The Mystery of Fairy Lights (October Bonus #5)

The Mystery of Fairy Lights (October Bonus #5)

Author: Slumber Studios October 31, 2025 Duration: 59:23
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️Sound effects: nighttime crickets, distant river 🌌 🌊  Happy Halloween, sleepyheads! 🎃 Tonight, we’ll explore the mythology, origins and science of fairy lights. We’ll hear tales of the fairies and their mischief, of lost souls making up for bad deeds, and of deities who foretold the fate of mariners. 😴 Includes mentions of: Folklore, Fairytale, Fantastical Creatures, Science & Nature, Literature & Literary History, History, Devil, Mystery, Mythology, Myths & Legends, Halloween, Autumn, Darkness.  LAST CHANCE to get your 90-day free trial of Get Sleepy Premium! Only available during October: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠slumberstudios.com/premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up in two taps!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠getsleepy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/getsleepypod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/getsleepypod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/getsleepypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Slumber: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠slumber.fm/getsleepy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get Sleepy FAQs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠getsleepy.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠slumberstudios.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories
Podcast Episodes
Tabitha’s Frosty Day [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:31:30
Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️Sound effects: gentle dawn birdsong 🐦‍⬛ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we rejoin Tabitha for lots of late winter atmosphere, some pancake breakfast antics, and e…
Dreamy Myths of Greek Gods & Goddesses (Bonus Compilation) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:32:03
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have a special compilation of our full series released across the course of last year. Enjoy our dreamy myths of the Olympian God…
Olive’s Cottage at the Edge of the Woods [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:10
Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧Writer: Chloe De Burgh ✍️Sound effects: woodland ambience, birdsong 🌲🐦‍⬛ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join a woman named Olive as she practices her crafts in a cosy cabin at the ed…
A Midnight Adventure in the Magic Library [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:45
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️Sound effects: crickets 🌌 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story takes place in an old library that has one very special, secret room, promising adventures beyond our…
A Dreamy Celebration of Lunar New Year [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:50
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: crickets 🌌🏮 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll step into the world of Lunar New Year celebrations – and specifically, the Lantern Festival that closes thi…
A Lazy Day in the French Countryside [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:50
Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Angela Wood ✍️Sound effects: French town morning ambience 🇫🇷🐦 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re taking a relaxing journey to a scenic village in the south of France, to enjoy a la…
The Odyssey: Part 2 - Calypso’s Island [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:15
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️Sound effects: ocean surf 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, as we continue our retelling of The Odyssey, we find Odysseus stranded on a faraway island, with no mean…
Sea Time is Tea Time: Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:07:30
Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦 Writer: Chase Doan ✍️Sound effects: sea waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have the second part of Taylor’s seaside adventure. Last time, she visited the beach of her childhood. An…
Sea Time is Tea Time: Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:06:00
Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦 Writer: Chase Doan ✍️Sound effects: sea waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the first of a two-part series, we’ll meet Taylor as she begins a long-overdue vacation on the beach. Whi…
A Meditation for In-Flight Relaxation (Bonus) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:25
Narrator: Elizabeth Grace 🇬🇧 Writer: Anne Lowell ✍️ Welcome back, sleepyheads! Tonight's meditation is primarily designed to be used during a flight. Despite the stresses of flying, it's still possible to achieve a state…