1362 – Out On A Spelunk | All Intro 953 – 956 for 4th of July
This boatload of baffles will have you saying Shoo Shoo Shoo, Fra Fra Froo or something like that as Scoots introduces and keeps on introducing the path to dreamland.
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Episode 1362 – Out On A Spelunk | All Intro 953 – 956 for 4th of July
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SCOOTER: Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this is a all-intro episode for the summer season of 2025 here in July. These are popular, these all-intro episodes, so if you enjoy them, you…if you're a bore-friend or a bore-bestie on Sleep With Me+, you get two more every single month. But this will be intro after intro after intro all to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff so you could fall asleep. You may be hearing this same message in August. I think we’ll do one in August. What do we got? Whatever the long weekends are.
But yeah, and if you want more Sleep With Me in the summertime, we got Subscriber Summer always going in the summertime, which means in addition to everything we're putting out here in the main feed, we got even more stuff coming out on Sleep With Me+. So, we're here for you night after night after night. Take it away, past Scoots, with your own friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Go ahead, Scoots, say the same thing I just said, but in your own special way.
Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time for the podcaster who’s…at the moment of recording, my fur has not been shorn in a year’s worth of early morns. If there was something…if there was a point in this meander, it would feel forlorn. I wish…my name’s not…you may feel like I’m a baby, and hopefully you're as cozy as a baby in a bjorn. I got there. Thanks, everybody, for…you may be confused, too, or looking at me quizically like a baby facing out in a baby bjorn, but that makes sense, 'cause you say, what am I listening to? Well, it’s time for Sleep With Me, the podcast that eventually is here while you fall asleep or puts you to sleep. It’s time for Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep.
INTRO: [INTRO MUSIC] Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind…tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest, and what I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake. That could be thoughts, think…things you're thinking about or remembering, reminiscing, which gets glorified, but reminiscence can come in a long…a long time…a long reminiscence is not suited for bedtime. Sometimes reminiscence can take…then the flavor changes. You've ever had one of those? It’s like those jelly beans. You're enjoying them.
You say, oh boy, I’m gonna do some quality reminiscing at bedtime. Reminiscing? I’ve been missing you, just like…I don't know if that was Hall & Oates that sang that song, but they should have. What have I been missing? Reminiscing. But then all of a sudden you're taking those famous beans, those gourmet ones, jelly beans, and you're saying, ooh, that one’s good. Oh boy, that…oh boy, that one, that’s…must be cinnamon. That’s red hot. Then you get one and you say, what is that? Then suddenly…so, that’s why reminisce…oh, so, it could be thoughts, it could also be feelings either connected to those thoughts…hopefully I’ll remember to come back to that. I don't know, I think I’ve used…overused reminiscence in a podcast intro before.
There’s a first time for everything, and with Sleep With Me, there’s a fourth and fifth time, too, that feels like the first time for me. But okay, so, it could be feelings, it could…that are there from the day or that have been there a while or that just swept in like a little bit of a stormy-poo. It could be physical sensations, changes in schedule or routine, disruptions, changes, stuff…oh boy, that stuff. But whatever it is that’s keeping you awake, what I’d like to do is take your mind off it and help you fall asleep. So, I got this safe place. I got it patted, I got it rubbed, I got it patted down, and I’m inviting you in. Tentatively is fine, too. You could say, I’m not sure…and I say, I invite at a distance.
Most people that become Sleep With Me listeners are the kind of people that pretend…oh no, I’m not looking; I’m just walking around by this safe place, and eventually I might peek in. But no, I don't have any questions at this moment 'cause I’m not sure. That’s totally normal. Then what I’ll do is I’ll send my…so, in order to make you feel invited in…I don't know, it’s rare that there’s no…I guess I should do an episode about this too, one day, the comforting cave. Somebody ask me when you hear this; Scoots, did you record an episode about the comforting cave? Actually, I’ll write it down. You won't hear me write it down, luckily. Now that I’m thinking about it, I did do…I think I did do an episode about a comforting cave a long time ago.
Once I wrote it down, I said, I remember; it was about some event…I think it was about a toy or a candy baron, too. Those are some of my favorite subjects. But so, what I’ll do is I’ll send my voice…oh, so I was saying like a comforting cave, which is rare. You got me on that one. You say, how many caves in the world are comforting? I would say, for…you're saying, can you give me the rules, the ground rules on this debate? A first-time visit to a cave…'cause once you've established a relationship with a cave, anybody will tell you it could be comforting once you get to know a cave. I’m sure spelunkers out there everywhere are saying, what? Of course caves…and some of you may be…I don't want to go too deep into these caves metaphors because…but spelunking is…that’s a beautiful word. Holy moly.
I don't know what your root is, spelunking, but…and spelunk. Is that a one-time…? Like, if you're into spelunking, that would mean you're a spelunker, and if you just do…do you say I’m out…like on your…? Instead of saying BRB, do you say, out on a spelunk? Out…O…out, on…OO…out on a…OOA…on…out on a spelunk…OOAS. Where’s Glenda? She’s OOAS. I don't know what that…she’s out on a spelunk. What does that mean? She’s on vacation. Oh, okay. On a trip; okay. So…oh, so just picture something warm and inviting. That’s what I’m trying to create that you could eventually make your way towards. We have other entrances, so that’s not our only entrance. It’s just the only one I have right now in my…but so, what I’ll do is I’ll send my voice across the deep, dark night.
