I Can't Sleep: Relaxing Facts to Fall Asleep To

Slow-paced readings on science, history and everyday oddities for sleep AI summary

Benjamin Boster Visit website › Health & Fitness · EN · 608 episodes · latest 2026-11-13

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Trouble sleeping? I Can't Sleep is a sleep podcast of gentle, unhurried episodes to help you fall asleep, made for insomnia and minds that won't switch off. You could count sheep, or let this show do the heavy yawning for you. Host Benjamin Boster reads slow-paced, fact-filled content on science, history, and everyday oddities with zero plot twists and even less urgency. It's calm. It's consistent. And yes, you might accidentally learn something. So get comfy, press play, and let your brain wander off without you.

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-13 · 35 min · Season 8, episode 607

    Giraffes are hard to mistake for just about anything else. This episode explores their extraordinary height, unusually long necks, distinctive coat patterns, and the adaptations that help them survive across the…

  2. 2026-11-11 · 36 min · Season 8, episode 606

    Kate Bush built a career by making ambitious music that rarely sounded like anyone else. This episode explores her early life, breakthrough with “Wuthering Heights,” distinctive songwriting and performances, and the…

  3. 2026-11-09 · 36 min · Season 8, episode 605

    The Sun is a 4.6-billion-year-old star that quietly keeps nearly everything on Earth in business. This episode explores how the Sun formed, what happens inside its intensely hot core, how nuclear fusion produces its…

  4. 2026-11-06 · 33 min · Season 8, episode 604

    Kites have crossed borders, centuries, and cultures with little more than wind and a very long piece of string. This episode explores the history of kite flying, how kites stay in the air, and the many ways cultures…

  5. 2026-11-04 · 36 min · Season 8, episode 603

    Planets come in an impressive variety of sizes, temperatures, and compositions. This episode explores what makes a planet a planet, how planets form, and the different types of worlds found throughout our solar system…

  6. 2026-11-02 · 34 min · Season 8, episode 602

    Owls have been fascinating humans for thousands of years, which is probably what happens when a bird can fly almost silently and turn its head much farther than seems reasonable. This episode explores the unique…

  7. 2026-10-30 · 34 min · Season 8, episode 601

    Banff National Park is a landscape of towering mountains, turquoise lakes, glaciers, forests, and winding valleys in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. This episode explores the park’s geography, wildlife, famous lakes…

  8. 2026-10-28 · 31 min · Season 8, episode 600

    Lakes can form in some surprisingly dramatic ways for bodies of water that mostly just sit there. In this episode, you’ll hear how glaciers, shifting tectonic plates, and volcanic activity create lakes of all shapes and…

  9. 2026-10-26 · 29 min · Season 8, episode 599

    Alpacas have spent thousands of years turning harsh Andean landscapes into a surprisingly successful place to be fluffy. In this episode, you’ll explore the history and domestication of alpacas, their close relationship…

  10. 2026-10-23 · 34 min · Season 8, episode 598

    Castles were built to project power, control territory, and make attacking the people inside considerably more inconvenient. This episode explores how castles developed, how their walls, towers, gates, and defenses…

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Oldest episode in feed
03/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length
35 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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