Neighborful Station

Neighborful Station

By Michael SpergerFiction
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Neighborful Station episodes

  • Chili Bowls

    You go to the annual Chili Bowls dinner at the middle school, where you are joined by Fatima, Ajmal, and Olivia for the meal.

    Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses:

    Streetcar in Munich, called Tram, inside, drive and stops by breiti

    210913 Blue Jay, calls many, close, urban backyard, TORONTO 9am.wav by TRP

    PineForest Febr NL Kampina 09 200214_0110-1-2.wav by klankbeeld

    Gas Stove Leak Air Hiss by Geoff-Bremner-Audio

    Torch Crackle.wav by kentnelson64

    kids crowd theatre 09.flac by TRP

    AMB_Recepcion_detras_escaleras_250508 by Dani_S.T.

    Tosse feminina by LyraSid

    Phone chime.wav by ChristopherJngs

    Good Phone Notification Sound by qubodup

    marimba do re mi fa so.WAV by pogmothoin

    Restaurant chatter.wav by Kyster

    13 min
  • Sleep Edition: Unresolved

    You attend a gathering at the Union Hall called Unresolved, where you learn about the many ⁠types of rest⁠ that are available to You.

    With the Sleep Editions of Neighborful Station, we tell our story, and then continue the soundscape for a full hour, so you can fall asleep. Sweet dreams.

    (Sleep timer instructions for⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠iPhone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.)

    Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    This episode was inspired by the work of Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith and her ⁠Rest Types framework⁠.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses:

    ⁠stove top coffee espresso.wav⁠ by Alex_hears_things

    ⁠Indoor Playground Ambience⁠ by Nielsvdb

    ⁠Indoor Crowd Holiday Craft Fair Mix 3 December 5 2020⁠ by kvgarlic

    ⁠ModernSewingMachine.wav⁠ by tlipfert

    ⁠Small Crowd Walla⁠ by IENBA

    ⁠Closing Door.wav⁠ by Flem0527

    ⁠Woman clearing throat⁠ by andrutzab

    ⁠Winter Wind & Rain⁠ by lakewoodsound

    ⁠red fox screeching.mp3⁠ by craigsays

    ⁠Sparrow CD⁠ by George_Papargyris

    ⁠small group laugh 7.flac⁠ by tim.kahn

    1 hr
  • Unresolved

    You attend a gathering at the Union Hall called Unresolved, where you learn about the many types of rest that are available to You.

    Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    This episode was inspired by the work of Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith and her Rest Types framework.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses:

    stove top coffee espresso.wav by Alex_hears_things

    Indoor Playground Ambience by Nielsvdb

    Indoor Crowd Holiday Craft Fair Mix 3 December 5 2020 by kvgarlic

    ModernSewingMachine.wav by tlipfert

    Small Crowd Walla by IENBA

    Closing Door.wav by Flem0527

    Woman clearing throat by andrutzab

    Winter Wind & Rain by lakewoodsound

    red fox screeching.mp3 by craigsays

    Sparrow CD by George_Papargyris

    small group laugh 7.flac by tim.kahn

    13 min
  • From the Vault: Sleep Edition for Bike Bus

    From the Vault, originally aired in September 2025: You welcome your new neighbors to town, as their son Moose gets ready for the Middle School Bike Bus.

    With the Sleep Editions of Neighborful Station, we tell our story, and then continue the soundscape for a full hour, so you can fall asleep. Sweet dreams.

    (Sleep timer instructions for⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠iPhone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.)

    Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode.

