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The NoSleep Podcast

S24 Ep1: NoSleep Podcast S24E01

The NoSleep Podcast

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4.713.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

It's Episode 01 of Season 24. Enter the dark waters of the Cape Fear River as we present tales of watery horror.

"Rainbows" written by Kimberly W. Heiman (Story starts around 00:05:10)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Angie - Marie Westbrook, Jimmy - Atticus Jackson

"Backwater" written by Peter Genoway (Story starts around 00:15:15)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Maya - Linsay Rousseau, Nathan - Jeff Clement, Brock - David Cummings, Teddy - Matthew Bradford

"Mermaids" written by Sean Seebach (Story starts around 00:48:25)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Narrator - Kyle Akers, You - Atticus Jackson

"My Coworker at the Laundromat Kept Hiding Inside the Machines" written by Kyle L. Grubb (Story starts around 01:01:30)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator - Sarah Thomas, Mia - Mary Murphy, Boy - Jeff Clement

"The Span Man" written by Adam Sleper (Story starts around 01:15:45)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Narrator - Dan Zappulla, Kendall - Nichole Goodnight, Span Man - Graham Rowat, Bar Patron - Jesse Cornett

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Click here to learn more about Peter Genoway
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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
"Rainbows" illustration courtesy of Krys Hookuh

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0:00.0

Water. It gives us life. We are drawn to it.

0:13.0

Yet it holds immense power over us.

0:21.6

It can bring unspeakable horror to the most familiar places.

0:26.6

Your morning shower, a tranquil riverbank, or the endless ocean.

0:40.3

It's time to dive deep into the abyss. From the dark waters of the Cape Fear River, immerse yourself in horror as you.

0:56.3

Brace yourself for the No Sleep Podcast.

1:00.1

The No Sleep Podcast. Welcome to C 24 of the No Sleep Podcast.

1:35.1

I'm your steadfast host, David Cummings.

1:39.1

It's so exciting to be back with a new season.

1:42.9

As you heard in the opening theme, this season is all about the dark fear lurking in water.

1:49.4

It can truly be said that this season will be dripping with horror.

1:54.2

And the intro mentions something new for the show.

1:57.6

The podcast has relocated, and I knew there was no better place to set up shop than on the

2:02.8

banks of a river known as Cape Fear. So the dark waters of the Cape Fear River will infuse its

2:10.5

own southern charm to the horror as we celebrate 15 years and beyond. And with all this talk about horrifying water and rivers of fear, I am super excited to

2:23.5

announce a huge event coming up, which will be happening in one year's time.

2:28.5

The No Sleep podcast is going to be taking its brand of horror to the high seas as we

2:34.0

join the creator crews known as

2:36.3

Crime Wave at Sea 2.0. That's right, spend five days and four nights on one of the largest

2:44.4

cruise ships in the world as we sail around the Caribbean with some of the biggest podcast

2:49.1

names in the world of true crime and horror.

2:53.1

We join the creators of shows like Last Podcast on the Left, Case File, Scared to Death, Sinisterhood,

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