A Sleepy Ride on the Orient Express

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

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

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: 1920s train station ambience 🚂 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, settle into your luxurious cabin on the Orient Express, and learn about the history of this iconic trans-European train. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Train, Travel, History, Literature & Literary History, Mystery. Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Tonight's Sponsors BetterHelp. Take care of your mental well-being. Get 10% off your first month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠betterhelp.com/getsleepy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 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.
0:09.4	If you'd like to listen ad-free and access weekly bonus episodes, extra long stories and our entire back catalogue,
0:17.6	you can try out premium free for seven days by following the link in the episode notes.
0:23.6	Now a quick word from our sponsors.
0:27.6	This is an ad by Better Help, one of our sponsors.
0:32.6	These days it feels like there's advice for everything, cold plunges, gratitude journals, screen detoxes,
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1:48.4	Welcome to get sleepy, where we listen, we relax and we get sleepy.
2:00.1	My name's Thomas and I'm your host.
2:03.6	Thanks so much for being here.
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