286 episodes

Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly 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 blend of vaguely-but-not-too interesting.

If you're on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep Sharon Handy

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.6 • 940 Ratings

Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly 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 blend of vaguely-but-not-too interesting.

If you're on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.

    The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 3

    The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 3

    Let’s spend our way to sleep as we learn more about the concept of value, why pounds are silver instead of gold, and how rent should be charged in corn rather than coin. Truly priceless boredom!
     
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    Music: "earth 2 earth,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY
     
    If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, http://www.boringbookspod.com.

    • 49 min
    Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance of 1921, Part 4

    Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance of 1921, Part 4

    Let’s climb the slopes of sleep as we continue this history-making journey to study the world’s mightiest mountain. This time, our yaks run wild, we eat dumplings, cross quicksand, and take the first photo of a lama. Dreamy adventure awaits!
     
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    Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
     
    If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, http://www.boringbookspod.com.

    • 49 min
    Cassell's Book of Birds, Part 5 - Parrots Continued

    Cassell's Book of Birds, Part 5 - Parrots Continued

    Let’s fly away to sleep with more about beautiful birds and that fantastic family of feathered friends, the parrots. This time, we marvel at lovebirds, cockatoos, and the curious kakapo. Adorable!
     
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    Read “Cassell’s Book of Birds, Volume 1” at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48675
     
    Music: "Ocean Tapping,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY
     
    If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, http://www.boringbookspod.com.

    • 58 min
    Science in the Kitchen, by Mrs. E.E. Kellogg, Part 1

    Science in the Kitchen, by Mrs. E.E. Kellogg, Part 1

    Let’s relax and sleep as one of the Kellogg clan takes the fun out of food through a heady combination of 19th-century food chemistry and moralizing about the perils of spices. Lovers of flavor beware!
     
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    Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
     
    If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, http://www.boringbookspod.com.

    • 46 min
    The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell, Part 3

    The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell, Part 3

    Let’s calm our minds and relax with more deep thoughts about the nature of reality, what knowledge is, whether the past exists at all, and why the sun may not rise tomorrow. It probably will, though, so not to worry.
     
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    Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
     
    If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, http://www.boringbookspod.com.

    • 54 min
    Cottages; or Hints on Economical Building, Part 2

    Cottages; or Hints on Economical Building, Part 2

    Let’s relax with more advice about building cozy cottages, decorating with simplicity and style, and how to dig a well that doesn’t fill with poisonous sewage. Which…seems like a good idea, really.
     
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    Music: "Heaven Be Here,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY
     
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    • 51 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
940 Ratings

940 Ratings

kiwikero ,

Never lets me down

I have had trouble falling asleep for my entire adult life, and while various things have worked for a time, nothing has lasted. So far this podcast has knocked me out every single night. They’re soothing, somehow boring and intriguing at the same time, and—I cannot stress this enough—have NO ADS. No jarring voices or music to interrupt the relaxation. I am so grateful to have found this podcast. Now I’m off to sleep…

dogepopcat ,

Great podcast for sleeping 😴

Thank you so much for making this podcast! I am an 11 year old boy who used to get 4 hours of sleep a day until I found this podcast! This helps me fall asleep every time. I feel like I could fall asleep right n— 😴💤.

Andrei Vironov ,

Just ASMR and music

If, like me, you find the cloying, pornographic tones of ASMR make you want to scream, then this is not for you.
Regular podcasts, (where people speak with purpose) make me sleepy but then they have ads that shout at you suddenly. This podcast tries to be sleep-inducing but it is just aggravating. The music is unnecessary. The reader seems to think that making hushed love to the microphone is soporific - it isn’t.

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