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Well Met | Alba Salix S1E1 | Listener Fav #868
Tonight's bedtime story is quite a sleepy yarn, where meet a dreamy fairy named Holly and our heroine Alba Salix, Royal Physician.
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Crossover
Pamplona
https://time.com/5628234/pamplona-bull-run-history/
https://www.thoughtco.com/running-of-the-bulls-4766650
https://www.runningofthebulls.com/history-of-the-bulls/
Alba Salix
Breakdancing
https://www.redbull.com/us-en/history-of-breakdancing
https://csdt.org/culture/breakdancer/origins.html
https://www.teamusa.com/news/2023/november/04/the-history-of-breaking
Hemlock
https://extension.psu.edu/poison-hemlock-facts-about-this-early-season-weed
https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/entry/eastern-hemlock
https://www.arborday.org/programs/nationaltree/hemlock.cfm
DOWN TO BUSINESS
I’m here so you don’t feel alone
Deep Dark Night United
Susie (Zocdoc)
PLUGS
Alba Salix; NYC Mesh; Sean Casey Animal Rescue; Hand in Hand; The Midnight Mission; Trevor Project; Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones; Rusty Biscuit Links; Emily Tat Artwork; NAPAWF; Anti-Racism Resources; Ukraine Relief; Crisis Textline
SPONSORS
Helix Sleep; Polysleep; Odoo; Air Doctor Pro; Zocdoc; Progressive
INTRO
Feelings drifting in and out
I’m normally good about drinking too much coffee early in the day
Learn from my mistakes, just use one cup to drink your too much coffee
Have I ever said “utterance” before?
My (maybe vegan) Ice cream shop called Udder Delight
It’s not milk-based ice cream
It’s been a while since I spun up the old resume
Now there’s so many obscure ice cream flavors
Shades of Pamplona
I just love saying Pamplona
You consume in a nearly-passive way
A Passerby Podcast
It’s too much pressure for me to have face buskers or really anybody on the street
I’ll be your borecousin or your borecuz
Passing By Into the Arms of Morpheus
If I was good at getting the point, I have the Pointcast
Pointy Potpourri is one of our sponsors
Famous Pointers of all kinds
Crossing over with Alba Salix
I totally get it when people get that Oscar the Grouch feeling
STORY
Good morning Millie
Mummy and Daddy can’t afford unicorns this year
His majesty is still in bed
The silent sound of our tea set crashing to the floor?
What happened to Gunther’s hair? It’s all yarn!
Get Alba in here!
Episode the 1st
Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble
Ground and Dried Catnip
Alba’s a bit busy right now
A touch of the old rumor-spreading
Copper bracelets aren’t working anymore
A centaur comes in for some back pain
Cloppity Cloppity Cloppity Clop
The Dancing Monks are performing at the palace tonight
Alba isn’t interested in these breakdancing monks
Chiropractice isn’t covered for centaurs
They’ve got twice the vertebrae and 2 ribcages
For the love of my tail!
Take it up with Balthig
Back to her cauldron
Someone has the hiccups
Is it a laundry pin or laundry pen?
Good news, you won’t have to wear that clothespin on your finger for years
That teddy bear can really give a back rub
It’s supposed to rain tomorrow
Alba is a sorceress
Jerome is wasting Alba’s time
Just drink this, Jerome
His majesty requests Alba Salix’s presence at the palace
Alba is on the way
Thank you, Balthig the Teddy Bear
The sound of us exchanging funds
Alba enters
Gunther had tried out a new hair tonic
Why is the King’s hair yarn?
Alba’s tonic wouldn’t have done this
The yarn look is very in
Muppet Chic
Cut to the dancing monks
Practicing their breakdancing
Brother Magnus doesn’t have the energy or attitude to pursue dance
Magnus doesn’t want to be a healer
Father Lang meets Alba Salix
Lang wants Magnus to be Alba’s apprentice
Magnus can’t believe Alba is the royal physician
Gunther and Maribel consult
Maribel is Alba’s sister
Maribel might have some powers too
Gunther and Maribel start to smooch
Maybe the kissing will work if she kisses each strand of yarn separately
No, this won’t work
Summon Krankle
Krankle loves the meadow
Hello, beautiful natural world!
