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574 – The Dell

#42 trending · Health & Fitness

Zzz. . . Drift to sleep while Otis reads this beautiful short story by Mary Russel Mitford – "The Dell" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nov 11
29 min

573 – The Story of the Envious Man and of Whom Who Was Envied

Zzz. . . Sleep soundly to this story from 1001 Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang – "The Story of the Envious Man and of Whom Who Was Envied" zzz For an ad-free version of Sl

Nov 9
1 h 17 min

572 – The Way to the Dairy

Zzz. . . Drift off to a snoozy small town short story by Saki – "The Way to the Dairy" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nov 5
32 min

571 – The Great God Pan

Zzz. . . Snooooze to this meandering novel by Arthur Machen – "The Great God Pan" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nov 2
59 min

570 – The Music on the Hill

Zzz. . . boo . . . Drift off to this eerie tale by Saki – "The Music on the Hill" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 29
27 min

569 – Count Magnus

Zzz. . . boooo . . . Snooze to this spooky M.R. James reading – "Count Magnus" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 26
47 min

568 – A Moonlight Fable

Zzz. . . boo . . . Drift off to this celestial short story by H.G. Wells – "A Moonlight Fable" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 21
39 min

567 – The Woman in White

Zzz. . . booo . . . Conk out to this slow burn tale – "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 18
50 min

566 – The Crystal Egg – Part Two

Zzz. . . Doze off to part 2/2 of this H.G. Wells short story – "The Crystal Egg" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 14
36 min

565 – The Crystal Egg – Part One

Zzz. . . snooze to Part 1 of this mysterious tale from H.G. Wells – "The Crystal Egg zzz . . . Part 2 on the next episode For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 12
39 min

564 – The Gray Man

boooo. . . Snooze to this October short story by Sarah Orne Jewett – "The Gray Man" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 7
29 min

563 – Sweeney Todd

Zzz . . . booo. . . Sleep soundly to this spooky reading of "Sweeney Todd" by Thomas Peckett Prest zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Oct 4
58 min

562 – The News from Petersham

Zzz . . . Snooze to this short story bedtime reading – "The News from Petersham" by Sarah Orne Jewett zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sep 30
49 min

561 – Early Autumn

Zzz . . . Sleep deeply to this snoozy reading of "Early Autumn" by Louis Bromfield zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sep 28
54 min

560 – The Singing Lesson

Zzz . . . Drift off to this mid-week short story – "The Singing Lesson" by Katherine Mansfield zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sep 23
29 min

559 – Puck of Pook's Hill

Zzz . . . Sleep deeply to this rhythmic Rudyard Kipling reading – "Puck of Pook's Hill" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sep 20
51 min

558 – Herself

Zzz . . . Conk out to this midweek short story from Friendship Village – "Herself" – by Zona Gale zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sep 16
32 min

557 – The Prophetic Pictures

Zzz . . . Snooooze to this sleepy reading of "The Prophetic Pictures" by Nathaniel Hawthorne zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sep 14
49 min

556 – A Country Church

Zzz . . . Doze off to this midweek short story – "A Country Church" by Washington Irving zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sep 9
42 min

555 – The Wouldbegoods

Zzz . . . Sleep sound to this classic Edith Nesbit tale – "The Wouldbegoods" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sep 6
47 min

Chart trend

Position in the Mental Health chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#40#79AugSepOctNov

#13

all-time peak

425

days in the top 50 since Jul 2025

Chart positions

Where Sleepy ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 14, 2026).

#43 ▲ 9 Health & Fitness US

#15 ▲ 1 Mental Health US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Thanks to this podcast I have a real sense of stillness and serenity while listening to Otis read. His voice is perfectly deep, gentle, warm and sincere. This works better than anything. Please please give it a try if you need sleep. Trust me, you deserve sleep and this wonderful effect Otis absolutely has.

AubNichole · Dec 2024

When nothing else works this podcast does! Otis’s voice is gentle and calm. I love the slow pace of speech which inevitably gets me to breath to its pace. It slows me down and take the edge off so I can sleep. Wonderful to have in your bag of tricks for sleeplessness!

Live Madly · Nov 2024

Thanks so much Otis for a great podcast that has helped me get to sleep so easily. It has always been hard for me to fall asleep but my problems have been cured since listening to this show. I have a book suggestion of the Adventures of Ready Fox by Thornton Burgess. This story has an amazing background drone to it and I think would be perfect to fall asleep to. If you like it I understand there is a whole series about the individual adventures of each character that are all written in the same lolling manner. I have checked and these are all available on the public domain. I hope you see review and read this book on the show. Thanks.

SpenceS14 · Oct 2024

I cannot say enough kind things about this podcast. It has become my tried and true sleep aid. The diversity in stories is amazing! Otis recently said he had a sobriety anniversary and I want to wish him a congratulations as I have recently hit a sobriety milestone too. Thank you Otis for all you do. Your presence matters and you are valued by so many people. Keep up the great work!

SKS13579 · Oct 2024

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