Episode 175: The Metamorphosis (Part One)
January 20, 2023 02:39 - 32 minutes - 74.5 MBIn this first episode of a new nightly series, Adrien Sala reads part one of Franz Kafka's famous story, The Metamorphosis. In this bizarre tale, traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to discover that he has somehow morphed into a rather large insect. The story shines a light on the expectations of a working person in a system that values output over all else... . . . . . #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStory #WikiSleepNightly #TheMetamorphosis #Kafka #FranzKafka #MentalHealth #...
Episode 174: Tupac Shakur
January 12, 2023 23:50 - 6 minutes - 12.5 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Considered by many to be one of the most influential rappers of all time, much of Tupac Shakur's work addressed contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities during his short life. A child of Black Panther members, he is considered to be a symbol of resistance and activism against inequality and injustice—yet he is wasn't without controversy of his own... . . . . . . #WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepP...
Episode 173: El artista, Pablo Picasso
January 05, 2023 22:46 - 7 minutes - 13.7 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com In today's episode, we introduce Nicolás Saavedra, an actor who has performed in many feature films, television series, soap operas and plays in Chile, the country where he was born, lives and built his career. Nicolas will be leading an ongoing series of Spanish-language episodes that will be found on the WikiSleep app. Even if you don't speak Spanish, we highly recommend taking a listen. His voice is fantastic and t...
Episode 172: The Exquisite Taj Mahal
December 30, 2022 01:55 - 6 minutes - 11.3 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. Commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, it is often cited as one of the most exquisitely buildings ever built. . . . . . . . . #WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #TajMahal #ShahJahan #India #Agra #MentalHealth #Sleep #AS...
Episode 171: The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
December 24, 2022 20:09 - 6 minutes - 12.8 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Gift of the Magi is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money... By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. H...
Episode 170: The Mysterious Edgar Allan Poe
December 15, 2022 22:41 - 7 minutes - 13.4 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor and literary critic famous for his tales of mystery and the macabre. One of the first American authors to live off writing alone, his chosen vocation brought him much peril. Found delirious on the streets of Baltimore in clothes that were not his own days before he died, the true character of Poe persists as a mystery. Was he really a madman? Or was he the victim of a pos...
Episode 169: The Notorious B.I.G.
December 08, 2022 18:03 - 8 minutes - 15.6 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Iconic, insanely talented and ambitious, The Notorious B.I.G.'s legacy is one full of mystery, murder and missed potential. Dead at just 24 years old, the Junior M.A.F.I.A. co-founder set the framework for East Coast hip-hop for years to come, with much of his major commercial success coming after his untimely death. #WikiSleep #NotoriousBIG #SleepStories #Sleep #MentalHealth #HipHop #BiggieSmalls By becoming a Wiki...
Episode 168: The Brothers Grimm
December 01, 2022 23:46 - 6 minutes - 12.1 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Brothers Grimm were a duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers and authors who together collected and published folklore tales. They are among the best-known storytellers in history and popularized stories such as Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and more. #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStories #TheBrothersGri...
Episode 167: The Gentleman Pirate
November 24, 2022 19:12 - 7 minutes - 14.2 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Gentleman Pirate was a genuine Caribbean pirate who pillaged alongside the likes of Blackbeard. He was known as The Gentleman Pirate due to the fact that he was a somewhat wealthy landowner who, without any apparent reason or experience sailing, inexplicably decided to turn to piracy, built a boat, luxuriously equipped it, and set sail. . . . . . . . #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStories #TheGentlemanPirate #Ste...
Episode 166: The Magnificent Freddie Mercury
November 17, 2022 19:13 - 6 minutes - 12.5 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Freddie Mercury has been hailed as one of the most iconic rock performers of all time. Ambitious, brash and larger than life on stage, he was a very private person off stage, rarely granting interviews and keeping his relationships close. He reached the pinnacle of musical success before his life was cut short due to complications from AIDS. #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepHealth #SleepStories #FreddieMercury By becoming a ...