I’ll use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, which we’ve already been on a pointless meander and a few superfluous tangents, so much so that I fell in love with the word ‘spelunk’ that I forgot the other word. What was it? There was…oh, reminiscing. There’s another episode, Reminiscence of a Spelunker. No, I don't think I can do that because that’s too archetypal now that I think about it. But so…so, I’m gonna send send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’ll use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents. Now here’s…I don't know if this is irony or not, but this podcast, it doesn't…it’s not here for you to listen to or to put you to sleep, which is strange to say, but we’ve already gotten strange. Who wouldn't love a good spelunk?
Even if you're not into it, maybe we could repurpose that word to mean a pastime I find enriching and that brings me joy and whatever other stuff your pastimes bring you. I’m just trying to use shorthand in the most long-winded way possible. I can picture that, somebody unbuttoning…unbuckling one belt. They say, oh boy, that was as good spelunk. Well, okay, never mind. But yeah, I’m gonna have a spelunk. What do you mean? Take a nap. So, I don't know, I like…hopefully I’ll work that in and then confuse people in my regular life, not just my podcast life. So, okay, so…oh, this podcast doesn't put you to sleep and it’s not really meant to be listened to. Those are the first two things I want to let you know if you're new.
Also, not many…not everybody…I would say the majority of people that listen to this podcast on the first time don’t like it. Now, some of those people listen two or three times and they get used to it. Some of the people…some people like it right away. But this is an acquired taste. So, that’s okay if you're not sure you like the show. If you strongly dislike it, yeah, you could go to sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou to see other sleep podcasts you could check out. But you could give it a few tries. That’s what most reviewers say, 'cause the first two strange things are…this is something you just kinda passively, barely pay attention to, like one grade above background noise where you just kinda listen. Obviously; I mean, you've been kind of barely following me along.
You say, Scoots, those are the most…they're not half rear-ended metaphors, but they're like metaphors that were…but that’s the closest thing I could come to identifying what you're talking about. I’d say, thanks, yeah, you're pretty accurate. So, this is a podcast you barely listen to. It also doesn't put you to sleep. I’m only here to keep you company while you fall asleep, while you eventually drift off. I’m here to be at your bedside to be your bore-friend, your bore-bae, your bore-cuz, your bore-sib, your bore-bestie, your bore-bor, someone…I’m sorry whoever recommended that. I forgot…I’m not…I don't remember barely anything.
But yeah, I’m here to keep you company, and that’s why the shows are about an hour or usually over an hour, is to give you plenty of time to drift off at your leisure, so you don’t gotta worry about…oh, am I gonna be asleep by the time the episode’s over? But also, if you can't sleep, if you need comfort in the deep, dark night because something’s going on or you just can't sleep, you got chronic insomnia, I’m here to keep you company. That’s the kinda job I do. I’m here to keep you company whether you're listening or not. I’ll be just keeping you company. That’s what a bore-friend does, talks when you're not really listening but you need something to not really listen to. Sleep With Me.
If I ever remembered I put that in a tagline related to the podcast…the podcast that’s here when you don’t need something…when you need something you don’t need to listen to. Okay, so those are the first couple things I want you to know if you're new. One, I’m glad you're here. But yeah, this show is not for everybody and it takes a couple times to get used to. You don’t really listen, you don’t really need to pay any attention, but I’m here for you. That’s the real purpose I serve. I’m here for you because you deserve a good night's sleep. I want to say that early or early-ish for Sleep With Me, because it’s important.
Your rest and you getting the rest you need to live your life, for your life to be more manageable and ideally so you could flourish, that’s important to me, and I think it’ll improve our whole world if your world’s a little bit better, and that’s really what I believe. I also have been there, tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep, particularly get…wake…so, yeah, I don't want to get into my own sleep stuff, but I know how it feels; the frustration, the loneliness, the trying tons of different stuff. So, if I can help…while I can't help everybody…I really wish I could, but if I can help you, it would be my honor. A couple other things while I’m giving you this hard sell on the podcast that doesn't work for everybody or that can throw new listeners off is the structure of the show.
Our show starts off with a greeting which is similar to other podcasts; friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, so everybody feels welcome and seen. Then there’s a little bit of listener support, stuff that’s out there, then there’s sponsors and stuff for the show, then there’s an intro, which we're probably nine or ten minutes into already. The intro usually is about twenty minutes long, sometimes twenty-two minutes long, and that can really throw people off. It’s a show within a show in the sense…with the rest of the podcast, it’s a show within a show you barely notice. But some people wonder, why is the intro so long, or Scoots, why don’t you get to the point, or when’s the story gonna start, or what is the intro? Is it just navel gazing? I’d say, I never understand what that…it probably is navel gazing.
But if there was a pastime…you say, are you into spelunking or navel…? I say, I’m a navel gazer. My own…only my own navel; don't worry, and paintings. Well, maybe not. No, that doesn't sound…but yeah, I just…yeah, I guess that’s one of my…but I don't know. Anyway, but the intro goes on and on and on. It does serve a purpose. The goal of the intro is to introduce new people to the show for their first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth times, but then for the regular listener…what up, my regular listeners? How you doing? Can I adjust your blankets for you? Oh, how about…do you want me to poof that pillow or flatten it down? Okay, good to…great. Yeah, oh yeah, totally. What? Okay. I got…sorry, I gotta get back to this podcast, but great job. Great job being you. I did the pointy fingers thing.
