Dan Bain's Sleepy Time Mumbles
Are podcasts TOO interesting? Need a podcast you CAN miss? Every episode Dan Bain improvises a podcast that's interesting enough to listen to, but not interesting enough to keep you awake, giving you the perfect podcast to fall asleep to.
Episodes
86 episodes
Night Zoo - Subscriber Preview
Let's head along to the inaugural tour of the Night Zoo and see if any of the animals are awake. On Sleepy Time Mumbles... A podcast you CAN miss
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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35:24
Acting Intentions
Yes, the script gives us the text but the job of the actor is to provide the subtext and... oh no I'm already asleep. On Sleepy Time Mumbles.A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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31:33
Good News IV (Sports Edition)
Would you like to hear a long list of sports cliches, followed by an interminable list of medal results? Think that would send you to sleep. Then you need to get this episode of Sleepy Time Mumbles... A podcast you CAN miss... ...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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32:23
Omnibus Edition - In conversation
Is the idea of listening to one low stakes interview with an incredibly dull subject just not enough for you any more? Need it longer, slower, duller? Then enjoy this omnibus interview compilation episode featuring interviews with A Gentleman C...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:24:07
Infinity Box
Tonight, let's discuss a theatre exercise, its purpose and execution, and then play the game. If that sounds incredibly dull then you know you must be at Sleepy Time Mumbles...A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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31:39
Historical Corrections
Time to go through the entire catalogue and do some revisionism. There might well be factual errors that need to be corrected. So, in extensive, painstaking detail, let's do that. On Sleepy Time Mumbles...A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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31:13
Backstage and Technical Rider
Imagine if Mumbles was a live show where you went to a theatre and fell asleep. Wonder what the technical rider for that would be? Of course not, which is why it's an episode of Sleepy Time Mumbles, A podcast you CAN miss...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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30:54
Mass Effect (From Memory)
Mass Effect is one of my favourite games well known for its depth of characters and nuanced storytelling. But wouldn't you rather hear someone attempt to tell the story out of order and from memory? That sounds like sleepytime mumbles...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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35:57
How is this even possible?
Oh boy I sure bet that listening to someone disappear into a vortex of how they do the thing that you are listening to will very quickly lose it's appeal as it becomes more and more meta. Which is why it's a perfect topic for Sleepy Time Mumble...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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32:13
Your Mind is a Metropolitan Corvid
Time for a guided meditation. Your mind is a Metropolitan dwelling corvid. Now let us count your nest treasures. Sounds interesting .... enough On Sleepy Time Mumbles, a podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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30:50
Granular Dramaturgical Notes on the Process of Adaptation
What was the process of adapting the Odyssey from a multi-book poem into a three-hander play? That sounds like it would be interesting enough to listen to, but not interesting enough to care about. On sleepytime mumblesa po...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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33:18
Letters to a Fictional Gift-Giving Entity
All around the world children write letters to fictional beings. Here's some examples. On Sleepy Time Mumbles...A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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30:38
Taxi Dispatch Simulator
Taxis used to be a thing. You would have to ring them up and talk to a person to get picked up. Can you even imagine that? Now you can on Sleepy Time Mumbles...A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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31:31
Pseudo-medieval Sword Adventure V
Pseudo Medieval Sword Adventure: Book One: The Hammer of Anvilston (The Raven's Keep sequence - Catalyst Rising) chapter thirty. Pokarth Six-swords loses one of his personality swords and visits a wizard to get a very elaborate spe...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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34:12
The To-Do List
In tonight's bonus episode, I go through all the items I've ticked off my to-do list. If that sounds both intricate, specific and, entirely missable, then you've worked out exactly what Sleepy Time Mumbles is...A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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34:46
Kid A (From memory)
In September's episode, I attempt to remember both the order of songs and things about Radiohead's Kid A album, without any notes or having listened to it for months. As you can imagine I either have too much detail or, not enough, which ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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41:17
Your mind is an electronics store after hours
Imagine your mind is an electronics store and all the machines, appliances, and devices are switched off and silent, in this ridiculous guided meditation on Sleepy Time Mumbles...A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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33:03
Random Classic Pages
In this surprise episode I pick up a random classic novel, read a page, and then switch to another one. That sounds like a podcast you CAN miss...Like Sleepy Time Mumbles.
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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29:59
In Conversation with A Gentleman Caller
This evening it's a phone-in-caller interview with a mysterious gentleman caller, y'know like in the Tennessee Williams plays.On Sleepy Time Mumbles...A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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32:02
An hour of openings
I don't know if this is a good idea at all. But I compiled an hour of openings into an omnibus episode. Now that feels like a podcast you CAN miss...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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56:26
Statistical Breakdown and Data Analysis
Will your country, city, or listening device of choice make the top 10 in download detail and statistics? See if you can stay awake to find out in this deep dive into the statistics of... Sleepy Time Mumbles...A podcast you...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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40:19
Omnibus Edition - Talking about people you don't know
This is a compilation episode containing the originally published episodesGossip About People You Don't Know Pt. IGossip About People You Don't Know Pt. IIA Toast to the Bride and GroomOn the Occassion of ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:40:30
Good News III (the leaf blower)
This month, while attempting to record Good News III, Dan slowly (and gently) loses his mind as recording is interrupted by his neighbour's leaf blower.On Sleepy Time Mumbles...A podcast you CAN miss.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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32:23
Omnibus Edition - Pseudo Medieval Sword Adventure.
Have you ever craved nearly 2 hours of uninterrupted 'adventures' of Pokarth Six Swords? Well, here it is. All previously released Pseudo-medieval sword Adventures, bundled into one epic sleepy narrative mumble. On Sleepy Time Mumb...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:41:53