S22 Ep21: NoSleep Podcast S22E21
The NoSleep Podcast
Creative Reason Media Inc.
4.6 • 13.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
"A Good Idea at the Time" written by Tommy and Margot Ellis (Story starts around 00:03:35)
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Narrator - James Cleveland, Jake - Jake Benson, Cedric - Andy Cresswell, Kevin - David Ault, Mum - Penny Scott-Andrews
"Fishing for a Friend" written by Eric Holsinger (Story starts around 00:18:30)
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Tom - Reagen Tacker, Lucas - David Cummings
"Regarding 'The Below Special'" written by Joan Tierney (Story starts around 00:34:45)
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Detective - Marie Westbrook, Stan - Graham Rowat, Calliope - Sarah Thomas, Janus - Jesse Cornett, Bessie - Erin Lillis, Annie - Mary Murphy, Elton - Atticus Jackson, Doctor - Linsay Rousseau
"Greg Gets a Backbone" written by Stephen Hill (Story starts around 01:18:15)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Narrator - Mike DelGaudio, Jim - Peter Lewis, Greg - Matthew Bradford, Carol - Linsay Rousseau
"Shouldn't Love Be Unconditional" written by J.C. Lynch (Story starts around 01:38:55)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Narrator - Allonté Barakat, Arieh - Elie Hirschman, Cai - Kyle Akers, Levi - Jeff Clement
"The Vines That Bind" written by Rebecca Cuthbert (Story starts around 02:06:10)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Narrator - Nikolle Doolin, Troy - Dan Zappulla, Henry - Matthew Bradford, Noah - Elie Hirschman, Bobbi - Erin Lillis
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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
"Fishing for a Friend" illustration courtesy of Catriel Tallarico
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | They're calling. |
| 0:11.6 | The phone you back. |
| 0:14.1 | The phone is ringing. |
| 0:20.1 | A message from an unknown caller. |
| 0:24.6 | A voice unrecognizable. |
| 0:30.6 | Audio messages from the shadows. |
| 0:41.3 | But one message is clear and it says, |
| 0:49.3 | Brace yourself for the No Sleep podcast. |
| 0:53.3 | ... for the No Sleep podcast. |
| 0:57.0 | When I saw the black door where their front door should be, I froze. |
| 1:06.0 | I knew what I'd find behind it if I opened it. |
| 1:09.0 | Death. Four deaths, to be exact. There was a gas leak |
| 1:13.3 | in the house which led to the family of four succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| 1:23.2 | Welcome to the No Sleep Podcast. I'm your still alive host, David Cummings. That's right, I'm still here, alive and kicking. But as I'll soon be turning 60, I know my days are numbered. It's not fun to think about our own death, is it? Sure, it's hilarious to talk about other people dying, but not ourselves. |
| 1:47.4 | I think denial plays a big part in it. Accepting that we will die one day is the first part, |
| 1:53.6 | but then we start to ponder how we'll die. I'm sure we'd all like to think we'll pass |
| 1:59.3 | peacefully in our sleep surrounded by loved ones. |
| 2:03.0 | Or as the old joke goes, I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, |
| 2:08.6 | not screaming like the passengers on the bus he was driving. |
| 2:12.9 | Yes, we all want to go out on our own terms, right? |
| 2:16.5 | But in reality, we know that many people end up dying in very sudden and unexpected ways. |
| 2:22.9 | Like walking down the street when all of a sudden a piano falls on your head. |
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