
Boring History for Sleep
by Velvet
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Audience Interest
- history enthusiasts
- insomniacs
Podcast Focus
- boring historical events
- sleep-inducing storytelling
Publishing Consistency
- 351 episodes released
- active for 1 year
Platform Reach
- no platforms detected
- unknown distribution channels
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 32 chart positions in 32 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · Social Sciences#21M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Social Sciences#21M to 3M
- 🇩🇪DE · Social Sciences#31M to 3M
- 🇺🇸US · Social Sciences#41M to 3M
- 🇮🇳IN · Social Sciences#2300K to 800K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.0M to 6.0M🎙 Daily cadence·351 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
6.7M to 20M🇨🇦15%🇦🇺15%🇩🇪15%+29 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
2.0M to 6.0M
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Recent episodes
From Victory to Fear: How World War II Created the Cold War 🌍❄️ | The Hidden Years That Changed the World | Boring History For Sleep
Jul 30, 2026
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The Wild West Was a Lie 🤠🔫 | What Really Happened on the American Frontier | Boring History For Sleep
Jul 29, 2026
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How Humans Accidentally Created Dogs 🐺🐕 | The Incredible Story of Wolf Domestication | Boring History For Sleep
Jul 28, 2026
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History’s Biggest Lies 🤯📜 | Myths You Probably Still Believe | Boring History For Sleep
Jul 27, 2026
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Every Drug Used in Ancient Civilizations 🌿🏺 | The Forgotten History of Ancient Medicines and Mind-Altering Plants | Boring History For Sleep
Jul 26, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 7/30/26 | From Victory to Fear: How World War II Created the Cold War 🌍❄️ | The Hidden Years That Changed the World | Boring History For Sleep | The end of World War II was supposed to bring peace, but instead it opened the door to a new era of tension, suspicion, and global rivalry. Between 1945 and 1953, the world witnessed the collapse of old alliances, the rise of powerful new ideologies, and the beginning of a conflict fought without a traditional battlefield.How did former allies become enemies? Why did the United States and the Soviet Union move from cooperation to confrontation? And how did the first years of the Cold War reshape politics, borders, and everyday life around the world?Discover the forgotten stories behind postwar reconstruction, secret negotiations, nuclear fears, and the quiet struggles that defined the beginning of a divided world.A calm journey through the uncertain years between two eras — when humanity moved from the destruction of one global war into the shadows of another.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about forgotten moments that changed the world. | — | ||||||
| 7/29/26 | The Wild West Was a Lie 🤠🔫 | What Really Happened on the American Frontier | Boring History For Sleep | The Wild West is often remembered as a land of endless gunfights, fearless outlaws, and dramatic showdowns. But much of what we believe comes from novels, Hollywood films, and popular legends rather than historical reality.What was life really like on the American frontier? How dangerous were the famous outlaw gangs? And why did the myths become more famous than the truth? Discover the surprising reality behind frontier towns, lawmen, massacres, and the people who truly shaped the American West.A calm journey through dusty frontier settlements, legendary outlaws, forgotten tragedies, and the real history behind America's greatest myth.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about history's greatest myths and forgotten truths. | — | ||||||
| 7/28/26 | How Humans Accidentally Created Dogs 🐺🐕 | The Incredible Story of Wolf Domestication | Boring History For Sleep | Dogs were not invented overnight—they evolved alongside humans over thousands of years. Long before farms, cities, or written history, curious wolves began following human camps, setting in motion one of the most extraordinary partnerships in the history of life on Earth.How did fierce predators become loyal companions? What role did natural selection, human behavior, and changing environments play in this remarkable transformation? Modern archaeology and genetics reveal that the domestication of dogs may have been one of humanity's greatest accidental achievements.A calm journey through the Ice Age, prehistoric camps, ancient wolves, and the fascinating origins of humanity's oldest friend.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about humanity's forgotten past. | — | ||||||
| 7/27/26 | History’s Biggest Lies 🤯📜 | Myths You Probably Still Believe | Boring History For Sleep | History is full of stories that almost everyone has heard—but not all of them are true. From famous historical figures and legendary events to widely repeated "facts" taught for generations, many popular beliefs fall apart when examined through modern research and historical evidence.Why do these myths survive for so long? How did they become accepted as truth? This journey explores the origins of history's biggest misconceptions, separating fact from fiction while uncovering the real stories behind some of the world's most enduring legends.A calm journey through misunderstood events, forgotten evidence, historical myths, and the surprising truths hidden beneath centuries of storytelling.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about history's greatest mysteries and misconceptions. | — | ||||||
