(music) #1447 Let me bore you to sleep

📄 "#1447 Let Me Bore You To Sleep – 30th September 2025"
https://www.jasonnewland.com/

🕒 Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

🎧 View full transcript on TurboScribe

🧘 Overview This episode continues the familiar calming and rambling style of Let Me Bore You to Sleep, blending personal anecdotes, gentle self-deprecation, introspection, and nostalgic TV trivia. The host, Jason Newland, shares details from his day, a mental health appointment, his thoughts on aging, and an extensive dive into sitcoms from the 80s and 90s. The goal, as always, is to lull the listener into a state of rest through soothing but meandering storytelling.

🧠 Main Themes & Segments 

🧩 1. Mental Health & Self-Reflection (0:00–20:00)

• Big Brother obsession: Jokes about being so devoted that his friend learned not to interrupt during the show.
• Mental health nurse phone appointment:
  • Detailed discussion of his past and present psychological state.
  • The nurse suggests assessments for ADHD and possible autism.
  • Jason reflects on his communication habits, such as interrupting people and always connecting conversations back to himself.
• Insight into thought patterns:
  • Describes having ongoing internal conversations.
  • Realizes his mind may be “chaotic inside” even though his external life feels stable.
  • Finds it refreshing to be asked how he thinks, not just what he thinks.

🪞 2. Aging & Self-Image (23:00–33:00)

• Uses an online photo age detector which claims he looks 60 years old (he’s 55).
• Humorously plans to experiment with shaving hair/beard to “look younger” in photos.
• Reflects on life at different decades: at 24, 34, 44, 55—tying these to places he lived or martial arts he practiced.

📺 3. Pop Culture Nostalgia (35:00–end) A significant chunk of the episode is dedicated to nostalgic deep-dives into American and British sitcoms, including:

📺 John Ritter & Sitcoms:

• Recalls Three’s Company, Hooperman, and Eight Simple Rules.
• Lists Ritter's other roles and wonders why Three’s a Crowd didn’t last.
• Shares memories of watching Hooperman in the late ‘80s.

📺 Step by Step:

• Fond memories of watching it daily in 1994.
• Correctly remembers casting details and crossover with Dallas (Patrick Duffy).
• Notes that critics disliked the show, but he found it funny.

🧨 Sledge Hammer!:

• Declares it one of his favorite shows.
• Breaks down its satirical nature, spoofing Dirty Harry.
• Praises its absurd humor and criticizes how it's underappreciated.

🩺 Other shows:

• Mentions Nurses, Scrubs, The Golden Girls, King of the Hill, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
• Expresses surprise over how some shows “disappear” from TV despite being funny.

🐾 Personal Notes & Side Comments

• Several loving mentions of Vinny (his dog), including his evening walk routine and issues with walking him in the dark.
• Tangents on:
  • Streetlights turning off at midnight and how dark it gets.
  • Razors being too expensive (£16!)
  • Annoyance with actors’ bad English accents in US sitcoms.
  • Frustration over sitcoms not being shown in order on UK television.

🎯 Takeaway Vibe Jason blends sincere vulnerability with comedic rambling in this episode. The mental health appointment becomes a jumping-off point for musings on identity, neurodivergence, social behavior, and memory. It's a mellow, engaging monologue designed to be calming but rich in personality. There’s a lot of warmth, humor, and relatable insecurity about aging and being understood.

⭐ Notable Quotes
 “You can't have a go at someone for not knowing where their blind spots are, because they can’t see them. They’re blind spots.”

“It’s not that I talk slowly — it’s that I pick my words carefully.”

“Being 60 has its benefits. But I'm 55. I want to look 55. Not 60.”