Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon HandyBoring Books for Bedtime is a weekly, ad-free, AI-free sleep podcast in which we calmly, quietly read something rather boring to silence the brain chatter keeping you awake. Think Aristotle, Thoreau, and whoever wrote the 1897 Sears Catalog—mostly nonfiction, mostly old, a perfect balance of vaguely-but-not-too interesting. If you're on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 400 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessMental Health | |||
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Let's sail to sleep with the first read of our new theme month, Travels! This time, we return to an epic journey around the world in a handmade boat, and wrestle with Cape Horn, seasickness, and williwaws. Also, the benefits of carpet tacks and the k... more
Let's celebrate our 400th (!!!) episode with more from one of your sleepiest favorites from 1897. This time, thanks to a Patreon poll, we're shopping for that most useful of newfangled devices, the sewing machine. Singer has nothing on Sears, accordi... more
Let's relax in the wayback machine with more from the religious history of England. This time, Saint Bede recalls Saxon double-dealings, divine healings, the Pelagian heresy, and the somewhat cowardly companions of Saint Augustine, who get politely y... more
Let's take a relaxing trip back to Scotland and explore geology through the details of a single boulder. This time, glacial effects, the cyclical nature of formations, life in the past, and ideas about how an ocean boulder ended up in a river valley.... more
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Thanks for putting me to sleep, tho the read is not always boring! The Muir episodes are so beautiful and gentle, I’ve always drifted off long before the reading concludes.
Apple Podcasts5PhilaMeg
United Statesa month ago - Great idea, distracting narration
I got five minutes into the Wealth of Nations reading before I put my fingerrrr on it… the narrator says “labour” (a word overused by Mr Smith) in the same way Sabrina Carpenter sings “singerrrr”. Intriguing, but not the soporific effect I’d hoped for from such a podcast.
Apple Podcasts1Aurora1982
United Kingdom2 months ago - Very nice
I have trouble sleeping, this helps more than you know. Plus I share a room with my sister, she doesn't care
Apple Podcasts4Loves1776United States2 months ago - AI Voice Narration
I am pretty certain the narration is AI. A voice can be cloned but it lacks warmth and it doesn’t work for me.
Apple Podcasts1jojotimby
Canada3 months ago - Almost
Background music is distracting. Voice almost whispers so have to turn way up.
Apple Podcasts1Winterfuzz55United States4 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #31 | United States/Health & Fitness/Mental Health |
Apple Podcasts | #103 | United States/Health & Fitness |
Apple Podcasts | #64 | Canada/Health & Fitness/Mental Health |
Apple Podcasts | #169 | Canada/Health & Fitness |
Apple Podcasts | #181 | United Kingdom/Health & Fitness/Mental Health |
Apple Podcasts | #49 |  Australia/Health & Fitness/Mental Health |
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This line-up features long-form, calm readings of mostly historical, scientific, or literary non-fiction chosen for bedtime listening. Episodes favor tranquil narration, slow pacing, and gentle delivery to quiet the mind, often including project Gutenberg links and context around the works. Content ranges from medieval history and natural science to classic economics and travelogues, all presented as soothing, bedtime readings designed to help listeners drift off without a how-to or interview format. A notable selling point is the consistent, ad-free, AI-free approach and the clear emphasis on accessible, slow-paced education that doubles as a sleep aid for insomniacs and casual knowledge lovers alike.
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