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Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To

by Jacob Slebodnik

If you're a fan of Warhammer 40k lore and you're a fan of sleeping. Then this podcast is just for you. The deep dives into the universe of Warhammer are spoken here in a more quiet and calming tone, played to the background ambience of thunderstorms, bonfires or the ambience of deep space. In the grim darkness of the far future, it doesn't get more cozy than this. (This podcast is explicitly created and recorded by a real human person and not an AI)

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Episodes

  1. Lion El'Jonson

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of Lion El'Jonson, Primarch of the Dark Angels. From the knightly orders of Caliban to the Great Crusade, from the Horus Heresy to his long slumber and return. This is the story of The Lion, Son of the Forest.

  2. 4+ Hours of the Imperium's Wars to Fall Asleep To (No AI)

    Sleep well and enjoy the tales inside some of the wars that made the Imperium, as well as the wars that are slowly unmaking it.

  3. Rogal Dorn | Praetorian of Terra

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of Terra's Praetorian, Rogal Dorn. From his youth on Inwit to his command of the VIIth Legion, the Imperial Fists. Rogal Dorn's story captures the brilliance and tactical ingenuity of Dorn's genius, but also the pain and anger he hid behind his stoic impression. This...

  4. Militarum Tempestus | The Imperium's Stormtroopers

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Militarum Tempestus. From Schola to Scion, these are the Special Forces of the Imperium. Brought into the Schola Progenium as children and trained, mind-wiped and punished into become elite Scions and Commissars.

  5. Clan Raukaan - 3rd Company of the Iron Hands

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Iron Hands 3rd Company, Clan Raukaan. From their origins on ancient Medusa to the death of their Primarch, the journey to replace their flesh and emotions and the price that would eventually come with.

  6. Vulkan

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of Vulkan, Lord of the Salamanders. From Nocturne's fires to the Great Crusade, from the Drop Site Massacre to his fate as a Perpetual. This is Vulkan. And Vulkan Lives.

  7. Sanctus Reach - The Red WAAAGH!

    Sleep well and enjoy the Part 1 Tale of the Imperium's defense of Sanctus Reach against the invading Red WAAAGH! led by Warboss Grukk Face-rippa. From the annihilation of an entire Space Marine chapter to the living mountain fortress on Alaric Prime. This is the Red WAAAGH!

  8. Crimson Slaughter

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Crimson Slaughter. The fallen Chapter cursed to hearing the maddening whispers of the Immaterium and the only cure they have to bring silence...is murder. This is the Crimson Slaughter.

  9. The Fall of Cadia

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of The Fall of Cadia, the 13th Black Crusade, the world that would not break, and the day the Imperium's greatest fortress-world fell and tore the galaxy in half. The Planet broke before the Guard did. This is the Fall of Cadia.

  10. Lucius the Eternal

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of Lucius the Eternal. The greatest swordsman of the Emperor's Children, the most narcissistic soul in a legion built on vanity, and the champion of Slaanesh who's own death has turned into a weapon no one can escape. This is Lucius the Eternal.

  11. Death Guard

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Death Guard. The Space Marine Legion that turned on their Emperor, embraced a god of decay and disease, and became something the galaxy can no longer kill.

  12. Legion of the Damned

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Legion of the Damned. The fire-wreathed Astartes who emerge from nowhere to save the Imperium in its darkest and most desperate hour. There are many theories surrounding who and what they are. Let us uncover the mystery of these loyal revenants. This is the...

  13. Trazyn the Infinite

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of Trazyn the Infinite. The immortal Necron archaeovist, collector, and self-appointed curator of the galaxy's greatest wonders, who has spent sixty million years building a museum out of stolen worlds, stolen beings, and stolen gods. This is Trazyn the Infinite.

  14. The Imperial Truth

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Imperial Truth, the Emperor of Mankind's grand secular decree that shaped the Great Crusade, silenced religion across a million worlds, and ultimately set the stage for the greatest betrayal in human history. A truth that he always knew was a lie. This is the...

  15. The Adeptus Custodes

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Adeptus Custodes. The Emperor's Immortal Guard, the Ten Thousand, the golden blades who have stood watch over the Master of Mankind since the earliest days of the Imperium. From their failure at Terra, through their ten-thousand year vigil, the striking back…

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  16. Konrad Curze - The Night Haunter

    He was the monster the Emperor made, and the prophet no one wanted to believe. Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the complete lore of Konrad Curze, the Night Haunter, Primarch of the Night Lords Legion. From the forsaken world of Nostramo, to the Horus Heresy's darkest chapters, to an ending he...

  17. Black Templars

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of one of the most zealous and relentless Space Marine Chapters in the Warhammer 40k universe, the Black Templars. From their origins as the sons of Sigismund, First Captain of the Imperial Fists, to their burning hatred of the mutant, the heretic, and the alien.…

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  18. The Gothic War

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Gothic War, Abaddon's 12th Black Crusade. From the fall of entire star systems to the desperate defense of the Battlefleet Gothic and the abduction of the Blackstone Fortresses. This is the Gothic War.

