meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

Old Houses

Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

Wellness Loud

Fiction, Health & Fitness

4.711.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Our story tonight is called “Old Houses” and it’s a story about a wandering amble through an unknown neighborhood. It’s also about a forgotten piece of music in an old piano bench, a penny pressed into a sidewalk, and the stories we tell about the places we live. So let's get cozy and ready to sleep. Buy the book Get beautiful NMH merch Get autographed copies Get our ad-free and bonus episodes Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to bedtime stories for grown-ups, in which nothing much happens.

0:11.0

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

0:16.6

I'm Katherine Niggalye.

0:19.0

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

0:25.1

Our audio engineer is Bob Witterschheim.

0:29.4

We're proud members of the Curious Cast Podcast Network.

0:34.9

You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter for pictures of cozy things and

0:43.0

calm reminders to breathe and enjoy the small pleasures around you.

0:50.1

This has ever happened to you.

0:52.8

You're in bed, reading your book, and maybe even scrunched up in a not so comfortable position.

1:02.5

But you can't keep your eyes open.

1:06.9

Then you turn off the light, get as snug as possible, and suddenly you can't sleep.

1:15.9

What happened in those few seconds is that the narrative was replaced by your thinking

1:21.9

mind.

1:24.6

So that's how this works.

1:27.5

I'll provide a story, simple, and relaxing, and told twice with the second reading a

1:35.4

little slower than the first.

1:39.3

Put your mind just follow along as your eyes would have moved across the page.

1:47.6

And before you know it, you'll be in deep, restful sleep.

1:54.0

If you wake in the middle of the night, rather than letting your brain take over, think

2:01.5

back through any of the story that you can remember, and you'll drop right back off.

2:10.3

Now, it's time to get comfortable.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Wellness Loud, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Wellness Loud and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.