So, what the regular listener knows is the intro is kinda to get some separation from the regular world, the daytime world, and ease you into bedtime. There’s a couple different ways to use it. Some people get in bed, press Play, and start falling asleep right away. That’s a small percentage of people. Another small percentage of people skip the intro and start the show at twenty or twenty-two minutes, or they're patrons and they listen to story-only episodes. But the rest of the listeners…some people listen all night, but for the…I guess what the one-use case…and there’s no wrong way to use the podcast…is as part of your wind-down routine. You could be in bed getting comfortable or you could be getting ready for bed or you could be doing something else. But the intro, yeah, helps you wind down.
I guess that’s my main point. Then there’s sponsors between the intro and the story, and that’s just part of podcast structure. That’s called…what they call the midroll. It’s not actually in the middle of the show, but it’s just called the midroll. So, those are the sponsors, and then we tell the bedtime story. That’s where most people start drifting off. But again, you could fall asleep…the great thing is you could fall asleep whenever you want. That’s the deal. If you don’t mind me saying, you could be asleep right now. Looking great. So, oh, then there’s thank-yous at the end of the show. So, that’s the structure of the show. Tonight’s story will be our episodically modular ongoing series, Journey Into the Land of Tomorrow, where some friends play a board…not a board game but a roleplaying game, and we get to join them.
Very soothing, very meandering. It takes place at a archetypal place full of positive reminiscence for a lot of people, not everybody, and…what is that? Bathed in nostalgia. So, that’s the structure of the show. The reason I make the show is 'cause you deserve a good night's sleep. I really think that’s it. I really hope this podcast can help you. I work really hard. I yearn and I strive to make this show as good as I can within the context that I serve, which is just to take your mind off of stuff, give you some distance from the reminiscence or whatever’s on your mind or whatever you're feeling or experiencing. I’d like to help take your mind off of that and give you a place where you could fall asleep just by barely paying attention to me. So, I’m glad you're here, and here’s a couple ways I’m able to be here twice a week for you. Thanks.
Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake, whether it’s thoughts, things on your mind you’re thinking about; those are thoughts. Thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, so anything in your body or your emotions coming up that’s getting in the way. Well, I don’t want to say that. I don’t mean to say it that way. I’m sorry thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. You don’t feel like you’re in the way. I know that. I know. I’m sorry. I apologize.
I was just using it in a figurative sense to say that currently, your needs for attention are outweighing the needs of this human here who needs their rest, too. So, what I’m gonna do is I’m gonna come in. I’m gonna help. That’s what I’m here for, help all of you. Whatever is keeping you awake…or if you’re awake and then you’re keeping that person awake, totally understandable. What I’m gonna do…I’m gonna try to create a safe place, and that’s why I apologized right up front, so you know I’m not perfect. Holy moly, am I not perfect, and even…all the time, pretty much. I guess if you’re not perfect, you’re not perfect all the time. I never realized that…maybe that could be a source of relief suddenly. Why can’t I have that on a t-shirt and a stitch pillow or whatever it’s called? If You’re Not Perfect, You’re Not Perfect All the Time.
Also, maybe I could get it on a poster with a cat doing something instead of the cat one that they used to have that said, ‘Oh dear’, but used stronger language. I’m so not perfect, I gotta get back to this podcast intro. Hopefully I’ll come back to that, ‘cause if I’m not perfect, I’m not perfect all the time. I know we have the other side of that truism…brand-new…newisms and true…brand…newest truisms on…here on Sleep With Me, the podcast…this is the first…I think this is…no, it’s probably not the first new truism, but…newism…I wish there was a way to rhyme that better. You’re right. Another sign of my imperfections. I’m embracing them and I’m embracing all of you, and…oh, sorry, but…sorry, I gotta get to this listener here. Excuse me, thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and et al.
Et al and VIPs; you’re not…and all, or whatever they say. You’re not just and all. You’re and all the VIPs. I call you brainbots usually, even though you could be physical or emotional or thoughts. I know it’s not easy. That’s, again, why…I don’t want…I guess I’m…now just showing another side of that IP because I guess I’m overstating my apology. Yeah, because I guess I wanted you to really accept it. But what I’m gonna do is I’m gonna send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents, I’m gonna go off topic, which you’ve already seen. I went off topic extra early just being myself, the old IP. That’s another one. I can only be myself all of the time.
I mean, well, actually some of the times I say, well, I’d rather be any…whatever I’m fantasizing; a character from a musical or a movie or a cartoon or a TV show or a comic book or a novel or a short story or an imagine…just imaginary event or an idealized version of someone else that could be me, but I’m still myself. Everywhere you go, there you are. That one somebody else said. That’s how to sum it up. Or, you know, our ego said, everywhere I go, here I am, yo. That actually rhymes, too. Haven’t heard it stated quite that way, but…so, anyway, I’m gonna send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents, all to take your mind off of stuff, keep you company as you and your human fall asleep.
The way…oh, so, a couple things to know whether…whoever you are. I’m gonna have to go a little bit more general to all my…’cause I got my regular listeners, I got their brainbots, I got my new listeners. Meet your brainbots, new listeners. They’re the little things cruising around in your brain and your body and your feelings. They’re semi-nocturnal, though they also are dinural or whatever, and binaural, believe me, in both ears all the time. I don’t know any other words with…rhyme with ‘nural’ right now, other than noural. Squirrel…squirnal. Yeah, that doesn’t rhyme. Squirrel does not rhyme with those words, unfortunately. Squirtle does. I think Squirtle’s a character in…somewhere. I’m not 100% sure. But anyway, hi. I’m here to take your mind off of stuff. Now, if you’re new, this podcast is very different.
