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The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories

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The Truth Lies in Bedtime Stories unravels stories, episode by episode, cliffhanger by cliffhanger, dangling What Happens Next in front of you - amazing, unlikely, barely credible stories you"ve never heard before. See Through Prodcasts serve the See Through Network Goal of ‘Speeding Up Carbon Drawdown by Helping the Inactive Become Active’. By asking which bits you think are true, and which false, and providing the tools to tell truth from lies, these podcasts gently challenge our wilful

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18:26

Coming Clean

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/10/05

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_ClimateIn this 10th and final episode, we tie up the loose ends of the story of Mongolia's only deep-sea navigator, in the process telling the unforgettable story of The Tallest Woman in Mongolia.Music Notes: the music used in this episode was recorded by the great ethnomusicologist Jean Jenkins in the spring of 1974, at a (then) permanent encampment near the Mongolian capital, Ulaan Baatar. It comes from a CD of Mongolian music produced for Topic

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08:02

A Great Man, A Lake And A Boat

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/10/04

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_Climate While Ganbaatar mourns his hopeless situation, Professor Dalai has another vision and decides to think it through. Music Notes: the first piece of music in this episode is called Dari Ekhlin Burilba (which means exactly what it sounds like), the second Dörvön Uul (Four Mountains). Both tracks are traditional songs recorded in 1992 by the Mandukhai Ensemble. The music from this episode was recorded by ethnomusicologist Jean Jenkins in the

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07:17

Back In The Government Palace

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/10/03

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_ClimateWe finally discover Professor Dalai's new vision, and Ganbaatar's unique role in it.Music Notes:this episode's music is a traditional song called Ulgeriin Kholboo, 'Lacework of Fairy Tales, recorded in 1992 by the Mandukhai Ensemble.Written, Produced & Narrated by SternWriterAudio Production: Samuel Wain

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06:10

Professor Dalai Goes For A Walk

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/10/02

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_ClimateWhile Ganbaatar mourns his hopeless situation, Professor Dalai has another vision and decides to think it through.Music Notes:The music from this episode was recorded by ethnomusicologist Jean Jenkins in the spring of 1974, and is taken from the CD of Mongolian music produced for Topic World Series.Monghur plays his own composition for solo yatga (a type of Mongolian zither), entitled Hoir sit gild (The Love of Two Young Men).There's some

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08:55

Back Home

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/10/01

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_ClimateHis studies complete, Ganbaatar returns home to discover his fate...Music Notes:The music from this episode was recorded by ethnomusicologist Jean Jenkins in the spring of 1974, and is taken from the https://www.discogs.com/release/11785..." CD of Mongolian music produced for Topic World Series.It's a short form song called Garyn Arvan Huriin (Ten Fingers of the Hand), and is performed by Monyi, a camel herder from south-west Mongolia.The

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06:54

The Studies Of Ganbaatar

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/09/30

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_Climate We discover what Ganbaatar did during his years of overseas study at the top Soviet Institute for The Study of All Things Fishy.Music Notes: The music for this episode was recorded by the Mandhukai Ensemble around 1993 on an Air Mail Music compilation. Its title is 'Zandan Khuren'. The main instruments used are the limbe (a transverse flute), the syanz (a three-string lute), the yoocin (a dulcimer), the dörbön utas-tai huur (a four-string

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08:50

The Paperwork

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/09/29

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_ClimateWe discover how Ganbaatar, having made what he thought was a long journey from the lake at the very top of Mongolia to the national capital, now makes an even longer journey, embarking on his uniquely odd odyssey.Music Notes: The throat singing is from a recording of the Mandukhai Ensenble around 1992. It's a traditional song called 'Khuumii'.Written, Produced and Narrated by SternWriterAudio Production by Samuel Wain.

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07:07

The Crisis Meeting

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/09/29

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_Climatewe discover how, having made what he thought was a long journey from the lake at the very top of Mongolia to the national capitol, Ganbaatar's unique journey began.Music Notes: The throat singing is from a recording of the Mandukhai Ensenble around 1992. It's a traditional song called 'Khuumii'.Written, Produced and Narrated by SternWriterAudio Production by Samuel Wain

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06:50

A Smart Kid, a Lake and a Boat

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/09/29

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_ClimateThis episode introduces Ganbaatar, and his unlikely origins as the Only Deep Sea Navigator in Mongolia.Music Notes: The lake shanty is as recorded by SternWriter by Lake Huvsgul in 2000.Batbayan (top left in the thumbnail image) is the lead singer. The flute and zither music is the traditional long song ‘Khan Khokhlin Ujanga’, performed by the Mandukhai Ensemble around 1992.Written, produced and narrated by SternWriter.Audio Production by

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06:46

Fact, Fiction and Mongolia

The Truth Lies In Bedtime Stories ·

2026/09/28

Why truth and lies matter: https://bit.ly/Truth_Lies_ClimateThe truth lies in this barely-credible story of how #Mongolia, one of the world's most landlocked nations, came to have a qualified deep-sea navigator, and the remarkable and unexpected consequences of this remarkable and unexpected accident.Ep 1 sets up the world from which this story unfolds , and the critical role stories play in Mongolia.The Story of Ganbaatar - the only Deep Sea Navigator in Mongolia, is written, produced and narrated

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