A Dreamy Day at the First Olympic Games

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

Alternative Health, Kids & Family, Fiction, Health & Fitness, Stories For Kids, Drama

4.6 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: flowing river, light breeze, birds 🌊🍃🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Children, Cooking, Summer, Walking, Time Travel, History, Gratitude, Religious Traditions, Architecture, Sports, Beverages, Wine. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll visit Olympia, in the 8th century BCE, and learn all about this historic competition, as a spectator come to watch the very first Olympics. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Support our Sponsors Check out the great products and deals from Get Sleepy sponsors: getsleepy.com/sponsors/ Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios and is made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and premium members.
0:09.0	If you'd like to listen ad free and access weekly bonus episodes, extra long stories and our entire
0:16.4	back catalogue. You can try out premium free for seven days by following the link in the
0:22.2	episode notes.
0:24.0	Now a quick word from our sponsors.
0:30.0	Welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax, and we get sleepy.
0:41.6	I'm Tom and it's my honor to be your host.
0:45.0	Thanks so much for listening.
0:48.0	Tonight's story was written by Joe and I'll be reading it for you.
0:56.0	Have you ever wondered what it might be like to visit ancient Greece at the time of the Olympics, or better still to watch the inaugural games in the gorgeous
1:10.0	sanctuary where it all started. That's what we'll be doing in tonight's sleepy
1:17.9	story as we visit Olympia in the 8th century,
1:22.9	B.C. We'll learn all about this historic competition
1:29.3	as a spectator there to watch the very first Olympics.
1:35.0	On Tuesday next week for our get sleepy premium supporters,
1:41.0	you'll be able to hear this story stitched together with our other Olympic
1:46.3	themed episode from a couple of weeks back, The Sleepy History of the Summer Olympics. And speaking of Get Sleepy Premium, it is the very best way
1:58.2	to listen to the show and we'd love for you to try it. The first seven days are free of charge so you can be sure you're happy.
2:08.6	Our premium subscribers have a huge choice of over 750 full-length stories and meditations,
2:16.0	including lots of extra long episodes like Next Tuesdays.
2:21.0	And nothing will disrupt your rest as there are no ads whatsoever.
2:27.2	Plus every Thursday we release a brand new bonus episode just for our premium supporters.
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