Best Athena Zeus Podcasts (2025)

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The Colossus of Rhodes (Seven Wonders #5) 1:01:56

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: ship at sail ⛵️🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re heading to the Greek island of Rhodes in the third century BCE. There we’ll see the Sun God, Helios, immortalised in bronze – the largest statue in the ancient world. 😴 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Boat, Ancient History,…

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Pancakes and Puppies (Rainy Day Bakery #10) 59:03

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound effects: light rain, leafy breeze 🌧️🍂 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, the community comes together as Lily hosts a special event for the local pet rescue. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Cats, Nostalgia, Children, Cooking, Baking, Family, Animal Rescue, Friendship, Beverages, Cof…

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Nina’s Dreamy Flying Field Trip 46:29

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Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: breeze in leaves, gentle birdsong 🍂🐦 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, back at witch school, Miss Teak takes Nina and her classmates on a field trip to the big city on their broomsticks. 😴 Includes mentions of: Cats, Magic, Heights, Flying, Children, Fantastical Creatures, Farm…

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The Tranquil Waters of the Aegean Sea 42:56

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound effects: waves lapping against boat, wind in sails 🌊⛵️ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Mattie's cruise on the coastline of Türkiye concludes with a blissful nighttime swim, illuminated by nature's magic. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Underwater Scenes, Swimming, Darkness, Hi…

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The Three Names of Morgan Le Fay 44:06

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Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: crickets 🌾 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, follow the triple goddess — the Morrígan, Morgan Le Fay, and Modron — as she searches the woods for magical herbs and recalls the stories told about her throughout the British Isles. 😴 Includes mentions of: Magic, Fertility, Fantasti…

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The Peaceful Ancient Ruins of Southern Türkiye 49:04

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound effects: waves lapping against boat ⛵️🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Mattie continues her journey on the Aegean Sea, swimming through ancient ruins and hiking up green hillsides overlooking the shining water. This is the second part of a three-episode series. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food,…

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A Dreamy Myth of Artemis (Olympians #9) 52:05

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: mythical flute, forest at night, tawny owl 🪈🌲🦉 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Artemis recalls the birth of her twin brother, Apollo, as she finds herself unexpectedly with an infant in her care. 😴 Includes mentions of: Childbirth, Children, Parents, Family, Friendship, Sibling…

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A Sleepy Sailboat Cruise off the Turkish Coast 49:23

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound effects: distant waves, port ambience 🌊⚓️ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Mattie begins a relaxing sailboat cruise on the Aegean Sea, setting off from a southern Turkish port and heading to a quiet, secluded cove to swim. This is the first story in a three-episode series. 😴 Includes mentions…

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Elora, Bōken, and the City of Howl 1:45:33

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️ Sound effects: city hum, construction sounds 🏙️👷 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in an extra-long episode, when the futuristic City of Howl loses power, two new friends embark on a magical adventure in search of a dragon to turn the electricity back on. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Height…

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Relaxing at Hawaii’s Green Sand Beach 36:00

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Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Ivan Suazo ✍️ Sound effects: waves on sandy shore 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, you'll spend a peaceful afternoon on a secluded beach in Hawaii, famous for its beautiful green sand. 😴 Includes mentions of: Science & Nature, History, Languages, Hiking, Swimming, Mythology. Watch, listen and comment on this ep…

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The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Seven Wonders #4) 1:02:58

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: sea waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we continue our exploration of the Seven Ancient Wonders with a visit to the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, a white stone building on a beautiful hilltop. 😴 Includes mentions of: Death, Marriage, Ancient History, Military History. Watch, listen…

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Mrs. Beeton’s Kitchen 47:26

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Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: kitchen & cooking ambience 🥒🍳 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll learn all about Isabella Beeton, whose cookbook became a household essential in Victorian Britain. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Children, Cooking, Baking, Fire, History, Family, Writing, Literature & Liter…

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The Magical Candle Workshop 44:56