  19. Blood Ravens

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale and mysteries of the Blood Ravens. The Chapter of scholars, psykers, and warriors whose origins remain one of the greatest secrets in all of Warhammer 40k. From the battlefields of Tartarus to the fall of Aurelia, from the legendary Gabriel Angelos to the whispered...

  20. The Ultramarines Guide To Sleep (6 Hours of Ultramarines Lore)

    Sleep well sons of Guilliman and enjoy the Ultramarines compilation combining together 6 hours of Ultramarines lore!

  21. Marneus Calgar

    Sleep well and enjoy the full story of Marneus Augustus Calgar. Lord of Ultramar, Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, and bearer of the legendary Gauntlets of Ultramar. From his origins on Macragge to his rebirth as a Primaris Space Marine, through centuries of war, sacrifice, and unbreakable…

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  22. The Ynnari

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the Ynnari, the Reborn, the children of Ynnead, God of the Dead. Born from sacrifice, bound by the Whispering God, and led by the enigmatic Yvraine and the terrifying Yncarne seeking a way to destroy She Who Thirsts forever. This is the Ynnari.

  23. The Death Korps of Krieg

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of Krieg. A planet and a people that burned itself in penance, and from those ashes forged the most relentless soldiers the Imperium has ever known. This is the Death Korps of Krieg.

  24. The Avenging Son | Roboute Guilliman

    Sleep well and enjoy the full lore of Roboute Guilliman. The Avenging Son, Lord of Ultramar, and the last "surviving" loyal Primarch of the Warhammer 40k universe .From his creation on Macragge to his miraculous resurrection in the Age of the Dark Imperium, Guilliman's story is one of tragedy,...

  25. Logan Grimnar & The Champions of Chaos

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of. Logan Grimnar, the Great Wolf, Chapter Master of the Space Wolves and the Champions of Fenris who fight at his side. A story of honor, fury, and brotherhood forged in the ice and fire of the 41st Millennium. This is Logan Grimnar.

  26. Guilliman's New Favorite Son? | The Story of Captain Titus

    Captain Titus was not born unto glory, he was forged through betrayal, exile, and trial. From Captain of the 2nd, to the Deathwatch, and back to Captain again, this is a story of one of the Imperium's most resilient sons. This is Demetrian Titus.

  27. Magnus the Red

    Sleep well and drift into the tragic legend of Magnus the Red, the Crimson King of Prospero. From prodigious sorcerer to psyker with but one equal, and from the hubris that doomed his sons to the choices that helped shape the Horus Heresy. This is Magnus the Red.

  28. Alpharius Omegon

    They are Legion. But which of them is Alpharius? Sleep well and enjoy our venture into the shadows of the XXth Legion, the twin Primarchs Alpharius and Omegon, the most secretive of the Emperor's sons. Their tale is one of deception, hidden purpose, and a mystery that may change the course of the...

  29. Sanguinius's Guide To Sleep

    Sleep well, the Great Angel watches over you tonight. This is Sanguinius's Guide To Sleep, a compilation of the Ninth Legions' lore. From their cursed geneseed to their finest hours, this is the Blood Angels.

  30. The World Eaters

    Sleep well and descend into the endless rage of the XII Legion as we explore the brutal history of the World Eaters. From their origins as the War Hounds, to the butcher's nails, to Angron's demonic apotheosis and the Legion's eternal servitude to Khorne. Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the...

  31. The Devastation of Baal

    Sleep well and enjoy the grim dark tale of the Blood Angels' desperate last stand against Hive Fleet Leviathan. From Commander Dante's hopeless defense to the arrival of the Indomitus Crusade, this is the Devastation of Baal.

  32. 4 Hours of Horus Heresy Facts To Fall Asleep To

    Sleep well and let the grim darkness of the far future wash over you. This is 4 hours of Warhammer 40k lore from the Horus Heresy. The galaxy-defining civil war that shattered the Imperium of Man. From the Emperor's Great Crusade to the betrayal at Isstvan, the siege of Terra, and the fall of…

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  33. How Horus Fell to Chaos

    Sleep well and witness the tragedy that burned the galaxy as we uncover the corruption of the Warmaster, Horus Lupercal. From his insecurities and the whispers of Erebus to his final fall on Davin, this is the story of how the Emperor's brightest son became his greatest enemy.

  34. Fabius Bile

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of the twisted genius of Fabius Bile, the Primogenitor. From his origins on Terra, through the Heresy and into the Eye of Terror. Bile has but one dream... to clone the Emperor of Mankind himself. 🛌 Join the Hollow and Go Ad-Free: https://bit.ly/SleepyHollowJoin 🕯️...

  35. Ghazghkull Thraka - Prophet of the WAAAGH!

    Sleep well and enjoy the tale of Ghazghkull Thraka. From boring a Goff Boy on a backwater planet to the Prophet of Gork and Mork and leader of the biggest Ork Waaagh! that has ever threatened to turn the galaxy GREEN!

  36. Blood Angels

    Sleep well and drift off to the tragic and noble history of the Blood Angels. In this soft-spoken lore reading, we explore the sons of Sanguinius, their defense of Baal, and the eternal struggle against the Red Thirst.

