Voices on radio/podcasts that make you fall asleep.

[Redheadedstepchild]

I don't sleep very well so often put on something that is vaguely interesting but not too interesting.

I don't know why exactly but I seem to have better results with male voices. Not always but it seems to be a trend. Same with the few times that I've tried self hypnosis tapes.

Is there a science behind this or is it just me?

Gsrdeners Question Time on R4 nearly always works for me

The shipping forecast, particularly when it’s being read by Vidji Alles.

I like the Rest is History too much I think. I sometimes try to listen to topics I’m not interested in to get to sleep, but I end up becoming interested (in obscure Victorian sport or the history of pigeons, or wars I’ve never heard of).

I listen to Newscast, droning on and on about the days news, which I'll already have heard about. Works every time.

Anything read by Michael Jayston.

Lucy worsley
bbc sounds
Lady killers or Lady swindlers always sends me to sleep

I fall asleep to Pod save America/ Americast/ Trip USA
Pod save America is particularly great- and long, often over an hour. So I relisten when driving.

Not quite but I put a youtube "sound of waves" black screen video on my bedroom tv. Tv has a built in timer so will switch off after a while. Rain fall, rivers, snowfall are also available. Waves on a pebbly beach is my favourite

I listen to The Sleeping Forecast on BBC 3 Unwind. It’s the shipping forecast interspersed with sounds from nature and calm classical music.

I like In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg - just gently in the background. Or Philosophy Bites.

I'd completely out myself if I said who I frequently fall asleep to, because it's quite an unusual one - it is one of the best relaxing voices I've come across though!
I do find Louis Theroux quite soothing too.

Viji Alles from Radio 4

His distinctive voice is now used on The Sleeping Forecast

He reads the Shipping Forecast and the news

Scotland outdoors is my go to sleep podcast. The male presenters have the most lovely soothing voices.

OK, it's really weird, but I absolutely adore a podcast about RPG and dungeons & dragons called the Grognard Files. It's so soothing, just listening to them chatting about gaming. I dont even understand what they're talking about most of the time. I've never had anything to do with this world and probably never will but I love it - it's my safe place.

I was going to reccommend that too! I like the voice of the shipping forecast against the classical musical;

Headspace - Cat Marina. You won’t regret it. 😻

I listen to LBC! Even if it gets controversial I still fall asleep!

I used to listen to the headspace sleep stories & loved them! Rain Day Antiques was my favourite but I went through a phase of listening to the whole thing & still not being asleep, then I started worrying about not falling asleep before the end so now I just listen to the radio!

The French Whisperer - mostly history and science stuff. He has a delicious voice that instantly makes me relaxed! Another favourite is ASMR Historian on YouTube - no ads!!

I know this is an older thread, but my favourite female podcast voice Avery Trufleman has a new series of Articles of Interest and it reminded me tonight of how much I like to listen to her stuff.

I have the Audio book of Sapiens. I'm not sure who's reading it, but I fall asleep to it every night. I've not really got past the Stone Age despite listening to it for months.

Cold War conversations

Anything Noiser podcast related that is narrated by John Hopkins or Paul MaCann. I pay £2 a month for ad free listening to get Real Survival Stories narrated by John Hopkins just for his lovely voice that I can fall asleep to without jangling adverts!