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Nothing Much Happens is a bedtime story podcast beloved by millions. Yoga and meditation teacher Kathryn Nicolai tells soothing, cozy stories where—just as the title says—nothing much happens. That’s the magic.
Instead of spiraling thoughts or anxious scrolling, you’ll be gently guided to a calm, comfortable place. Each episode is read twice, with a slower second telling to ease you into rest.
Trusted by listeners for over seven years and streamed more than 180 million times, it’s a ritual of safety, comfort, and sleep.
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Position in the overall Apple Podcasts chart (US), last 90 days.
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days in the top 50 since Nov 2024
Latest episodes
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Something New (Encore)
#19 trending · Health & Fitness
Originally presented as Episode 14 of Season 12 (September 4, 2023)
Our story tonight is called Something New, and it’s a story about stumbling upon a beautiful place on
Sep 3 31 min
School Supplies
#17 trending · Health & Fitness
Our story tonight is called School Supplies, and it is a story about a way to mark the end of warm weather and the beginning of crisp days. It’s also about planners and p
Aug 31 33 min
Something Old (Encore)
Originally presented as Episode 13 of Season 12 (August 28, 2023)
Our story tonight is called Something Old, and it’s a story about a gift found on a treasure hunt. It’s
Aug 27 30 min
The Ferry Landing, Part 2
Our story tonight is called The Ferry Landing, Part 2, and it’s the conclusion to last Monday's episode. If you want to hear both parts, put together with an immersive so
Aug 24 38 min
Special Delivery at Weathervane Farm (Encore)
Originally presented as Episode 10 of Season 12 (August 7, 2023)
Our story tonight is called Special Delivery at Weathervane Farm, and it’s a story about getting chores
Aug 20 33 min
The Ferry Landing, Part 1
Our story tonight is called The Ferry Landing, Part 1, and it’s a story about a river, and the island on the other side of it. It’s also about messages sent through the p
Originally presented as Episode 4 of Season 6 (August 24, 2020)
Our story tonight is called Summer Feast, and it’s a story about a meal eaten on a blanket spread over th
Aug 13 32 min
Slightly More Happens - August Abundance
Our stories tonight treat us to some of the loveliest moments of late summer. They are about overflowing gardens and farmers market stalls, heavy rains and nights around
Aug 10 1 h 26 min
Pool Day (Encore)
Originally Aired: August 4th, 2025 (Season 16 Episode 10)
Our story tonight is called Pool Day, and it’s a story about a cool dip in the water on a hot summer day. It’s
Aug 6 35 min
Caught in the Rain
Our story tonight is called Caught in the Rain, and it’s a story about a boat ride as the summer winds down. It’s also about horseshoes and fresh, clean beach towels, the
Aug 3 31 min
The Turnaround (Encore)
Originally Aired: July 26th, 2020 (Season 6 Episode 2)
Our story tonight is called The Turnaround, and it’s a story about a trip down a gravel road on a summer day. It’s
Jul 30 29 min
Off the Beaten Path
Our story tonight is called Off the Beaten Path, and it’s a story about a bit of summer adventuring and the delight of coming across something you never knew was there. I
Jul 27 33 min
Beach Walk (Encore)
Originally presented as Episode 8 of Season 10 (July 25, 2022)
Our story tonight is called Beach Walk, and it’s a story about meeting the morning light where the water m
Jul 23 33 min
WNMH
Our story tonight is called WNMH, and it’s a story about a Saturday morning broadcast from the radio station in downtown Nothing Much. It’s also about the community calen
Jul 20 32 min
Sidewalk Chalk (Encore)
Originally aired July 28, 2025 (Season 16, Episode 8)
Our story tonight is called Sidewalk Chalk, and it’s a story about a journey through the park on a bright day. It’s
Our stories tonight treat us to many sunny moments in and around the Inn. They are stories about a stately home at the end of a long drive, a lake shimmering as rowboats
Jul 13 1 h 27 min
In the Map Room (Encore)
Originally aired July 7, 2020 (Season 6, Episode 1)
Our story tonight is called In the Map Room, and it’s a story about the pleasures of looking at the world drawn out o
Jul 9 30 min
Out and Back
Our story tonight is called Out and Back, and it’s a story about a calm way to cap a long summer day. It’s also about hickory trees and fresh hay in the field, katydids a
Jul 6 35 min
Chart positions
Where Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 3, 2026).
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So easy to fall asleep with this podcast! Thanks Katherine! It gas been especially useful lately, because I’ve been having a lot of nightmares… but it’s so easy to go back to sleep after with this. THANK YOU!!!
Stella Breen · Dec 2024
Not to be dramatic but this truly has changed my life. I can’t sleep without it. I play it out loud for my toddler at his bedtime and we’re both sound asleep in minutes. I hope many more people find this and are as comforted and rested as I have been.
BrittRossi87 · Dec 2024
I have listened to this podcast many nights when I find it difficult to fall asleep. At first I wondered if it would work for me with stories without much of a storyline, but it's absolutely perfect. I fall asleep very quickly every time. And unlike some sleep podcast I listen to, I find this one is particularly good when I wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble getting back to sleep. Bravo!
AT Wannabe · Dec 2024
This is hands down THE best sleep podcast I have ever heard. I’ve tried so many, cuz when that insomnia hits it hits hard and we all know how frustrating it is. Nothing ever seemed to work, until this podcast. She’s explained the science behind it and yet I still don’t get it, how something as simple as listening to a story about nothing will knock me out EVERY time. Other podcasts are awful- usually someone with a *not* soothing voice 😬 and like horrible synth music/chords playing, trying to be soothing but really just grating my last viable nerve. Kathryn’s voice is just so perfect. Calm, lilting, low, pleasant, sweet… all breathing noises edited out (thanks Bob!), and the stories sweet enough to listen to and also easy to fall asleep to. Nothing else has ever worked for me so well. I just love it here. Thank you so much for all the work you’ve put into this cast for so long!! 🫶🙌🏻❤️🩹😴💤
ali romo 4 · Dec 2024
I used to love this podcast. i still like it a lot and it’s so soothing. however, the ads have gotten INSANE. i’m fine with ads at the very beginning to get them out of the way, and then get into sleeping, but now you’re actually beginning the podcast and then adding MORE ads after the first few minutes of relaxation?? seriously??? that’s just ridiculous!!! i have already started to relax, maybe even drift off to sleep and the ads jolt me back awake. completely defeats the purpose of a sleep podcast and is so inconsiderate to the listener. i understand you need to make money but put them all at the beginning, not in the middle, for gods sake! this will cause me and so many others to stop listening.
mrpotatohead14 · Dec 2024
I was prepared for the ads. I listened to the 3 fast paced ads, then came the intro in a slow, relaxing voice which I thought meant the podcast was beginning. I was already relaxing, the brain training from listening to NMH for a long time had worked! Then, instead of starting the story, here comes another ad; one I had just heard, in a fast-paced cadence which jerked me back to fully awake, and quite annoyed. I abandoned the episode and found something else. Now, I don’t want to try another episode— the brain training has backfired.
SP inOR · Dec 2024
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