Bedtime Story: “The Tinder Box” by Hans Christian Andersen

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  • Tuck In and Fade Out episodes: Relax to guided meditations, guided relaxations, guided imageries, lists of soothing words, poems, surveys, catalog browsings, recipe readings, and more.
  • Story Time episodes:  Enjoy curious stories by Frank L Baum, Hans Christian Andersen, and other authors.
  • Trivia Time episodes: Listen to interesting questions and answers.
  • Chat episodes: Hear me ramble about podcast updates and share listener feedback.
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Bonus 129 | 1.5-Hour Big Batch of 5 Vintage Dinner Menus (with recipes)

I took 5 prior Fade Out episodes with Vintage Dinner Menus, extracted their opening music, removed or shortened their introductions, removed the Tuck-Ins, deleted any ads/commercials/promos, normalized their volumes, and stitched them together.

Now you can fall asleep to more than 1.5 hours of hypnotic and semi-delicious Vintage Dinner Menus.

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  • Start: 0h:0m:0s – Roast Goose (& additional courses)
  • Start: 0h:20m:58s – Breaded Bass (& additional courses)
  • Start: 0h:37m:40s – Peppercorn Beef (& additional courses)
  • Start: 0h:54m:30s – Baked Trout (& additional courses)
  • Start: 1h:13m:40s – Stuffed Lamb (& additional courses)

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Whisperpedia | Time Travel: Wormholes & Urban legends (A174) | Whispered Bedtime Sleep Stories

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*Sample* | Wilderness Survival Story: Part 7 – Cutting Logs, Boiling Water, & Cleaning Wounds (Bonus Episode #116)

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Trivia Time | 30 More Curious Questions & Answers (A215) | Whispered Bedtime Sleep Stories

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Bonus 128 | 2-Hour Big Batch of Story Times (Hans Christian Andersen #4)

I took 4 prior episodes of Story Times by Hans Christian Andersen, extracted the opening music, removed or shortened their introductions, deleted any ads/commercials/promos, normalized their volumes, and stitched them together.

Now you can fall asleep to 2 hours of Story Times by Hans Christian Andersen.

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  • Start: 0h:0m:0s – The Magical Flute
  • Start: 0h:26m:21s – The Wishing Nut
  • Start: 0h:54m:22s – The Bottle and The Birdcage
  • Start: 1h:21m:10s – The Critic Brother

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Story Time | “King of the Polar Bears” by L Frank Baum (A163) | Whispered Bedtime Sleep Stories

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Bonus 127 | 1-Hour Loop: Meditation for Motivation & Success

I took a prior Public episode (Archive episode #262), removed all the gunk from the front (music, long intro, commercials, ads, promos, etc.), replicated the core content, and created an extended sleep-loop episode.

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Bonus 126 | 2-Hour Big Batch of Chats (#3)

I took 4 prior Meta Chats (from Archive episodes #10, #11, #12, #13), extracted their opening music, removed or shortened their introductions, deleted any ads/commercials/promos, normalized their volumes, and stitched them together.

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Whisperpedia | History of Armor (A167) | Whispered Bedtime Sleep Stories

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