How We Say Goodnight

Nocturne

Vanessa Lowe

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Lullabies and goodnight wishes are thought to soothe both the giver and the receiver. They're an anchor in time, as we send each other off into the dark unknown, hoping that the world will reassemble recognizable, and that we might have more moments together. Support Nocturne by donating at www.patreon.com/nocturnepodcast How We Say Goodnight Credits Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe Music Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling Additional music by Kent Sparling and Jeffrey Foster Find out more about Night Air, by Karen Werner at karenwerner.net/about . The Night Air singers in this episode were Aleksandra Gorzkeiewicz, Trine Hansen, Wench Haukland (flute and voice), and Alan Ó Raghallaigh. Other voices in this episode include Rhodes (guitar playing busker), Heidi Bagnall, Josh LaBaw, Jared Moore, Mario DeSio, Stephanie Rubin, Kent Sparling, Finn Sparlowe, and Lisa Pezzulich. Thank you to all the others who lent their voices. Episode art by Magdalena Metrycka Support Nocturne by donating at www.Patreon.com/nocturnepodcast

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0:00.0	You're listening to Nocturne. I'm Vanessa Lowe.
0:20.0	I'm pretty quiet down now and get some sleep.
0:25.6	Hi everybody.
0:26.6	Good night, Mama.
0:27.6	Good night, man.
0:28.6	Good night, Daddy.
0:29.6	Good night, Daddy.
0:30.6	Good night, Daddy.
0:31.6	Good night, John Boy.
0:32.6	And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. Say good night, Gracie.
0:39.3	Good night.
0:40.3	Good night.
0:41.3	Good night, moon. Good night, cow, jumping off the moon.
0:48.3	We walk through our days conducting our business, whether that's learning, working, even playing.
1:03.9	And all the while, we do the dance of weaving in and out of each other's orbits, we social animals.
1:10.2	We stay vigilant to the other to defend our turf
1:12.6	or relax into the protection of our daylight connections.
1:16.6	And then, at night, at least most often, we release into the void.
1:22.6	We might lie warm and secure beside a friend, a lover, a parent, or they may be no comfort whatsoever
1:30.2	as we hover and disperse. Or we might embark solo and tug on the thread one last time
1:37.7	before we travel to who knows where. But regardless, we voyage alone.
1:48.7	While we may seek adventure in dreams or crave relief,
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