Oct. 1, 2025
(no music) (10 hours) #1448 Whisper Let me bore you to sleep
🎙️ (no music) #1448 Whisper Let me bore you to sleep - 1st October 2025 https://jasonnewland.com/ 🕒 Duration: 34 minutes, 53 seconds 🔗 https://turboscribe.ai/transcript/4242390849033722127 📝 Summary: This episode of "Let Me Bore You to Sleep"...
🎙️ (no music) #1448 Whisper Let me bore you to sleep - 1st October 2025
https://jasonnewland.com/
🕒 Duration: 34 minutes, 53 seconds
🔗 View Transcript
📝 Summary: This episode of "Let Me Bore You to Sleep" features Jason Newland’s signature laid-back, stream-of-consciousness style, blending sleepy rambles, dry humor, light social commentary, and personal anecdotes to lull the listener into a relaxed state. Here's a breakdown of what he covers:
🔹 Opening & Gratitude (0:00–2:00)
- Jason opens with his usual sleepy greeting and a long yawn.
- He thanks someone named Tammy but then humorously admits he offered no explanation and moves on abruptly.
- He jokingly "pulls rank" because it’s his podcast and he can say what he wants.
- Jason shares that it’s 6:04am and he just got out of bed.
- He riffs on a headline about Tyson Fury’s daughter getting engaged at 16, questioning the relevance and poking fun at naming children after countries like “Venezuela.”
- Reflects on the psychological impact of rejecting people on dating apps and how it can (falsely) boost one's ego.
- Touches on how society judges others, especially in media.
- Jason gets distracted reading absurd questions on Quora.
- Mentions discovering a pediatric doctor in the US with the same name as him.
- Amused by age comparisons—he thought David Beckham was older, but finds out he's younger.
- Jason checks his YouTube analytics and notices an increase in views and subscribers recently.
- Talks through stats from various platforms like Spreaker, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
- Mildly amused by it all, he reflects on how little it might matter.
- Reminisces about silly childhood comebacks like “I know you are, but what am I?”
- Describes the motorway noise and muses on lorry drivers working early hours.
- Thinks about growing pains and wonders if aches from aging are similar.
- Jason mentions new neighbors and his dog Vinnie trying to visit a flat formerly occupied by "Uncle Sausages."
- Lighthearted weirdness ensues, jokingly saying he hasn’t done anything provocative—yet digresses into a bizarre mental image involving Barbie Girl and cats.
- He discusses Big Brother and how adding four new housemates livened up the show.
- Gives opinions on two contestants—George and Richard—and protests the notion that 60 is "old."
- Passionately insists he's middle-aged, not old!
- Admits he enjoys seeing tension on reality TV, comparing it to a controlled zoo or wildlife documentary.
- Delivers a rambling analogy involving lions, apples, and sausages.
- Shares that he’s been listening to his own recordings and they help him fall asleep.
- Confirms the effectiveness of his whispering style for relaxation and sleep.
- Touches on Greta Thunberg’s activism and presence in the media.
- Reads news about Taylor Swift wearing an oversized blazer and pokes fun at the superficiality of celebrity coverage.
- Reads comments from his Facebook group: “Jason Newland’s Boring Group” (228 members strong!).
- Invites listeners to join the group.
- Ends with a kind reminder: “Be kind to yourself because you deserve to be happy. Be gentle with yourself. You deserve to feel safe.”
- Whispered, sleepy, humorous, and highly casual.
- Ideal for relaxation, sleep, or passive listening.
- Meanders through topics with little structure, which is perfect for the “bore you to sleep” concept.