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WikiSleep
by Adrien Sala
Enjoy ad-free listening on the WikiSleep App. Download for free at WIKISLEEP.COM or on the Apple App Store or Google Play Fall asleep easier with WikiSleep—the curated bedtime sleep story audio player for teens and adults that smoothly diverts your busy brain, guiding you into a deep, restful sleep. Bedtime Stories | Meditations | Breathing Exercises | Soundscapes Listen to a fascinating mix of audio sleep stories that stand out from typical sleep apps, featuring biographies of captivating figures like The Notorious B.I.G., Marie Antoinette, and Bob Ross, as well as unique histories of everyday items like wine and cameras—all narrated in a calm and soothing manner to help you unwind. ▶ SLEEP STORIES FOR EVERY INTEREST ◀ [A PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVE] • Unlike typical audiobooks, radio stations or podcasts that may be interrupted by ads or distracti
Episodes
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The Greatest Scrabble Player in History
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Is it possible to win Scrabble world championships in a language you don't speak? For Nigel Richards it is. As an English speaker, he's done it in both Spanish and French, neither of which he...
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The Secret History of Trees
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Every breath you take has at some point been inside a tree. From terraforming to a symbiotic relationship with mushrooms, trees are the lungs of the Earth and the foundation of our progress of...
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Nikola Tesla: The Modern Prometheus
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Eccentric and misunderstood, Nikola Tesla's innovations and vision helped shape the world we live in today. A genius whose ability to build entire machines inside his mind, he rose to great...
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Caravaggio: Painter, Knight and Fugitive
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Caravaggio was a stunningly talented painter who helped usher in the Italian Baroque era. Famous in his own time, he lived a life beyond the studio that was every bit as compelling as his art....
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The Delicate History of Glass
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Glass is perhaps the most undervalued material invention in human history. Without it, we have no telescopes, microscopes, television, eye glasses, scientific standardization, internet…
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The Magical World of Mushrooms
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Mushrooms are not quite plants or animals. They exist in a kingdom between and have helped shape our world for billions of years. They are magical, frightening, curious and tasty to many...but...
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100 Facts About Dreams
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Although we don't always remember them, everyone dreams every night. Dreams are a mysterious, sometimes beautiful, sometimes scary experience that science still can't really explain...even…
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Genghis Khan: A Paradoxical Leader
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Genghis Khan rose from a tumultuous childhood on the Mongolian steppes to eventually unify warring tribes into the formidable Mongol Empire. Renowned for his brutal military campaigns, he...
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Sleep Diversion #6: The Origins of Common Phrases
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store In this playful sleep diversion, we explore the origin of phrases such as "butter someone up" and "sleep like a baby." A simple yet effective way to steer your brain away from busy or anxious...
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Agatha Christie: Murder on the Links Chapter One
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie is a classic whodunit featuring the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. In this first chapter, we follow Poirt from France to England and back as he...
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A Brief History of Halloween
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store Originating from ancient Celtic traditions, Halloween marks a time when people believed the boundary between the living and the dead was particularly thin. Today, it is viewed as a playful...
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart recounts the murder of an old man, caused not by personal animosity but by an obsessive disgust of the man's "vulture-like" eye. Poe is an often misunderstood master of the macabre whose stories…
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Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s
Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com The Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s were a series of manipulations between contestants and show producers who rigged TV quizzes to benefit themselves. Occurring during a time in which public confidence in television was not yet...
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What It Was: A Ghost Story
Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Originally published over 100 years ago, at a time when mystery and the unknown intermingled with the metaphysical, this ghost story brings us into a boarding house in New York City. Famously afflicted with occult wonders, this house...
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Salem Witch Trials
ENJOY AD FREE ON THE WIKISLEEP APP... find it at wikisleep.com or on the App Store or Google Play Store The Salem Witch Trials were one of Colonial America's most notorious cases of mass hysteria. All in all, more than two hundred people were accused between February 1692 and May 1693. Thirty…
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The Real-Life Witch Hunter, Matthew Hopkins
Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Tonight’s story is about a real-life witch hunter, Matthew Hopkins, who exploited the fears and hysteria that surrounded the occult during the 17th century in England to satisfy his own perverse views on so-called sinners....
