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Trouble sleeping? You could count sheep, or let I Can’t Sleep 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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- Today33 min
Kites | Can’t Sleep? Explore a Worldwide Flying Tradition
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 around the world have turned them into tools, traditions, art, entertainment, and even instruments of war. Along the way, you’ll hear about their early origins, colorful festivals, different designs, scientific uses, and humanity’s remarkably persistent desire to send things into the sky while keeping them attached to the ground. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! — Ad-free episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/Have a topic in mind? https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Read with permission from Kite, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 days ago36 min
Planets | Can’t Sleep? Explore Our Solar System
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 and beyond. Along the way, you’ll hear about rocky planets, gas giants, planetary orbits, and the strange conditions that make each world a little different from its neighbors. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Planet, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ad-free episodes: icantsleep.supportingcast.fmHave a topic in mind? Request a topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 days ago33 min
Owls | Can’t Sleep? Learn About These Nocturnal Hunters
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 features of owls, including their powerful eyesight, sensitive hearing, specialized feathers, and hunting abilities. Along the way, you’ll hear about different owl species, where they live, and the adaptations that make them such effective nighttime predators. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Owl, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ad-free episodes: icantsleep.supportingcast.fmHave a topic in mind? Request a topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago33 min
Banff National Park | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Canadian Rockies
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 and mountains, and the history that led to its creation as Canada’s first national park. Along the way, you’ll hear about the natural forces that shaped the region and the remarkable landscapes that have made Banff one of Canada’s most recognizable destinations. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Banff National Park, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff_National_Park), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ad-free episodes: icantsleep.supportingcast.fmHave a topic in mind? Request a topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago30 min
Lakes | Can’t Sleep? Dive Beneath the Surface
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 sizes. We’ll also get into lake ecosystems, how water moves and circulates beneath the surface, and why some lakes end up unusually salty. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! — Thanks to Fitnexa for supporting the show. Get $10 off SomniPods 3 sleep earbuds at go.fitnexa.com/icantsleep or with code ICANTSLEEP. Ad-free episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/Have a topic in mind? https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Read with permission from Lake, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago29 min
Alpacas | Can’t Sleep? Discover These Fluffy Andean Animals
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 to llamas and other camelids, and the traits that help them thrive at high elevations in South America. You’ll also hear about alpaca fiber, herd behavior, breeding, and the different varieties people have developed over centuries of keeping these animals for their remarkably useful coats. Apparently, looking slightly judgmental while producing luxury fiber is a perfectly viable survival strategy. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! — Thanks to Fitnexa for supporting the show. Get $10 off SomniPods 3 sleep earbuds at go.fitnexa.com/icantsleep or with code ICANTSLEEP. Ad-free episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/Have a topic in mind? https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Read with permission from Alpaca, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago34 min
Castles | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Medieval Fortresses
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 worked, and why they became such an important part of medieval life. Along the way, you’ll learn about different types of castles, the people who lived and worked inside them, the realities of castle sieges, and how these enormous fortified structures changed as warfare and technology evolved. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! — Thanks to Fitnexa for supporting the show. Get $10 off SomniPods 3 sleep earbuds at go.fitnexa.com/icantsleep or with code ICANTSLEEP. Ad-free episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/Have a topic in mind? https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Read with permission from Castle, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago30 min
Ancient Greece | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Birthplace of Democracy
Ancient Greece shaped much of the modern world despite rarely being united about anything. This episode covers the rise of Greek civilization, the city states of Athens and Sparta, mythology, religion, warfare, philosophy, politics, art, and everyday life. You’ll learn how ideas about democracy, literature, science, and philosophy developed, along with the people and events that helped turn a collection of fiercely independent communities into one of history’s most influential civilizations. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! — Ad-free episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/Have a topic in mind? https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Read with permission from Ancient Greece, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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