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What I've figured out works wonderfully for me is to turn on an agri-commodities podcast where the most exciting news is something like the US soybean productio
by hannofcart 3y ago
What I've figured out works wonderfully for me is to turn on an agri-commodities podcast where the most exciting news is something like the US soybean production unexpectedly falling 30% over the past 6 months.
Note ofcourse that for this to work, you need to be, like me, nowhere remotely interested in grain yields or commodity trading or work in related fields. I don't live in the US either. Nor do I have any business there. To put things in perspective, after listening to the podcast I had to Google why the world would possibly need so much soy sauce and only then discovered what a vital role soybean plays in the world economy.
I haven't found anything as soporific as listening to detailed stats on bushels of corn and tonnage of wheat presented by people who are earnestly interested in this. Played at 50% volume.
- Loughla 3y agoThe nice thing about that is that commodity announcers are also selected for the quality of their voice. They're naturally soothing. I think it has something to do with the psychology of delivering bad news?
- friendlyHornet 3y agoMy favourite is listening to the Nothing Much Happens podcast It's a podcast where the host reads a soothing story she wrote where very little happens Themes include a huge range of topics such as working in her garden, stuff she sees while hiking, preparing a gift for a friend's wedding, etc The stories take placr in a village called Nothing Much. Each story is independent but there are recurring characters I often fall asleep before the episode ends
- mikepurvis 3y agoI've recently become a NMH listener as well, and I'm a fan. I don't need it every night, but definitely it's part of the overall package for getting good sleep under stress, along with screen hygiene, physical activity, and light cannabis use. There's a website and merch too, though I just listen for free on Castbox, which has a nice option to shut itself down at the end of the episode: https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/kathryn https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/kathryn
- cvccvroomvroom 3y agoBloomberg but auto-mute commerials.
- streamfunk191 3y agoI’m convinced that the genre of boring Podcasts for sleeping is a large but undefined market. I listen to “in our time” and “The Guardian Long Reads” and “conversations with Tyler”. The content has to be not so boring it’s annoying, but slow paced and open ended enough that I can fall asleep. Audio books fiction or otherwise, don’t do it for me, I guess I’m too invested and end up following along. I’ll take any recommendations!
- geophph 3y agoNot sure it totally fits the bill for you but for me “The Science of Everything” by James Fodor does the trick. The variety of topics plus his generally soothing voice might work?
- throwawayyy9237 3y agoThe other day I've found a podcast on Medieval Walrus ivory trade. It's perfect for listening in bed and diving into a deep sleep. It's not that it isn't interesting (it is!), but the soothing voice and calm delivery is the best sleeping aid I've had in many years!