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Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧 Writer: MJ Lyons ✍️ Sound effects: striking a matchstick, crickets 🔥🌌 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in a peaceful workshop, a young apprentice is trained in the art of candle magic. 😴 Includes mentions of: Fantasy, Fire, Magic, Fantastical Creatures, Friendship. Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get …

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A Sleepy Ride on the Orient Express 55:08

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: 1920s train station ambience 🚂 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, settle into your luxurious cabin on the Orient Express, and learn about the history of this iconic trans-European train. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Train, Travel, History, Literature & Literary History, Mystery. Watch, …

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A Dreamy Myth of Ares (Olympians #8) 54:45

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: mythical flute, countryside ambience, cowbell 🪈🌳🐄 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Ares, god of war, watches over his daughter Harmonia — goddess of harmony — as she grows and helps to found the city-state of Thebes. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Children, Childbirth, Romance, B…

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The White Horses of the Camargue 48:14

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Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦 Writer: Angela Wood ✍️ Sound effects: sea waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll spend a dreamy day in southern France, seeing the famous wild horses of Camargue and walking along the beach to a small town. 😴 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Walking, Animals, Horses, History, Travel, Art, Little to No Pl…

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A Dreamy Visit to Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle 53:32

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: magical chimes, crickets 🎶 🌾 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll visit an extraordinary dollhouse, filled with awe-inspiring miniatures, in Illinois, USA. 😴 Includes mentions of: Miniatures, Dolls, Travel, History, Fantasy, US History, Americana, Fantastical Creatures, The Gr…

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A Tranquil Evening with a River Duck 34:54

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Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie Finklaire ✍️ Sound effects: gentle river, birdsong 🦆🐦‍⬛ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll follow the journey of a mallard duck, floating along the river, taking in his peaceful surroundings in the picturesque county of Surrey, England. 😴 Includes mentions of: Animals, Bodies of Water, Underwater Sc…

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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Seven Wonders #3) 1:02:04

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: afternoon birdsong 🐦 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back in time to 600 BCE, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in modern-day Iraq. We’ll use historical descriptions, myths and literature to re-imagine this ancient wonder in all its beauty. 😴 Includes mentions of: Ancient…

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A Dreamy Visit to the Gili Islands 54:34

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: tropical birdsong 🦜🌴 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel to paradise on earth – the most tranquil little islands in Indonesia. There, you’ll take a boat cruise and snorkel among turtles. 😴 Includes mentions of: Travel, Bodies of Water, Swimming, Boat, Science & Nature, Underw…

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EP 68 — A Shaman in Ancient Greece 25:28

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Send us a text A shaman suddenly appears in ancient Greece to proclaim that Pythagoras, the founder of philosophy, is divine. Behind the scenes, Apollo lurks. Listen as the Greeks are shocked at what unfolds! Support the show Tweet me comments at @Garner_images, or email any episode suggestions to [email protected]…

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The Sound Bath Meditation (Bonus) 37:58

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Nicole Griffin ✍️ Sound design: singing bowls & immersive sound bath 🔔 Welcome back, sleepy pals! We have a special bonus episode for you tonight. Enjoy a slow-paced and deeply relaxing meditation, accompanied by the soothing sounds of singing bowls. 😴 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcomi…

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Wings of Elysia 1:07:29

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Chase Doan ✍️ Sound effects: bus driving away 🚌 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join a young boy, named Evan, who gets a new video game that is unlike any he’s played before. When he starts to play it, he somehow finds himself transported into the virtual world of Elysia. 😴 Includes mentions of: Children,…

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The Tea Emporium in the Clouds 43:25

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Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie Finklaire ✍️ Sound effects: gentle birdsong, crickets 🐦‍⬛ 🌾 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be walking to the top of a beautiful hill and visiting a tea emporium. In this relaxing place, we'll learn about the history of this drink and experience distinctive varieties. 😴 Includes mentions of…

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A Quiet Minnesota Town in 1905 39:29

