For Anyone Listening

Duck LaPerriere
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Welcome to For Anyone Listening, an atmospheric late-night sleep podcast and quiet, low-stimulation space hosted by Duck. Tune in after dark for a softly delivered, deeply intimate curation of timeless public domain poetry, classic prose, and raw independent writing—read exactly how the words feel in the dark. No perfection, just presence. Perfect for mindfulness, bedtime relaxation, and midnight storytelling, these readings offer honest, unvarnished human interpretations. Every episode is seamlessly layered over minimal dark ambient soundscapes, cozy fireplace crackles, and chill lo-fi beats

Episodes

  1. Season 2 Trailer

    Season 2 Trailer | Apologies, updates, and vulnerability

    Welcome back to For Anyone Listening. In this update, I am stepping out from behind the microphone to talk about where this show has been and where we are heading. A lot of you may not know this, but this project is as much for me as it is for you. After being laid off from my creative management role, I found myself working a regular retail job to pay the bills, and this space became my therapeutic outlet. It helps me fight sleeplessness, anxiety, and thoughts of low self-worth. I am not doing this for attention or views. I am doing this as therapy, and I want to share that healing as much as I can. That honesty also means addressing some mistakes. I placed too much trust in AI tools to source public domain works, which led to altered text and hallucinations in past episodes. I am truly sorry for that. Season 2 is about setting things right with our Verified Archive Protocol, meaning every piece is now checked line by line against real sources. Alongside those corrected re-releases, you will hear noticeably upgraded audio, brand-new concepts, and featured works from independent poets. If you write poetry or quiet prose, please reach out and send your work my way. Moving forward, I cannot guarantee a brand-new episode every single Monday, but Mondays remain the target to the best of my ability. Quality, accuracy, and human care will always come first. Intro/Background Song: Seth24 Crackle Ambiance: DanEvaer (Pixabay)

  2. Aug 3

    The Antiquities of Athens | Ancient Greek poems for quiet nights and restless minds

    Welcome to For Anyone Listening, an atmospheric late-night sleep podcast and quiet, low-stimulation space hosted by Duck. In this episode, we reflect on a volume of Greek antiquities returned to an Australian library after nearly 150 years—having rested in the dark inside a bricked-up fireplace since the 1870s. Inspired by those forgotten pages, tonight we revisit five classic pieces of ancient Greek poetry and prose that have survived centuries to quiet the mind before sleep. Take a deep breath, settle under the blankets, and let these ancient words carry you into a restful night. 🎵 Tracklist & Chapters:00:00 Intro & Welcome01:30 Sappho – Peer of Gods (Fragment 31)03:05 Mimnermus – We Are Like Leaves05:05 Hesiod – The Realm of Night07:00 Callimachus – Epitaph for Heraclitus08:45 Apollonius of Rhodes – Night on the Earth10:30 Outro & Sign-off 📜 Works Featured in Tonight's Episode:Peer of Gods (Fragment 31) by Sappho (Published c. 600 BCE). Public domain.We Are Like Leaves by Mimnermus (Published c. 630 BCE). Public domain.The Realm of Night by Hesiod (Published c. 700 BCE). Public domain.Epitaph for Heraclitus by Callimachus (Published c. 270 BCE). Public domain.Night on the Earth by Apollonius of Rhodes (Published c. 3rd Century BCE). Public domain. 🔊 Sound & Music Credits:Show Intro & Outro audio by Seth Makes Sounds (Freesound.org)Episode music: "The First Light At Dawn - Ambient Soundscape" by Dream-Protocol (Pixabay)Background ambience: "Vinyl Crackle Periodic Noise" by Dan Evaer (Pixabay) 📱 Connect With the Show & Submissions:Instagram: @foranyonelisteningpodTikTok: @foranyonelisteningEmail: foranyonelistening@gmail.com ✍️ Want to Feature Your Work? If you are an independent poet or writer and would like your contemporary poetry, modern prose, or pieces read on a future episode, please email your work to the address listed above. I read exactly how the words feel in the dark.

