The Sleepy History of the Summer Olympics

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Alternative Health, Kids & Family, Fiction, Health & Fitness, Stories For Kids, Drama

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🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Religious Traditions, Military History, Architecture, US History, Travel, Running, Work, Sports, Competition, Terrorism, War, USSR, Covid Pandemic. Welcome back, sleepyheads. With the Paris 2024 Olympics on the horizon, we'll follow the history of the Games from their inception, thousands of years ago, to the present day. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Support our Sponsors Check out the great products and deals from Get Sleepy sponsors: getsleepy.com/sponsors/ Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios and is made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and premium members.
0:09.0	If you'd like to listen ad free and access weekly bonus episodes, extra long stories and our entire
0:16.4	back catalogue. You can try out premium free for seven days by following the link in the
0:22.2	episode notes.
0:24.0	Now a quick word from our sponsors.
0:30.0	Welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax and we get sleepy.
0:41.5	I'm your host Thomas.
0:44.0	Thanks so much for tuning in.
0:48.0	Tonight's story was written by Alicia and I'll be reading it to you.
0:55.2	This summer the Olympic Games will return to Paris for the first time in a hundred years. We always think of the Olympics as having happened since
1:07.7	ancient times and indeed that is where the seeds of the modern Olympics were sown in Greece.
1:18.0	However, the international nature of the Olympic Games really dates back to its second beginning in
1:27.2	1896.
1:30.4	That was when the organizers borrowed from Greek culture and took their idea to a global level.
1:40.0	Tonight we'll follow the history of the games from their inception thousands of years ago
1:47.6	all the way to the present day.
1:52.0	We will not be able to recognize every winner or mark every achievement.
1:58.0	And of course in sleepy fashion we will focus mainly on the positive moments rather than the contentious ones.
2:10.0	After all the goal of the games is unification and optimism, and there is plenty of that story to tell. So let's spend some time settling into rest, transitioning away from the busier nature of the day.
2:35.0	Make sure that you're nice and comfortable.
2:41.0	If anything feels off, see if you can shift or make an adjustment
2:50.9	so that your position feels just right.
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