Who in the heck is talking with Alba right now?
Alba doesn’t want this person’s advice
Try the silverbark over there
This stranger might be an expert herbalist
This person is totally lost
Working through the naive fungi of Feloria
Fairly Fluent in Fairy Physiology
Oh, this person is a fairy!
Do not touch my favorite basket!
That sounds like wicker cracking in half
Tinctures are shattering on the ground!
Krankle, The Sorcerer General, goes to meet Gunther
Is there any more of the tonic?
Krankle will need time to make a suitable remedy
Krankle doesn’t like Alba
That fairy really got under Alba’s skin
Back to the cauldron
The fairy wants to set things right
Alba doesn’t want the fairy here
Is it a glazer or a glazier?
Why did the fairy break the window??
That was organized in the Kondo method!
This cupboard doesn’t make sense anymore
The fairy doesn’t think alphabetical order makes any sense
My favorite rhubarb is Donkey Rhubarb
Cheerful Cheveril
Dog Celery
A dog named celery
Fennel Carrot
Big Bad Bamboo
The Gordian Knotweed
Creep Coriander Creeps Horizontally
Why aren’t you laughing at anything I say, Alba?
Diabo May Carraway
Kiwi Quinoa
Benjamin Buckwheat
The Tale of Benjamin Buckwheat
This fairy won’t stop talking
I’m about to hollow out a holly, if you know what I mean
This day is not turning out wonderful
Re-organize my cupboard. Now
Gunther really needs Alba’s help
Gunther, try this tincture
The yarn should come off instantaneously
Fairy meets the King
The yarn makes you and you make the yarn
The tincture doesn’t work
The fairy brings some silverbark to try
Holly, the Fairy
Holly’s tincture works
Yarn is falling off the King’s head
The yarn is turning to feathers
Great, Alba’s entire place is covered in feathers
The king likes Holly
Holly can help get rid of these feathers
Can we make royal pillows out of these feathers?
Could these feathers be in line for the throne?
Time for the Monk Dance Show
The Dancing Monks from the Order of Teddy Bear Mountain
Krankle checks in on the royals
Krankle is suspicious of Holly the Fairy
Dancing Monks offer the Golden Sunflower Windmill Technique
How dangerous could this dancing be?
The School of Alfonso Ribeiro
Magnus is going against the dance orders
P-H-A-T
Magnus is dancing near the tentpoles
Should we call the guards in?
Magnus pulled down the tent and skinned his knees
Let’s take an intermission in the performance
Holly and Alba are looking for new ingredients
Alba, help this poor boy who skinned his knees
Father Lang wants to leave Magnus in Alba’s care
HIs skinned knees won’t be any good for their new knee dancing routine
Magnus has some real patriarchy issues
Peroxide of Hydrogen issues
Magnus is just a big splainer
We’ll put some puffy bandages on Magnus’s knees
Magnus has a great interest in dark magic
Magnus would prefer a different bandage, preferably with a superhero printed on them
Who’s the physician here, after all?
Alba is the queen’s sister
Wait a second, wasn’t Alba supposed to marry the king??
Is Alba one of those Sith lordesses?
Alba and Holly meet in the pantry
Is Alba going to poison Magnus with hemlock?????
Holly won’t let this happen
Alba, are you evil??