You’ve probably already learned that, but let me just acknowledge that again and tell you the strangest thing about this podcast is you kinda barely listen to it. That’s the best way to consume it. Just like…let’s say…you know, ‘cause the brainbots are a bit like droids, and I do like to use BB-8 or in my case, BB-88. That’s all I could afford, was BB-88, like a free-furbished…it was a BB-4 that got refurbished, but they sold it to me. They said, do you like BB-8? I said, yeah. I said, is that a joke? Then they said, no, no, no, we got BB-88 here. But I want you to…oh, you don’t know who BB…well, let’s just imagine bird-watching. Sometimes you just kick back and you’re watching the birds not as a hobby but just as something…you were just barely paying attention to them.
That’s kinda…you say okay, I think…somebody comes; they say, are you watching the birds? What bird…? No, I mean, there’s some birds…I was looking at them, I guess, kind of. What kinda birds did you see? I don’t know, winged one or winged ones. Ones with feathers. I don’t know, gull, perch…is a perch a kind of bird? No, that’s a common fish, though. I don’t know, maybe it was on a perch. I can’t…I was just…it was so relaxing. I was barely paying attention to the birds, but I was kinda paying attention to them at the same time. I like it. Well, that’s what this podcast is like. You say, huh, that’s an interesting way to describe it. So, just kinda barely pay attention. You might be tempted, though, to wonder when the sleepy stuff is gonna start or when the story’s gonna start or when’s my voice gonna get soothing.
Alls I can tell you is the experience of millions of people is that it takes two or three tries to get used to this podcast. Millions of people have said, at first Scooter gets on your nerves. That’s my most common interaction, but then eventually you learn to ignore him. Really, when I go to the big farm in the sky, I’m not being facetious. Please print that on my thing…print that on the old marble thingamajig if I get to that point. Whatever I said or something like that. First he gets on your nerves, then you ignore him. It’s a dream. This is serious though, so if you’re new, you might think I’m joking or being self-effacing. No, that’s the truth. That’s the pinnacle experience of this podcast. First you kinda…I don’t think…I don’t know what this is. I don’t know if I like it. But give it a few tries.
Most listeners that it works for, they listen…I mean, I’ve been talking to people that have been listening to the show since 2013, so just see how it goes. So, that’s the first thing to know; this is a podcast that takes a while to get used to, but you don’t even really listen to it. It’s also a sleep podcast that doesn’t really put you to sleep. It keeps you company while you fall asleep. That’s why I’m here for about an hour, to take your mind off of stuff and give you plenty of room, and if you can’t sleep, I’ll be here the whole time to keep you company. Or if you wake up and you can’t get back to sleep or you just wake up and you want to go back to sleep; whatever it is, or you need a distraction at work or you’re on a weird schedule, I’m here to help. The other things that can throw you off if you’re new is the structure of the show.
So, let me tell you about that. The show starts off with a few minutes of business. That’s how we keep the podcast free for everybody and coming out on a regular basis. Well, actually, the show starts off with a greeting; ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and friends beyond the binary, then business, then the intro. The intro’s around twelve to twenty minutes, so around six minutes to twenty-two minutes of the show. It’s really an essential part of the podcast. For new listeners, it’s where I introduce you to the show, introduce you to brainbots, show…be imperfect in the most showy way possible. I mean, isn’t that what clowns do in some sense? You say, okay, I’m gonna be…what do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be imperfect. Well, you’re already done with that, so what else are you gonna do?
Well, I want to be imperfect and showy. Oh, like, have giant shoes you trip over or spill buckets of water that are filled with confetti? That is what I want to do. Would you like cream pies thrown or…? Oh, boy. That’s the most showy…you say, other than some other careers that are very showy and imperfect…I mean, I guess in every sense, sports, performances…but I was trying to just stick with…so, I also forgot what I was talking about. Oh, so the intro’s kinda where I just…oh, so the intro is…for the new listener, it gives you an idea of what to expect, but for the regular listener, it becomes part of their routine.
So, for the regular listener, it could be part of your wind-down routine where you start it as you’re getting ready for bed or as you get…yeah, you’re in bed or you’re doing your wind-down routine, you’re doing your skincare routine or your oral care, or maybe you’re just relaxing, or you’re falling asleep. Whatever it is, you’ll kinda develop a thing, or you’ll be like the 2% of some people that skip ahead to twenty minutes or twenty-two minutes or eighteen minutes, and they start the show there. Or you be a patron and you’re like, super-involved. So, kinda just see at first. See how it goes. But then as you become a regular listener, you kind of adjust. But the nice thing about the intro is I’m your bore-friend.
I come with something new every time ‘cause I know you need it and I know…that’s really why I do these new intros every time, ‘cause I need something new. I do, personally, because my brainbots adjust. My brainbots want entertainment just like a mild…they want to be barely entertained. That’s the best part. I could just barely entertain those parts of you. They don’t have to be…they’re…say, wow, this is mildly amusing and entertaining. I’ll actually listen to this creaky, dulcet, imperfect person, and I don’t have to tell you about that spelling test at fourth grade anymore that…when you spilled orange…why did you have orange juice at a spelling test anyway? Okay, so, sorry about that. But so, no, it was dried orange juice that was on the back of my hand, remember? Until somebody pointed it out.