    The following sounds from freesound.org have been used with permission under Creative Commons 0 or Attribution licenses:

    ⁠Birds forest woodpecker.wav⁠ by Amoek

    ⁠210527 Warbling Vireo, calls, Raymore Park TORONTO, 6pm.wav⁠ by TRP

    ⁠WindyLeaves⁠ by TimOut789

    ⁠workers pick lettuce from field and put in plastic crates spanish voices and distant highway3 CA, USA.flac⁠ by kyles

    ⁠Knock on the door 2⁠ by deleted_user_4772965

    ⁠Thumping/walking from upstairs⁠ by wlabarron

    ⁠AMB-Cafeteria,Walla,Plates,Chair,Movements-Barcelona,Spain-25Dec2024,1130H⁠ by soundandmelodies

    ⁠181120 Walking running up and down stairs old house LONDON ON.flac⁠ by TRP

    ⁠Asheville - Biltmore Ave. - 4/26/2014⁠ by Hitrison

    ⁠kids fooling around outside shouting ohhhh India.flac⁠ by kyles

    ⁠Kids_playing_school.wav⁠ by rui_aires

    ⁠Suburb ambience 8pm sept 160924_0975.flac⁠ by klankbeeld

    ⁠Calm autumn forest NL 201106_0204.flac⁠ by klankbeeld

    1 hr
  • From the Vault: Bike Bus

    From the Vault, originally aired in September 2025: You welcome your new neighbors to town, as their son Moose gets ready for the Middle School Bike Bus.

    Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode.

    The following sounds from freesound.org have been used with permission under Creative Commons 0 or Attribution licenses:

    ⁠Birds forest woodpecker.wav⁠ by Amoek

    ⁠210527 Warbling Vireo, calls, Raymore Park TORONTO, 6pm.wav⁠ by TRP

    ⁠WindyLeaves⁠ by TimOut789

    ⁠workers pick lettuce from field and put in plastic crates spanish voices and distant highway3 CA, USA.flac⁠ by kyles

    ⁠Knock on the door 2⁠ by deleted_user_4772965

    ⁠Thumping/walking from upstairs⁠ by wlabarron

    ⁠AMB-Cafeteria,Walla,Plates,Chair,Movements-Barcelona,Spain-25Dec2024,1130H⁠ by soundandmelodies

    ⁠181120 Walking running up and down stairs old house LONDON ON.flac⁠ by TRP

    ⁠Asheville - Biltmore Ave. - 4/26/2014⁠ by Hitrison

    ⁠kids fooling around outside shouting ohhhh India.flac⁠ by kyles

    ⁠Kids_playing_school.wav⁠ by rui_aires

    ⁠Suburb ambience 8pm sept 160924_0975.flac⁠ by klankbeeld

    ⁠Calm autumn forest NL 201106_0204.flac⁠ by klankbeeld

    12 min
  • From the Vault: Sleep Edition for Alumni Weekend

    From the Vault: You spend the day in the company of Liz, the featured speaker at this year's Neighborful Station Alumni Weekend.

    (Sleep timer instructions for⁠⁠ ⁠iPhone⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠.)

    Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    This week's episode was inspired by the ⁠Connective Tissue newsletter⁠, and by ⁠Mister Rogers' acceptance speech⁠ at the 1997 Emmy Awards.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠Pixabay Sounds⁠ for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode.

    Pipe and Drum by ⁠inchadney at freesound.org⁠.

    Fur Elise by ⁠⁠DonceaMusic at AudioJungle⁠⁠.

    Quiet Library background sound by ⁠Bathulile231236 at freesound.org⁠.

    1 hr
  • From the Vault: Alumni Weekend

    From the Vault, originally aired in May 2025: You spend the day in the company of Liz, the featured speaker at this year's Neighborful Station Alumni Weekend.

    Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    This week's episode was inspired by the ⁠Connective Tissue newsletter⁠, and by ⁠Mister Rogers' acceptance speech⁠ at the 1997 Emmy Awards.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠Pixabay Sounds⁠ for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode.

    Pipe and Drum by ⁠inchadney at freesound.org⁠.

    Fur Elise by ⁠⁠DonceaMusic at AudioJungle⁠⁠.

    Quiet Library background sound by ⁠Bathulile231236 at freesound.org⁠.

    10 min
  • Sleep Edition: Jolabokaflod

    You and your Mom head to Grace and Matthew's house to take part in a cherished holiday tradition.

