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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Banff National Park | Can’t Sleep? Explore the ...
A journey through mountains, lakes, wildlife, and the Canadian Rockies
31 min
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Lakes | Can’t Sleep? Dive Beneath the Surface
A calm look at how lakes form, change, and occasionally disappear
28 min
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Alpacas | Can’t Sleep? Discover These Fluffy An...
A closer look at alpacas, their prized fiber, and humanity’s long history of keeping them around
27 min
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Castles | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Medieval For...
A surprisingly detailed look at walls, towers, sieges, and humanity’s obsession with fortifying everything
32 min
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Ancient Greece | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the B...
Gods, philosophers, city states, and a civilization with plenty of opinions
28 min
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Egyptian Mythology | Can’t Sleep? Learn About G...
Gods, pharaohs, the afterlife, and several thousand years of divine complications
36 min
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Dolly Parton | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Que...
A calm look at the songs, stories, rhinestones, and ambition behind an American icon
30 min
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West Highland White Terrier | Can’t Sleep? Meet...
A small white terrier with a big personality and a surprisingly practical past
30 min
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Bicycles | Can’t Sleep? Take a Ride Through Cyc...
A surprisingly detailed ride through pedals, gears, balance, and the evolution of the bicycle
27 min
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Empire State Building | Can’t Sleep? Discover 1...
A towering look at Art Deco, famous views, and one of New York’s biggest icons
31 min
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Butterflies | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Metamorp...
From hungry caterpillars to elaborate wings, butterflies really commit to the makeover
30 min
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Magnetism | Can’t Sleep? Discover the Power of ...
A fascinating look at magnetic fields, attraction, and the invisible forces around us
25 min
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Sewing Machine | Can’t Sleep? Unravel the Story
A thread through invention, industry, and the art of the perfect stitch
29 min
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Broadway Theater | Can’t Sleep? Let’s Go Behind...
A calm look at Broadway stages, famous productions, and the business behind the curtain
31 min
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Thunderstorms | Can’t Sleep? Learn the Science ...
The science behind thunder, lightning, and weather getting a little dramatic
32 min
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Maple Syrup | Can’t Sleep? Tap Into Something S...
A surprisingly detailed look at maple trees, flowing sap, and one very sweet tradition
32 min
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Golf | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Birdies, Bogeys...
A surprisingly detailed look at clubs, courses, scoring, and centuries of chasing a tiny ball
29 min
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The Nile | Can’t Sleep? Explore the World’s Lon...
A winding journey through geography, civilization, and thousands of years of history
31 min
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Jigsaw Puzzles | Can’t Sleep? Piece Together Th...
A piece-by-piece journey through the history and appeal of jigsaw puzzles
28 min
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Magic: The Gathering | Can’t Sleep? Explore the...
A surprisingly detailed look at cards, strategy, and a game with endless possibilities
32 min
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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