Here is a bedtime story about Nadine, a duck who works with a lot of other ducks to operate a farm in Finland. It's hard work so she gets tired. Because of course she does. She bakes bread. We'll tell you all about it. We would like you to support Sleeping with Celebrities during the Max Fun Drive. To make this prospect more appealing to you, we are charming you by presenting mini-sodes of unscripted bedtime stories, drowsily invented and told by John Moe.

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We would like you to support Sleeping with Celebrities during the Max Fun Drive. To make this prospect more appealing to you, we are charming you by presenting mini-sodes of unscripted bedtime stories, drowsily invented and told by John Moe. This one is about a town in Texas where everyone wears stilts, except for one person who wears smaller stilts with large feet attached.

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It’s the annual Max Fun Drive and your chance to support Sleeping with Celebrities. To celebrate, host John Moe presents a short, unscripted bedtime story about an owl who works in the important position of municipal government in central Nebraska. The main character was suggested by our listener Alex and we welcome your ideas for characters in future mini-sodes.

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Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you’d like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?

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John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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This special network wide event is a celebration of The MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join. 

We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.

J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:

Jackie Kashian -“The Jackie and Laurie Show” 

Jeremy Bent -“Eurovangelists” 

John Moe - “Depresh Mode with John Moe” and "Sleeping with Celebrities"

Dan McCoy - "The Flop House"

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, a fellow podcast here on the Maximum Fun network, is about just what the title promises, mundane parts of life that are very compelling upon closer examination. But we don’t want to compel you into staying awake here on our show. So when we booked hosts Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin (at the request of listener Alec, whom we thank), we were happy to hear them talk at great length about their cats and dog. Oh, these pets are interesting but certainly not so interesting that you’ll lose sleep over it. You need that sleep. We’ll help you get that sleep. That’s what we do.

Listen to Secretly Incredibly Fascinatingwherever fine pods are cast.

Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you’d like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?

Email us at:  [email protected].

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John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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If you happen to be one of Steve Almond’s children, you already know about the Dad Compactor. Because Steve isn’t just a best-selling author (Candyfreak, All the Secrets in the World) and beloved podcast host, he’s a household appliance. Steve won’t stand for wasted food, you see, and so the Dad Compactor reuses and reinvents foodstuffs in ways you never thought possible or even wise. Doze off while he tells you all about it. You might become a Compactor too.

Preorder your copy of Steve Almond's new book, Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for Constructing Stories, wherever books are sold. Learn more about Steve and his other books by visiting his website, www.SteveAlmondJoy.org.

Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you’d like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?

Email us at:  [email protected].

Follow the Show on:

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John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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You might have seen Oscar Montoya as one of the stars of the acclaimed TV series Minx or heard him as one of the hosts of the acclaimed Maximum Fun podcast Eurovangelists. Or maybe, just maybe, you’ve noticed him in the rice aisle at the supermarket, carefully examining the selection and putting a surprising amount of thought into rice, as he does so often in life and as he does in this week’s episode. Rice is very important to Oscar and he is perfectly willing to talk you all the way off to sleep about it. We also get into some important history about nachos that you will want to try to stay awake for it. But you might not make it, too full of rice, and that’s okay too.'

Listen to Eurovangelists on Maximum Fun or wherever fine pods are cast. Follow Oscar Montoya on Twitter @ozzymo.

Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you’d like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?

Email us at:  [email protected].

Follow the Show on:

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John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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Technically, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor and Cecily Knobler are not and have never been part of the lineup of the band Barenaked Ladies. But in their own way they feel like the band is at least part of them. These best friends host the podcasts Rose Pricks and Bored A.F. and Stefanie is the author of a remarkable number of books, dealing with, among other topics, parenting and sobriety. They love Barenaked Ladies in a really deep and sincere way and have stories to tell about their encounters with various actual members of that band. Tune in and drift off to sleep with tales of Canadian songsmithery.

Listen to Stefanie and Cecily's podcasts Bored AF and Rose Pricks wherever fine pods are cast. Get your copy of Stefanie's new book, Drunkish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol, wherever books are sold. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @swildertaylor and Cecily @cecilyknobler.

Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you’d like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?

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Follow the Show on:

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John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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Dessa is many things but mostly she’s a cake decorator. For our purposes for this episode, at least. Oh sure, you may know her has a brilliant musician, rapper, poet, and occasional guest host on public radio. You may have heard her work on Welcome to Night Vale or heard her in action as part of the Doomtree collective or on The Hamilton Mix Tape. But we think her real passion is doing up those cakes super fancy. She details for us what kinds of piping equipment and ingredients she uses to make beautiful flowers on all the cakes that she’s constantly and giving away to friends. You can learn why roses are easier and daisies are surprisingly tricky as you nod off to sleep with visions of cakes dancing in your head.

Listen to Dessa's new album, Bury The Lede, on the music streaming service of your choice. For more information as well as physical media of Dessa's music, visit her website, www.DessaWander.com.

Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you’d like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?

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Follow the Show on:

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John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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John-Luke Roberts is a comedian, actor, and podcast maker and he's from England so you know his voice is going to be pleasant to hear. John-Luke created and hosts Sound Heap, a very funny podcast about a podcast network taking on the daunting task of making too many podcasts. Sound Heap is joining the Maximum Fun family this month and to celebrate this fact, John-Luke stops by our show to talk at great length and with tremendous knowledge about pigeons. His British voice will soothe you off to sleep, much like the coo of a pigeon but without all that mess. You will learn about how pigeons were once domesticated, then became de-domesticated, and now they'd like to come back into your house.

Subscribe and listen to Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts wherever fine pods are cast. Learn more about John-Luke by visiting his website, www.JohnLukeRoberts.co.uk. 

Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you’d like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?

Email us at:  [email protected].

Follow the Show on:

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Twitter @SleepWithCelebs

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John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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