Yeah, so, okay, so anyway, so that’s the structure of the show. Oh, so the intro goes on and on and on for new listeners, but regular listeners tend to work it in their routine. Then there’s some business, then tonight will be our recap of the Great British Baking Show or the Great British Bake Off, and it’ll be the second episode. I don’t know. It’ll be…it’s gonna be…we’re gonna be talking C-A-K-E-Ss, so we’ll talk about that, and I’ll do it…and this is new; this is only the second episode I’ve covered, so it’s kind of experimental, and I think I’ll do it like a reading of my notes, so it’ll be very…a bit jumbled, and then we’ll talk about it a little bit more. So, it won’t be interesting; it’ll be kind of interesting. Then the show ends with some goodnights and thank-yous. So, that’s the structure of the show. That’s what to expect.
The reason I make the show is because you deserve a safe place where you could fall asleep. You deserve that, and I want that for you. I think our world and your world would be a better place if you’re rested and you can live your life, face the day, deal with stuff, or just have some relaxation and be able to breathe and not have to dread going to bedtime. So, if I can help you on that journey, it’s my honor. The other reason is I’ve been there. Tossing, turning? Yep. Mind racing? Yep. Trouble getting to sleep? Yep. Trouble staying asleep? Oh, boy. So, I know how it feels, and at different stages…I deal with all those different stages, and I got those brainbots. They say hey, could we…can I…could we go through that in vivid detail, that spelling test thing again? ‘Cause I wanted to talk about…I’ve been running some simulations.
You said ‘simulations’ in a strange way. I did, because I was thinking about all the simulations I ran of how our life would have been different if that whole incident didn’t happen. Which incident? ‘Cause I don’t even remember it. Well, that’s why we gotta go through it. Well, was it…? It was just…it wasn’t a spelling test; it was just that I had orange juice on the back of my hand and it had dried, and someone pointed it out, and then I think maybe later I washed my hands. Oh, you’re right. Yeah, so I think we’re…I think that one’s covered. It was during a spelling test that it was pointed out. Maybe that’s why you associated…but I wouldn’t call it an incident.
Wow, you’re really grown up. Well, actually, technically, I…well, yeah. You’re right. Thanks for your help, though. I got a podcast here for you to listen to that’ll barely entertain you as a reward for your help with that. Great. So, that’s why I make the show. I’ve been there, and I’m working on it and I want to help. So, I’m glad you’re here. I really appreciate you checking the podcast out and coming by, and I really hope and yearn I can help you fall asleep. Here’s a couple ways we’re able to bring you this podcast twice a week.
Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake, whether that’s thoughts, things on your mind, thoughts, feelings, so any emotions coming up for you from the past, present, or future, physical sensations, changes in routine or weather or temperature, or just, you know, general baffling things.
Whatever it is that’s keeping you awake, I’d like to take your mind off of that, and what I’m going to attempt to do…oh, I already said that, but I am gonna say it again, is I try to create a safe place where you could set all that aside, a nice, safe place. We may have…I guess we’re gonna talk about Nerf in this intro. I don’t know…if I’ve talked about it, it was so recently or so long ago I forgot. I mean, what could go better? I don’t know if Nerf does any advertising anymore, but somebody reach out to them and say, yo…and they say, well, actually, you’re not really our…I’d say, well, I’m sure there’s…I’m sure…actually, I bet you the people that listen to this podcast have purchased Nerf products maybe as a gift before. Because you’d say, well, yeah, we at Nerf sponsor safe places. Those are two things that go together, mostly.
So, where was I? Oh, I’m gonna try to…oh, the way I’m gonna send…establish this safe place is I’m gonna send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents. I’m gonna go off-topic — clearly, I’ve already done that — get confused, misspeak. Those are point…that’s kind of what pointless…that’s what pointless meanders are made of, and other stuff; extra words, half words, three-quarter words, word fragments. So, okay, so if you’re new, before I go on this Nerf tangent…Nerf tangent; it’s the newest thing from Nerf. That’s just a pool noodle in a knot, Scoots. I’d say, mm, that’s what you think. It’s so much more, though. But, so what I’m gonna do…oh, if you’re new; that’s what I was gonna say.
Okay, a couple of things to know if you’re new…or if you’re a regular listener, I’m so glad you’re back. Let’s all…you know, when you’re…if you’re a regular listener, I know a lot of you already have your particular way you like to consume the intro, but let’s just — and I’m not kidding here — let’s open our hearts up a little bit and give a little bit of…say…in a welcoming way. Let’s see if this sympathetic vibration can tingle across the universe, and when you hear me say…when you hear me go to the new listener, let’s open our hearts to them. New listener, here’s the thing; your…that way your heart does not have to be open, and I’m not joking about that, either. If you’re new to this podcast, you’re probably skeptical, doubtful, unsure, and you have that Sour Patch Kid face on, ‘cause you say, I don’t know what this is.
Is this sweet or sour? I don’t know what this taste is I’m hearing in my ears. So, if you’re feeling one of those feelings or all of them, that’s perfectly normal. I’ve got tons of other people here that have been through that. In fact, over 90% of listeners say, it took two or three tries before I got used to the show. So, kinda loosen up your focus or something, I don’t know, and kinda see if you could…this podcast is a little bit different. That’s what I mean. That’s why it takes two or three tries. If you’re waiting for it to start or start making sense, kinda say, well, oh wait, it doesn’t ever get…it’s already started and it’ll never get started. So…and eventually that will make sense in a nonsensical way. So, that’s one thing, is consume the podcast out of focus or just barely listen.
