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Boring History for Sleep

Velvet

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Episodes
540 episodes
Last episode
October 24, 2026
Rating
4.1 / 5
Charts
Apple No. 8 · Pocket Casts No. 10 · Audible No. 14
On Audible since
June 15, 2025

No. 6 on Across the charts in Science & Engineering, and on 2 other charts here.

What it is

Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds, and anyone who thinks a Roman tax policy discussion sounds like a lullaby.

Lay back, close your eyes

Latest episodes

  1. The Forgotten Gods of Pre-Islamic Arabia 🐪🌙 | Ancient Arabian Religion, Myths & Sacred Traditions | Boring History for Sleep October 24, 2026 · 2 hrs 49 min
  2. What If Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct? 🦖🌍 | The World That Could Have Been | Boring History for Sleep October 23, 2026 · 4 hrs 8 min
  3. When Antarctica Was a Jungle 🌿❄️ | The Lost Green World of the Frozen Continent | Boring History for Sleep October 22, 2026 · 3 hrs 47 min
  4. The East India Company 💰🌍 | The Corporation That Ruled an Empire | Boring History for Sleep October 21, 2026 · 3 hrs 52 min
  5. The Entire History of Humanity 🌍⏳ | From the First Humans to the Modern World | Boring History for Sleep October 20, 2026 · 3 hrs 59 min

On the charts

Charting now — best position 1 on Still running in Science & Engineering, reached October 4, 2026. Seen on 5 charts over 42 days of readings, the first on September 5, 2026.

1 11 1 September 5, 2026 October 24, 2026 September 5, 2026 — position 5September 6, 2026 — position 2September 8, 2026 — position 5September 10, 2026 — position 5September 11, 2026 — position 9September 12, 2026 — position 9September 13, 2026 — position 4September 17, 2026 — position 6September 21, 2026 — position 7September 22, 2026 — position 8September 23, 2026 — position 2September 24, 2026 — position 5September 25, 2026 — position 7September 26, 2026 — position 11September 27, 2026 — position 11September 28, 2026 — position 6September 29, 2026 — position 8September 30, 2026 — position 3October 3, 2026 — position 3October 4, 2026 — position 1October 5, 2026 — position 4October 6, 2026 — position 7October 7, 2026 — position 2October 8, 2026 — position 6October 9, 2026 — position 4October 10, 2026 — position 3October 11, 2026 — position 2October 12, 2026 — position 5October 13, 2026 — position 8October 14, 2026 — position 3October 15, 2026 — position 5October 16, 2026 — position 4October 17, 2026 — position 2October 18, 2026 — position 3October 19, 2026 — position 6October 20, 2026 — position 7October 21, 2026 — position 2October 22, 2026 — position 8October 23, 2026 — position 2October 24, 2026 — position 3
Still running in Science & Engineering — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Still running in Science & Engineering 1 40 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts in Science & Engineering 5 42 days October 24, 2026
Apple Podcasts · Science 6 42 days October 24, 2026
Pocket Casts · Science 7 42 days October 24, 2026
Most listened to in Science & Engineering 10 40 days October 24, 2026

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