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Fractals | Learn About Infinite Patterns to Help You Sleep
Can’t sleep, and your brain has decided now is the perfect time for geometry? Great. In this episode, Benjamin Boster calmly reads about fractals, the endlessly repeating patterns that show up in mathematics, coastlines, snowflakes, and other places where nature gets a bit unusua ... Show More
32m 15s
Apr 22
Ancient Rome | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Roman Empire
Can’t sleep, so you may as well spend some time with the Romans, who somehow turned roads, law, politics, and organized ambition into a whole civilization. In this calm, steady episode, you’ll hear about the rise of Ancient Rome, how the Republic worked until it very much didn’t, ... Show More
33m 15s
Apr 20
The Standard Model of Particle Physics | Sleep Podcast for Insomnia
Can’t sleep, so naturally this is the perfect time to get into the grand, deeply reasonable mess known as particle physics. In this episode, you’ll get a calm, steady look at the Standard Model, including the fundamental particles, the forces they interact through, and how physic ... Show More
36m 48s
Feb 2025
397 – The Mark on the Wall
Zzzz . . . Sleep soundly to this Virginia Woolf short story – "The Mark on the Wall" zzz
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51 m
Mar 2025
399 – An Unwritten Novel
Zzzz . . . Conk out to this midweek Virginia Woolf short story – "An Unwritten Novel" zzz
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42 m
Sep 2025
454 – The Necklace
27m 59s
Sep 2025
457 – Magnificent Obsession
49m 59s
Apr 2025
411 – Mr. Brisher's Treasure
Zzzz . . . Conk out to this midweek H.G. Wells short story – "Mr. Brisher's Treasure" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to patreon.com/sleepyradio and donate $2! Or click the blue Sleepy logo on the banner of this Spotify page. Awesome Sleepy sponsor deals: BetterHelp: Vis ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2025
412 – The Well of Loneliness
Zzzz . . . Happy Easter! Snooze to this reading from the enigmatic Radclyffe Hall – "The Well of Loneliness" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to patreon.com/sleepyradio and donate $2! Or click the blue Sleepy logo on the banner of this Spotify page. Awesome Sleepy sponsor ... Show More
53 m
Mar 2025
398 – The Hardy Boys - The Tower Treasure
Zzzz . . . Drift off to this Hardy Boys Story – "The Tower Treasure" by Franklin W. Dixon zzz
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49 m
Aug 2024
Navigating Your Twenties: How to Stop People Pleasing, Take Control of Your Bad Habits, Find What Makes You Happy & *ACTUALLY* Follow Your Dreams
<p>This week's episode Kenzie sits down with Twenty Whatever to record another episode on navigating your twenties. The girls are talking financial literacy, relieving stress, following your dreams, taking the harder path, how to stop people pleasing, and following your ... Show More
51m 26s
Oct 2025
463 – The Lost Stradivarius
54m 59s
Jan 2025
389 – The Young King
Zzzz . . . Snooze to this midweek short story fro Oscar Wilde - "The Young King" zzz
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42 m
Drift off with this calm bedtime reading about Marlboro College, created to ease insomnia and bring peaceful rest. In this soothing episode, Benjamin explores the history of the small liberal arts college in Vermont, its founding, academic philosophy, and the unique community it fostered before merging with Emerson College. His steady, reassuring narration t ... Show More
Zzz. . . Conk out to this midweek short story by Guy de Maupassant – "The Necklace" zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to patreon.com/sleepyradio and donate $2! Or click the blue Sleepy lo ... Show More
Zzz. . . Drift off to this lovely old novel – "Magnificent Obsession" by Lloyd C. Douglas zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to patreon.com/sleepyradio and donate $2! Or click the bl ... Show More
Zzz . . . Boo . . . Snooze to this lovely ethereal novel – "The Lost Stradivarius" by James Meade Falkner zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to patreon.com/sleepyradio an ... Show More
