205 episodes

WikiSleep is a simple yet effective sleep app and podcast designed to help people with busy or curious brains relax and unwind.
Find the App at WIKISLEEP.COM and Try At No Cost Today.
Discover happier, more restful sleep through a constantly growing selection of fun sleep stories, biographies, weird histories, easy meditations and other curiosities—all designed to help you relax and unwind. Unlike many other sleep apps that rely heavily on tricks or deep meditation, our content works on the simple principle of diversion. The stories we provide are interesting enough to grab your attention—but calm enough that you can drift off while listening.
We offer stories that are unusual for sleep apps, such as biographies of fascinating people like The Notorious B.I.G., Marie Antoinette or Bob Ross—or weird histories of everyday things like wine or cameras. Regardless of the story, every episode is delivered in a calm and soothing way.
WHAT YOU'LL FIND:
A growing list of stories, capers, histories, biographies, ambient sounds, meditations, breath exercises for anxiety, Spanish and French episodes...plus much more.
Some of our most favorited episodes include:
• The Life & Times of Bob Ross
• Anthony Bourdain: Visionary & Humanist
• The Salem Witch Trials
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Sleepy Penguin Visualization
• The Great Train Robbery of 1963
• Mexican Beach Relaxation
• The Magic of Chadwick Boseman
• Charles Ponzi, the man behind the scheme
• The Brothers Grimm
• A Very Brief History of Whisky
• The Greek Myth of Paris
• Box Breathing for Sleep & Anxiety
• Sleepy Cat Purr
• The Many Lives of Maya Angelou
• Michelangelo: The Divine One
• Jim Henson & His Muppets
• A Pretty Brief History of Marijuana
• Vlad the Impaler
• A Brief History of Cameras
• Three Hours of Pi
• The Brief Life of Alexander the Great
• Catherine the Great of Russia
• Frida Kahlo: A Remarkable Life
The list keeps growing and we take suggestions too...


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WikiSleep Adrien Sala

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.4 • 12 Ratings

WikiSleep is a simple yet effective sleep app and podcast designed to help people with busy or curious brains relax and unwind.
Find the App at WIKISLEEP.COM and Try At No Cost Today.
Discover happier, more restful sleep through a constantly growing selection of fun sleep stories, biographies, weird histories, easy meditations and other curiosities—all designed to help you relax and unwind. Unlike many other sleep apps that rely heavily on tricks or deep meditation, our content works on the simple principle of diversion. The stories we provide are interesting enough to grab your attention—but calm enough that you can drift off while listening.
We offer stories that are unusual for sleep apps, such as biographies of fascinating people like The Notorious B.I.G., Marie Antoinette or Bob Ross—or weird histories of everyday things like wine or cameras. Regardless of the story, every episode is delivered in a calm and soothing way.
WHAT YOU'LL FIND:
A growing list of stories, capers, histories, biographies, ambient sounds, meditations, breath exercises for anxiety, Spanish and French episodes...plus much more.
Some of our most favorited episodes include:
• The Life & Times of Bob Ross
• Anthony Bourdain: Visionary & Humanist
• The Salem Witch Trials
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Sleepy Penguin Visualization
• The Great Train Robbery of 1963
• Mexican Beach Relaxation
• The Magic of Chadwick Boseman
• Charles Ponzi, the man behind the scheme
• The Brothers Grimm
• A Very Brief History of Whisky
• The Greek Myth of Paris
• Box Breathing for Sleep & Anxiety
• Sleepy Cat Purr
• The Many Lives of Maya Angelou
• Michelangelo: The Divine One
• Jim Henson & His Muppets
• A Pretty Brief History of Marijuana
• Vlad the Impaler
• A Brief History of Cameras
• Three Hours of Pi
• The Brief Life of Alexander the Great
• Catherine the Great of Russia
• Frida Kahlo: A Remarkable Life
The list keeps growing and we take suggestions too...


By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep.



