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A Bedtime Story

Matthew Mitchell

A Bedtime Story is a short-form nightly show featuring a unique tale generated by AI, then edited and performed by Matthew Mitchell.

fiction stories for kids

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6:45

The Final Wind-Up

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/21

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled "The Final Wind-Up," Part 3 of this week's series: The Midnight Curfew and the Clockwork City.The elevator doors hissed open, and Mayor Sterling stepped out, his polished boots clicking rhythmically despite the chaos. He looked at the smoking turbines and the vibrating streets of his miniature empire, and then his eyes landed on Leo

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6:25

The Mechanical Menace of Main Street

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/19

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled "The Mechanical Menace of Main Street," Part 2 of this week's series: The Midnight Curfew and the Clockwork City.Leo stood at the edge of the underground miniature city, his jaw hanging open in a way that would have made his mother scold him about catching flies. The scale of the place was staggering. Above the tiny metal buildings,

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5:40

The Key to the Copper Gates

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/17

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled "The Key to the Copper Gates," Part 1 of this week's series: The Midnight Curfew and the Clockwork City.In the town of Oakhaven, the sun did not set so much as it was told to leave. The town was run by a man named Mayor Sterling, whose waistcoat was always a bit too tight and whose pocket watch was the undisputed law of the land. In

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7:10

The Static and the Song

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/14

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Static and the Song, Part 3 of this week's series: The Frequency of Forgotten Things.The wind at the top of the bridge was fierce, whipping Juno’s hair across her face like a lash. Below them, the river was a churning ribbon of black ink. Felix was crawling along a maintenance catwalk, his backpack clinking with every move. Juno

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5:35

The Echo in the Alley

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/12

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Echo in the Alley, Part 2 of this week's series: The Frequency of Forgotten Things.Juno found Felix in his usual habitat: a garage that looked like a graveyard for television sets and microwave ovens. The air smelled of solder and old ozone. Felix was currently hanging upside down from a rafter, trying to adjust an antenna that

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6:00

The Needle and the Void

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/10

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Needle and the Void, Part 1 of this week's series: The Frequency of Forgotten Things.Juno was the kind of teenager who preferred the company of inanimate objects to actual people, mostly because objects rarely asked you about your plans for university or commented on the state of your hair. She worked at a shop called The Dusty

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5:33

The Archives of Alistair

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/07

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Archives of Alistair, Part 3 of this week's series: The Midnight Museum and the Lost Key.The service elevator descended with a groan of metal and a sound like a thousand angry wasps, finally depositing Eliza onto the third sub-level of the Archives. The air here was cool, dry, and heavy with the scent of old paper and leather

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5:37

The Velociraptor's Visitor

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/05

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Velociraptor's Visitor, Part 2 of this week's series: The Midnight Museum and the Lost Key.The Natural History wing smelled distinctly of ozone, formaldehyde, and the faintest hint of old wood polish. As Eliza stepped through the archway, the colossal skeleton of a woolly mammoth seemed to loom over her, a silent, intimidating

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5:25

The Curator's Catastrophe

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/02/03

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Curator's Catastrophe, Part 1 of this week's series: The Midnight Museum and the Lost Key.Eliza Finch was, by all accounts, a very enthusiastic night curator for the City Museum of Curiosities. Her enthusiasm was, perhaps, slightly misplaced, considering her primary duties involved making sure the exhibits remained motionless and

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5:00

The Keeper's Command

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/01/31

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Keeper's Command, Part 3 of this week's series: The Legend of the Unblinking Lighthouse.Leila returned to Stoney Point with the shell locket tucked securely in the pocket of her oilskin coat. The sea was calmer now, the waves sighing rather than roaring, but the silence of the sea felt unnerving, expectant. She ascended the long,

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5:54

The Glass Thief

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/01/29

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Glass Thief, Part 2 of this week's series: The Legend of the Unblinking Lighthouse.Leila was not prone to flights of fancy, but she couldn't dismiss the silent shell. The moment the light had stuttered, the shell’s incessant cry had ceased, confirming its connection. She spent the next day poring over her mother's archived