  37. Hive Fleet Behemoth

    Sleep well and enjoy the terrifying tale of the First Tyrannic War wherein the Great Devourer would make their first incredibly violent incursion into our galaxy. Vox Umbra - Hive Fleet Behemoth video: https://youtu.be/q9xk743yqbs?si=rTyT2mB7H8N_zgzo

  38. Bjorn the Fell-Handed (Dreadnought POV)

    Sleep well and enter the stasis crypts of the Fang and listen to one of the Oldest Warrior in the Imperium. In this special immersive episode, Bjorn the Fell-Handed wakes from his long sleep to recount the sagas of Leman Russ and the Great Crusade.

  39. Iron Warriors

    "Iron Within. Iron Without." Sleep well and enjoy the tragic tale and history of the Iron Warriors and their Primarch Perturabo. From their bitter and thankless crusade accord the stars to the Siege of Terra and to their ultimate fall and retreat into the Eye of Terror. Narrated by a real human...

  40. A Real Human Reads You 8 Hours of Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To

    Sleep well and enjoy 8 hours of Warhammer 40k lore spoken calmly by a real actual person and not by the machinations of abominable intelligence.

  41. The Siege of Terra

    Sleep well and experience the final days of the Horus Heresy as the traitor legions clash against the walls of the Imperial Palace itself during the Siege of Terra. 📱 Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacobslebodnikofficial 🛌 Join the Hollow and Go Ad-Free:...

  42. The Indomitus Crusade

    Sleep well as we unravel the complete history of the Indomitus Crusade. From the resurrection of Roboute Guilliman to the desperate battles to reclaim the Imperium of Man, this Warhammer 40k lore to sleep to video covers it all. 📱 Follow Me on Facebook:...

  43. Raven Guard

    Sleep well and drift off into the shadows with the complete history of the Raven Guard. In this Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To video, we explore the tragic tale of the 19th Legion and their Primarch, Corvus Corax. 📱 Follow Me on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/jacobslebodnikofficial 🛌 Join…

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  44. Leman Russ - The Wolf King's Saga

    Sleep well and let the saga of the Wolf King carry you to rest. In this soft-spoken lore deep dive, we explore the complete history of Leman Russ, Primarch of the Space Wolves. From the frozen wastes of Fenris to the Great Crusade and tp the mysteries of his prophesied return.

  45. The Entire Timeline of Warhammer 40,000

    Sleep well and drift off to the complete timeline of Warhammer 40,000. From the birth of the C'tan to a fledgling Imperium to the 41st millennium. The video covers the wide breadth of the 40k universe while trying to not go down too many rabbit holes on particular topics.

  46. The Black Legion - Abaddon's Chosen

    Sleep well drift into the grim darkness of the far future as we explore the Black Legion. Once the noble Sons of Horus, now Abaddon the Despoiler's chosen warriors who launch their Black Crusades towards the Imperium from the Eye of Terror.

  47. The Emperor of Mankind

    Sleep well and discover the complete lore of the God Emperor of Mankind, the immortal master who united humanity and created the Imperium in Warhammer 40k. From his mysterious origins in ancient Terra to his eternal vigil upon the Golden Throne, explore the full history of the most powerful being...

  48. Salamanders

    Sleep well and drift off to the complete history and lore of the Salamanders Space Marine Chapter from Warhammer 40k. From the fiery forges of Nocturne to the legendary Primarch Vulkan, explore the noble sons of the Imperium known for their compassion and mastery of flame.

  49. Ultramarines

    Sleep well and drift into the realm of Ultramar with this whispered journey through the legendary Ultramarines chapter. Explore the noble sons of Roboute Guilliman, their unwavering adherence to the Codex Astartes, and their battles across the Imperium of Man.

  50. Sanguinius, the Angel of Baal

    Sleep well and enjoy the tragic and noble tale of Sanguinius, the Angel of the Imperium and beloved Primarch of the Blood Angels. From his miraculous origins on the irradiated wastes of Baal, to his legendary service alongside the Emperor during the Great Crusade, and finally his heroic sacrifice...

About this show

If you're a fan of Warhammer 40k lore and you're a fan of sleeping. Then this podcast is just for you. The deep dives into the universe of Warhammer are spoken here in a more quiet and calming tone, played to the background ambience of thunderstorms, bonfires or the ambience of deep space. In the grim darkness of the far future, it doesn't get more cozy than this. (This podcast is explicitly created and recorded by a real human person and not an AI)

Hosted by

Jacob Slebodnik

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To have?

Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To has 74 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on November 2, 2026.

What is Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To about?

If you're a fan of Warhammer 40k lore and you're a fan of sleeping. Then this podcast is just for you. The deep dives into the universe of Warhammer are spoken here in a more quiet and calming tone, played to the background ambience of thunderstorms, bonfires or the ambience of deep space. In the...

How often does Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To release new episodes?

Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To publishes weekly, based on its 74 episodes since November 2025.

Who hosts Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To?

Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To is created and hosted by Jacob Slebodnik.
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