Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

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Dandelions and Mayapples (Encore) Apr 10, 2025

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Originally Aired: May 1, 2023 (Season 11, Episode 19)

Our story tonight is called Dandelions and Mayapples, and it’s a story about a trip down to the creek on a spring afternoon. It’s also about a bench on the bank where the sound of the water echoes, rhododendrons and stone steps, and giving yourself the grace to ebb and flow.

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Color Walk Apr 07, 2025

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Our story tonight is called Color Walk, and it’s a story about a soft way to move through the

world on a spring day. It’s also about a box of crayons in the desk drawer, a thin jacket, a cool

breeze, storefronts and shop windows, and elevating the every day with calm attention.

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We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to White Rock Bear Sanctuary, whose simple but noble purpose is to rescue and rehabilitate bears.

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Spring at the Allotment (Encore) Apr 03, 2025

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Originally Aired: April 22, 2019 (Season 3, Episode 7)

Our story tonight is called Spring at the Allotment, and it’s a story about setting up a garden of herbs and vegetables with a friend. It’s also about a picnic basket full of sandwiches, turning over the soil with your hands, and the pleasure of sewing seeds in neat rows on a bright sunny day.

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Dogs and Dust Mops Mar 31, 2025

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Our story tonight is called Dogs and Dust Mops, and it’s a story about some spring cleaning on a warm afternoon. It’s also about an orange kitty in the window, the sound of the vacuum running upstairs, fresh sheets, scrabbling paws on the deck, and the way your heart swells when you wrap your arms around someone you love.

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We give to a different charity each week, and we are giving to BeHeard Movement this week. BeHeard offers essential services to unhoused individuals, including private showers, access to clean and fresh laundry services, haircuts, and more.

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The Jewelry Box (Encore) Mar 27, 2025

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Originally Aired: March 23rd, 2020 (Season 5, Episode 6)

Our story tonight is called The Jewelry Box. It’s about an heirloom handed down through a family, a jeweled broach pinned on the lapel of a jacket, Spring sunlight, and some good advice for when things break.

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Rain on the Lake Mar 24, 2025

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Our story tonight is called Rain on the Lake, and it’s a story about a sudden arrival of drops and dark clouds on a spring afternoon. It’s also about a broach in a jewelry box, the smell of rain mixing with lake water, mist, and lamps lit in the darkness, memories of rainbows and rowboats, and taking rest as showers move across the horizon.

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We give to a different charity each week, and this week, we are giving to United 24, which works to Unite the world around supporting Ukraine in an effort to protect, save, and rebuild.

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Out Like a Lamb (Encore) Mar 20, 2025

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Originally presented as Episode 23 of Season 13, March 18, 2024

Our story tonight is called Out Like a Lamb, and it’s a story about the changeable month of March and a day spent enjoying a bit of both winter and spring. It’s also about a book read in the bath, the luxury of a slow start to the day, sunlight warming the floorboards, a pot of pansies dusted with snow and making peace with a bit of chaos, in and out.

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Bike Bus Mar 17, 2025

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Our story tonight is called Bike Bus, and it’s a story about a joyful ride to school on a spring day. It’s also about a dog enjoying a sunny patch on the lawn, neighbors on porches, music playing from a bike basket, paper sack lunches, and the joy of a trip taken together.

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We give to a different charity each week, and this week we are giving to a group and movement that inspired tonight’s story. They are called Bike Bus World and they transform communities and our planet through the simple act of riding bikes to school together.

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Catnap (Encore) Mar 13, 2025

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Originally presented March 6th, 2023 as Episode 10 of Season 11

Our story tonight is called Catnap and it’s a story about Marmalade the cat and Crumb the dog as they find ways to play through the winter. It’s also about a spark of something sweet that begins to grow between friends, a pup cup enjoyed on a heated patio, and a suitcase ready to be packed.

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The Willow Tree Mar 10, 2025

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Our story tonight is called The Willow Tree, and it’s a story about the first signs of spring on an open field beside a lake. It’s also about stepping stones, a bench up high on the bluff, geese paddling at the shore, tall rubber boots, a breeze that blows the hat from your head and the calm quiet that comes when you stop chasing some other moment and make a home in this one.

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