🎙️ "#1440 Whisper – Let Me Bore You to Sleep – 26th September 2025"
🕒 Duration: 36 minutes, 33 seconds
🔗 Transcript Link
💤 Overview This is a calming, whisper-toned "Let Me Bore You to Sleep" session by Jason Newland, intended to gently lull listeners to sleep with meandering reflections, quiet updates, and peaceful storytelling. It’s a perfect mix of mundane morning routines, sleepy musings, and gentle interactions with his dog Vinny.
🧠 Key Themes & Segments
🌅 Morning Routine (0:00–10:00)
- Jason shares his slow, sleepy start to the day.
- Checks on his dog Vinny, who was lying in bed but alert.
- Mentions his gurgling tummy and need for Ready Brek (breakfast).
- Discusses waking rituals:
- Checking the time.
- Drinking water, going to the bathroom.
- Cleaning his mug and bowl.
- Taking his acid reflux tablet.
📊 Podcasting & YouTube Stats (10:00–20:00)
- Logs onto his laptop to check Spreaker podcast stats:
- Apple Podcasts is still #1.
- Podcast Addict has overtaken Spotify.
- On YouTube:
- 1,579 subscribers.
- 1.7K views over 28 days.
- A recent spike in views—10x normal activity on one day.
🌐 Online Browsing & News (20:00–25:00)
- Checks trending topics via Microsoft Bing (since Google doesn’t show up).
- Mentions Noel Clarke, Ingrid Oliver, Keir Starmer, and others.
- Briefly reflects on Ingrid Oliver’s partner having an eye condition.
- Reads up about news out of curiosity.
📻 Podcast Distribution & Fan Interactions (25:00–30:00)
- Checks stats on SoundCloud.
- Engages with comments and questions on his Facebook group:
- Christine thanks him for helping her sleep.
- Julia asks if he accepts Venmo—he investigates and explains why he cannot use it (only supported in the U.S.).
- Nick and Mike discuss sleep timer features on podcast apps.
🐶 Vinny Time + Dream Talk (30:00–36:00)
- Vinny behaves playfully and stares at Jason under the desk—possibly wanting attention or to play.
- Jason scratches his neck and talks sweetly to him.
- Recalls waking in the night with a vivid dream and wanting to record it, but forgot it by morning.
- Ironically, the dream was about waking up and forgetting a dream—a classic Jason moment.
🧘♂️ Tone & Style
- Whispered voice, intimate and gentle.
- Conversational, meandering thoughts.
- Infused with humor, warmth, and sleepy charm.
- Designed to relax, soothe, and comfort the listener, often distracting from anxiety or insomnia.
📝 Final Thoughts Jason signs off by encouraging listeners to:
- Be kind to themselves
- Feel safe
- And reminds them: "You do deserve to be happy." 💜