  3. Jul 21

    Poetic Elements Collection: Zephyr and Gale | Poetry about air, wind, breath

    Welcome to For Anyone Listening, an atmospheric late-night sleep podcast and quiet, low-stimulation space hosted by Duck. Tonight, we are stepping into the fourth and final movement of our Poetic Elements Collection. Tonight belongs entirely to Air: Zephyr and Gale. When the world outside feels heavy, cluttered, or just entirely too loud, there’s a strange kind of comfort in just letting go and listening to the space around you. Tonight, we are tracing five classic pieces that capture that invisible, shifting presence. We’re looking at the quiet, gentle whisper of a nighttime breeze, and the vast, sweeping currents that carry our thoughts across the sky. And also... we're looking at the way a single breath can become a sanctuary—a metaphor for the freedom and absolute peace that lets the heavy mind finally float away. It’s a reminder that even when we feel completely weighed down, there is still space to breathe. Like always, every piece featured tonight is safely in the public domain, shared under a Creative Commons license, or read with direct permission from the author. No perfection here. Just raw, honest presence... flaws and all. Close your eyes. Let the stress of the day drift away on the wind. Just listen. 🎵 Tracklist & Chapters:00:00 Intro & Welcome02:15 Robert Louis Stevenson – The Wind04:00 Katherine Mansfield – Voices of the Air06:00 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer – Rima X07:30 Mary Elizabeth Coleridge – A Moment08:30 Jean Toomer – Her Lips Are Copper Wire10:15 Outro & Sign-off 📜 Works Featured in Tonight's Episode:The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson (Published 1885). Public domain.Voices of the Air by Katherine Mansfield (Published 1922). Public domain.Rima X by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Published 1871). Public domain.A Moment by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (Published 1908). Public domain.Her Lips Are Copper Wire by Jean Toomer (Published 1923). Public domain. 🔊 Sound & Music Credits:Show Intro & Outro audio by seth_makes_sounds (Freesound.org)Episode music: "This Endless Ocean (Ethereal Meditation Airy And Tranquil)" by Ashot_Danielyan (Pixabay)Background ambience: "Ambience Wind Blowing Through Trees 01" by Traian1984 & "Vinyl Crackle Periodic Noise 1" by DanEvaer (Pixabay) 📱 Connect With the Show & Submissions:Instagram: @foranyonelisteningpodTikTok: @foranyonelisteningEmail: foranyonelistening@gmail.com ✍️ Want to Feature Your Work?If you are an independent poet or writer and would like your contemporary poetry, modern prose, or pieces read on a future episode, please email your work to the address listed above. I read exactly how the words feel in the dark.

  4. Jul 7

    Poetic Elements Collection: Dark Waters | Poetry about rain, water, oceans, streams.

    Welcome to For Anyone Listening, an atmospheric late-night sleep podcast and quiet, low-stimulation space hosted by Duck. Tonight, we let the rhythm of the tide carry the weight. This is the second installment of a new four-part movement: The Poetic Elements Collection. Tonight belongs entirely to Dark Water. When the ground feels too rigid and the thoughts in your head start to feel completely frozen, the best thing you can do is just let go and float. Tonight, we are tracing five classic pieces that look at the fluidity of water—the way a deep current can wash away the mistakes of a heavy day and leave you completely weightless in the dark. Like always, every piece featured tonight is safely in the public domain, shared under a Creative Commons license, or read with direct permission from the author. No perfection here. Just raw, honest presence... flaws and all. Now, let's let our bodies float into the quiet hours. Let your eyes adjust to the dark, and stay awhile. 🎵 Tracklist & Chapters:00:00 Intro & Welcome01:30 Walt Whitman – Out of the Rolling Ocean, the Crowd04:00 Paul Laurence Dunbar – By the Stream05:30 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls07:15 Allan Cunningham – A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea09:00 H.D. – The Pool11:15 Outro & Sign-off 📜 Works Featured in Tonight's Episode:Out of the rolling ocean, the crowd by Walt Whitman (Published 1860). Public domain.By the Stream by Paul Laurence Dunbar (Published circa 1900). Public domain.The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Published 1879). Public domain.A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea by Allan Cunningham (Published 1825). Public domain.The Pool by H.D. (Published 1915). Public domain. 🔊 Sound & Music Credits:Show Intro & Outro audio by seth_makes_sounds (Freesound.org)Episode music: "Moonlight Echoes" (Lofi Chill Beat) by BFCMUSICBackground ambience: "Ocean-Jetty1" (Water Ambiance) by rj13 📱 Connect With the Show & Submissions:Instagram: @foranyonelisteningpodTikTok: @foranyonelisteningEmail: foranyonelistening@gmail.com ✍️ Want to Feature Your Work?If you are an independent poet or writer and would like your contemporary poetry, modern prose, or pieces read on a future episode, please email your work to the address listed above. I read exactly how the words feel in the dark.

