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Folded Corners is a cosy sleep podcast hosted by Fran Harrall.She selects old, cosy non-fiction books and reads them to you in a sleepy voice to help you drift off. Vintage sewing manuals, recipe books, and camping guides - those are the kinds of books you'll find here. They're low-stakes, interesting enough to keep you listening, and gentle enough to help you drift off!

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I'm so glad you're here. Welcome!

I'm Fran Harrall, and off and on I've had trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember. In the last few years, I'd often be scrolling on my phone well into the early hours, then wondering why I felt like crap the next day!Only when I discovered gently narrated audiobooks as part of my sleep routine (me and my husband listen to something every night together) did I realise how badly I needed to be guided to sleep.We often forget about the thousands of wonderfully-written stories and guides that came before us. Not just fairy tales and novels, but manuals, guides, recipes, postcards, booklets, and ephemera, too. That's what inspired Folded Corners.My hope is that, with my soothing, even, and gentle narration, coupled with a vintage non-fiction guide each episode, I can help guide you to sleep when you just can't seem to find it.Because we really don't realise how much we need sleep until we can't get enough of it.Everything you listen to is recorded, edited, and organised by me, one lady, in my little nook under the stairs! I made longer, more immersive, premium versions over on Insight Timer Plus, too. If you'd like to support my mission of helping people sleep, please consider sharing my podcast with someone you love, or even tipping via Ko-Fi.Sweet dreams!