Alba can make both good and bad choices
Alba hands the hemlock over to Holly
Brother Magnus is being tried
The court finds Magnus guilty of terrible dancing and making a mess
Sentenced to 6,000 hours of community service, to be served under Alba Salix
Magnus and Alba return to the house of healing
REVIEW (Apple) THANKS (Old)
Terry and Julianne; IODR20; Malloryzzzzzz; A Certain Age; Xena658 (UK); Stef (Australia); Marge; Talk Blue; Chee Gee Bee; Kimmy Cricket
SUMMARY:
Episode: 868
Title: Alba Salix Crossover
Deep Dark Night United: Susie (Zocdoc)
Plugs: Alba Salix; NYC Mesh; Sean Casey Animal Rescue; Hand in Hand; The Midnight Mission; Trevor Project; Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones; Rusty Biscuit Links; Emily Tat Artwork; NAPAWF; Anti-Racism Resources; Ukraine Relief; Crisis Textline
Sponsors: Helix Sleep; Polysleep; Odoo; Air Doctor Pro; Zocdoc; Progressive
Review (Apple) Thanks (Old): Terry and Julianne; IODR20; Malloryzzzzzz; A Certain Age; Xena658 (UK); Stef (Australia); Marge; Talk Blue; Chee Gee Bee; Kimmy Cricket
Notable Language:
- Utterance / Udderance
- Udder Delight
- Milk-Based Ice Cream (MBIC)
- Shades of Pamplona
- Passerby Podcast
- Pointy Potpourri
- The Dancing Monks
- Muppet Chic
- W-I-T-C-H
- Expert Herbalist
- Fairly Fluent in Fairy Physiology
- Donkey Rhubarb
- Kiwi Quinoa
- A Big Splainer
- Sith Lordess
Notable Culture:
- Alba Salix, Royal Physician podcast
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- Udder Delight
- Pamplona
- Pointcast
- Raggedy Anne
- Anne of Green Gables
- The Muppets
- Marie Kondo
- The Gordian Knot
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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- Alfonso Ribeiro
- Star Wars
Notable Talking Points:
- Feelings drifting in and out
- I’m normally good about drinking too much coffee early in the day
- Learn from my mistakes, just use one cup to drink your too much coffee
- Have I ever said “utterance” before?
- My (maybe vegan) Ice cream shop called Udder Delight
- It’s not milk-based ice cream
- It’s been a while since I spun up the old resume
- Now there’s so many obscure ice cream flavors
- Shades of Pamplona
- I just love saying Pamplona
- You consume in a nearly-passive way
- A Passerby Podcast
- It’s too much pressure for me to have face buskers or really anybody on the street
- I’ll be your borecousin or your borecuz
- Passing By Into the Arms of Morpheus
- If I was good at getting the point, I have the Pointcast
- Pointy Potpourri is one of our sponsors
- Famous Pointers of all kinds
- Crossing over with Alba Salix
- I totally get it when people get that Oscar the Grouch feeling
- Good morning Millie
- Mummy and Daddy can’t afford unicorns this year
- His majesty is still in bed
- The silent sound of our tea set crashing to the floor?
- What happened to Gunther’s hair? It’s all yarn!
- Get Alba in here!
- Episode the 1st
- Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble
- Ground and Dried Catnip
- Alba’s a bit busy right now
- A touch of the old rumor-spreading
- Copper bracelets aren’t working anymore
- A centaur comes in for some back pain
- Cloppity Cloppity Cloppity Clop
- The Dancing Monks are performing at the palace tonight
- Alba isn’t interested in these breakdancing monks
- Chiropractice isn’t covered for centaurs
- They’ve got twice the vertebrae and 2 ribcages
- For the love of my tail!
- Take it up with Balthig
- Back to her cauldron
- Someone has the hiccups
- Is it a laundry pin or laundry pen?
- Good news, you won’t have to wear that clothespin on your finger for years
- That teddy bear can really give a back rub
- It’s supposed to rain tomorrow
- Alba is a sorceress
- Jerome is wasting Alba’s time
- Just drink this, Jerome
- His majesty requests Alba Salix’s presence at the palace
- Alba is on the way
- Thank you, Balthig the Teddy Bear
- The sound of us exchanging funds
- Alba enters
- Gunther had tried out a new hair tonic
- Why is the King’s hair yarn?
- Alba’s tonic wouldn’t have done this
- The yarn look is very in
- Muppet Chic
- Cut to the dancing monks
- Practicing their breakdancing
- Brother Magnus doesn’t have the energy or attitude to pursue dance
- Magnus doesn’t want to be a healer
- Father Lang meets Alba Salix
- Lang wants Magnus to be Alba’s apprentice
- Magnus can’t believe Alba is the royal physician
- Gunther and Maribel consult
- Maribel is Alba’s sister
- Maribel might have some powers too
- Gunther and Maribel start to smooch
- Maybe the kissing will work if she kisses each strand of yarn separately
- No, this won’t work
- Summon Krankle
- Krankle loves the meadow
- Hello, beautiful natural world!