This is the one podcast you don’t really barely…you just barely need to listen to it. So, that’s one. The second thing is…what’s the second thing? Oh, pod…oh, no pressure to fall asleep. If you’re here, this podcast actually doesn’t really put you to sleep. It keeps you company as you drift off, and that’s why the show is about an hour, just to give you plenty of time to drift off. I’m gonna be here to keep you company. I’m your bore-friend, your bore-bae, your bore-cuz, your bore-sib, your bore-bud, your bore-bestie, your bore-friend if you’ll have me. Eventually you could say, well, this is a bore-person, and I’ll see how I feel after that. I say, totally cool. I get it. The shows are also over an hour or about an hour in case you can’t sleep. If you need this podcast, it’ll be here. I’ll be here ‘til the very end.
Some people listen all night, some people set a sleep timer, some people turn on the show when they wake up. However it is that works for you, just kinda test it out and see, but I’ll be here. I’m here to keep you company, to take your mind off of stuff, and ideally, then you fall asleep. So, those are two things. The next thing to know is the structure of the show. If you’re new, it’s very different than a normally-structured podcast, but we do have a super…I don’t mind saying, I think my…the structure of the show is based on listener feedback, and I consider it a superstructure.
So, the structure of the show is…here’s how it goes; it starts off with a greeting; ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends beyond the binary, so that everyone knows they’re welcome here and that they hopefully feel seen and respected. They say, oh, okay, maybe this is a safe place I could check out. It’s also pobody’s nerfect place. You say, okay, well, it’s not a perfect safe place, but it’s pretty darn not bad. That’s our most popular review; pretty darn not bad. Sleep With Me, the podcast that I listen to while I fall asleep. So…oh, so, the show starts off with a greeting, then we have business. That’s how we get it out twice a week on a regular basis, over 800…maybe even 900 episodes at this point. So, that’s the business, then there’s an intro. So, the business or the intro can throw people off.
The business is only a few minutes, then the intro’s around twelve to eighteen minutes of me rambling like this. Again, it may…give it a few tries, but you may discover…oh, this isn’t for me. The intro has indicated that this is not my cup of tea or not my taste. So, it’s tough…it’s a grey area. You say, well, okay. That’s why it takes two or three tries. You say, oh, okay, yeah, this intro is different, versus…oh, this isn’t for me. If it’s not for you, I hope you find something that is. But what the real purpose of the intro is…so, you say, you take twelve to twenty minutes to introduce your podcast 900-something times, Scoots? I’d say, yeah, well, it took about 150 episodes to get the intro dialed in to where it is today, but yeah, there’s about 2% of listeners that start the show at twenty minutes.
So, some people skip ahead, but the rest of the listeners…there’s new listeners; I want them to understand what they’re getting into, and then there’s regular listeners. Now, for the regular listeners that listen to the intro, it’s part of their wind-down routine. Some people are doing their skincare, some people are petting their pets, some people…listeners are doing a light bedtime hobby, and other listeners are already in bed getting comfortable and cozy. So, kinda as you become a regular listener, you kinda see how it goes, but the whole goal of the intro is to ease you into bedtime and take your mind off of stuff as you start to drift away. For me, literally, my…over the past…in 2020, I mean, you know what I’m saying about 2020.
I’ve like, started to stretch my wind-down routine to about an hour and a half. That’s not just lying in bed; that’s like sitting outside reading and drinking some tea, foam rolling, then…what else? I think I’m already out of order. No, sitting outside doing some reading, foam rolling…oh, meditating, maybe doing some journaling, and then reading for pleasure. That takes me about an hour and a half to be at the place where I could fall asleep, so it has…I’ve leaned into it more because I’ve needed it more, that long wind-down. So, the podcast is just one part of that for a lot of listeners. Other listeners just start it up and they get comfortable and they fall asleep or they start to relax.
Then after the intro we’ll do some business, and then it’ll be a Tale of the Tape episode where I look back at what I can remember from the movie Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, which will be…I watched the movie…so, I recorded the episode last week, then I watched the movie. Now I’m recording the intro. I said, wow, I missed a lot of that movie. So, it’s just like a bedtime story version. It won’t be very much like the movie, ‘cause I barely remember most…a lot of the movie even though it was a huge impact in my life. So, that’s the structure of the show, then there’s some thank-yous at the end. The other thing to know is…there’s two important things I want you to know other than all of that if you’re new, or three things.
One, the podcast doesn’t work for everybody, so if it doesn’t work for you, give it a few tries and see. If it doesn’t, it just doesn’t. Like I said, it’s not for everybody. I hope you find something. You can check sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou out. But so, the other things to know is, one, you deserve a good night’s sleep, and I’d like to provide that for you if I can, because if you get a good night’s sleep and you start getting more quality sleep, your life’s gonna be better. Then you might be in a position to flourish and the world…or your world that you have a impact on will be a better place, and that means it’s a better place for all of us. But really, I just think you do deserve a good night’s sleep. The other side of it is I know how it feels when you can’t get a good night’s sleep.
So, that’s why it’s even more important for me to let you know that, or to try to help you get some sleep if you can or take your mind off stuff, ‘cause trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep, all of that stuff, I deal with it on and off, because I have my nice wind-down routine, but I still deal with it. So, yeah, if I can help, it’s my honor to do so. So, I think that’s…so, that’s…yeah, so those are the two…and that’s why I make the show, because I’ve been there and I want to make bedtime less of a rigmarole, less of a stressful thing, and ideally something either you can look forward to or say, well, it’s not as bad ‘cause I got Scoots to take my mind off of stuff. So, that’s why I make the show. Then I guess I was gonna talk about Nerf. So, Nerf is…I don’t know if it’s…I mean, I assume it’s a international company.
