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There is a similar podcast, "Boring Books for Bedtime": https://www.boringbookspod.com/episodes https://www.boringbookspod.com/episodes. The problem with that

There is a similar podcast, "Boring Books for Bedtime": https://www.boringbookspod.com/episodes https://www.boringbookspod.com/episodes. The problem with that podcast is that most of their selections are genuinely interesting - I even listened to them on long drives (e.g. "Origin of Species"). Even something I thought would boring like or "Farm Engines and how to Run" them turned out to be fascinating. This one, on the other hand, seems to be genuinely boring. I couldn't get past the intro.

ycombinete 3mo ago
The Sleep With Me Podcast is very good. It helped my wife when she had a period of insomnia. He has a number of tricks he uses from a monoto delivery, to meandering stories where the narrative constantly interrupts itself with. So you can’t really “follow along”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_with_Me_(podcast) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_with_Me_(podcast)
- jackvalentine 3mo ago
  I don’t need it now but this was a godsend a few years ago.
- jansan 3mo ago
  Woke up too early this morning and tried it, after Mafra public radio did not work for me. This worked great, and now that I am listening to it again it is quite hilarious that I just cannot follow what he is talking about
  - ycombinete 3mo ago
    Haha. Thats very well put! My favourite episode (The Bear with a Comet on his Belly): https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/414/ https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/414/
- estearum 3mo ago
  Lifelong insomniac (racing thoughts, probably ADHD-related) and this podcast cured me. To anyone who tries it, it's important to know upfront: there's nothing to "get." It's nonsense. It exhausts the brain without being interesting enough to keep it running.
- Utilera 3mo ago
  There's a real craft to making something feel safe, low-stakes and impossible to get invested in
nikhilgk 3mo ago
A similar one I recently discovered is https://www.youtube.com/@SleepOnPhysics https://www.youtube.com/@SleepOnPhysics. I think it was meant to put you to sleep with the detailed narrative, but I found it to be very interesting and captivating, especially for long drives. The content quality is pretty good, I am almost certain the audio is AI generated, but wonder how the content itself was authored.
- nmridul 3mo ago
  In the middle the YouTube Advertisements starts playing at a louder volume and you wake up :)
  - hdgvhicv 3mo ago
    Amazes me how people in a tech industry paying six figures refuse to pay a tiny percentage of their income to get rid of adverts on something that consumes so much time.
    - fragmede 3mo ago
      There's a very emotional "I'm not paying for YouTube" feeling that some people have. They try and justify it with logic after the fact, but the underlying principal seems too simply be "I'm not gonna pay for YouTube, I deserve to get everything for free!" Like, you get paid at your job where you work, which gets you money. Paying other people money for their work, however, suddenly that's just not ok. Somehow.
    - dexterdog 3mo ago
      Paying for YouTube does not get rid of ads. Only using sponsor block does.
      - hombre_fatal 3mo ago
        I avoid sponsorship read outs by choosing the channels I spend my time on, especially if it’s mid roll. Those people are bypassing the built in ad system and deliberately placing the read out in a place where it’s annoying for you to skip.
atmosx 3mo ago
> This one, on the other hand, seems to be genuinely boring. I couldn't get past the intro. The professionals… On a related note reading HN comments is a prime example of sleepy text. Gets me every time.
crypttales 3mo ago
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Utilera 3mo ago
That's the funny trap with a lot of "boring" material: the moment it's old, technical or oddly specific, it becomes interesting again
pseudohadamard 3mo ago
If you're in the UK you've already got the shipping forecast, no need for some custom podcast to fall asleep to. Here's twelve hours of it for your enjoyment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6KlkVUseI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6KlkVUseI
pseudohadamard 3mo ago
I like the idea of B-B-B but unfortunately the reader has the voice of a heavy smoker, it's just not that relaxing for me.

ycombinete 3mo ago

The Sleep With Me Podcast is very good. It helped my wife when she had a period of insomnia. He has a number of tricks he uses from a monoto delivery, to meandering stories where the narrative constantly interrupts itself with. So you can’t really “follow along”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_with_Me_(podcast) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_with_Me_(podcast)

jackvalentine 3mo ago
I don’t need it now but this was a godsend a few years ago.
jansan 3mo ago
Woke up too early this morning and tried it, after Mafra public radio did not work for me. This worked great, and now that I am listening to it again it is quite hilarious that I just cannot follow what he is talking about
- ycombinete 3mo ago
  Haha. Thats very well put! My favourite episode (The Bear with a Comet on his Belly): https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/414/ https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/414/
estearum 3mo ago
Lifelong insomniac (racing thoughts, probably ADHD-related) and this podcast cured me. To anyone who tries it, it's important to know upfront: there's nothing to "get." It's nonsense. It exhausts the brain without being interesting enough to keep it running.
Utilera 3mo ago
There's a real craft to making something feel safe, low-stakes and impossible to get invested in

nikhilgk 3mo ago

A similar one I recently discovered is https://www.youtube.com/@SleepOnPhysics https://www.youtube.com/@SleepOnPhysics. I think it was meant to put you to sleep with the detailed narrative, but I found it to be very interesting and captivating, especially for long drives. The content quality is pretty good, I am almost certain the audio is AI generated, but wonder how the content itself was authored.

nmridul 3mo ago
In the middle the YouTube Advertisements starts playing at a louder volume and you wake up :)
- hdgvhicv 3mo ago
  Amazes me how people in a tech industry paying six figures refuse to pay a tiny percentage of their income to get rid of adverts on something that consumes so much time.
  - fragmede 3mo ago
    There's a very emotional "I'm not paying for YouTube" feeling that some people have. They try and justify it with logic after the fact, but the underlying principal seems too simply be "I'm not gonna pay for YouTube, I deserve to get everything for free!" Like, you get paid at your job where you work, which gets you money. Paying other people money for their work, however, suddenly that's just not ok. Somehow.
  - dexterdog 3mo ago
    Paying for YouTube does not get rid of ads. Only using sponsor block does.
    - hombre_fatal 3mo ago
      I avoid sponsorship read outs by choosing the channels I spend my time on, especially if it’s mid roll. Those people are bypassing the built in ad system and deliberately placing the read out in a place where it’s annoying for you to skip.

atmosx 3mo ago

> This one, on the other hand, seems to be genuinely boring. I couldn't get past the intro. The professionals… On a related note reading HN comments is a prime example of sleepy text. Gets me every time.

crypttales 3mo ago

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Utilera 3mo ago

That's the funny trap with a lot of "boring" material: the moment it's old, technical or oddly specific, it becomes interesting again

pseudohadamard 3mo ago

If you're in the UK you've already got the shipping forecast, no need for some custom podcast to fall asleep to. Here's twelve hours of it for your enjoyment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6KlkVUseI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6KlkVUseI

pseudohadamard 3mo ago

I like the idea of B-B-B but unfortunately the reader has the voice of a heavy smoker, it's just not that relaxing for me.