- Who in the heck is talking with Alba right now?
- Alba doesn’t want this person’s advice
- Try the silverbark over there
- This stranger might be an expert herbalist
- This person is totally lost
- Working through the naive fungi of Feloria
- Fairly Fluent in Fairy Physiology
- Oh, this person is a fairy!
- Do not touch my favorite basket!
- That sounds like wicker cracking in half
- Tinctures are shattering on the ground!
- Krankle, The Sorcerer General, goes to meet Gunther
- Is there any more of the tonic?
- Krankle will need time to make a suitable remedy
- Krankle doesn’t like Alba
- That fairy really got under Alba’s skin
- Back to the cauldron
- The fairy wants to set things right
- Alba doesn’t want the fairy here
- Is it a glazer or a glazier?
- Why did the fairy break the window??
- That was organized in the Kondo method!
- This cupboard doesn’t make sense anymore
- The fairy doesn’t think alphabetical order makes any sense
- My favorite rhubarb is Donkey Rhubarb
- Cheerful Cheveril
- Dog Celery
- A dog named celery
- Fennel Carrot
- Big Bad Bamboo
- The Gordian Knotweed
- Creep Coriander Creeps Horizontally
- Why aren’t you laughing at anything I say, Alba?
- Diabo May Carraway
- Kiwi Quinoa
- Benjamin Buckwheat
- The Tale of Benjamin Buckwheat
- This fairy won’t stop talking
- I’m about to hollow out a holly, if you know what I mean
- This day is not turning out wonderful
- Re-organize my cupboard. Now
- Gunther really needs Alba’s help
- Gunther, try this tincture
- The yarn should come off instantaneously
- Fairy meets the King
- The yarn makes you and you make the yarn
- The tincture doesn’t work
- The fairy brings some silverbark to try
- Holly, the Fairy
- Holly’s tincture works
- Yarn is falling off the King’s head
- The yarn is turning to feathers
- Great, Alba’s entire place is covered in feathers
- The king likes Holly
- Holly can help get rid of these feathers
- Can we make royal pillows out of these feathers?
- Could these feathers be in line for the throne?
- Time for the Monk Dance Show
- The Dancing Monks from the Order of Teddy Bear Mountain
- Krankle checks in on the royals
- Krankle is suspicious of Holly the Fairy
- Dancing Monks offer the Golden Sunflower Windmill Technique
- How dangerous could this dancing be?
- The School of Alfonso Ribeiro
- Magnus is going against the dance orders
- P-H-A-T
- Magnus is dancing near the tentpoles
- Should we call the guards in?
- Magnus pulled down the tent and skinned his knees
- Let’s take an intermission in the performance
- Holly and Alba are looking for new ingredients
- Alba, help this poor boy who skinned his knees
- Father Lang wants to leave Magnus in Alba’s care
- HIs skinned knees won’t be any good for their new knee dancing routine
- Magnus has some real patriarchy issues
- Peroxide of Hydrogen issues
- Magnus is just a big splainer
- We’ll put some puffy bandages on Magnus’s knees
- Magnus has a great interest in dark magic
- Magnus would prefer a different bandage, preferably with a superhero printed on them
- Who’s the physician here, after all?
- Alba is the queen’s sister
- Wait a second, wasn’t Alba supposed to marry the king??
- Is Alba one of those Sith lordesses?
- Alba and Holly meet in the pantry
- Is Alba going to poison Magnus with hemlock?????
- Holly won’t let this happen
- Alba, are you evil??
- Alba can make both good and bad choices
- Alba hands the hemlock over to Holly
- Brother Magnus is being tried
- The court finds Magnus guilty of terrible dancing and making a mess
- Sentenced to 6,000 hours of community service, to be served under Alba Salix
- Magnus and Alba return to the house of healing
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