• The Bystander Effect: The Invisible Influence of Crowds
    May 18 2025

    Welcome to First Sleep Aid, where calm storytelling meets deep curiosity.This episode explores the Bystander Effect — a psychological pattern that helps explain why people often fail to act in emergencies. From the story of Kitty Genovese to modern research, we reflect on responsibility, hesitation, and subtle silence.✨ Subscribe to explore more true stories, told softly.

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    12 mins
  • Brabant Killers - A Shadow Over Belgium
    May 17 2025

    Tonight, we revisit one of Europe’s darkest mysteries — the case of the Brabant Killers.From 1982 to 1985, a group of armed men left 28 people dead in a wave of violent supermarket attacks. Despite massive investigations, their identities were never uncovered. Theories of paramilitary ties, state corruption, and fear still echo through the silence they left behind.This is a story not of resolution, but of questions that never found answers.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––🎧 Sound credit:“Awe Struck June 17th 2021” by audiomirageLicensed under Attribution 4.0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––✨ Subscribe to explore more true stories, told softly.🛌 Sleep well, stay curious.


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    18 mins
  • Jennifer Fairgate - Identity Without a Past
    May 15 2025

    A woman checks into a luxury hotel in Oslo under a false name. Two days later, she is found dead — with no ID, no fingerprints, and a weapon with a filed-off serial number. Who was Jennifer Fairgate? Spy, courier, or someone trying to disappear?This episode explores one of Europe’s most mysterious unsolved deaths.


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    13 mins
  • The Dunning-Kruger Effect: When We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
    May 11 2025

    Welcome to First Sleep Aid, where calm storytelling meets deep curiosity.This episode explores the Dunning-Kruger Effect — a psychological bias where the least skilled often feel the most confident. We reflect on how self-perception and awareness shape learning, decisions, and humility.A gentle journey into the science of misjudgment.✨ Subscribe to explore more true stories, told softly.

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    13 mins
  • Phantom of Heilbronn - A Serial Killer Who Never Was
    May 10 2025

    Tonight, we follow the strange trail of a woman who was never there.For years, German police believed they were chasing a female serial offender — her DNA turning up at over 40 crime scenes. Burglaries, thefts, even a police murder. Her face remained unknown, but her presence felt undeniable.Until the truth came out: she never existed.This is the story of the Phantom of Heilbronn — a mystery built on contamination, missteps, and the fragile faith we place in science.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––🎧 Sound credit:“Awe Struck June 17th 2021” by audiomirageLicensed under Attribution 4.0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––✨ Subscribe to explore more true stories, told softly.🛌 Sleep well, stay curious.


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    8 mins
  • Pope Francis - From Buenos Aires to the Vatican
    May 9 2025

    Welcome to First Sleep Aid, where calm storytelling meets deep curiosity.In this episode, we explore the life and legacy of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and a transformative figure in the modern Catholic Church. Discover his humble beginnings in Buenos Aires, his rise to the papacy, and his profound impact on global faith, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.Journey with us through themes of compassion, reform, and resilience as we reflect on the man reshaping centuries of tradition.

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    27 mins
  • Madeleine McCann - A Child Gone, a World Searching
    May 3 2025

    Tonight, we revisit one of the most enduring modern mysteries: The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann.In May 2007, a family holiday in Portugal took a devastating turn when three-year-old Madeleine vanished from her bed. What followed was a global investigation, a storm of media attention, and years of painful uncertainty.No confirmed answers. No final chapter. But many questions that remain.This is not a tale of scandal or blame. It is a quiet unfolding of fact, time, and unresolved hope — told with care.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––🎧 Sound credit:“Awe Struck June 17th 2021” by audiomirageLicensed under Attribution 4.0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––✨ Subscribe to explore more true stories, told softly.🛌 Sleep well, stay curious.


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    17 mins
  • Kaspar Hauser – Shadows, Silence, and Speculation
    Apr 26 2025

    Tonight, we reflect on one of Europe’s most puzzling mysteries: the strange and quiet life of Kaspar Hauser.In 1828, a boy appeared in Nuremberg with no past and no name — only fragments of a story he could barely tell. Some believed he was a lost prince. Others called him a fraud. And some thought he was just a forgotten child.This is not a story of conclusions. It is one of presence, possibility, and the echoes of a life lived between truth and myth.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––🎧 Sound credit:“Awe Struck June 17th 2021” by audiomirageLicensed under Attribution 4.0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––✨ Subscribe to explore more true stories, told softly.🛌 Sleep well, stay curious.


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    17 mins