{"podcast":{"title":"Sleep and ASMR by The French Whisperer","slug":"sleep-and-asmr-by-the-french-whisperer-7355123","podcast_index_feed_id":7355123,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/bTURsurp","website_url":"https://the-french-whisperer-podcast.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4a235888-7ec9-438b-bb13-a3e9358b7f94/dfd6040d-aa40-479b-8369-51ed09b4d7ea/3000x3000/avatartfw.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"dB","episode_count":125,"summary":"The French Whisperer ASMR Podcast helps you relax and fall asleep with soft spoken bedtime stories, that double as documentaries or lectures about History, Mythology, Astronomy, Physics, Anthropology, the Arts or Architecture... Let these fascinating stories clear your mind and lull you to sleep. Please follow to support my work. You can listen ads free to all my stories, get more of them, download episodes, vote in surveys and connect on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thefrenchwhisperer I let you choose how much you wish to contribute on Patreon. Whatever you can afford or deem appropriate, you will get access to all the content and I will be grateful, because the world is better when the sun shines for everyone!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sleep-and-asmr-by-the-french-whisperer-7355123"},"episode":{"title":"Unicorn, Mermaid, Phoenix: Where Do They Come From? (Legendary Creatures, Sleepy History and ASMR)","slug":"unicorn-mermaid-phoenix-where-do-they-come-from-legendary-creatures-sleepy-history-and-asmr","published_at":"2026-04-06T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sleep-and-asmr-by-the-french-whisperer-7355123/unicorn-mermaid-phoenix-where-do-they-come-from-legendary-creatures-sleepy-history-and-asmr","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sleep-and-asmr-by-the-french-whisperer-7355123","url":"https://the-french-whisperer-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/unicorn-mermaid-phoenix-where-do-they-come-from-legendary-creatures-sleepy-history-and-asmr-7DfRr6ei","audio_url":"https://afp-915987-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/22d14b72-0257-4b2f-b7da-499c92c30862/episodes/16ac372a-dc71-4ef2-819b-8c76b38234bd/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=22d14b72-0257-4b2f-b7da-499c92c30862&awEpisodeId=16ac372a-dc71-4ef2-819b-8c76b38234bd&feed=bTURsurp","summary":"What are the origins of well-known legendary figures, such as the phoenix, the unicorn and the mermaid? From ancient symbols and myths to medieval bestiaries, we are going to explore their appearance and evolution, and try to dig a bit deeper. Why do certain motifs such as the phoenix appear across various cultures? What are the Physiologus and the illustrated bestiaries from the Middle Ages? What is the psychological and cultural appeal of part-human, part-animal hybrids such as the mermaid? Let's find out! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"What are the origins of well-known legendary figures, such as the phoenix, the unicorn and the mermaid? From ancient symbols and myths to medieval bestiar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4312,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sleep-and-asmr-by-the-french-whisperer-7355123/episodes/unicorn-mermaid-phoenix-where-do-they-come-from-legendary-creatures-sleepy-history-and-asmr/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sleep-and-asmr-by-the-french-whisperer-7355123/unicorn-mermaid-phoenix-where-do-they-come-from-legendary-creatures-sleepy-history-and-asmr.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}