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The NoSleep Podcast

S23 Ep13: NoSleep Podcast S23E13

The NoSleep Podcast

Creative Reason Media Inc.

Performing Arts, Fiction, Society & Culture, Science Fiction, Arts

4.613.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

It's Episode 13 of Season 23. Tune in to WNSP for tales about unsettling imaginations.

"Calm Springs"
written by C.D. Vazquez (Story starts around 00:05:00)
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: James - Peter Lewis, Sussie - Erin Lillis, Runaway - Linsay Rousseau, Jimmy - Jesse Cornett

"Substrate"
written by Kristin Kirby (Story starts around 00:31:30)
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Dan - Dan Zappulla, Emmy - Jessica McEvoy

"The Imaginary Friend"
written by Elsey Sullivan (Story starts around 00:43:38)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Nikki - Nichole Goodnight, Dani - Mary Murphy, Mrs. Mathers - Marie Westbrook, Mr. Mathers - Mike DelGaudio, Coco - Allonté Barakat, Officer Stanley - David Cummings, Police Officer #1 - Graham Rowat, Police Officer #2 - Elie Hirschman

"Goat Valley Campgrounds Season 2 - Chapter 02" written and adapted for audio by Bonnie Quinn (Story starts around 01:13:00)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Kate - Linsay Rousseau, Neighbor - Allonté Barakat, Bryan - Kyle Akers, The Man With the Skull Cup - Mick Wingert, Shulikun - Guy Woodward

"Hindsight" written by Jo Gilmour (Story starts around 01:08:10)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Meghan - Erika Sanderson, Jim - David Ault, Mother - Penny Scott-Andrews

"A Day Trip to Canada" written by Heath N. Stewart (Story starts around 01:24:00)
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Lonny - Atticus Jackson, Marc - Jeff Clement, Border Guard - Graham Rowat, Canadian Jason Momoa - David Cummings, Ghost Kid 1 - Sarah Thomas, Ghost Kid 2 - Elie Hirschman, Ghost Kid 3 - Danielle McRae, Val the Waitress - Linsay Rousseau

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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
"The Imaginary Friend" illustration courtesy of Alia Synesthesia

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0:00.0

WNSP

0:02.0

Welcome to the darkness of the night, WNSP's overnight programming.

0:12.0

I'm your host, DC, back at the mic with you.

0:16.0

We have a great show for you this evening.

0:20.0

Joe will be dropping by to discuss the best fishing spots he's found lately.

0:26.1

And of course, we'll feature another episode of our favorite horror podcast.

0:33.1

Lots of good stuff in store.

0:35.9

But I want to start by sharing a funny story.

0:39.3

I was down at McCreary's pub, having a couple of wobbly pops with Jerry,

0:46.3

when he mentioned how crazy my hair looked.

0:50.3

I guess my mop of blonde hair reminded him of old yellow top.

0:57.0

Now, if you don't know, old yellow top is the name given to a tall,

1:02.9

Sasquatch-like creature that was cited several times up in Ontario, Canada.

1:10.3

Now, the description of the creature by eyewitnesses closely resemble

1:15.4

that of a Sasquatch. However, it has a blonde patch of hair on its head and a light-colored mane.

1:23.6

Well, let me tell you, being compared to something like that didn't sit well with me.

1:30.3

And you know, we both ended up laughing about it.

1:49.9

So, I guess I'll be getting a haircut soon, lest I get compared to some other cryptid.

1:58.5

Now, why don't we launch right into some horror stories with another episode from

2:05.6

the No Sleep Podcast. A rustle of the leaves. A fleeting movement at the edge of your vision. How often have you walked

2:19.6

a forest trail at dusk, only to feel the unmistakable sensation that something unseen is watching

2:26.5

you? For centuries, humans have populated the darkness with creatures of legend, whose existence

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