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Narrator: TK Kellman 🇺🇸 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound effects: meadow ambience 🌼 🐦 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back in time to the turn of the last century. We’ll take a look at life in a small town in Minnesota at the dawn of the 1900s. 😴 Includes mentions of: Little to No Plot, Food, Nostalgia, Children, Summer, History, US His…

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Big Ideas at Bedtime: Animal Minds 1:07:48

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound effects: crickets 🌾 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re starting a new ongoing series called “Big Ideas at Bedtime,” where we’ll delve into ideas and concepts people often wonder about. First up, we’ll be exploring a topic that’s long been a source of fascination – animal minds. 😴 In…

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A Dreamy Myth of Hephaestus (Olympians #7) 51:31

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: mythical flute, crackling fire 🪈🔥 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, continuing our way through the Ancient Greek Pantheon, we will meet Hephaestus, the god of the forge, metalworks, smithies, fire and volcanoes. 😴 Includes mentions of: Fire, Weapons, Romance, Mythology, Religious…

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Quill’s Barkery 46:29

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Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦 Writer: Alicia LeVesque ✍️ Sound effects: morning ambience 🌅 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we rejoin Alice and her rescue pup, Quill. They're opening a special bakery, serving delectable treats to both humans and their pet dogs. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Baking, Friendship, Beverages. Watch, listen and co…

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A Dreamy Party in Elfland 54:27

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Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: countryside ambience, birds, sheep 🌳🐦🐑 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll journey through the barrier between our world and the one of the elves to witness what lives there. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Summer, Walking, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Da…

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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Seven Wonders #2) 1:02:57

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: sea waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back in time to the fifth century BCE and visit Olympia in Ancient Greece to see the Statue of Zeus within its grand temple. 😴 Includes mentions of: Heights, History, Ancient History, Religious Traditions, Time Travel, Mythology…

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Teddy Bears and Trains in the World Above 1:14:32

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️ Sound effects: train in motion, children chatting 🚂🗣️ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll rejoin Clementine, as well as her younger brother, Michael, and their guide, Timothy, as they visit more lands in The World Above. 😴 Includes mentions of: Magic, Heights, Flying, Bodies of Water, No…

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A Relaxing Evening of Jamaican BBQ 49:59

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Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️ Sound effects: reggae music, distant chatter, ocean waves 🎶 🗣️ 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be going to a barbecue in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, with Anakay and Michael. It’s almost always good weather for a barbecue on this little island. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Childr…

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A Peaceful Day in the Life of a Maiko 3:01:30

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Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie Finklaire ✍️ Sound effects: Japanese park ambience, shamisen music 🌸🎶 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in Kyoto, Japan, we will follow a day in the life of a trainee Geisha, otherwise known as a Maiko. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Beverages, Geisha, Dancing, Music, Travel. Watch, listen and comme…

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Theseus & Ariadne 8: “I never imagined such beautiful strangeness…” 28:39

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As they set sail with the tributes for Athens, Ariadne and Theseus dream of their future together. But a rest stop on the island of Naxos reveals how quickly the Fates can alter the future for humans - and for the gods. Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation. Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer. Our series creator and …

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A Sleepy Day with the Temple Monkeys 46:30

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie Finklaire ✍️ Sound effects: morning jungle ambience 🌴🐒 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll enjoy a day in the life of a monkey family who live at a temple in South India. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Heights, Animals, Religious Traditions, Science & Nature, Travel. Watch, listen and comment on this ep…

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A Sweet Treat for Eid al-Adha 42:35

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound effects: calm shop ambience, distant chatter 🛒 🗣️ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be joining a woman named Bisan as she makes knafeh, one of her family’s favourite desserts, for the holiday of Eid al-Adha. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Cooking, Baking, Beverages, Holidays, Reli…

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Theseus & Ariadne 7: “You must be my breakfast.” 19:23

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The moon is full, and Minos’s guards take Theseus deep within the labyrinth to face the Minotaur. Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation. Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer. Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein. Live from Mount Olympus is co-produced by Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM. Our co…

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A Dreamy Myth of Athena (Olympians #6) 51:34

