I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster

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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563 episodes
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April 29 · 33 min
Poodles | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Misunderstood Genius Dog Breed
Can’t sleep? Learn about poodles and what makes them unique
April 27 · 34 min
Coraline | Can't Sleep? Learn How This Stop-Motion Movie Was Made
A calm look at stop motion, design, and how the film was made
April 24 · 32 min
Fractals | Can't Sleep? Learn About Nature's Infinite Patterns
A calm look at math’s most endlessly repeating shapes
April 22 · 33 min
Ancient Rome | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Roman Empire
The rise of the republic, civic life, and how Rome organized everything
April 20 · 36 min
The Standard Model of Particle Physics | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Building Blocks of Everything
A calm trip through particle physics, because apparently your brain picked quarks at bedtime
April 17 · 34 min
Elephants | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Largest Land Animals on Earth
A calm bedtime reading about elephants to relax your mind and ease insomnia.
April 15 · 33 min
Hot Air Balloon | Can't Sleep? Learn About the First Aircraft to Carry Humans
Calm bedtime reading about hot air balloons to soothe insomnia and help you relax into sleep
April 13 · 35 min
Sound | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Invisible Waves That Fill Our World
A calming exploration of sound, waves, and how we hear, for restful sleep
April 10 · 34 min
Artemis II | Can't Sleep? Learn About NASA's First Crewed Flight Around the Moon in 50 Years
A calm bedtime reading about NASA’s Artemis II and the return of crewed lunar travel
April 8 · 31 min
Mermaids | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Ocean Legends That Sailors Told for Centuries
Calm bedtime reading about mermaid myths, folklore, and ocean legends to relax the mind
April 6 · 33 min
Wolves | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Apex Predators of the Northern Wilderness
A gentle, soothing exploration of wolves and their behavior to help you relax into sleep
April 3 · 38 min
Spring Season | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Science and Culture Behind the Season of Renewal
A calm, soothing look at springtime to help you relax, ease insomnia, and drift into sleep.
April 1 · 36 min
Tourism | Can't Sleep? Learn About the World's Largest Industry
A soothing look at travel, culture, and global tourism for relaxation and restful sleep
March 30 · 32 min
Albert Einstein | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Mind That Rewrote Physics
A calm bedtime reading about Einstein’s life, discoveries, and the science that shaped modern physics.
March 27 · 28 min
Georgia | Can't Sleep? Learn About the State That Gave Us Peaches, Peanuts, and Jimmy Carter
A soothing bedtime reading about Georgia’s history, culture, and landscapes to relax into sleep
March 25 · 33 min
Mango | Can't Sleep? Learn About the King of Fruits
A calm bedtime reading about mangoes to relax busy minds and ease insomnia
March 23 · 35 min
Polygraph | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Lie Detector That Courts Still Won't Trust
Soothing bedtime reading about polygraphs to help you relax, learn, and ease insomnia
March 20 · 36 min
Circadian Rhythm | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Internal Clock That Controls When You Sleep
A calm bedtime reading on the body clock to ease insomnia and help you relax into sleep
March 18 · 33 min
Fermi Paradox | Can't Sleep? Learn Why We Haven't Found Alien Life Yet
A gentle exploration of the mystery of extraterrestrial silence in our vast galaxy
March 16 · 36 min
Capybaras | Can't Sleep? Learn About the World's Largest Rodent
A soothing bedtime reading about capybaras to help you relax, learn, and ease insomnia

I Can’t Sleep

Poodles | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Misunderstood Genius Dog Breed

Coraline | Can't Sleep? Learn How This Stop-Motion Movie Was Made

Fractals | Can't Sleep? Learn About Nature's Infinite Patterns

Ancient Rome | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Roman Empire

The Standard Model of Particle Physics | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Building Blocks of Everything

Elephants | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Largest Land Animals on Earth

Hot Air Balloon | Can't Sleep? Learn About the First Aircraft to Carry Humans

Sound | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Invisible Waves That Fill Our World

Artemis II | Can't Sleep? Learn About NASA's First Crewed Flight Around the Moon in 50 Years

Mermaids | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Ocean Legends That Sailors Told for Centuries

Wolves | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Apex Predators of the Northern Wilderness

Spring Season | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Science and Culture Behind the Season of Renewal

Tourism | Can't Sleep? Learn About the World's Largest Industry

Albert Einstein | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Mind That Rewrote Physics

Georgia | Can't Sleep? Learn About the State That Gave Us Peaches, Peanuts, and Jimmy Carter

Mango | Can't Sleep? Learn About the King of Fruits

Polygraph | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Lie Detector That Courts Still Won't Trust

Circadian Rhythm | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Internal Clock That Controls When You Sleep

Fermi Paradox | Can't Sleep? Learn Why We Haven't Found Alien Life Yet

Capybaras | Can't Sleep? Learn About the World's Largest Rodent