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EPISODE · Jul 4, 2026 · 6 MIN

Sleep Story | A Society That Encourages Drinking - Calm Reading for a Slow Night

from Slow Night Ancient Tales · host Kyle Kichul Yun

Welcome to *Slow Night, Ancient Tales*. Tonight’s bedtime story is a poignant piece of classic Korean literature, "A Society That Encourages Drinking" (술 권하는 사회).Set in the shadows of early 20th-century Joseon, this story beautifully and tragically captures the despair of an intellectual husband driven to drink by the hopelessness of his era, and the lonely wife who waits for him in the quiet of the night. Let the calm voice and the melancholic atmosphere guide you into a deep, reflective sleep.Turn off the lights, close your eyes, and let the ancient tales comfort your slow night.

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