Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep

• Marfa Public Radio has a sleep podcast that reads boring documents to help listeners fall asleep
• The podcast features readings of FCC compliance documents and other dry material
• Listeners can use the podcast to fall asleep and wake up feeling rested

The Concept

Marfa Public Radio’s sleep podcast is a unique concept that aims to help listeners fall asleep by reading them boring documents. As one listener noted:

> It’s a sleep podcast wherein we read you the boring documents essential to our jobs, in the hopes we might lull you into slumber. What a great idea, I feel li… zzz

The Buzz Score

The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical

Another listener compared it to an existing app:

fastsleep.app does kinda similar thing…
but instead of long podcasts, you are given something to imagine at a time interval. Like if you hear ‘calm river’, imagine that. If you hear ‘heavy rain over a tree’, imagine that. In short → Close your eyes, listen & imagine.

Listener Feedback

Some listeners have suggested features for a sleep app, such as tracking when the user falls asleep and restarting from that point the next night. One listener said:

i want a sleep app that reads me things that will put me to sleep, but i need it to track when i may have gone to sleep, or more importantly when I have not, so i can restart the next night past the point i’ve listened to.

Focus Keyword: Sleep Podcast