Spy Stories: Josephine Baker and Sidney Reilly

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

Olimpia Pérez

History, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Documentary

4.5 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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In this sleepy episode about history and espionage, we explore the lives and times of two famous spies: the extraordinary Josephine Baker, entertainer, war hero, and activist; and Sidney Reilly, the "Ace of Spies," who was involved in multiple events and whose personality and adventurous lifestyle are credited with inspiring the character of James Bond. #sleep #bedtimestory #asmr #sleepstory #spy #history Welcome to Lights Out Library Join me for a sleepy adventure tonight. Sit back, relax, and fall asleep to documentary-style bedtime stories read in a calming ASMR voice. Learn something new while you enjoy a restful night of sleep. Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ¿Quieres escuchar en Español? Echa un vistazo a La Biblioteca de los Sueños! En Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1t522alsv5RxFsAf9AmYfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-biblioteca-de-los-sue%C3%B1os-documentarios-para-dormir/id1715193755⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LaBibliotecadelosSuenosov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm so glad you've joined me on Lights Out Library tonight.
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0:12.8	our Patreon.
0:14.6	There is a link for it in the episode description.
0:18.6	Now, a quick word from our our sponsors before tonight's story begins.
0:27.5	Hello, everyone. I'm Olympia. Thank you for being here with me in this wonderful place called
0:35.7	Lights Out Library,
0:38.3	and I have a great story to tell you.
0:43.1	I'm going to tell you two new spy biographies tonight.
0:48.2	As usual, I hope you find these stories entertaining and learn a thing or two.
0:56.7	So our first story will be about Josephine Baker.
1:02.4	Arguably, she is not primarily famous for being a spy, but she was one for a short time.
1:11.9	And I wanted to tell her story because she had the most surprising and on many accounts
1:19.9	admirable life you could imagine.
1:24.3	If you are not familiar with her name, or if Josephine Baker makes you think about an entertainer with a skirt of bananas, you are going to be surprised.
1:39.2	Our second story will be about Sidney Riley, and he was more of a professional spy.
1:48.3	He has been called the Ace of Spades, and he has been credited for inspiring the James Bond character.
1:58.3	With him, we will discover the spying game in Russia and other parts of the world at the beginning of the 20th century, and how he worked for the British intelligence service.
2:16.4	But first, I would like to let you know that we have a Patreon page
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