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Weekly. Plain-voiced. Quietly read.

Slow readings of curious old books for sleep.

A weekly podcast of slow, plain-voiced readings of old public-domain books — the kind no one really needs to finish. Read patiently, for sleep.

No theatrics. No music. Just a quiet voice and an old, slow book.

Coming soon

The first readings are on their way.

Follow along on YouTube or add the feed to your podcast app, and new readings will arrive quietly each week — nothing to wake you.

What this is

Quiet, by design

Slow and plain

One quiet voice, read at an unhurried pace. No character voices, no music, no drama.

Old, curious books

Public-domain volumes, mail-order catalogs, dusty manuals — the duller the better.

Weekly & ad-free

A new reading each week. Put it on, get comfortable, and let an old book do the rest.

“Nothing happens, slowly.”

Read by Joan Pearce. Headphones, lights low, somewhere comfortable.