<p>Host Grace Simmons welcomes Otis Gray, a radio producer and creator of the Sleepy podcast, where he reads bedtime stories designed to help listeners fall asleep—especially useful when travel anxiety disrupts rest. Otis shares how Sleepy began by accident when friends told him his voice made them fall asleep, and they discuss how different “white noise” comforts different people, including a controversial woods-sounds episode, and Otis recounts travel mishaps like getting his van “Lil Blue” stuck in desert sand in southern Utah. Otis offers travel tips for novices and solo travel, emphasizing research, learning basic language, eating local food, journaling or sketching to remember experiences, and traveling respectfully to avoid treating places as checkboxes. He also describes self-care practices like running, candles, gratitude and meditation, and suggests that buying the ticket after planning helps overcome fear and regret.&nbsp;</p><p>Listeners can learn more about Otis Gray and Sleepy on <a href="https://linktr.ee/sleepyotis?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=e5dc4e12-a97f-4756-8a65-2c77a34bc8d3">here.</a></p>