Walking through the Ruins of Great Zimbabwe

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

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

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️ Sound effects: African countryside ambience, distant thunder 🇿🇼 ☁️ Includes mentions of: Walking, History, Gratitude, Religious Traditions, Architecture, Travel, Thunderstorm. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, you’ll be travelling to the golden plains of southern Africa, where you’ll wander through the remnants of an ancient marvel. You’re about to visit the ruins of Great Zimbabwe. This is the first in a four-part series set in Zimbabwe, all coming up over the next four weeks! 😴 💎 Enjoy a 3-month free trial of Slumber Studios Premium! To celebrate our inclusion on Apple Podcast's 'New Beginnings' collection, we're offering listeners the chance to subscribe and try out Get Sleepy Premium, along with all our other premium podcast feeds, free for a whole 3 months! This promotion is only available throughout January, so don't hesitate! ⏱️ Just hit 'Try Free' at the top of our podcast feed in Apple Podcasts. Or, if you listen elsewhere, visit slumberstudios.com/premium to take advantage of this amazing offer! 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.
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1:26.8	Welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax and we get sleepy.
1:36.3	My name's Thomas and I'm your host. Thank you so much for tuning in. Over the course of the next four weeks,
1:49.4	we'll be exploring the sites, landscapes and history of Zimbabwe, a very special part of the world,
1:57.8	as I'm sure you'll come to appreciate through these stories.
2:02.6	They were all written by Kathleen, and I will be narrating all four of them for you.
2:10.4	This evening, you'll be travelling to the golden plains of southern Africa, where you'll
2:16.6	wander through the remnants of an ancient marvel.
2:20.8	You're about to visit the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.
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