| 7/26/26 | Every Drug Used in Ancient Civilizations 🌿🏺 | The Forgotten History of Ancient Medicines and Mind-Altering Plants | Boring History For Sleep | Long before modern medicine, ancient civilizations discovered the powerful effects of plants, fungi, resins, and natural substances. Across Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, India, China, and the Americas, these remedies were used for healing, religious ceremonies, pain relief, and spiritual experiences.Some were valuable medicines, others sacred ritual substances, and many remain the subject of archaeological and scientific research today. Their stories reveal how ancient societies understood the human body, illness, and altered states of consciousness.A calm journey through ancient temples, healing traditions, sacred rituals, and the fascinating history of the world's earliest psychoactive and medicinal substances.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about humanity's forgotten past. | — | ||||||
| 7/25/26 | When Did Humans Start Smoking? 🚬🔥 | The Ancient Origins of Tobacco and Sacred Smoke | Boring History For Sleep | Long before cigarettes and tobacco became global commodities, ancient peoples around the world used smoke in rituals, medicine, and daily life. Archaeological discoveries reveal that humans have been smoking plants for thousands of years, often believing the rising smoke carried prayers to the gods or connected them with the spirit world.From the earliest evidence of tobacco use in the Americas to sacred ceremonies, ancient pipes, and the global spread of smoking after the Age of Exploration, this is the remarkable story of one of humanity's oldest traditions.A calm journey through prehistoric cultures, ancient rituals, early civilizations, and the surprising history of how humans first discovered smoking.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about humanity's forgotten past. | — | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | Every Era of Human History Explained 🌍⏳ | From the Stone Age to the Modern World | Boring History For Sleep | Human history stretches across hundreds of thousands of years, from the first stone tools to the rise of modern civilization. Along the way, humanity experienced the birth of agriculture, the rise and fall of great empires, scientific revolutions, global exploration, and technological breakthroughs that transformed the world.This complete journey explores the major eras of history, revealing how each period shaped the next. From prehistoric hunter-gatherers and the first cities to the Industrial Revolution and the modern age, every chapter tells the story of how humanity became what it is today.A calm journey through ancient civilizations, medieval kingdoms, world-changing discoveries, and the defining moments of our shared past.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about the history of humanity. | — | ||||||
| 7/23/26 | The Entire New Testament Explained ✝️📖 | The Story of Jesus and Early Christianity | Boring History For Sleep | The New Testament tells one of the most influential stories in human history. From the birth of Jesus and His teachings to His crucifixion, resurrection, and the spread of Christianity across the Roman Empire, these books shaped the beliefs of billions of people over the past two thousand years.This journey explores the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the letters of the early Christian leaders, and the Book of Revelation, placing each part within its historical context and explaining how the New Testament came together.A calm journey through ancient Judea, the Roman Empire, the lives of the apostles, and the remarkable story that transformed the world.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about history's greatest beliefs. | — | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | Inca Empirecivilization+4 | — | Boring History For Sleep | Inca EmpireAndes+1 | Inca EmpireAndes+5 | — | 3h 27m 40s | ||
| 7/21/26 | Greek mythologyHercules+3 | — | Boring History For Sleep | GreeceUnderworld | HerculesGreek mythology+6 | — | 3h 19m 20s | ||
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| 7/20/26 | Greek mythologycreation myth+4 | — | Greek mythology | Mount OlympusGreece | Greek creation mythancient Greeks+6 | — | 3h 49m 31s | ||
| 7/19/26 | industrial historybusiness empires+3 | — | sewing machineSinger Sewing Machine Company | AmericaVictorian parlors | Singersewing machine+3 | — | 3h 28m 18s | ||
| 7/18/26 | Ancient Egypttrade routes+5 | — | — | Ancient EgyptNile+3 | Ancient EgyptNile+6 | — | 3h 23m 18s | ||
| 7/17/26 | ancient Egyptmythology+4 | — | Book of the Dead | Egypt | AnubisEgyptian mythology+5 | — | 3h 19m 35s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Greek mythologygods+4 | — | Greek Mythology | Mount Olympusancient temples | Greek mythologygods+6 | — | 4h 01m 23s | ||
| 7/15/26 | Pinkertonsprivate law enforcement+4 | — | Pinkerton National Detective Agency | America | Pinkertonsdetective agency+5 | — | 3h 17m 16s | ||
| 7/14/26 | maritime historyTitanic+4 | — | BritannicTitanic | — | BritannicTitanic+5 | — | 3h 42m 55s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Marjorie Merriweather PostMar-a-Lago+4 | — | — | Mar-a-LagoAmerica | Marjorie Merriweather PostMar-a-Lago+5 | — | 3h 54m 18s | ||
| 7/12/26 | Could You Survive the Ancient Olympics? — Immersive History of the Games 🏛️ | Boring History for Sleep | The ancient Olympic Games were far more intense than modern competitions. Athletes trained for years, faced strict rules, and competed in events that tested strength, endurance, and resilience. Injuries, pressure, and honor were all part of the experience. Beyond the stadium lay tradition, ritual, and a culture that celebrated both victory and struggle. A calm journey into the realities of competing in the ancient world.Boring history for sleep – Soft stories about difficult lives. | — | ||||||
