477 – The Little City of Hope: A Christmas Story

Sleepy

Otis Gray

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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0:00.0	Hey, do you have trouble sleeping?
0:04.6	Then maybe you should check out the Sleepy Podcast.
0:08.0	It's a show where I read old books in the public domain to help you get to sleep.
0:12.3	It was the best of times.
0:13.9	It was the worst of times.
0:15.5	It was the age of wisdom.
0:16.9	Classic stories like a tale of two cities, Pride and Prejudice, Winnie the Pooh,
0:21.8	stories that are great for kids and adults alike.
0:24.7	So whether you have a tough time snoozing,
0:26.5	or just like a good bedtime story,
0:28.9	fluff up the cool side of your pillow and tune into Sleepy.
0:31.9	Unless you're driving, then please don't listen to Sleepy.
0:35.5	Find Sleepy wherever you get your podcast.
0:38.2	New episodes every Sunday.
0:40.1	Sweet dreams.
0:45.5	Hey, my name's Otis Gray, and you're listening to Sleepy.
0:59.9	Okay. Otis Gray, and you're listening to Sleepy. A podcast where I read old books to help you get to sleep.
1:09.2	Well, welcome to December. It is almost that time holiday time so we will be reading a few
1:18.7	holiday themed books this month which you know I love doing and tonight is the first one
1:26.0	which I'm very happy about.
1:30.5	And before we get to this holiday bedtime reading, I just want to profoundly thank all of the
1:36.5	brand new patrons on patreon.com, which is a website where you can pledge a couple bucks for an ad-free
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