Get Sleepy: where to start with 1,100+ episodes
Get Sleepy has been putting people to sleep (in the good way) since November 2019. That adds up: 1,100+ episodes and counting, with new stories most days. Wonderful if you’re a regular; slightly dizzying if you’re staring at the back catalog wondering where to begin. This is the guide we’d hand a friend.
First, how the show works
Every episode follows the same gentle arc: a warm welcome from your host, a few slow breaths to settle in, then a story told softly enough to follow with your eyes closed. Almost every story stands alone: there’s no series to keep up with, no “previously on,” beyond the occasional two-parter. You can start anywhere, which is exactly why a little curation helps. (None of that format is accidental — the research on sleep stories explains why letting a story carry your attention beats trying not to think.)
Pick by mood
The easiest way in is one of our curated collections, gathered from listener favorites:
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Train Stories: the fan-favorite genre. Sleeper cars, mountain lines, dining carriages; the rhythm of a train is basically a lullaby with scenery.
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Rainy Stories: cozy interiors while weather happens to other people. Bakeries, bookshops, cabin windows.
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Ocean Waves: coastal villages, lighthouse keepers, slow voyages.
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Myths and Legends: old tales told at half speed, halfway between history and dream.
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Bedtime Stories: a broad best-of sampler, and the simplest possible starting point.
If you’d rather browse everything, the full feed is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else, and history lovers should detour to our sister show, Sleepy History; why history helps you sleep explains that whole genre.
The voice you’re hearing
Your host is Thomas Jones — the calm British voice that listeners around the world now file somewhere between “narrator” and “sleep aid.” He’s joined by a rotating cast of gentle guest narrators, so the show stays varied without ever changing temperature. Every story is written and read by people (how we make our shows).
Free vs. Premium
Get Sleepy is free. Get Sleepy Premium removes the ads and unlocks hundreds of exclusive episodes and extra-long soundscapes, most easily via Supercast, where you can subscribe to the show alone or the whole Slumber Studios network. (Already subscribed and hearing ads? You’re probably still on the public feed; the podcast FAQ sorts it out in two minutes.)
Tonight’s assignment
Pick a collection above, queue an episode, set your app’s sleep timer, and let Thomas take it from there. If you make it to the end of the story, congratulations. You now know a Get Sleepy secret: almost nobody does.
Common questions
- Where should I start with Get Sleepy?
- The Bedtime Stories collection is a broad best-of sampler and the simplest possible starting point. From there, pick by mood: Train Stories for sleeper cars and mountain lines, Rainy Stories for cozy interiors while weather happens to other people, Ocean Waves for coastal villages and lighthouse keepers, or Myths and Legends for old tales told at half speed.
- Do you have to listen to Get Sleepy in order?
- Almost every story stands alone, so you can start anywhere in the back catalog. The one exception is the occasional two-parter. Nothing here is a series to keep up with, which is also why a little curation helps when more than 1,100 episodes are staring back at you.
- Who narrates Get Sleepy?
- Your host is Thomas Jones, the calm British voice that listeners around the world now file somewhere between narrator and sleep aid. He is joined by a rotating cast of gentle guest narrators, so the show stays varied without ever changing temperature. Every story is written and read by people.
- Is Get Sleepy free?
- The show is free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else podcasts live. Get Sleepy Premium removes the ads and unlocks hundreds of exclusive episodes and extra-long soundscapes, handled through Supercast, where you can subscribe to this show alone or to the whole Slumber Studios network.
- I subscribed but still hear ads. What went wrong?
- You are most likely still listening to the public feed rather than the premium one. Our podcast FAQ walks through the switch, and it takes about two minutes.