464 – The Bet

Sleepy

Otis Gray

Alternative Health, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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0:00.0	Hey, so if you're listening to Sleepy, I know that you love podcasts that help you go to bed and get a great night's rest.
0:08.7	Well, if you're looking for even more snoozy content, I highly encourage you to check out the podcast, nothing much happens.
0:16.1	By a sleep co-conspirator of mine named Catherine Nicolai. She shares these original, mindfully crafted
0:22.7	conflict-free literature designed to lull you into a restful slumber. For over six years,
0:28.2	Catherine has been helping listeners find peace and rest through her soothing stories. The show has
0:33.0	over 150 million downloads, and it basically is a grown-up version of Mr. Rogers' neighborhood,
0:39.2	filled with interconnected stories that soothe and calm you.
0:42.6	It is a fantastic show, and she puts so much work into making stories that are specifically
0:48.4	crafted to put you to bed.
0:50.9	So definitely go check out her show.
0:53.0	Nothing Much Happens.
0:55.4	You can find Nothing Much Happens anywhere you get your podcast. Sweet dreams. Hey, my name's Otis Gray, and you're listening to
1:05.6	Sleepy. A podcast where I read old books to help you get to sleep.
1:16.6	And this is a midweek short story for you.
1:25.3	Well, it's still spooky October.
1:49.1	And tonight, I have a really lovely, powerful short story for you that is not necessarily spooky or ethereal or paranormal, but it's, I guess, a slightly more existential story, but really fantastic, nonetheless.
1:57.5	And before I get to the bedtime reading, I just want to thank all of our patrons on Patreon,
2:03.3	which is a website where you can pledge a couple books for an ad-free version of Sleepy.
2:05.0	So if you're a patron, thank you so, so much.
2:09.4	I really, really appreciate it.
2:11.5	Thank you.
2:13.6	And if you have no idea what I'm talking about,
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