The Slow Hour: A Podcast For Rest

Miles Wray

Miles Wray talks about something very interesting, very quietly. It's the slowest hour in podcasting. 

Episodes

  1. Feb 16

    South Korea's "Physical" TV: The 2025 Report Card

    Miles talks about a surprisingly meaningful reality show -- and he's ready to see every country on earth participate.

    50 min

  2. Feb 2

    Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Best Songs of All Time

    Miles talks about the impossible task of listing the 500 best songs in the world, and takes matters into his own hands.

    59 min

  3. Jan 26

    Big Years in Birding: The Modern Era

    Miles talks about the low-stakes, high-effort world of competitive birdwatching. The birds are nice and all that, but this episode gets into the big question: when was birdwatching most romantic?

    53 min

  4. Jan 5

    Soccer's Ultra-Journeymen

    Miles talks about four of the most unpredictable, globe-spanning careers in international soccer: Sebastián Abreu, Dick Advocaat, Kazuyoshi Miura, and Lutz Pfannensteil. These fellas collect passport stamps like candy.

    54 min

  5. 11/17/2025

    Walking Across Japan

    Miles talks about how long Japan is, and how long it takes to walk across it. This podcast contains spoilers for a book written in 1985.

    37 min

  6. 10/20/2025

    The Wheel of Time

    Miles talks about one of the longest stories ever written in the English language. It's popular and obscure, it's brilliant and frustrating. It's: The Wheel of Time.

    42 min

  7. 10/06/2025

    Steve Martin - The Stand-Up Comedy Albums

    Miles begins the podcasting journey of a lifetime by talking about the massively popular, and massively experimental, four stand-up comedy albums by Steve Martin.

    45 min
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Miles Wray talks about something very interesting, very quietly. It's the slowest hour in podcasting. 

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