Sleepy History Podcast Transcripts
Slumber Studios · 129 episodes with transcripts
Explore history's most intriguing stories, people, places, events, and mysteries, delivered in a supremely calming atmosphere. If you struggle to fall asleep and you have a curious mind, Sleepy History is the perfect bedtime companion.
Spoken has transcripts of 129 Sleepy History episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 18, 2026.
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| jq -r '.episodes[] | "\(.id) \(.title)"' \
| while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
slug=$(echo "$title" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -cs 'a-z0-9' '-' | sed 's/-*$//')
[ -f "${id}-${slug}.md" ] && continue
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-o "${id}-${slug}.md" \
https://spoken.md/transcripts/$id || rm -f "${id}-${slug}.md"
sleep 0.34
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Latest Sleepy History transcripts
The Black Death: London, 1348
October 18, 2026
Simon Mattacks (0:01)
This is Sleepy History.
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- The Black Death: London, 1348
- The American Revolution: How Did 13 Colonies Defeat an Empire?
- Afternoon Sweet Tooth: The German Ritual of Coffee and Cake
- Sea Monsters: What Did Sailors Actually See?
- Boudica’s Revolt: The Queen Who Burned London to the Ground
- Dewey Decimal: The Surprising History of the Man Behind the System
- The Vikings: Were the Vikings the Fiercest Warriors of All Time?
- Ferdinand Magellan: He Died Trying to Sail Around the World
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