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: mythical flute, thunder 🪈🌩️ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, continuing our series on the Olympian Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology, we'll hear the story of Athena's miraculous birth, how she became the patron goddess of the greatest city-state of the ancient world, and her…

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The Zoo Fantastic 41:31

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Narrator: Elizabeth Grace 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: peaceful park ambience 🌳🚲 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join Hazel and her father at an extraordinary zoo holding a range of unique, rare, and – some might say – magical animals. 😴 Includes mentions of: Fantastical Creatures, Fantasy, Animals, Children, Parents, Fami…

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Theseus & Ariadne 6: “You're giving me Labrys? The sacred weapon of Knossos?” 19:50

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Ariadne must confront her mother, Queen Pasiphae, and enlist Daedalus and Icarus in her plan to help Theseus survive. Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation. Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer. Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein. Live from Mount Olympus is co-produced by Brooklyn-based theatre collect…

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The Great Pyramid of Giza (Seven Wonders #1) 1:03:55

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: palm trees in breeze, flowing river 🌴💧 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll embark on a journey through time to visit all the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in their heyday, beginning with the Great Pyramid of Giza. 😴 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Outer Space, Death, Wal…

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Bella’s Magical Sketchbook 46:33

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound effects: distant waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join Bella as she sits down in her beach hut to sketch one day. While there, something magical happens and she finds herself transported to worlds of imagination. 😴 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Nostalgia, Gratit…

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Theseus & Ariadne 5: ““Let’s see you try to play games with the Minotaur!” 21:15

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The Athenian tributes' brilliant performance in the second bull dance infuriates King Minos of Crete. His daughter Ariadne faces a fateful choice - will she defy her father? Or will Theseus have to face the Minotaur alone? Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation. Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer. Our series creator a…

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A Sleepy Stay at the Scandinavian Beach Hotel 38:30

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Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: distant waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll visit a charming seaside town in Scandinavia, where you'll settle into your hotel for a good meal and a cosy night’s sleep. 😴 Includes mentions of: Little to No Plot, Food, Beverages, Travel, Bicycyles. Watch, listen and com…

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The Sleepy History of the English Landscape Garden 1:01:12

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: cheerful garden birdsong 🐦‍⬛ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, relax in an English landscape garden, and learn how these beautifully designed spaces became popular in the 18th century. 😴 Includes mentions of: Science & Nature, History, British History, Work, Architecture, Spring. Watch,…

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Theseus & Ariadne 4: “Who puts a surprise for a kid under a huge heavy rock?!” 25:30

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Despite their different gods, countries, and customs, our young heroes find they have more in common than they thought when Theseus tells Ariadne about how he discovered his true origins. Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation. Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer. Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein. Li…

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Another Dreamy Day with Tembo the Elephant 50:27

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Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound effects: African birdsong, lake waves 🦜 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, join Tembo the elephant for another tranquil tour of Tanzania, exploring grasslands and natural hot springs. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Walking, Swimming, Gratitude, Animals, Birds, Science & Nature…

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A Dreamy Myth of Aphrodite (Olympians #5) 54:31

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: mythical flute, sea waves 🪈🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, continuing our series on the Olympian Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology, Aphrodite falls in love with a human and watches over the lives of their son and his children for generations. 😴 Includes mentions of: Famil…

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Theseus & Ariadne 3: “Snakes are slimy and sneaky and ewwww, I just don’t like them!” 23:15

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Princess Ariadne leads Theseus to her dream chamber deep within the labyrinth. Once Theseus can get over his fear of snakes, the love-struck teenagers talk about their lives and share a few secrets. Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation. Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer. Our series creator and showrunner is Julie B…

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A Sleepy Stay at a Country Bed and Breakfast 49:52

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Narrator: TK Kellman 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound effects: car driving in countryside 🚗🌲 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, you’ll take a delightful trip to a bed and breakfast in the countryside. Once there, all your cares will disappear as you soak up the natural surroundings. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Little to No Plot, Beverages, Tr…