  5. Jun 21

    Letters by Candlelight | Romantic letters and notes from history until today

    Welcome to For Anyone Listening, an atmospheric late-night sleep podcast and quiet, low-stimulation space hosted by Duck. Tonight, I am stepping into a different kind of territory. This is a special installment of my late-night series, The Letters by Candlelight. When the house goes completely still and sleep doesn't come, our thoughts have a way of retracing old paths. In this episode, we step away from polished public verses to look through a different kind of window: raw, unedited letters sent across the dark. From Beethoven’s classical ache to the unvarnished words of Mark Twain and Emma Goldman, we trace how people have reached across the silence to find someone else—concluding in our own digital era with early two-thousands chat logs typed out under the glow of computer monitors. Like always, every piece featured tonight is safely in the public domain, shared under Creative Commons licensing, or read with direct permission from the author. No perfection here. Just raw, honest presence... flaws and all. Blow the candles completely out, let your eyes adjust to the dark, and stay awhile. 🎵 Tracklist & Chapters:00:00 Intro & Welcome01:15 Ludwig van Beethoven – Letter to his "Immortal Beloved"03:30 Mark Twain – Letter to his wife, Olivia Langdon04:45 James Joyce – Letter to Nora Barnacle06:15 Emma Goldman – Letter to Ben Reitman07:45 The Digital Archive – Selected anonymous IRC chat log fragments10:00 Outro & Sign-off 📜 Works Featured in Tonight's Episode:Letter to his "Immortal Beloved" by Ludwig van Beethoven (Written July 1812). Public domain.Letter to Olivia Langdon by Mark Twain (Written August 1869). Public domain.Letter to Nora Barnacle by James Joyce (Written December 1909). Public domain.Letter to Ben Reitman by Emma Goldman (Written 1911). Public domain.Selected anonymous IRC chat log fragments from The Digital Archive (circa 2004). Public domain. 🔊 Sound & Music Credits:Show Intro & Outro audio by seth_makes_sounds (Freesound.org - CC0)Episode music: "reflective-piano" by atlasaudio (Pixabay)Episode music: "cosmic-web" by purrplecat (Pixabay)Episode music: "sad-quiet-guitar" by christmaskrumble666 (Freesound.org)Background ambience: "stargazer-ambient" by destructo20 (Freesound.org)Background ambience: "melancholic-ambient-atmospheric-background" by destructo20 (Freesound.org)Keyboard typing sound effect: "mechanical-keyboard-typing-treble-version" by stu556 (Freesound.org)Pen & writing sound effect: "writing-with-scissors" by mokoloko (Freesound.org) 📱 Connect With the Show & Submissions:Instagram: @foranyonelisteningpodTikTok: @foranyonelisteningEmail: foranyonelistening@gmail.com ✍️ Want to Feature Your Work?If you are an independent poet or writer and would like your contemporary poetry, modern prose, or adult pieces read on a future episode, please email your work to the address listed above. I read exactly how the words feel in the dark.

  6. Jun 15

    Shadows of My Own | Poems from the host

    Welcome to For Anyone Listening. Tonight, we step into a different kind of territory. Hosted by Duck, this episode is a late-night journey where the insomnia comes from within. Sleeplessness is rarely just a quiet room—it is almost always accompanied by a heavy kind of yearning, a restless romance that grows louder when the lights go out. Tonight, we are pondering love in the darkness, pulling pages directly from the desk for an honest look into where the roots weave and the chapters break. Unwind, listen close, and stay awhile. 🎵 Tracklist & Chapters:00:00 Intro & Welcome01:40 Strongest is the Love03:10 My dog, Cambria, sneezing for you03:15 Strongest is the Love (continued)04:15 Queen of the Night06:00 Knotted Roots07:30 Bookmarking Your Body09:15 Outro & Sign-off 📜 Works Featured in Tonight's Episode:"Strongest is the Love" by Dusty LaPerriere. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)."Queen of the Night" by Dusty LaPerriere. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)."Knotted Roots" by Dusty LaPerriere. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)."Bookmarking Your Body" by Dusty LaPerriere. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 🔊 Sound & Music Credits:Show Intro & Outro audio by seth_makes_sounds (Freesound.org - Licensed under Creative Commons 0)Episode Weather Texture: "City Night Rain and Thunder" by nwkstudios (Freesound.org)Background Score: "a life with no us", "i miss you", and "return hometown" by softsuicide via PixabayBackground Score: "Midnight Beat" by yurasoop via Pixabay 📱 Connect With the Show & Submissions:Instagram: @foranyonelisteningpodTikTok: @foranyonelisteningEmail: foranyonelistening@gmail.com ✍️ Want to Feature Your Work?If you are an independent poet or writer and would like your contemporary poetry, modern prose, or late-night pieces read on a future episode, please email your work to the address listed above. Send us the verses sitting in your phone notes app.

