Neighborful Station

Michael Sperger

Neighborful Station is a story-based guided meditation, set in a small town that is big enough for all of us. Once a week, 10-12 minutes at a time, you are invited to visit.

  1. Cake Picnic

    May 30

    Cake Picnic

    You visit the spring Cake Picnic at your neighbor Jax's house, which he shares with a number of other neighbors. Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. ⁠The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available. Our Neighbor Line message in this episode comes from Jackie Homan in NYC, who co-created the Neighbors Zine (@neighbors.zine) along with Hannah R. Fowler. Recording and Audio Engineer services for this episode provided by Terrin Munawet (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gbmystical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode. The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses: 10 minutes Swedish summer evening.wav by gis_sweden -- https://freesound.org/s/521821/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Small Group Conversation Ambience (48/24) by neilraouf -- https://freesound.org/s/484510/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 stan_baby_cooing_saying_cat.flac by wjoojoo -- https://freesound.org/s/194531/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 230604_2442_FR_CrowdOutdoor.wav by kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/690190/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 small group laugh 7.flac by tim.kahn -- https://freesound.org/s/30044/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Quiet office by richwise -- https://freesound.org/s/474861/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Spring Night Frogs (loop) by NickTayloe -- https://freesound.org/s/813256/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    13 min
  2. Sleep Edition: Cake Picnic

    May 30 ·  Bonus

    Sleep Edition: Cake Picnic

    You visit the spring Cake Picnic at your neighbor Jax's house, which he shares with a number of other neighbors. With the Sleep Editions of Neighborful Station, we tell our story, and then continue the soundscape for a full hour, so you can fall asleep. Sweet dreams. Visit our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Concierge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on our website to find the perfect Sleep Edition for your bedtime tonight. Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. ⁠The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available. Our Neighbor Line message in this episode comes from Jackie Homan in NYC, who co-created the Neighbors Zine (⁠@neighbors.zine⁠) along with Hannah R. Fowler. Recording and Audio Engineer services for this episode provided by Terrin Munawet (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gbmystical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode. The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses: 10 minutes Swedish summer evening.wav by gis_sweden -- https://freesound.org/s/521821/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Small Group Conversation Ambience (48/24) by neilraouf -- https://freesound.org/s/484510/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 stan_baby_cooing_saying_cat.flac by wjoojoo -- https://freesound.org/s/194531/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 230604_2442_FR_CrowdOutdoor.wav by kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/690190/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 small group laugh 7.flac by tim.kahn -- https://freesound.org/s/30044/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Quiet office by richwise -- https://freesound.org/s/474861/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Spring Night Frogs (loop) by NickTayloe -- https://freesound.org/s/813256/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1 hr
  3. From the Vault: River Beach

    May 23 ·  Bonus

    From the Vault: River Beach

    You visit the Neighborful Station River Beach on opening weekend, and you spend some time in the company of Elise and her sister. This episode originally aired on June 28th, 2025. Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available. This episode was inspired by ⁠Paris-Plages⁠, and by city and town pools everywhere. Recording and Audio Engineer services for this episode provided by Terrin Munawet (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gbmystical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠Pixabay Sounds⁠ for contributions to this week's soundscape. The following sounds also appear in this week's soundscape, used with permission under Creative Commons 0 or Attribution licenses: River Sound Effect by ⁠DanielWisdomPublicDomain⁠ from ⁠Pixabay⁠ ⁠Seagulls_short.wav⁠ by Lydmakeren ⁠seagulls.WAV⁠ by inchadney ⁠Beach - Swedish lake summer 2012.wav⁠ by SaftJesus ⁠230816_2532_FR_Wide-crowded_outdoor_swimming_pool.wav⁠ by kevp888 ⁠water movement body step out of pool splash drips.flac⁠ by kyles ⁠Party, voices, small town, young, yelling laughing, distant, Stratford, 2011.wav⁠ by TRP ⁠school_excursion.wav⁠ by reinsamba Did you read all the way to the bottom of this? Thank you. You're amazing.

    10 min
  4. From the Vault: Sleep Edition for River Beach

    May 23 ·  Bonus

    From the Vault: Sleep Edition for River Beach

    You visit the Neighborful Station River Beach on opening weekend, and you spend some time in the company of Elise and her sister. This episode originally aired on June 28th, 2025. With the Sleep Editions of Neighborful Station, we tell our story, and then continue the soundscape for a full hour, so you can fall asleep. Sweet dreams. Visit our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Concierge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on our website to find the perfect Sleep Edition for your bedtime tonight. Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available. This episode was inspired by ⁠⁠Paris-Plages⁠⁠, and by city and town pools everywhere. Recording and Audio Engineer services for this episode provided by Terrin Munawet (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gbmystical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds⁠⁠ for contributions to this week's soundscape. The following sounds also appear in this week's soundscape, used with permission under Creative Commons 0 or Attribution licenses: River Sound Effect by ⁠⁠DanielWisdomPublicDomain⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Seagulls_short.wav⁠⁠ by Lydmakeren ⁠⁠seagulls.WAV⁠⁠ by inchadney ⁠⁠Beach - Swedish lake summer 2012.wav⁠⁠ by SaftJesus ⁠⁠230816_2532_FR_Wide-crowded_outdoor_swimming_pool.wav⁠⁠ by kevp888 ⁠⁠water movement body step out of pool splash drips.flac⁠⁠ by kyles ⁠⁠Party, voices, small town, young, yelling laughing, distant, Stratford, 2011.wav⁠⁠ by TRP ⁠⁠school_excursion.wav⁠⁠ by reinsamba Did you read all the way to the bottom of this? Thank you. You're amazing.

