Soundscapes, Stories, Sleep.
Welcome to The Sleep Retreat, your escape to peaceful slumber.
Soft narration, ambient sounds, and the hush of AM radio create a calming atmosphere. Whether you’re tucked into a cozy camper, gliding down a quiet road, or resting by the sea, each episode is designed to help you unwind and drift gently into sleep.
Choose your soundscape, relax with an original bedtime story, and add a gentle reading—or skip the stories and simply drift off to the soothing sounds.
Unwind, Relax, and Fall Asleep.
Listen here or wherever you get podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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About the podcast
Learn how The Sleep Retreat can help you fall asleep fast. And checkout the soothing video episodes on our YouTube Channel and Spotify.
About the creator
The Sleep Retreat is created and hosted by Emmy® Award-Winning Filmmaker & Podcaster James Wolner. Learn more about James, his acclaimed true crime podcast Dakota Spotlight, and his barstool beginning.
Three Dreamy Soundscapes to Guide You Into Sleep
Nostalgic. Warm. Peaceful.
The hum of the engine, on a quiet highway at night. Let the soft sounds of The Ride Home lull you into restful sleep.
Listen to The Ride Home
Breeze. Sun. Stillness.
Distant gulls, soft ship horns, and the hush of a quiet porch. Let the sounds of Gull Harbor ease you into sleep.
Listen to Gull Harbor
Mountains. Rain. Rest.
Rain patters on the roof, thunder rumbles beyond the mountain lake, and comfort surrounds you. Drift off with Cozy Camper.
Listen to Cozy Camper
Ease into Sleep with Classic and Historical Readings on AM Radio
British Report on the Loss of the Titanic
The formal language of the 1912 British inquiry into the Titanic unfolds in a calm, measured reading that preserves its quiet detail and dignity.
Listen to the Titanic Inquiry
Nathaniel Hawthorne – Timeless Stories
Reflections of home, nature, and timeless allegories unfold gently in these classic tales, read softly to guide you into peaceful sleep.
Listen to Hawthorne’s calming stories
Christopher Columbus – First Voyage
Columbus’s journal drifts across the sea in quiet detail, sharing awe, hardship, and discovery to ease you gently toward sleep.
Listen to Columbus’s journal entries
Oscar Wilde – Classic Tales
Oscar Wilde’s gentle fables of kindness, sacrifice, and quiet transformation unfold slowly, offering a calming path into rest and sleep.
Listen to Wilde’s classic tales
Mark Twain – Short Stories
Three short stories by Mark Twain—one humorous, one heartfelt, one delightfully satirical—blending wit, empathy, and quiet insight.
Listen to Twain’s short stories
Ralph Waldo Emerson – Nature
A two-part reading of Emerson’s Nature. Reflect on how the natural world restores, inspires, and connects us to something deeper.
Listen to Emerson’s essay
The Warren Commission Report
A four-part reading from the Warren Commission Report. Explore the events of November 22, 1963—and the hours that followed.