Episode 165: The Magic of Chadwick Boseman
November 10, 2022 20:57 - 7 minutes - 13.1 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Chadwick Boseman was an American actor, writer, director, activist and philanthropist who is most famous for his portrayal of T'Challa in the film Black Panther. Extremely driven and active in promoting increasing roles for people of colour, Boseman's two-decade long career was filled with accolades that continue even after his untimely death at just 43 years old. #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStories #BlackPanther #Wakanda...
BONUS EPISODE: The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
October 31, 2022 22:35 - 30 minutes - 68.6 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in 1842 and tells the tale of a prince who believed he could hide from the menace of death by locking himself away with courtiers and indulging in splendour... #WikiSleep #Sleep #ScaryStories #Halloween #Spooky #GhostStory #MentalHealth By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health...
Episode 163: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
October 27, 2022 22:02 - 6 minutes - 12.3 MBHEADS UP: A FULL, TWO-HOUR VERSION OF THIS EPISODE IS AVAILABLE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP COMPLETELY FREE. JUST HEAD TO WIKISLEEP.COM TO ACCESS IT. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of the hapless teacher, Ichabod Crane. Enamoured by ghost stories and tales of misadventure, Ichabod finds himself deploying his own charms in an attempt to seduce and bewitch, while drifting deeper into the unknown in the woods that surround him. First published in 1820, the story has fuelled Halloween th...
Episode 163: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
October 27, 2022 22:02 - 11 minutes - 27 MBHEADS UP: A FULL, TWO-HOUR VERSION OF THIS EPISODE IS AVAILABLE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP COMPLETELY FREE. JUST HEAD TO WIKISLEEP.COM TO ACCESS IT. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of the hapless teacher, Ichabod Crane. Enamoured by ghost stories and tales of misadventure, Ichabod finds himself deploying his own charms in an attempt to seduce and bewitch, while drifting deeper into the unknown in the woods that surround him. First published in 1820, the story has fuelled Halloween th...
Episode 162: The Magnificent Harry Houdini
October 21, 2022 00:31 - 6 minutes - 11.9 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Harry Houdini is perhaps one of the most famous figures of the 20th century, a showman, escape artist and magician who was a master of promotion and feats of amazement. In his lifetime he helped create one of the most enduring magic societies and blow the minds of fans around the world. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Houdini #SleepStories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and slee...
Episode 161: A Careless Whisper of George Michael
October 13, 2022 22:14 - 42 minutes - 96.1 MBHEADS UP: YOU CAN GO TO WIKISLEEP.COM TO GET THE APP! George Michael was an English singer, songwriter, and record producer who is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation. Starting out as one-half of Wham!, he launched into a solo career that made hime one of the best-selling musicians of all time, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. #WikiSleep #Sleep #GeorgeMichael #MentalHealth By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own a...
Episode 160: The Sleepiest Story Ever Told
October 06, 2022 19:18 - 17 minutes - 41.1 MBTonight's episode is a little different than most. Really, I'm just here to let you know that the WikiSleep App is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. In this episode, I tell you a little bit about myself, why I created WikiSleep in the first place and how to find the app so you can carry WikiSleep with you wherever you go. I very much appreciate all your support and will have more podcast episodes coming soon. #WikiSleep #WikiSleepApp #Sleep #SleepApp #SleepStories B...
Episode 159: The Brief Life of Alexander the Great
September 30, 2022 00:30 - 6 minutes - 11.7 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Alexander the Great was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon who succeeded to the throne at just 20 years old. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through western Asia and northeast Africa—and by the age of thirty, he'd created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered...
