Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs - Presented by Rich Hosek

#76 - The Landfill Man by Joe Prosit

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Archeology is the study of past civilizations. But what have they really left behind for us to understand besides crumbling building and monuments? Th...

#75 - Artificial Insanity

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. From your computer, to your car, to your toaster, it promises to make your life easier.But what is t...

#74 - The Magician's Assistant

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone loves magic. A good magician can make you forget it's a trick. Some are so good, one could wonder if they really are magic.Jeff the Magician ...

#73 - In the Land of Nod

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For you free audiobook copy of The Charlatan's Conundrum and Other Bedtime Stories for Insomnaics, sign up for the Insomniacs' Snoozeletter at https:/...

#72 - The Fatalistic Forgetfulness Function

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Max Fathom is a self-described Simulation Hacker. He has come to the conclusion that our world—in fact, our entire universe—is nothing more than a...

#71 - By the Light of the Moon

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is it about the full moon that inspires so many different things. A romantic evening illuminated by its silvery light can be the setting for a he...

Holiday Special - Tricked

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Some people love Halloween. The costumes, the candy, children parading to your front door begging for treats.Harrison Hardigan is not one of those peo...

Remastered - White

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who doesn’t like a campfire story? Those scary tales told by the dying light of burning logs that leave us lying in our sleeping bags, eyes open, wo...

#70 - Leap

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Leap day comes but once every 1461 days. It is a quirk of our calendar based on the discrepancy between the time it takes the Earth to revolve around ...

Remastered - The Time Cop Paradox

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone loves a good time travel story. We even have a fondness for the bad ones. There's something about the idea of being able to travel backwards ...

#69 - Dreams of Her

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dreams are a great mystery of the human mind. Many people believe that they give us a glimpse into our true selves. Some even believe they can foretel...

A Really Good Day - Part Twenty Four

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

Between the Covers with Jody J. Sperling

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My interview with guest author Jody J. Sperling, author of "In the Garden of End Times" on the Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs fiction podcast as well ...

#68 - In the Garden of End Times by Jody J. Sperling

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever seen a man on a busy street corner, or perhaps on the side of a highway, maybe in the crowd at a stadium, holding up a sign saying, "The...

A Really Good Day - Part Twenty Three

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Twenty Two

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

The Other Stories - Magic.AI

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A special presentation of one of my stories as produced by another fiction podcast, The Other Stories.  It seems everywhere you go these days, people...

A Really Good Day - Part Twenty One

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Twenty

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

#67 - The Blueberry Patch

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are places on Earth where no human has ever set foot. Some of them are probably not too far from where you live. A steep mountain slope, an isla...

Flashback Friday - The Time Traveler's Dilemma

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wished you just had a little more time? Or perhaps the ability to go back in time—just a bit—to fix something you did wrong, make a ...

A Really Good Day - Part Nineteen

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

Showcase Episode - Best Story Ever

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a debate these days about Artificial Intelligence taking over many of the jobs that humans do.Others are worried that electronic devices are...

#66 - Possessed by James Hosek

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re a veterinarian long enough, you’ve seen it all. The odd assortment of things dogs swallow. Giant overweight cats. Owners who disregard y...

A Really Good Day - Part Eighteen

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Seventeen

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Sixteen

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Fifteen

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

Remastered - The Austin Intelligence

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The human mind holds many mysteries. Why some people are better at certain things than others, how memories work, what’s going on when we dream.But ...

A Really Good Day - Part Fourteen

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

#65 - Unseen

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Technology has inarguably made life better for billions of people. The industrial age started it all, then the information age kicked it into high gea...

A Really Good Day - Part Thirteen

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Twelve

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Eleven

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

#64 - Total Loss by James Hosek

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Insurance is something we all need, but hate having to pay for. We have insurance for our cars, our homes, our health and our lives. Most of the time,...

A Really Good Day - Part Ten

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Nine

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

#63 - Welcome to Q-Bee's

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It seems like everything these days is getting bigger and bigger. Big box stores, huge amusement parks, enormous shopping malls. Everyone wants to be ...

A Really Good Day - Part Eight

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

#62 - The Jar In the Cupboard

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There's a jar in Rodney's cupboard. One that's been there for as long as he can remember. No one will tell him what's inside, only that it must never ...

A Really Good Day - Part Seven

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Six

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

Remastered - The Haunting of Oscar Morgan

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever had the feeling that there was someone else in the room when you were completely alone. Or maybe as you moved ...

A Really Good Day - Part Five

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

#61 - The Polymorphic Puppy Paradigm

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Simulation theory holds that it is likely—even certain—that our universe is not real. That we only exist only as code running on some alien superc...

A Really Good Day - Part Four

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

Remastered - The Charlatan's Conundrum

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone has seen a magician or mentalist on stage or on TV, completely flabbergasted by his performance and said to themselves, “How in the world d...

A Really Good Day - Part Three

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part Two

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

A Really Good Day - Part One

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's...

After Life - Part Seventeen

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Seventeen of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennife...

After Life - Part Sixteen

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Sixteen of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer ...

After Life - Part Fifteen

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Fifteen of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer ...

After Life - Part Fourteen

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Fourteen of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer...

Holiday Special - As the Tea Leaves

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A special encore presentation of an appropriately romantic and spooky tale of just how far one man will go for love. horror

#60 - Room 252 by Barbara Avon

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The line between truth and fiction can sometimes be a very fine one. Imagine reading a story in a book you picked up off the rack in an out of the way...

After Life - Part Thirteen

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Thirteen of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer...

#59 - The Blue Joker

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone knows what a Joker is in a deck of cards. Originally, there was only one used in the game, Euchre. Later, the second Joker was added and empl...

