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The NoSleep Podcast

S21 Ep6: NoSleep Podcast S21E06

The NoSleep Podcast

Creative Reason Media Inc.

Performing Arts, Fiction, Society & Culture, Science Fiction, Arts

4.613.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

It’s Episode 06 of Season 21. Ride the Sleepless Express into tales about death defiers.

“A Grave Mistake” written by Brian DeKeuster (Story starts around 00:03:40)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Mary – Danielle McRae, Johns – Atticus Jackson

“Sunset Grove” written by Jacob D’Amour (Story starts around 00:13:30)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Arthur – Dan Zappulla, Becca – Sarah Thomas, Mrs. Holmes – Mary Murphy, Ted – David Cummings, Ms. Ganz – Erin Lillis

“Scorchers” written by Vincent Paiement Désilets (Story starts around 00:45:10)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Narrator – Mike DelGaudio, Laura – Jessica McEvoy, Olivia’s Dad – Jesse Cornett, Olivia – Erika Sanderson, Tommy – Jeff Clement

“Sicker” written by Jake Stein (Story starts around 01:00:10)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Narrator – Graham Rowat, Boy – Allonté Barakat

“Changing Channels” written by Stephen Hill (Story starts around 01:14:50)
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator – Matthew Bradford, Ed – Jeff Clement, Doctor – Jesse Cornett, News Anchor – Atticus Jackson, Mom – Kristen DiMercurio

“Not One Step Back” written by Enrico Corsi (Story starts around 01:35:35)
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Mikhail Guryanov – David Ault, Davik Petrosian – James Cleveland, Piotr Larin – Jake Benson, Dima – Erika Sanderson

This episode is sponsored by:

Betterhelp – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/nosleep and get on your way to being your best self.

Click here to learn more about The NoSleep Podcast team
Click here to learn more about Vincent Paiement Désilets
Click here to learn more about Jake Stein

Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
“Scorchers” illustration courtesy of Hasani Walker

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Transcript

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0:00.0

All aboard.

0:06.0

Tickets please.

0:07.0

Find your seats.

0:10.0

The train will be departing shortly.

0:14.0

Your aboard the sleepless Express,

0:18.0

a direct journey into the darkness of the night.

0:23.0

There are no... into the darkness of the night.

0:28.0

There are no sleeping cars available on this train.

0:38.0

On this journey, you will experience the horrors found within the dark landscapes and endless black tunnels. You will hear things which will leave you frightened and disturbed.

0:44.6

And remember, there will be no stops until the very end of the line. Brace yourself. The Line.

1:25.0

Brace yourself for the No Sleep Podcast. Oh, Welcome aboard the No Sleep Podcast. I'm your conductor, David Cummings.

1:31.0

Allow me to share something perhaps a wee bit unusual. I don't want to live forever. In fact, the notion of living well into my 90s seems

1:39.2

unpleasant. Now, I'm not talking about having a death wish or anything.

1:43.2

It's just that living to that age seems physically and financially daunting.

1:48.6

And if you share these feelings, they raise an interesting question. How long do you want to live?

1:56.1

Or put another way, when do you think you'll be ready to accept it's time to die?

2:02.3

Philosophers have noted that humans are the only creatures cursed with the knowledge of our own mortality.

2:08.0

We all know that one day will transition from alive to not alive.

2:15.0

And while we can make jokes like,

2:17.0

ah, I'll sleep when I'm dead,

2:19.0

we at some point need to face the finality and eternal aspect of death.

2:24.0

Oh, and with apologies to those of you with religious beliefs that have some element of an

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