I don’t know if I’ve done research about Nerf before, and I don’t know where they started. I know back when I was a kid, the big Nerf products were the Nerf hoop, which was a foam ball and a basketball hoop you would hang on your door. Then they had a Nerf football which was a foam football that I always loved because it wasn’t so hard. It was easier to catch, it was easier to hold, it was easier to throw, and it was good for…people would throw it in the water, too. Nerf soccer ball…dogs would always chew those up. Those were the three big products when I was a kid. Then Nerf has expanded. Hopefully they’ll expand into podcast advertising…but to more things for playing tag, for practicing aiming, I think for splashing water. I think they have frisbees. They have all sorts of stuff.
So, I was just thinking it’s just a good word, one, and then two, usually I bring stuff up and I say, well, you can’t have that in your bed or your bedroom. So, for the actual Nerf part of the products, you could actually…like, I wonder if anybody said, well, you know, I never got into…you say, Peyton Manning…I don’t know if that’s who it is, but I say, do you sleep with any stuffed animals? They say, well, actually, I don’t sleep with stuffed animals, but I do hold a Nerf…not a Nerf football. I know that’s what you all think, but in one hand I hold a Nerf basketball, and I like to have a Nerf soccer ball in bed with me. Then I actually have a Nerf meander. It’s hanging off the side of my bed, so when I roll down there, I squeeze it every once in a while.
It’s very similar to a stuffed animal. It does bring me comfort and sometimes de-stresses me or reassures me. Yeah, that’s…so, I do sleep with Nerf products. Yeah. I say, thanks, Peyton, for coming…oh, that was all imaginary. Thanks for reminding me of that, imagination. But yeah, it’s something to think about. Again, you say, well, Scoots, actually, this…I’d say, okay, I understand. It’s not for everybody for sure. I’m gonna have to go online and look at getting something right after I record this, just for fun. You say, what do you got on sale?
So, I think that’s it. I’m really glad you’re here. Like I said, I make the show because you deserve a good night’s sleep, and I’ve been there. I appreciate you coming by. Give the show a couple tries, but it doesn’t work for everybody. I hope it works for you. I work very hard on the show. I yearn and I strive. I want to help you fall asleep. Thanks again for coming by or coming by all the time, you regular listeners. Thanks so much, and here’s a couple ways we keep this show coming out twice a week.
Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out your…turn out the lights and…turn out…never had trouble saying that, I don’t know, 900-whatever intros. Alls you…what you could do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play, or you could do that in any order you wish, or put the lights down low. But alls you need to do is get…now I forgot what I’m supposed to say next. Get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake.
So, it’s…that could be thoughts, things on your mind that are things you’re thinking about, could be past, present, or future thoughts, or thoughts…I guess can’t be…what, can you have future thoughts? You can have thoughts about the future. I mean, I could tell you there’s…I rarely make guarantees. There’s 100% chance of me saying I rarely make guarantees on this show at least once a year. But if I was gonna make a guarantee, there’s 100% chance I’m gonna have some thoughts in the future, plenty of them, ideally not all the time, though. Maybe they’ll be my…try to be in my body or feel my breath, too. Then I’ll try to treat my thoughts…but you could be having…anyways, I’m here for you, not for me. But yeah, I have thoughts, too. I have thoughts about the intro already, so that’s the future.
The future’s already here, it turns out. That was pretty cool. We time…I don’t know, is that…was that a meta time travel? I mean, it’s meta talking about it, I guess. But whatever you’re thinking about, you could also be feeling something. It could be something you’re feeling physically that’s coming up for you or it could be something coming up emotionally in addition to or independent of all those thoughts. It could be changes in your normal routine, your schedule, temperature, weather, interpersonal stuff. It could be baffling. That’s a lot of the times, the old…it could be baffles. You could be in the baffle business. I mean, I know…I love saying baffle. Oh, don’t get me started say…I’ve already started saying baffle. So, what is it — and this is not a joke — what’s when a word has two different meanings?
‘Cause you have baffles, which I think…I’m actually not 100% sure what…so there’s…what is that, an…? So, there’s a noun; baffles. Has anybody ever had a boatload of baffle? That’s…if I had a baffle…baffles, baffles, baffles; come on down. We got a boatload of baffles. Just came in because they’re literally…we have them delivered by boat. You’ll be…we got it for the kids; we got everything. If you’re bourgeois, we got baffles for you. If you’re not, if you’re some other word that starts with a B, you’re gonna be feeling…how’s that…what’s that word? If you love bouillon, you’re gonna love our baffles, ‘cause we got free bone broth for everybody. Oh boy, are you gonna…come on down to…are you baffled? Because…so, whatever’s keeping you awake, I’m gonna try to take your mind off of that.
What I propose to do, which you’ve already seen, is send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, and superfluous tangents, which means I’m gonna go…I have a voice that’s not perfect for much of anything. I’m gonna go off topic, I’m gonna get mixed up, I’m gonna overuse words, stumble between words, mispronounce things, be confused. Here’s something that is just honest; I have…people say, Scoots, you have a large vocabulary. I’d say, well, I don’t mean to quibble with you, but I have a lot of words I say. I don’t know if that means I have…that I can use in sentences, but I don’t necessarily always have a grasp of their proper meaning. So, what is the word for…is there a word for that?
I was gonna say ‘parlance’ because I know words, but I don’t know where to properly use them. But it’s like, I know a lot of words; I just don’t know what all the words mean. So, that’s…so, it’s kind of a technicality, my…you say, well, where’d you pick up your vocabulary? Mostly where I find it. I polish…I say, oh boy, what are you…what is that word? Baffle. I love it. Let me pick you up. Let me dust you off. Then the baffle says, don’t you want to know what I mean? I got a…nah, I got a general idea…I got a general idea how to use you, put you to use. I could be a noun or a verb, I think. Really? Okay, so, baffled; that would be the verb, right? I’m baffled by the fact that a word is speaking to me when I’m trying to get into a podcast intro.
