Dan Bain's Sleepy Time Mumbles
Are podcasts TOO interesting? Need a podcast you CAN miss? Every episode comedian and playwright Dan Bain improvises a low-stakes podcast that's interesting enough to listen to, but not interesting enough to keep you awake, giving you the perfect podcast to fall asleep to.
A Recurring Dream - Creepy Time Mumbles #1
In the build up to halloween I'm re-releasing the subscriber-only Creepy Time Mumbles #1 from 2020.
Enjoy this deep dive into the archive.
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Your Mind is an Empty House in the Rain
Time for a new guided meditation. Your mind is an empty... zzz.
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Legend has it that this is medicinal
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The Dullest in Mixology
Welcome to beverage du savoir let me talk you through the cocktail list, and we'll see if we can find... zzz...
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(I actually found bits of this too funny and I'm very sorry that I am so unprofessional)
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No surprises here, this one does exactly what it says on the tin. It's a collection and reflection on my favourite words that... zzzz
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The times are hard and the horrors are a plenty, but we need to get to sleep so let's make up some magical spells to fight off the fears of the... zzzz
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Season One Episode Fourteen "A Cruel Mistress" is one of the all time classics of Sleepy Time Mumbles, but it's been trapped behind the paywall where only delicious subscribers have been able to access it. Now, for your edification, may I... zzz...
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In...Time To Check Our Gear
Alright team, we're heading out into the zones and before we go into the zones its very important that we make sure we have every single thing we could possibly... zzzz
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Tonight here's a few words of encouragement for that thing you've been working on so hard and no one is paying attent..... zzz
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Let's Recap the Year (2014)
March is a great time for an annual recap so... I've picked 2014. Join me as I attempt to recount the entirely rendered irrelevant by time events of over ten years ago and... zzz
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We're five hours out from service and it's time to go through what we're going to prepare for this evening's menu, and there are certainl... zzz
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Season 7 - Plans and Previews
Find out what the plan is for season seven of sleepy time mumbles and how Dan intends to .... zzzz
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Who Will Bring What This Christmas?
It's time to have a family meeting and decide who is going to bring what for the different things we are going to do on Christma...zzz
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Pseudo Medieval Sword Adventure VII: The Plan
Time to return yet again to the world of Pseudo-Medieval Sword Adventure where Pokarth Six-Swords finds himself in the war tent to plan the prophesied plan to defeat the warlord Pla.... zzzz
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When it's Halloween it's time for CREEPY TIME MUMBLES! This halloween, a brand new Creepy Time Mumbles, it's Count Orlock from Robert Eggers's Nosferatu recounting how his... zzz
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Waiting Room Simulator
Is not enough of your waking life sitting waiting on bureaucracy and underfunded public services? Maybe your process of going to sleep could be as... zzzz
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Christchurch Mayoral Candidates 2025
It's local election time in Christchurch and the council have issued pamphlets and it only costs a small amount of money to try and run for mayor. Time to read about how to vote and some insane candidate statemen--- zzzzz
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Are half hour episodes of Mumbles not doing it for you? Then you need this omnibus episode of all three numbing drill downs into the minutiae of Xcom 2: War of the chosen to allow you to... zzzzz
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I had a zoom meeting in 25 minutes and I needed to talk through my... zzzz
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Airports I Have Known part II
Ok, we've had the domestic airports but now it's time for the international ones and boy are they sure... zzzz
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A Recurring Dream - Listener Mail
In this replay of the VERY FIRST episode of Sleepytime Mumbles Dan dips into the mailbag to read some long letters from listeners and gives his feedback including trying to remember a recipe off the top of his head.
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I've been a bit distracted from the essential job of churning out Mumbles because I need to learn these lines, sirrah. Let's combine the two activities in this crossover episode of Sleepy Time Mumbles that is a genuine... zzz
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Oh gosh team, everything on the internet now has a terrible AI attached to it, including my newsletter provider and tonight let's go through what it thinks my monthly news.... zzzz
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Come with me back to Jan - May 2011 on Facebook and let's see how exciting the various wall posts and status updates are in this deep dive into... zzzzzzz
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Welcome to this very exclusive restaurant. Before we can let you order, we need to tell you about how we work here, and how we... zzzzzzz
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Mass Effect 2 (from memory)
Bioware's Mass Effect 2 is the tightest in the series and one of my all time favourites, but can I remember what happens in it off the top of my head or will....zzz
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Do you like to walk a specific way when you go to a regularly attended destination? I sure do and tonight on the show we're going to recount some of the... zzz
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This Monday night come along on a guided tour of the night market (closed Mondays) and you can enjoy all of the shops and stalls even though they are not open or... zzz
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Through the medium of very weak word play let's scroll through alternative universe versions of the show, finding out what the parallel realities are listening to in order to... zzzz
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Airports I have Known
I begin a process of talking through airports i've visited and realise it's going to take a lot more than one episode to fully... zzzz
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Essential Home Maintenance
Would you like a list of the tools that will come in handy for performing essential maintenance tasks around your home? Like, just interminable lists of tools and the functions and benefits of each? That sounds like an episode of Sleepytime Mumbles...
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One Child, One Gift
It's our annual Christmas special and this year I actually recorded a new episode instead of just reposting Christmas Lies from NZ (which TBF is a banger) and anyway in this episode, there's a list of children and what gift (singular) they are getting for Christmas and boy does that ever sound.... zzzz. On Sleepy Time Mumbles...
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What about if we just collated ALL of the Good News episodes? Also this even has some of my own Good News about the podcast so that will be very... zzzzz. On sleepy time mumbles...
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Xcom 2: War of the Chosen part III
After a delay of several years the third part of the series that no one asked for finally arrives. It's an in-depth breakdown of the tactical aspect of... zzzz. On Sleepy Time Mumbles.
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The 2001 album Amnesiac was the followup and in many ways a companion piece to.... zzzz. On Sleepytime Mumbles.
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A Recurring Dream: Creepy Time Mumbles
In this recurring dream episode we revisit the one horror themed-episode of Sleepy Time Mumbles y'know coz it's halloween and all. Also the results of the great chimes controversy are revealed! That almost sounds interesting but don't worry it's still at it's core an episode of Sleepy Time Mumbles...
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Pseudo-Medieval Sword Adventure VI
Pokarth Six Swords finally goes into a dungeon. With predictably dull results...
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Night Zoo
Let's head along to the inaugural tour of the Night Zoo and see if any of the animals are awake. On Sleepy Time Mumbles...
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Acting Intentions
Yes, the script gives us the text but the job of the actor is to provide the subtext and... oh no I'm already asleep. On Sleepy Time Mumbles.
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