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5:40

The Whispering Shell

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/01/27

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Whispering Shell, Part 1 of this week's series: The Legend of the Unblinking Lighthouse.Leila lived on the outermost edge of anywhere, which was precisely where she preferred to be. Her home was a sturdy, squat stone cottage tucked beneath the shadow of the Stoney Point Lighthouse, a tower of ancient white brick that seemed to

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12:40

The Story of "A Bedtime Story"

A Bedtime Story ·

2026/01/07

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to find collections, blogs, and even submit your own story suggestions for future episodes!This episode is a look behind-the-scenes of the making of Season 1 of “A Bedtime Story.” Thank you for being a listener, and I hope you enjoy this special episode.Season 2 is coming later in January!

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2:25

Season 2 Announcement

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/12/05

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Welcome to A Bedtime Story, I’m Matthew Mitchell, and tonight I’m officially announcing Season 2 of A Bedtime Story, as well as an upcoming special behind-the-scenes look at the making of season 1 of A Bedtime Story.Season 2 of A Bedtime Story is coming, and it’ll be slightly different but better than ever. Instead of being a daily podcast, I’ll be switching to three days a week - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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11:01

The Wizard Who Walked Between Worlds

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/12/04

Please vote for “A Bedtime Story” for Volume One’s Best Local Podcast!Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Thank you for one full year doing this podcast every single day!“A Bedtime Story” Season 2 is coming soon!The bedroom was lit only by the warm, amber glow of the salt lamp in the corner, casting long, soft shadows against the walls covered in posters of dinosaurs and spaceships. The rain tapped a gentle, rhythmic beat against the windowpane,

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3:20

The Midnight Float of the Non-Fiction

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/12/03

Please vote for “A Bedtime Story” for Volume One’s Best Local Podcast!Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!“A Bedtime Story” Season 2 is coming soon!Mr. Caspian Clutterbuck was the librarian of the Grand Reading Hall, a man so devoted to quiet that he wore felt slippers year-round and communicated primarily through written notes. One blustery Tuesday, engrossed in re-shelving a rare history of turnip production, Mr. Clutterbuck failed to hear the

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3:40

Patches, the Prognosticator Poodle

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/12/02

Please vote for “A Bedtime Story” for Volume One’s Best Local Podcast!Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!“A Bedtime Story” Season 2 is coming soon!Ms. Vivian ran "Vivian's Velvet Views," the most exclusive dog grooming salon in the city. Her most famous client was Patches, a fluffy white poodle whose coat was so perfectly clipped he looked like he was a walking marshmallow.One afternoon, Ms. Vivian was attempting a complicated new scissor

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3:13

Arthur and the Talking Teapot of Thyme

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/12/01

Please vote for “A Bedtime Story” for Volume One’s Best Local Podcast!Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!“A Bedtime Story” Season 2 is coming soon!Arthur was a quiet, dedicated gardener who believed that his plants held deep, philosophical secrets. He longed to know their inner thoughts, perhaps about the sublime nature of photosynthesis or the struggle of the root system.One day, he found a tiny, copper antique teapot at a yard sale. The tag

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3:45

The Wondrously Weird Wishing Well

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/11/30

Please vote for “A Bedtime Story” for Volume One’s Best Local Podcast!Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!“A Bedtime Story” Season 2 is coming soon!Leo, a sensible boy who enjoyed routine and tidy outcomes, discovered an old, moss-covered wishing well hidden behind the town library. He leaned over the lip and saw the water shimmering strangely.He decided to test it. "I wish I had a mountain of gold!" he whispered, tossing in a shiny penny.Nothing

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4:30

Octavia and the Circuitous Current

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/11/29

Please vote for “A Bedtime Story” for Volume One’s Best Local Podcast!Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!“A Bedtime Story” Season 2 is coming soon!Octavia the octopus was not known for her speed, but she was celebrated across the vast, deep canyon for the sheer brilliance of her mind. She considered the annual Sunken Spire Relay a challenge not of muscle, but of magnificent, eight-limbed planning. Her competitors, Marvin the Marlin and Clara the

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