241 – How the First Letter was Written

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241 – How the First Letter was Written

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Feb 12, 2023

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Zzz . . . Fall asleep while Otis reads Rudyard Kipling's short story "How the First Letter was Written" zzz
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Feb 12, 2023

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Welcome to Sleepy. It's a podcast where baritone host Otis Gray reads you to sleep with old books, poetry, novellas, anything that will lull you into a deep slumber so you can have a fresh start the next day. Sweet dreams. Otis is also the host and producer of the Hungry podcast, a show about food, the stories behind it, and the power of what we eat in a polarized world.

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241 – How the First Letter was Written

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