    1 hr
  5. Family Recipes

    May 16

    Family Recipes

    You visit the Rehab Center on the outskirts of town with Kerri, and you meet Gideon, who has been recovering there from some trouble last summer. Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. ⁠The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available. Recording and Audio Engineer services for this episode provided by Terrin Munawet (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gbmystical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode. Morning Chorus, May 2022 sound provided by Mother Nature, with recording assistance by Johanna Jackson. Used with permission. The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses: Seagulls_short.wav by Lydmakeren -- https://freesound.org/s/510917/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 120618 Train station platform, bells, break squeaks, hiss, NYC.wav by TRP -- https://freesound.org/s/616593/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 chatter in a large tent.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/122789/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    12 min
  6. Sleep Edition: Family Recipes

    May 16

    Sleep Edition: Family Recipes

    You visit the Rehab Center on the outskirts of town with Kerri, and you meet Gideon, who has been recovering there from some trouble last summer. With the Sleep Editions of Neighborful Station, we tell our story, and then continue the soundscape for a full hour, so you can fall asleep. Sweet dreams. Visit our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Concierge⁠⁠⁠⁠ on our website to find the perfect Sleep Edition for your bedtime tonight. Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. ⁠The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available. Recording and Audio Engineer services for this episode provided by Terrin Munawet (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gbmystical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode. Morning Chorus, May 2022 sound provided by Mother Nature, with recording assistance by Johanna Jackson. Used with permission. The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses: Seagulls_short.wav by Lydmakeren -- https://freesound.org/s/510917/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 120618 Train station platform, bells, break squeaks, hiss, NYC.wav by TRP -- https://freesound.org/s/616593/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 chatter in a large tent.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/122789/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1 hr
  7. Science Night

    May 9

    Science Night

    You attend the K-12 Science Night at the high school, where you get to learn about the impressive work of your younger neighbors. Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. ⁠The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available. Recording and Audio Engineer services for this episode provided by Terrin Munawet (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gbmystical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode. The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses: Spring Evening on the City Outskirts with Birds and Urban Background by Garuda1982 -- https://freesound.org/s/852085/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Spring Night Frogs (loop) by NickTayloe -- https://freesound.org/s/813256/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Dublin's Luas Tram Arriving and Departing by mdayalan -- https://freesound.org/s/239646/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Small Crowd Walla by IENBA -- https://freesound.org/s/653920/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Irritating flourescent light hum by pfranzen -- https://freesound.org/s/328013/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Primary school children playing int.wav by nickpursehouse -- https://freesound.org/s/135776/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 chatter in a large tent.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/122789/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 PA microphone feedback (1) tapping.wav by FreqMan -- https://freesound.org/s/42929/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 lightapplause.mp3 by shelbyshark -- https://freesound.org/s/455580/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Classroom Ambience (before class) by aldy505 -- https://freesound.org/s/403928/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 suburb evening NL 927PM 220518_0359.ogg by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/635799/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    13 min
  8. Sleep Edition: Science Night

    May 9 ·  Bonus

    Sleep Edition: Science Night

    You attend the K-12 Science Night at the high school, where you get to learn about the impressive work of your younger neighbors. With the Sleep Editions of Neighborful Station, we tell our story, and then continue the soundscape for a full hour, so you can fall asleep. Sweet dreams. Visit our ⁠⁠⁠Sleep Concierge⁠⁠⁠ on our website to find the perfect Sleep Edition for your bedtime tonight. Neighborful Station is powered by You, our listeners. We invite you to join us as a Neighborful Station Town Resident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to review our member benefits and to sign up. ⁠The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠transcript for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is also available. Recording and Audio Engineer services for this episode provided by Terrin Munawet (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gbmystical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Special thanks to freesound_community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay Sounds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for numerous contributions to this episode. The following sounds are used with permission from Freesound.org under Creative Commons 0, Attribution, or Sampling+ licenses: Spring Evening on the City Outskirts with Birds and Urban Background by Garuda1982 -- https://freesound.org/s/852085/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Spring Night Frogs (loop) by NickTayloe -- https://freesound.org/s/813256/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Dublin's Luas Tram Arriving and Departing by mdayalan -- https://freesound.org/s/239646/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Small Crowd Walla by IENBA -- https://freesound.org/s/653920/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Irritating flourescent light hum by pfranzen -- https://freesound.org/s/328013/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Primary school children playing int.wav by nickpursehouse -- https://freesound.org/s/135776/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 chatter in a large tent.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/122789/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 PA microphone feedback (1) tapping.wav by FreqMan -- https://freesound.org/s/42929/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 lightapplause.mp3 by shelbyshark -- https://freesound.org/s/455580/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Classroom Ambience (before class) by aldy505 -- https://freesound.org/s/403928/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 suburb evening NL 927PM 220518_0359.ogg by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/635799/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    1 hr
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About

Neighborful Station is a story-based guided meditation, set in a small town that is big enough for all of us. Once a week, 10-12 minutes at a time, you are invited to visit.

Information

  • Creator
    Michael Sperger
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    117
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Michael Sperger
  • Show Website
    Neighborful Station