Episode 158: Sherlock Holmes—A Scandal in Bohemia
September 22, 2022 22:00 - 6 minutes - 11 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson famous for solving confounding crimes in late 19th century. Holme's, a drug addled obsessive whose passions included cocaine and conundrums, struggled throughout these tales to relate to human emotions. In this first chapter, though, we learn that there was one woman with which he was obsessed... #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStories #MentalHealth #SherlockHolmes ...
Episode 158: Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia
September 22, 2022 22:00 - 39 minutes - 91.5 MBSir Arthur Conan Doyle made Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson famous for solving confounding crimes in late 19th century. Holme's, a drug addled obsessive whose passions included cocaine and conundrums, struggled throughout these tales to relate to human emotions. In this first chapter, though, we learn that there was one woman with which he was obsessed... #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStories #MentalHealth #SherlockHolmes
Episode 157: The Sad Story of Anne Boleyn read by Britt Buntain
September 15, 2022 15:53 - 8 minutes - 14.8 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com More than 500 years after her death, Anne Boleyn remains a divisive character in the history of England. Was she adulterous and cruel—or was she the victim of a tyrant whose ability to remain faithful to any single woman caused him to fabricate treasonous stories that would guarantee his freedom to bed whomever he wanted while she met her end? #WikiSleep #AnneBoleyn #Sleep #MentalHealth By becoming a WikiSleep memb...
Episode 156: The Life & Career of Patrick Swayze
September 08, 2022 16:43 - 6 minutes - 11.6 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Patrick Swayze was an American actor, dancer and singer known for playing lead roles, particularly as romantic, tough and comedic characters. His appearances in iconic films like The Outsiders, Ghost and, most famously, Dirty Dancing made him a huge star in his relatively short life. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Swayze #DirtyDancing #MentalHealth By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep healt...
Episode 156: Patrick Swayze
September 08, 2022 16:43 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MBPatrick Swayze was an American actor, dancer and singer known for playing lead roles, particularly as romantic, tough and comedic characters. His appearances in iconic films like The Outsiders, Ghost and, most famously, Dirty Dancing made him a huge star in his relatively short life. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Swayze #DirtyDancing #MentalHealth
Episode 155: Coco Chanel ready by Britt Buntain
September 01, 2022 22:01 - 6 minutes - 12.1 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com For tonight's story, Britt Buntain reads about fashion designer, Coco Chanel. Chanel's story is fascinating, not only because of her astounding success and connections to the highest echelons of European power—but also because of the dark side of her life. A known Nazi sympathizer, Chanel pulled some pretty shitty moves in the years leading up to and during WWII. Yet despite this, after the war she went on to enjoy de...
Episode 154: The Real-Life Witch Hunter, Matthew Hopkins
August 25, 2022 19:11 - 7 minutes - 13 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Tonight’s story is about a real-life witch hunter, Matthew Hopkins, who exploited the fears and hysteria that surrounded the occult during the 17th century in England to satisfy his own perverse views on so-called sinners. Self-proclaimed "WitchFinder General," he and his associates were responsible for more people being hanged for witchcraft than had been in all the previous 100 years combined. #WikiSleep #WitchHunte...
Episode 153: The Scoundrel Bernie Madoff
August 18, 2022 20:03 - 7 minutes - 13 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Bernie Madoff was an American scoundrel, fraudster and financier who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history, worth an estimated $64.8 billion. The ruin of many people, with some losing fortunes that would have kept their families housed, fed and free for generations, Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison—where he died alone during the pandemic. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Madoff #Ponzi #MentalHealth By becoming a Wiki...
Episode 152: Sir Isaac Newton
August 11, 2022 19:31 - 7 minutes - 13.4 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian and author who is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time—and a key figure in the scientific revolution. Famous for his work on gravity, he also explored the properties of light, invented calculus, served as Master of the Royal Mint and was deeply into alchemy. #WikiSleep #Sleep #IsaacNewton #MentalHealth ...
