Welcome to bedtime stories for everyone in which nothing much happens. You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read all the stories you'll hear on nothing much happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

Before we start the show, we are very excited to announce that we have been nominated in the Signal Awards

for Best Bedtime Podcast. There is a link in our show notes and voting is only open until

October 17th. So if you'd take a sec to click over there and vote for us, we would so appreciate it.

And if we win, I'll cook up something special for all you sleepy heads.

I can't give you the recipe to Chef's coffee cake.

I've been sworn to secrecy, but I'll think of something and I'll share it.

Now, we give to a different charity each week, and this week we are giving to girls in the game.

At girls in the game, every girl finds her voice,

discovers her strength, and leads with confidence through fun and active sports, health

and leadership programs.

Learn more in our show notes.

What's behind the curtain this month for our premium plus subscribers?

Oh, nothing much.

I never get tired of that joke. This month our bonus story is called needle and thread

and it takes you to a new location in the village.

We also have our autumn favorites episode of Much More Happens, which compiles over nine hours of fall stories into one giant episode to keep

you snoozing cozily all night.

All of this plus ad-free everything and the knowledge

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