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    Episode 221: Cleopatra

    Episode 221: Cleopatra

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    Cleopatra is one of the most fascinating humans in all of history. A queen, a brilliant political tactitian, and mother to both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony's children, her relatively short life was full of intrigue and cunning....
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    • 6 min
    Episode 220: Shackleton: A True Life Tale of Harrowing Survival

    Episode 220: Shackleton: A True Life Tale of Harrowing Survival

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    Ernest Shackleton is often considered one of history's greatest leaders, helping the entire crew of his ship, Endurance, survive over two years stranded in some of the most harrowing conditions in Antartica. He was famous for believing in personalities over experience, was celebrated as a hero during his relatively short life and had the trust of sailors any captain would dream of... 
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    #wikisleep #sleepstories #sleep #sleephelp #sleepstuff #ErnestShackleton #MentalHealth #SleepStory 
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    Episode 219: Stan Lee, Godfather of the Marvel Universe

    Episode 219: Stan Lee, Godfather of the Marvel Universe

    Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com
    Stan Lee was the creative mind behind the some of the most famous characters in comic book history. Not only did he co-create The Black Panther, Thor, Iron Man and Spider-Man, he was also responsible for brining humanity into the characters, writing them as imperfect beings with their own desires and conceits. He advocated for using comic books as platforms for social issues and brought readers into worlds that reflected their own... 
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    #WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #MarvelComics #MarvelUniverse #StanLee #Ambient #WhiteNoise #Meditation #SleepDiversion #SleepTool #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories
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    • 6 min
    Episode 218: Bob Marley: Voice of a Generation

    Episode 218: Bob Marley: Voice of a Generation

    Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com
    Bob Marley was a Jamaican artist who transcended musical boundaries to become an iconic reggae legend. Despite facing adversities throughout his life, including an assassination attempt, he was relentless on his quest to spread messages of love, unity and social justice. Four decades after his death, his unique voice continues to resonate around the globe...  
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    #WikiSleep #SleepStories #BobMarley #Marley #Meditation #SleepDiversion #MentalHealth #Sleep #Podcast #Stories #ADHD #Reggae #TheWailers

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    • 6 min
    Episode 217: The Amazing Talent of River Phoenix

    Episode 217: The Amazing Talent of River Phoenix

    Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com
    River Phoenix was one of the most recognizable actors of the 1980s and '90s, staring in films like Stand By Me, Sneakers and My Own Private Idaho. But he was also much more than that. A musician, activist and humanitarian, his unfortunate passing due to a drug overdose shocked his fans around the globe, many of whom had viewed him as a squeaky clean ambassador of young talent... 
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    #WikiSleep #Sleep #SleepStories #SleepTools #SleepDiversion #RiverPhoenix #JoaquinPhoenix #MentalHealth #1990s #Hollywood 
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    • 6 min
    Episode 216: The Wild History of Lobotomy

    Episode 216: The Wild History of Lobotomy

    Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com
    Perhaps one of the most unhinged medical procedures of the 20th century, lobotomies were highly controversial from the very start. Based on flimsy research and a distinct lack of knowledge on how the brain actually functions, the procedure was performs tens of thousands of times with often horrifying results. Yet it took until 1977 for the US government to ban it outright...
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    #Sleep #Sleepstories #WikiSleep #Lobotomy #Science #SleepHelp #SleepTool #Mediation #Sleeping #Anxiety #insomnia
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    • 6 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Thanabouasy ,

The Best!

I’m hooked. This is perfect. So soothing and distracting.

Robynface ,

Perfect Podcast

I have been searching for a podcast to go to sleep to. It takes so long to fall asleep and other podcasts have too many ads! I really hate the idea of listening to ads to go to sleep. I hope it stays free.

slatsgrobmick ,

Loud ads make it impossible to sleep

Just as you are falling asleep an extremely loud ad with tones wakes you up again. It comes on right at the end of the show, for maximum disturbance .

Kind of makes the show pointless, doesn’t it? The content and presenter is great, otherwise.

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