Episode 151: Whitney Houston
August 04, 2022 18:19 - 41 minutes - 96.1 MBOne of the best-selling recording artists of all time, Whitney Houston released several record-breaking albums, singles and soundtracks during her life. Passionate and supportive of several foundations and different causes globally, her life was sadly cut short after battling addiction, yet her influence continues to open doors for women of colour in music and film.
Episode 151: The Magic & Tragic Life of Whitney Houston
August 04, 2022 18:19 - 6 minutes - 11.9 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com One of the best-selling recording artists of all time, Whitney Houston released several record-breaking albums, singles and soundtracks during her life. Passionate and supportive of several foundations and different causes globally, her life was sadly cut short after battling addiction, yet her influence continues to open doors for women of colour in music and film. By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing ...
Episode 150: The Greek Myth of Paris & Oenone read by Britt Buntain
July 28, 2022 21:37 - 7 minutes - 13.7 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com In this Greek myth, Paris, the abandoned son of the king Priam and the queen Hecuba, falls in love with the mountain nymph Oenone while living as a shepherd on the slopes of Mount Ida. The couple marry and have one son, but then the meddlesome gods emerge to drive a wedge into their idyllic life—a wedge that eventually leads to the fall of Troy in later tales. #WikiSleep #Sleep #GreekMyth #MentalHealth #SleepStories ...
Episode 150: The Greek Myth of Paris & Oenone read by Britt Buntain
July 28, 2022 21:37 - 22 minutes - 51.7 MBHEADS UP: YOU CAN GO TO WIKISLEEP.COM TO GET THE APP! In this Greek myth, Paris, the abandoned son of the king Priam and the queen Hecuba, falls in love with the mountain nymph Oenone while living as a shepherd on the slopes of Mount Ida. The couple marry and have one son, but then the meddlesome gods emerge to drive a wedge into their idyllic life—a wedge that eventually leads to the fall of Troy in later tales. #WikiSleep #Sleep #GreekMyth #MentalHealth #SleepStories
Episode 149: The Not-So Great Chicago Fire
July 21, 2022 22:09 - 6 minutes - 11 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Great Chicago Fire was a massive blaze that burned between October 8th and October 10th, 1871. An estimated 300 people perished, while the inferno destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of the city and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. While undeniably devastating, the Great Fire led to new safety standards and practices that helped prevent more fires in the future. #WikiSleep #Sleep #ChicagoFire #Inferno B...
Episode 149: The Great Chicago Fire
July 21, 2022 22:09 - 27 minutes - 62 MBThe Great Chicago Fire was a massive blaze that burned between October 8th and October 10th, 1871. An estimated 300 people perished, while the inferno destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of the city and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. While undeniably devastating, the Great Fire led to new safety standards and practices that helped prevent more fires in the future. #WikiSleep #Sleep #ChicagoFire #Inferno
Episode 148: A Brief History of the Roman Colosseum
July 14, 2022 21:51 - 6 minutes - 12.2 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Roman Colosseum has stood for more than 2,000 years and been host to everything from gladiatorial battles, public executions by wild animals, apartments, games, concerts and more. The largest free-standing amphitheatre ever built, its history is a fascinating and often gruesome look into the shifting tastes of humans as we moved through the centuries. By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own...
Episode 147: Bob Ross, le parrain du calme
July 07, 2022 23:42 - 6 minutes - 12.5 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Connu sous le nom de Happy Painter, Bob Ross était un peintre américain, professeur d'art et animateur de télévision, ainsi que le créateur de The Joy of Painting. Sa manière calme et apaisante l'a aidé à attirer un public international qui aimait regarder son processus, tout en embrassant les "petits accidents heureux" en cours de route. By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep he...
Episode 146: La grande attaque ferroviaire de 1963
July 07, 2022 23:38 - 6 minutes - 12.8 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com La grande attaque ferroviaire (The Great Train Robbery) est l’histoire vraie d’un braquage qui s’est déroulé au Royaume-Uni en 1963, et qui a fait sensation en tenant en haleine la nation anglaise tout entière. Une bande de 15 voleurs réussit à dérober 73 millions de dollars à bord d’un train postal. La majeure partie de l’argent ne fut jamais retrouvée, et bien que personne ne fut tué pendant le braquage, les senten...