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A Brief History of Zombies
Listen AD-FREE on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Zombies as we know them have their origins in Haitian and African folklore, where they were believed to be reanimated corpses controlled by sorcerers. The concept evolved in pop culture through the 20th century, gaining prominence in...
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Myths & Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome: Part Two
Listen 100% ad-free on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com In part two of Myths & Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, we learn about Reah, the division of the worlds and the origin of humans. It's a fascinating exploration of the true meaning of myth and what lies beneath... . . . ....
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Myths & Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome: Part One
Listen ad-free on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com In the canon of Greek and Roman mythology countless stories abound, each intersecting and intermingling with another. In this series, we explore the origins of the myths and how they manifested in the legends of the people of ancient...
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Franz Kafka: Brilliant and Bemused
Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Born in 1883 in Prague, Franz Kafka was a Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic and typically...
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Stan Lee: Godfather of the Marvel Universe
Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Stan Lee was the creative mind behind the some of the most famous characters in comic book history. Not only did he co-create The Black Panther, Thor, Iron Man and Spider-Man, he was also responsible for brining humanity…
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Joan of Arc: Teenage War Hero
Listen Ad-Free on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com An illiterate farm girl who claimed the voice of God instructed her to take charge of her country's army and lead it to victory, Joan of Arc was able to convince the as-yet crowned Charles VII to let her do just that. What's more...
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The Wild History of Lobotomy
Listen Ad-Free on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Perhaps one of the most unhinged medical procedures of the 20th century, lobotomies were highly controversial from the very start. Based on flimsy research and a distinct lack of knowledge on how the brain actually functions, the...
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Bruce Lee and the Way of the Intercepting Fist
Listen Ad-Free on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Famous for his exceptional skill and speed as a martial artist, Bruce Lee’s life was a fascinating journey toward stardom. Raised in Hong Kong and forced into street fights, his parents urged him to train for self-defence. He would…
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The Great Fire of London 1666
Listen Ad-Free on the WikiSleep App... The Great Fire of London swept through central London from Sunday, September 2nd to Thursday, September 6th, 1666, gutting the medieval city inside the old Roman wall, before extending past the wall to the west, engulfing the Royal Exchange, St. Paul's...
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Cleopatra: Egyptian Queen
Listen Ad-Free on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Cleopatra is one of the most fascinating humans in all of history. A queen, a brilliant political tactician and mother to both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony's children, her relatively short life was full of intrigue and cunning.... . .…
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Jerry Garcia: Counterculture Icon
Enjoy ad-free listening on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com. Jerry Garcia is best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Grateful Dead, a band that became a symbol of the 1960s counterculture. His unique blend of rock, folk and blues, coupled with his improvisational guitar...
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Episode #1: Charlie Chaplin
Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com He was the world's first international movie star at 25 years old, with enough clout and money to dictate his terms. Starting from nothing, Charlie Chaplin's rise to superstardom is fraught with intrigue, despair and more...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Enjoy ad-free listening on the WikiSleep App. Download for free at WIKISLEEP.COM or on the Apple App Store or Google Play
Fall asleep easier with WikiSleep—the curated bedtime sleep story audio player for teens and adults that smoothly diverts your busy brain, guiding you into a deep, restful sleep.
Bedtime Stories | Meditations | Breathing Exercises | Soundscapes
Listen to a fascinating mix of audio sleep stories that stand out from typical sleep apps, featuring biographies of captivating figures like The Notorious B.I.G., Marie Antoinette, and Bob Ross, as well as unique histories of everyday items like wine and cameras—all narrated in a calm and soothing manner to help you unwind.
▶ SLEEP STORIES FOR EVERY INTEREST ◀
[A PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVE]
• Unlike typical audiobooks, radio stations or podcasts that may be interrupted by ads or distracti
HOSTED BY
Adrien Sala
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does WikiSleep have?
WikiSleep currently has 28 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is WikiSleep about?
Enjoy ad-free listening on the WikiSleep App. Download for free at WIKISLEEP.COM or on the Apple App Store or Google Play Fall asleep easier with WikiSleep—the curated bedtime sleep story audio player for teens and adults that smoothly diverts your busy brain, guiding you into a deep, restful...
How often does WikiSleep release new episodes?
WikiSleep has 28 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to WikiSleep?
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Who hosts WikiSleep?
WikiSleep is created and hosted by Adrien Sala.
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