This is something I used to do as well as I had issues shutting my mind off when trying to sleep. The fact all major podcast players have a sleep timer built-in

This is something I used to do as well as I had issues shutting my mind off when trying to sleep. The fact all major podcast players have a sleep timer built-in causes me to think it's not that uncommon. I started with audiobooks, but I found my comprehension and memory to be lacking when I woke up in the morning. This caused an issue because if I tried to continue the book during the day from where I left off, I got a weird sense of déjà vu. I started using podcasts because I see them more as in-the-moment entertainment (as such it didn't matter if I absorbed or remembered what I listened to), also because I'm a huge fan of podcasts. I stopped the practice because I found myself staying up sometimes 30 minutes later just to hear how the podcast ends. 1. I loved listening to what I'd describe as CMTC (Corporate Malfeasance True Crime) to fall asleep. Podcasts like Swindled, Dr.Death, The Dropout, WeCrashed, American Scandal and the other related Wondery Podcasts. 2. A pretty basic setup, I charge my phone overnight across the room so I'd just use Pocketcasts and a sleep timer on my phone.