Episode 145: The Wright Brothers read by Britt Buntain
June 30, 2022 21:11 - 6 minutes - 11.9 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Wright brothers were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane. With unwavering passion in the face of danger and doubt, their innovations help change the course of human history. #Sleep #WikiSleep #WrightBrothers #Aviation #MentalHealth By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep heal...
Episode 144: Sleepy Penguin Meditation
June 23, 2022 22:17 - 8 minutes - 15.3 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com I wanted to share a meditation that will be on it. In this body scan visualization, I invite you to inhabit the body of a sleepy little penguin dozing in the sun on a nice, warm rock by the ocean. Much like traditional visualizations, we take a meditative journey, but with this one, you breathe in and imagine your chubby little penguin butt and belly basking in the warmth of the sun... #WikiSleep #SleepMeditation #Bod...
Episode 143: The Gambino Crime Family
June 16, 2022 18:29 - 7 minutes - 13 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Gambino Crime Family is an Italian-American Mafia family and one of the "Five Families" that have dominated organized crime in New York City for generations. With infamous leaders including John Gotti, Paul Castellano and John Gambino, the family operated a brutal regime for decades before declining into a shadow of its former self. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Gambino #Mafia By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investi...
Episode 142: The Great Library of Alexandria
June 09, 2022 20:19 - 7 minutes - 13.9 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Great Library of Alexandria was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world—and a center for intellectual exploration so free that it would make most universities of today collapse with envy. Housed on the Mediterranean shores of Egypt, the library lasted for hundreds of years before disappearing completely. #WikiSleep #AncientEgypt #Sleep By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investi...
Episode 141: Dolly Parton
June 02, 2022 22:20 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MBDolly Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actor and businessperson, known primarily for her work in country music and philanthropy, especially around literacy. Possibly the most famous country musician in history, her fierce intelligence and talent have helped her endure in a career that is nearly seven decades long. #WikiSleep #DollyParton #Sleep #CountryMusic
Episode 141: Country Hero, Dolly Parton
June 02, 2022 22:20 - 6 minutes - 12.4 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Dolly Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actor and businessperson, known primarily for her work in country music and philanthropy, especially around literacy. Possibly the most famous country musician in history, her fierce intelligence and talent have helped her endure in a career that is nearly seven decades long. #WikiSleep #DollyParton #Sleep #CountryMusic By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing i...
Episode 140: A Half-Hour of Pi
May 26, 2022 22:59 - 36 minutes - 82.4 MBPi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14 into infinity. For thousands of years, mathematicians have attempted to extend their understanding of it, yet the number extends into the trillions with no discernible pattern. How many digits can you stay focused for as Adrien Sala reads into that infinity? #WikiSleep #Sleep #Pi
Episode 139: Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter
May 19, 2022 19:29 - 7 minutes - 13.4 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Steve Irwin, also known as The Crocodile Hunter, was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality and wildlife expert. Famous for his enthusiasm, he was stung in the chest by a stingray off the coast of Australia in what many have called a one-in-a-million strike that pierced his heart. Initially believing it was simply a pierced lung, he died before reaching shore. #WikiSleep #SteveIrwin #Crocodil...
Episode 138: Typhoid Mary read by Britt Buntain
May 12, 2022 18:58 - 7 minutes - 13.8 MBListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Typhoid Mary was an Irish-born American cook believed to have been an asymptomatic carrier of the bacteria that caused Typhoid fever. Defiant of public health orders, she persisted in working as a cook and thereby exposed others to the fever. As a result, she was condemned to forced quarantine for nearly three decades of her life. #WikiSleep #Sleep #TyphoidMary By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in you...