After Life - Part Twelve

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Twelve of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer ...

#58 - House of Mirrors

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever noticed how you appear different in a picture than you do in your mirror? Photographs, they say, show how other people see us. Mirrors r...

After Life - Part Eleven

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Eleven of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer ...

#57 - The Cost of Magic

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Everything has a cost. The Universe, as big as it is, is a closed system. Nothing can be created without some...

After Life - Part Ten

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Ten of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Daye...

#56 - The Sign

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Truth, they say, is stranger than fiction. You might tell a friend, “Hey, you should watch that movie or read this book, it’s really good.” But ...

After Life - Part Nine

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Nine of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Day...

After Life - Part Eight

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part Eight of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer D...

Holiday Special - Resolved

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New Years resolutions are easy to make. It’s the keeping part that’s hard. But what if you had some help? What if someone made it so that you had ...

After Life - Part Seven

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Seven of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Da...

#55 - Chipped by James Hosek

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A good Samaritan is something we all should strive to be. Helping others can be a satisfying reward in itself—but it’s not always the easiest thin...

After Life - Part Six

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Six of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Daye...

After Life - Part Five

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Five of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Day...

After Life - Part Four

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Four of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Day...

Showcase Episode - Dog Years

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to vote in the Audio Verse Awards Semi-Finals!This is the episode I submitted to the AVA Showcase podcast to nominate this podcast. I hope y...

After Life - Part Three

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Three of the unabridged audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Da...

Holiday Special - Tricked

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some people love Halloween. The costumes, the candy, children parading to your front door begging for treats.Harrison Hardigan is not one of those peo...

After Life - Part Two

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Two of the unabridge audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Daye...

#54 - Room 353 by Barbara Avon

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A wedding night is supposed to be a happy occasion, a time to celebrate the joining of two lives. A beginning of something special. But if your honeym...

#53 - Where's My Pizza?

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all been frustrated by a takeout dinner that was missing the egg rolls. A mistake on your order at the coffee shop. The pizza delivery that wa...

After Life - Part One

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part One of the unabridge audiobook version of After Life, book 2 in the Raney/Daye Investigations paranormal mystery book series. Dr. Jennifer Daye ...

#52 - Ruby

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all know the story of Little Red Riding Hood. A young girl, recklessly traverses the dangerous woods, enticing a wolf by telling him there’s a ta...

#51 - Room 503 by Barbara Avon

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Barabara Avon’s Owl Eyes Motel, where the proprietor is a funny little man named Milton, who will see to your every need—whether you kn...

#50 - Immortal

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you had the chance to travel among the stars, would you do so? What if you could live for thousands of years and visit and help shape new worlds? W...

#49 - Best Story Ever

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

AI seems to be everywhere these days. But do we really know what kind of effect they're having on our society? On our relationships? Or our minds? sf ...

#48 - Ghost City

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What would you do if the barrier between the living and the dead no longer existed? If you suddenly found yourself haunted everywhere you went, living...

#47 - Timewalker

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vote for BSFI at PodcastAwards.com under the Fiction Category! Have you ever experienced déjà vu? That feeling that you’ve lived a particular mome...

#46 - Nevus by Dick Silver

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You find a mole on your skin, one you hadn’t noticed before. But what if it’s not just a mole? What if it’s something else? Something that is mo...

#45 - Dog Years

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vote for BSFI at PodcastAwards.com under the Fiction Category! Age, they say, is just a number. But what if you lived your entire life in the same spa...

#44 - Magic.AI

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The big worry these days is that AI is going to be able to do all the things we humans do, and take our jobs. But what if they learn to do things we c...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Fifteen

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Please rate and review On Amazon at https://amz.run/6tvX or at Goodreads https://amz.run/6tvZ  Vote for Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs at https://...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Sixteen

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Please rate and review On Amazon at https://amz.run/6tvX or at Goodreads https://amz.run/6tvZ  Vote for Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs at https://...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Fourteen

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Please rate and review On Amazon at https://amz.run/6tvX or at Goodreads https://amz.run/6tvZ  Vote for Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs at https://...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Thirteen

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vote for BSFI at PodcastAwards.com under the Fiction Category!Part Thirteen of the novel, The Dead Kids Club, by Rich Hosek.Make sure to subscribe to ...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Twelve

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Twelve of the novel, The Dead Kids Club, by Rich Hosek.Make sure to subscribe to my email list at BedtimeStories.studio to be notified of new ch...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Eleven

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Eleven of the novel, The Dead Kids Club, by Rich Hosek.Make sure to subscribe to my email list at BedtimeStories.studio to be notified of new ch...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Ten

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Ten of the novel, The Dead Kids Club, by Rich Hosek.Make sure to subscribe to my email list at BedtimeStories.studio to be notified of new chapt...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Nine

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Nine of the novel, The Dead Kids Club, by Rich Hosek.Make sure to subscribe to my email list at BedtimeStories.studio to be notified of new chap...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Eight

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Eight of the novel, The Dead Kids Club, by Rich Hosek.Make sure to subscribe to my email list at BedtimeStories.studio to be notified of new cha...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Seven

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Seven of the novel, The Dead Kids Club, by Rich Hosek.Make sure to subscribe to my email list at BedtimeStories.studio to be notified of new cha...

#43 - Too Good to Be True

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is looking for shortcuts these days, to lose weight, increase energy and just be healthier. Some people say there’s no substitute for a hea...

The Dead Kids Club - Part Six

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part Six of the novel, The Dead Kids Club, by Rich Hosek.Make sure to subscribe to my email list at BedtimeStories.studio to be notified of new chapt...