Goodman Gone Bad

Death Comes Knocking

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/fan_mail/new] Fall asleep or zone out to this intentionally boring reading. No excitement, no drama — just dull, slow narration to help with bedtime relaxation or insomnia relief. If you're seeking relaxing reading, boring classics, or a sleep podcast alternative that's ironically unengaging, hit play and let the monotony take over. Subscribe for more calm reading episodes!  #boringbooks #bedtimereading #relaxingreading #boringclassics #calmreading #dullbooks We read W. W. Jacobs’ The Monkey’s Paw in a calm, sleepy style, following one family as a strange talisman turns a harmless wish into a chain of consequences. The story tests how far we will go to fight fate once grief and guilt move into the house.  • a cold night and a warm parlor framed by a chess game  • Sergeant-Major Morris arriving with a warning and a “magic” monkey’s paw  • the rules of the wishes and the fear behind the soldier’s caution  • the first wish for two hundred pounds and the paw’s unsettling movement  • the money arriving through tragedy and “natural” coincidence  • grief, silence, and the temptation to use the remaining wishes  • the second wish to bring Herbert back and the dread of what returns  • the knocking at the door and the final wish that ends it  If you've enjoyed this reading, please give us a like, rate us five stars, write a review, send us a message, make a comment, share.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support] https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support]

Fatten Me First

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/fan_mail/new] Fall asleep or zone out to this intentionally boring reading. No excitement, no drama — just dull, slow narration to help with bedtime relaxation or insomnia relief. If you're seeking relaxing reading, boring classics, or a sleep podcast alternative that's ironically unengaging, hit play and let the monotony take over. Subscribe for more calm reading episodes!  #boringbooks #bedtimereading #relaxingreading #boringclassics #calmreading #dullbooks We read Flora Annie Steele’s folk tale “The Lambikin,” where a little lamb bargains his way past hungry predators by promising to get fatter at his granny’s house. The plan works until his pride and repetition give him away, and the ending lands like a warning you can’t unhear.  • a tiny lamb heading to granny’s house with big confidence  • a repeated promise that delays danger from predator to predator  • the corn bin feast and the shift from survival to greed  • the Drummakin disguise and the taunting reply to every animal  • the Jackal recognizing the voice and the trick collapsing  Please like and subscribe. Give us a good review and a high rating. Share with your friends.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support] https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support]

Goodman Gone Bad

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/fan_mail/new] Fall asleep or zone out to this intentionally boring reading. No excitement, no drama — just dull, slow narration to help with bedtime relaxation or insomnia relief. If you're seeking relaxing reading, boring classics, or a sleep podcast alternative that's ironically unengaging, hit play and let the monotony take over. Subscribe for more calm reading episodes!  #boringbooks #bedtimereading #relaxingreading #boringclassics #calmreading #dullbooks We read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown and track one night in the Salem woods that breaks a man’s trust in his wife, his church, and his town. The story’s ambiguity turns a private doubt into a lifelong curse, asking how we live after disillusionment. • Hawthorne’s setup in Salem and the symbolism of Faith’s pink ribbons  • The stranger with the serpent staff as lineage and temptation  • Goody Cloyse and the collapse of reputations in the forest  • Ministers’ midnight ride and the cloud of voices  • The clearing as inverted church and dark communion  • The withheld answer: dream, reality, or moral vision  • Goodman Brown’s choice of cynicism over compassion  • Lessons on doubt, hypocrisy, and sustaining trust Please like and subscribe and if you're listening on YouTube click on the little bell icon and you'll be notified in the future thank you Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support] https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support]

Lucky Me

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/fan_mail/new] Fall asleep or zone out to this intentionally boring reading. No excitement, no drama — just dull, slow narration to help with bedtime relaxation or insomnia relief. If you're seeking relaxing reading, boring classics, or a sleep podcast alternative that's ironically unengaging, hit play and let the monotony take over. Subscribe for more calm reading episodes!  #boringbooks #bedtimereading #relaxingreading #boringclassics #calmreading #dullbooks A mother chases status, a father drifts on empty prospects, and a boy rides a wooden horse to force luck into a home that keeps asking for more. We read DH Lawrence’s classic and trace how desire, debt, and denial turn winnings into a fatal cost. • a house haunted by the need for money • Paul’s belief that luck can buy love • secret betting with Bassett and Uncle Oscar • early wins and the concealed gift to mother • debt relief turning into louder appetite • the Derby obsession and the fevered ride • Malabar’s victory and the tragic outcome • the price of status, the silence of love Please like, share, subscribe, do all the things that will help me continue this journey of boredom Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support] https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support]

Pubescent Promises

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/fan_mail/new] Fall asleep or zone out to this intentionally boring reading. No excitement, no drama — just dull, slow narration to help with bedtime relaxation or insomnia relief. If you're seeking relaxing reading, boring classics, or a sleep podcast alternative that's ironically unengaging, hit play and let the monotony take over. Subscribe for more calm reading episodes!  #boringbooks #bedtimereading #relaxingreading #boringclassics #calmreading #dullbooks We follow a boy’s private devotion from a dim Dublin street to the closing lights of a bazaar, tracing how a promise turns wonder into disillusion. The reading brings out the tension between inner vows and everyday delays, and ends with a hard-won flash of self-knowledge. • North Richmond Street and the priest’s shadow • First sight of Mangan’s sister across the doorway • Markets and the chalice of private devotion • The promise to bring back a gift • Schoolwork and the drag of waiting • The uncle’s delay and the missed evening hours • The train ride and the thinning spell of Araby • The cold stall, clipped voices, and closed lights • The final realization of vanity and anger Please subscribe to this podcast Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support] https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2466013/support]