I Can’t Sleep
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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Martha’s Vineyard | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Fa...
A relaxing journey through island history, coastal communities, and New England life
26 min
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The Silk Road | Can’t Sleep? Follow the World’s...
A journey through ancient trade, distant cultures, and the routes that connected them
27 min
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Roman Empire | Can’t Sleep? Discover the Ancien...
A journey through emperors, ancient cities, and life across the Roman world
32 min
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Hubble Space Telescope | Can’t Sleep? Explore t...
A journey through distant galaxies, cosmic discoveries, and Hubble’s view of the universe
29 min
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Sahara | Can’t Sleep? Explore an Ocean of Sand
A journey through dunes, oases, ancient routes, and endless desert
30 min
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Cotton | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Fabric of...
A surprisingly detailed look at plants, fibers, textiles, and the history woven through them
31 min
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Hibernation | Can’t Sleep? Discover Nature’s Lo...
A cozy journey through deep sleep, survival, and nature’s longest naps
32 min
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Cosmos | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Wonders of th...
A journey through galaxies, cosmic scales, and the universe we call home
30 min
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Doughnut | Can’t Sleep? Discover a Hole Lot of ...
A sweet journey through fried dough, flavors, and a hole lot of history
30 min
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Easter Island | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Myster...
A remote journey through moai, Polynesian culture, and an island full of mysteries
31 min
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Snow Leopard | Can’t Sleep? Meet the Ghost of t...
A quiet journey into the high mountains and the world of one of nature’s most elusive cats
26 min
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Samhain | Can’t Sleep? Discover an Ancient Celt...
An ancient journey through Celtic traditions, seasonal change, and the origins of Halloween
27 min
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Alchemy | Can’t Sleep? Search for the Philosoph...
A mysterious journey through gold, ancient experiments, and the philosopher’s stone
30 min
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History of Tea | Can’t Sleep? Steep Yourself in...
A journey through ancient traditions, global trade, and the world’s love of tea
31 min
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Apartments | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Life Unde...
A surprisingly detailed look at apartment living, history, and life under one roof
32 min
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Brooks & Dunn | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Countr...
A surprisingly detailed look at country music’s most successful duo
29 min
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Salt | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Mineral Tha...
A surprisingly detailed look at the mineral that built civilizations
30 min
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Dolphins | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Flipper
A surprisingly detailed look at dolphins, echolocation, and life beneath the waves
32 min
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Constellations | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the N...
A peaceful journey through the stories written in the stars
30 min
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String Instruments | Can’t Sleep? Learn What Ma...
A relaxing journey through strings, sound, and musical tradition
31 min
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Cookies | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Fresh Baked ...
A delicious journey through baking, history, and sweet traditions
30 min
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Middle-Earth | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Tolkien...
A peaceful journey through Tolkien’s legendary world
29 min
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Philosophy | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Love ...
A thoughtful journey through ideas, reason, and curiosity
34 min
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Labyrinth | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Mythic...
A winding journey through history, myth, and symbolism
25 min
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French Fries | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Potato ...
A golden journey through potatoes, frying, and favorite foods
30 min