Episodios

  • FREE TEASER: Diary of a Mad Tradwife
    Jun 5 2025

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    A 43-year old woman's idyllic life is shattered when her husband claims she's dangerously delusional and ships her off to a mental hospital until she's "cured." But how do you prove your own sanity in a world gone mad?


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    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).



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    Nancy recommends Kate Moore's riveting 2021 non-fiction book "The Woman They Could Not Silence."

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    32 m
  • Ring of Fire
    May 27 2025

    A soft and soothing take on the Kim Kardashian jewel heist in Paris - with beaucoup mind fatiguing details about the fate of Kim's missing $4 million dollar diamond ring.


    Episode Correction: The first engagement ring given to Kim Kardashian by Kanye West was 15 carats - not 5 carats, as stated in the episode. Apologies for the error.


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    39 m
  • Two Letters, Two Lives
    May 21 2025

    Inspired by the strangely soothing hospital drama "The Pitt," Nancy tells the shocking real-life saga of a Nashville nurse accused of homicide in this dark and detailed medical mystery made for nighttime listening.


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    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).


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    Want to know more?

    Start with this excellent and detailed timeline by Tennessee news reporter Brett Kelman.

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    Additional music by Robots in the Sun and Artlist.io

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    46 m
  • FREE TEASER: The Dragon Lady
    May 12 2025

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    For its 20th anniversary, Nancy revisits the sweeping murder mystery in ""The Staircase" through the dark, smoky eyes of Freda Black - aka "The Dragon Lady" - one of true crime's greatest villains.


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    21 m
  • Introducing: Dead Sleep Naked
    May 2 2025

    A version of Dead Sleep that's voice-only. No music. No sound f/x. Perfect for listeners with sensitive hearing or just prefer their stories without audio distractions. It's Dead Sleep - au natural!


    This is a sample of a new option included in your Dead Sleep subscription and available soon via Spotify, Apple podcasts, and Patreon: patreon.com/deadsleep.

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    1 h
  • Murder on a Sunday Morning
    Apr 27 2025

    Nancy revisits the stunning story of a woman killed outside a motel in broad daylight in Jacksonville Florida and the teenager who confessed to her murder. Drawn from the Oscar-winning true crime classic by Jean-Xavier de L'estrade.


    Where to watch "Murder on a Sunday Morning"

    via YouTube here and via Amazon Prime here.

    Patrick McGuinness's Legacy page is here.


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    44 m
  • Mr. Sand Man
    Apr 18 2025

    A stressed-out real estate broker escapes his hectic life in L.A. only to find himself lost and alone in a deserted no man's land.


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    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).


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    41 m
  • Heart's Desire
    Apr 11 2025

    A petty rivalry between two top fashion models turns deadly.


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    Dead Sleep is a true crime podcast made for nighttime listening. No ads. No gore. No 911 calls. Created and produced by award-winning journalist and podcast host Nancy Miller.


    Subscribe to Dead Sleep via Spotify, Apple podcasts, and Patreon: patreon.com/deadsleep.

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    Want to know more about this case?

    Iggy London's short film "Velvet"


    "The Tragedy of Harry Uzoka" via the NYT


    Paulo Coehlo, The Alchemist and a mental institution


    "Closer / Here's Harry" via Boys by Girls magazine


    "Djimon Hounsou Struggling Financially" via the Hollywood Reporter


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    35 m
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