| 7/11/26 | What Earth Was Like After the Dinosaurs Disappeared 🌍 | Boring History For Sleep | After the extinction of the dinosaurs, Earth entered a completely different age. Forests spread across the planet, giant mammals emerged, and early ancestors of modern animals slowly began to dominate the world.The Cenozoic Era was a time of dramatic climate shifts, enormous creatures, and changing landscapes that shaped the planet we know today. Oceans moved, ice ages arrived, and life adapted in unexpected ways over millions of years.A calm journey through ancient forests, prehistoric mammals, and the slow rebuilding of life after extinction.Boring History For Sleep — Soft stories about Earth’s forgotten past. | — | ||||||
| 7/10/26 | The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 — England’s Bloody Uprising ⚔️ | Boring History for Sleep | In 1381, growing tension across medieval England erupted into one of the most dramatic uprisings in the country’s history. Heavy taxation, social inequality, and the pressures of post-plague society pushed ordinary people toward open rebellion.Farmers, laborers, and townspeople moved through the kingdom demanding change, confronting systems that had shaped everyday life for generations. Behind the violence lay frustration, uncertainty, and a society struggling to redefine power and obligation.A calm journey through unrest, survival, and the fragile balance of medieval England.Boring History for Sleep — Soft stories about difficult lives. | — | ||||||
| 7/9/26 | Grangegorman — Ireland’s Darkest Asylum Story 🕯️ | Boring History for Sleep | The history of Grangegorman reflects a time when mental illness was poorly understood and institutions became isolated worlds of their own. Hidden behind walls and routines, thousands of lives passed through its corridors in silence and uncertainty.Overcrowding, strict control, and changing medical beliefs shaped daily life inside the asylum. Behind official records were ordinary people navigating fear, loneliness, and survival within a rigid system.A calm journey through isolation, institutional life, and the forgotten realities of Ireland’s psychiatric past.Boring History for Sleep — Soft stories about difficult lives. | — | ||||||
| 7/8/26 | The Most Relaxing Facts About Food to Fall Asleep To 🍞 | Boring History for Sleep | Food has quietly shaped human life for thousands of years, connecting people through routine, comfort, and tradition. Behind everyday meals lie long histories of farming, cooking, trade, and survival.Simple ingredients traveled across continents, customs evolved slowly over generations, and familiar dishes became part of daily rhythm and memory. Even ordinary foods carry stories of adaptation, culture, and changing lifestyles.A calm journey through comforting traditions, quiet history, and the surprisingly peaceful world of food.Boring History for Sleep — Soft stories about difficult lives. | — | ||||||
| 7/7/26 | Pagan Europe — Gods, Tribes, and the Sacred World Before Christianity 🌲 | Boring History for Sleep | Before Christianity spread across Europe, the continent was shaped by tribal traditions, sacred landscapes, and ancient beliefs tied closely to nature and community. Forests, rivers, and seasons carried spiritual meaning within a world filled with gods, rituals, and oral tradition.Different peoples across Europe developed their own customs, myths, and ways of understanding life and the natural world. Behind later civilizations remained older systems of belief built on ancestry, survival, and connection to the land.A calm journey through myth, ritual, and the sacred world of pagan Europe before Christianity.Boring History for Sleep — Soft stories about difficult lives. | — | ||||||
| 7/6/26 | Daily Life as a Roman Slave — The Hidden Side of the Empire ⛓️ | Boring History for Sleep | Beneath the grandeur of ancient Rome, millions of enslaved people carried out the work that sustained daily life across the empire. Their lives were shaped by labor, hierarchy, and constant dependence on those who owned them.Some worked in households, others in fields, mines, or workshops, each experiencing the Roman world in very different ways. Behind the power and wealth of the empire lay routines of survival, uncertainty, and endurance.A calm journey through work, control, and the overlooked realities of everyday life in ancient Rome.Boring History for Sleep — Soft stories about difficult lives. | — | ||||||
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What the show covers
- boring historical events
- sleep-inducing storytelling
- unremarkable figures
- forgotten treaties
Audience interests
- history enthusiasts
- insomniacs
- trivia lovers
- sleep aid seekers
Platform reach
- no platforms detected
- unknown distribution channels
- limited reach inferred
- potential for growth
Publishing consistency
- 351 episodes released
- active for 1 year
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- consistent publishing schedule
Chart history for Boring History for Sleep
Peaked at #1 in Ireland, top 10 in 44 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in Ireland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Ireland | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Canada | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Australia | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Ireland | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| BE | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Finland | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| IS | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| HU | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| IL | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| AE | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| India | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| SG | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| HK | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| ID | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| CO | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| South Africa | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| South Africa | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Germany | — | #3 | #3 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 32 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 32 markets.