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I Can’t Sleep Podcast Transcripts

Benjamin Boster · 598 episodes with transcripts

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.

Spoken has transcripts of 598 I Can’t Sleep episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 21, 2026.

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  | while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
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Latest I Can’t Sleep transcripts

Ancient Greece | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Birthplace of Democracy

October 21, 2026

Benjamin Boster (0:02)

Before we start, a word from our sponsor Fitnexa, who sent me a pair of their Somnipods 3 Sleep Earbuds to try.

If you've ever tried falling asleep with earbuds in, you probably gave up the moment you rolled onto your side. That's the only thing I cared about with these. They're 9.9 millimeters thin, and once my head was on the pillow, I stopped noticing them. I fell asleep to a podcast, rolled over plenty, and they were…

SPEAKER_2 (1:01)

Ultra running shoes are all about space, the space to go further, to feel better, to do something you never thought possible. And this space starts with Ultra Fit. Unlike traditional running shoes, Ultra Fit gives toes more room to move naturally, so every step is strong, balanced, and comfortable. Whatever you're…

Benjamin Boster (1:32)

Welcome to the I Can't Sleep podcast, where I help you drift off one fact at a time. I'm your host, Benjamin Boster, and tonight's episode is about Ancient Greece.

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