Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

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Rainy Morning (Encore) Nov 03, 2025

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Originally presented as Season 8, Bonus Episode 4

Our story tonight is called Rainy Morning, and it’s a story about savoring a good book from bed. It’s also about resting your eyes, having the house to yourself, and looking forward to the next great read.

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Trick or Treat (Encore) Oct 30, 2025

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Originally presented as Season 8, Episode 12, October 25, 2021

Our story tonight is called Trick or Treat, and it’s a story about a roaming the streets on All Hallows' Eve. It’s also about a gust of wind that turns you around, lit porch lights, and making memories with the people you love.

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Chef and the Ghost Light Oct 27, 2025

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Our story tonight is called Chef and the Ghost Light, and it’s a story in which, fine, I’ll admit, something happens. The jig is up. It’s even a little spooky friends. So if that isn’t your cup of sleepy-time tea, please skip this episode and dive into one of the hundreds of others I’ve written for you. We’ll return to your regular programming next week. This is a story about Halloween Night at the Inn, as party guests dance and cavort. It’s also about lightning over the lake, whirring in the walls, a piece of Village lore rediscovered, and a lone light shining in the darkness.

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We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to ⁠Affirmations (Ferndale)⁠, a charity close to my heart and home. Affirmations works to provide a welcoming space where all LGBTQIA+ folks can find support and unconditional acceptance, and where they can learn, grow, socialize and feel safe.

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Behind the Curtain (Encore) Oct 23, 2025

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Originally Presented as Season 10, Episode 22, October 31, 2022

Our story tonight is called Behind the Curtain, and it’s a story about two friends meeting for the first time. It’s also about a copper kettle simmering on the stove, a gentle approach to tip people toward kindness, and cinnamon sticks and sliced apples.

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The Gatekeeper Tree Oct 20, 2025

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Our story tonight is called The Gatekeeper Tree, and it is ever-so-gently a spooky bedtime story. I know that’s not for everyone, so if it’s not for you, the good news is that we have hundreds of other episodes to listen always at your fingertips. This story is about a late night expedition, the flickering light of a lantern in the woods, tree roots that might trip you up, or make way, depending whether or not you ought to be there, a fox kit and a fairy circle, and the prize found at the journey’s end.

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We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to ⁠Unbound⁠. Dedicated to ending human poverty in all its forms.

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The Curios Shop (Encore) Oct 16, 2025

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Originally presented as Season 10, Episode 21, October 24, 2022

Our story tonight is called The Curios Shop, and it’s a story about a little shop in downtown Nothing Much, that takes the right set of circumstances to be found. It’s also about creaky wood floors, an old book covered in velvet, and a small grey cat with yellow eyes.

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Rosewater and Witch Hazel Oct 13, 2025

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Our story tonight is called Rosewater and Witch Hazel, and it’s a story about reclaiming your sparkle on a moonlit night. It’s also about a grey cat and a friendly neighborhood shop for needful things, flower petals and vanilla pods, brown paper and an ink pad, and taking time to pamper yourself, just as you deserve.

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We give to a different charity each week, and this week we are giving to ⁠Cotton Branch Farm Sanctuary⁠. Their mission is rooted in compassion, offering a loving sanctuary for pigs in need. They extend their arms to those who have been abandoned, mistreated, and forgotten, providing them with a safe haven where they can find solace and healing.

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The Leaf House (Encore) Oct 09, 2025

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Originally Aired: October 4th, 2020 (Season 6, Episode 7)

Our story tonight is called The Leaf House, and it’s a story about an autumn day spent working in the yard. It’s also a game remembered from childhood, a spider’s web spun on a chrysanthemum, and different ways to think about home.

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Autumn at the Inn, Part 4 Oct 06, 2025

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Our story tonight is called Autumn at the Inn, Part Four, and for now it’s the last in this series. It’s a story about a new routine that heals as it unfolds, a morning cup of tea drunk from a window seat on the second floor, a room full of interesting objects, and stories waiting to be heard. It’s also about an armful of letters, a bike ride through falling leaves and stepping into something new to find yourself again.

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We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to Forever Home Dog Rescue. They rescue dogs in need, and help them find their forever homes.

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The Porch Steps (Encore) Oct 02, 2025

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Originally presented as Season 12, Episode 19, October 2, 2023

Our story tonight is called The Porch Steps, and it’s a story about tending to a satisfying chore on a cool day. It’s also about acorns falling on the sidewalk, the scent of a wood fire on a cool night, a daydream about the wind, and stepping back to take in a job well done.

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