  7. Jun 9

    Steady Hands | Fathers Day coded poetry for that father figure from your memories.

    Welcome to For Anyone Listening, an atmospheric late-night sleep podcast and quiet, low-stimulation space hosted by Duck. Tonight, we step away from the loud celebrations to focus on a quieter, deeply grounded kind of presence. This is a late-night reflection on steady hands, wordless reassurance, and the effortless strength it takes to build a space where you can finally let your guard down and just breathe. Like always, every piece featured tonight is safely in the public domain, shared under Creative Commons licensing, or read with direct permission from the author. No perfection here. Just raw, honest presence... flaws and all. Let your eyes adjust to the dark, and stay awhile. 🎵 Tracklist & Chapters:00:00 - Intro & Welcome01:45 - "The Plougher" (Padraic Colum)03:00 - "Fifty Faggots" (Edward Thomas)04:15 - "The Unknown God" ("A.E." / George William Russell)05:30 - "A Town Window" (John Drinkwater)10:00 - Outro & Sign-off 📜 Works Featured in Tonight's Episode:• "The Plougher" by Padraic Colum (Published 1907). Public domain.• "Fifty Faggots" by Edward Thomas (Written c. 1915). Public domain.• "The Unknown God" by "A.E." / George William Russell (Published 1897). Public domain.• "A Town Window" by John Drinkwater (Published 1916). Public domain. 🔊 Sound & Music Credits:• Show Intro & Outro audio by seth_makes_sounds (Freesound.org - Licensed under Creative Commons 0)• Background ambience & atmospheric noise by joedeshon (Freesound.org)• Episode music & soundscape by noel.wav and rutgermuller (Freesound.org) 📱 Connect With the Show & Submissions:• Instagram: @foranyonelisteningpod• TikTok: @foranyonelistening• Email: foranyonelistening@gmail.com ✍️ Want to Feature Your Work?If you are an independent poet or writer and would like your contemporary poetry, modern prose, or late-night pieces read on a future episode, please email your work to the address listed above. I read exactly how the words feel in the dark.

  8. Jun 8

    Words that have been waiting a long time | An introduction to some soul-soothing poems from a time long ago

    Welcome to For Anyone Listening, an atmospheric late-night sleep podcast and quiet, low-stimulation space hosted by Duck. Tonight, we share words that have been waiting a long time—a collection of classic public domain poems exploring quiet hope, stillness, and the peace that comes when the world goes dark. Like always, every piece featured tonight is safely in the public domain, shared under Creative Commons licensing, or read with direct permission from the author. No perfection here. Just raw, honest presence... flaws and all. Let your eyes adjust to the dark, and stay awhile. 🎵 Tracklist & Chapters:00:00 - Intro & Welcome01:30 - "Hope" is the thing with feathers (Emily Dickinson)03:15 - The Lake Isle of Innisfree (W.B. Yeats)05:45 - Interlude06:15 - Nod (Walter De la Mare)08:30 - Requiem (Robert Louis Stevenson)10:15 - Outro & Sign-off 📜 Works Featured in Tonight's Episode:• "Hope is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson (Written c. 1861). Public domain.• "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by W.B. Yeats (Published 1890). Public domain.• "Nod" by Walter De la Mare (Published 1913). Public domain.• "Requiem" by Robert Louis Stevenson (Published 1887). Public domain. 🔊 Sound & Music Credits:• Show Intro & Outro audio by seth_makes_sounds (Freesound.org - Licensed under Creative Commons 0)• Background ambience & atmospheric noise by marsounds (Freesound.org)• Episode music & soundscape by destructo20 (Freesound.org) 📱 Connect With the Show & Submissions:• Instagram: @foranyonelisteningpod• TikTok: @foranyonelistening• Email: foranyonelistening@gmail.com ✍️ Want to Feature Your Work?If you are an independent poet or writer and would like your contemporary poetry, modern prose, or late-night pieces read on a future episode, please email your work to the address listed above. I read exactly how the words feel in the dark.

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Welcome to For Anyone Listening, an atmospheric late-night sleep podcast and quiet, low-stimulation space hosted by Duck. Tune in after dark for a softly delivered, deeply intimate curation of timeless public domain poetry, classic prose, and raw independent writing—read exactly how the words feel in the dark. No perfection, just presence. Perfect for mindfulness, bedtime relaxation, and midnight storytelling, these readings offer honest, unvarnished human interpretations. Every episode is seamlessly layered over minimal dark ambient soundscapes, cozy fireplace crackles, and chill lo-fi beats

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  • Creator
    Duck LaPerriere
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Duck LaPerriere
  • Show Website
    For Anyone Listening