493 – The Wood Beyond the World

Sleepy

Otis Gray

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Zzz . . . Drift off to the fantasy novel that inspired Tolkien – "The Wood Beyond the World" by William Morris zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/sleepyradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and donate $2! Or click the blue Sleepy logo on the banner of this Spotify page. Awesome Sleepy sponsor deals: Avocado: AvacadoGreenMattress.com/SLEEPY for 15% off. Quince: Go to Quince.com/sleepy for free shipping and 365-day returns BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/SLEEPY today to get 10% off your first month. GreenChef: GreenChef.com/50SLEEPYGRAZA and use code "SLEEPYGRAZA" to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. ButcherBox: Sign up at butcherbox.com/sleepy and use code "sleepy" OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SLEEPY at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.oneskin.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #oneskinpod GhostBed: Go to GhostBed.com/sleepy and use promo code “SLEEPY” at checkout for 50% off! Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/otis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Otis here. If you're listening to Sleepy, you clearly love podcasts that are going to help you get a good night's rest.
0:08.9	Well, I'm here to tell you about another really great show called Sleep Wave, Sleep Meditations and Stories.
0:14.8	This is a really great immersive podcast full of original sleep meditations and bedtime stories hosted by award-winning
0:23.3	voice actress and meditation enthusiast Carissa Vacker. She really has such an amazing voice.
0:30.2	It's truly lovely. And the meditations are delivered in friendly and soft tones, getting slower as the episode goes on to encourage sleep.
0:40.6	All episodes are also paired with soft meditative music, which I think is a great touch.
0:45.9	The episodes are solution-based, giving you tools to sleep better and find relaxation.
0:51.0	She covers topics such as anxiety and stress and fear and finding peace with who you are.
0:57.3	This show would be a great addition to your bedtime routine along with Sleepy.
1:02.0	So go subscribe to Sleepwave Now wherever you listen to podcasts and start listening for free today.
1:08.3	Just search Sleep Wave on your favorite podcast app and Unwind with Carissa
1:12.9	tonight. Thanks, sweet dreams. Hey, my name's Otis Gray and you're listening to sleepy.
1:36.9	A podcast where I read old books to help you get to sleep.
1:45.0	It's nights. I have an old book that apparently was a huge inspiration for J.R. Tolkien and the Hobbit series, The Lord of the Rings.
1:58.0	It's an old fantasy novel.
2:02.8	Really fantastic.
2:04.6	Very old language.
2:08.7	Really lyrical and wonderful to sleep too.
2:11.0	So I hope you like it.
2:14.9	And before we get to the bedtime reading,
2:20.1	I just want to profoundly thank all of our new patrons on patreon.com,
2:25.5	which is a website where you can pledge a couple bucks for an ad-free version of the show.
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