    With the Sleep Editions of Neighborful Station, we tell our story, and then continue the soundscape for a full hour, so you can fall asleep. Sweet dreams.

    (Sleep timer instructions for⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠iPhone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.)

    Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode.

    The song ⁠"Veni, Veni Emmanuel"⁠ performed by Peter Zagar appears courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, and is used with permission.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses:

    ⁠Streetcar in Munich, called Tram, inside, drive and stops⁠ by breiti

    ⁠Subway Station Chime⁠ by plasterbrain

    ⁠Calm city-canal s-Hertogenbosch 150227_00 AB30.flac⁠ by klankbeeld

    ⁠⁠pineforest 0-2 bft winter130213_00.flac⁠⁠ by klankbeeld

    ⁠Mishio Bern Kitchen and Restaurant⁠ by Strannix1979

    ⁠Todler Laughing.wav⁠ by Stevious42

    ⁠Fireplace.wav⁠ by inchadney

    ⁠Ticking Grandfather Clock⁠ by nightcustard

    ⁠OLD CLOCK_ Longcase Grandfather Clock. Clock Strike and Sound Effect(SFX).wav⁠ by GuntherDorksen

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Toddler_Voice_Random_Chatter⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Manim8

    1 hr
  • Jolabokaflod

    You and your Mom head to Grace and Matthew's house to take part in a cherished holiday tradition.

    Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode.

    The song "Veni, Veni Emmanuel" performed by Peter Zagar appears courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, and is used with permission.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses:

    Streetcar in Munich, called Tram, inside, drive and stops by breiti

    Subway Station Chime by plasterbrain

    Calm city-canal s-Hertogenbosch 150227_00 AB30.flac by klankbeeld

    ⁠pineforest 0-2 bft winter130213_00.flac⁠ by klankbeeld

    Mishio Bern Kitchen and Restaurant by Strannix1979

    Todler Laughing.wav by Stevious42

    Fireplace.wav by inchadney

    Ticking Grandfather Clock by nightcustard

    OLD CLOCK_ Longcase Grandfather Clock. Clock Strike and Sound Effect(SFX).wav by GuntherDorksen

    ⁠⁠Toddler_Voice_Random_Chatter⁠⁠⁠ by Manim8

    12 min
  • Sleep Edition: Parade of Lights

    You serve as a marshal in the nighttime Parade of Lights, a Neighborful Station winter tradition.

    With the Sleep Editions of Neighborful Station, we tell our story, and then continue the soundscape for a full hour, so you can fall asleep. Sweet dreams.

    (Sleep timer instructions for⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠iPhone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.)

    Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available.

    Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode.

    River Sound Effect by ⁠DanielWisdomPublicDomain⁠ from Pixabay.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses:

    ⁠Large Crowd before a chior concert 2⁠ by pluralz

    ⁠fire small campfire thin roasting sizzle under pot +deep air tone OR lowcut for sparkler.flac⁠ by kyles

    ⁠crinkling_plastic.wav⁠ by wjoojoo

    ⁠ChristmasMarchingBandSong.wav⁠ by daveincamas

    ⁠radio chatter 01.wav⁠ by pushkin

    ⁠100 STUDENTS CHEERING⁠ by Robo9418

    ⁠Tawny owl.wav⁠ by Elanor1995

    ⁠Orthodox choir singing in church.wav⁠ by satoritec

    ⁠R27-20-Small Crowd Gasps.wav⁠ by craigsmith

    ⁠Fireworks - New Year's Eve - Full Recording - Part I.wav⁠ by GregorQuendel

    ⁠concert crowd cheering⁠ by fxcv

    ⁠Toddler_Voice_Random_Chatter⁠ by Manim8

    1 hr

About Neighborful Station

From the publisher's feed

Neighborful Station is a story-based guided meditation, set in a small town that is big enough for all of us. Once a week, 10-12 minutes at a time, you are invited to visit.