How would you feel…which you’re now a proper noun…baffle…do you mind if I call you the baffle since you’re the first or…? Then if you become my arch nemesis, I’ll call you the Baffler. I love it. Okay, so the Baffler; I…or what if you were my best friend and I called you…? So, either way, I could still call you the Baffler. If this is…first we need to do some rapport-building later. My first stage of rapport-building was to offer you a bed of baffles. Okay, ‘cause I gotta get back to this pod…so, let me lay you down in a bed of baffles. Oh, that’s nice. Great. So, that’s the Baffler, future…in the future, it will be known as the Baffler. Just a little word scrap I picked up when I was out for a…walking the dog, in my mind, in this case. So, you know when people say my dogs are tired?
This doesn’t have anything to do with anything else I was talking about, but it popped in my head. Are your dogs ever…? Usually if my…’cause people…some people…maybe it’s just in the US; they say, oh boy, my dogs are tired, meaning…I don’t know why you would call your feet your dogs, but it’s just a saying. It means my feet are tired from walking. But I never heard anybody say my dogs are tired from walking the dog, which is usually…if my dogs were tired, I’d be walking…and then I’d say, well, if I had…if my feet were actually…I’d have four feet, then my dogs wouldn’t be as tired. So…and also, my feet are nothing like dogs’ feet or a dog, really. Oh no, I think they say ‘my dogs are barking’, which all…if you talk about…what I’m talking about doesn’t make any sense, right? I mean, people say that sometimes.
They say, what is this nonsense you’re talking…? I say, take a look at this, whatever, the way we speak in America or in the English language. People say…I mean, I would be confused. I say, what do you mean your dogs are barking? Why’d you take your shoes off, one? Please put them back on. This is a sleep podcast. Okay, sorry. We’ve gone far afield. New listeners, I’m glad you’re here. A few things to know; I’m an acquired taste. You may have already noticed. It takes…not only am I an acquired taste; what that means is it takes some time to acquire a taste for this podcast. So, if you’re skeptical, you’re doubtful, you’re scoutful, you’re just not sure, that’s a really normal reaction to the first two or three times you listen to the show. That’s what most reviewers say.
Hey, it took two or three times…two or three times was the charm when I realized that Scooter’s just two degrees below charming. He’s kind of like…he’s disarming. He’s not charming. A bit disarming, though. So give it a few tries. This is a podcast that, one, you don’t really listen to. I think I’ve exhibited why you would kind of barely listen to me, because a lot of my logic is a bit baffling, though I would say the most sensible thing…if you picked up a baffle on the street, dusted it off, established some base rapport with it, decided to take it home, what better place to put it to rest than in a baffle…you know, your bed with some baffles? So…oh, so if you’re a new listener, just kinda listen to the podcast loosely, just like it was sand running through your fingers. That’s one. Also, this podcast does not really put you to sleep.
It’s here to keep you company while you fall asleep or if you can’t sleep, and that’s why the episodes are around an hour, is to give you plenty of time to drift off, so…and so you have some peace of mind. You say, okay, wow, I got plenty of time to fall asleep. I’ll just kinda listen to this person talking. Eventually, that’s kinda the normal use case. At some point you say, is he still talk…? Was he still talking about baffles? Oh no, now he’s telling a story. Did he…? Okay, and then maybe the next day as you become a regular listener, you have a conversation; honey, what was that pod…was that person interviewing someone called the Baffler? Was that a new comic book podcast? No. What would the Baffler be?
Well, it could be…I think in his interview, it was either the podcaster’s best friend…like, you have that one best friend you got a nickname for, the Baffler, or his arch nemesis, which would be someone who’s either…I don’t know, someone who…I guess if you were using it a sentence, you’d say, the Baffler, someone who baffles or is baffling or who uses…or maybe it could be they use baffles in some way. Since Scooter doesn’t have a strong grasp of what a baffle is, other than maybe the poofy part of whatever that thing’s called…a comforter, there could be…the Baffler could actually say, no, no, I’m very straight…I’m the Baffler. No, I’m very straightforward. I’m not baffling at all. I just use baffles against Scooter and as his nemesis to disrupt his sleep podcast. Oh, Baffler, you really don’t do that.
You’re just a figment of my imagination. That’s how I…oh, okay. Now I’m…what am I…? Okay, so, it’s a podcast that doesn’t really put you to sleep. It keeps you company. I’m applying for the role just like the Baffler’s applying for a role. I’m applying for the role of bore-friend, bore-bae, bore-cuz, bore-sib, bore-bor, bore-buddy, to be your friend here in the deep, dark night and keep you company as you fall asleep. The other thing that new listeners take some getting used to is the structure of the show. I mean, clearly if this is your first time listening, you probably are…you say, wait a second. I tuned in; now I’m baffled, and this person keeps…I say, yep, that’s…so, the structure of the show goes like this, a greeting; friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.
That’s so everybody feels seen and welcome. Then there’s business like listener support and then sponsors. Then there’s the intro. The intro goes from, whatever, minute six or something to minute twenty-something, so it’s about a…what is that? Well, it’s definitely not fourteen minutes long. It’s probably like fifteen to twenty minutes long, and it kinda serves a few purposes. It gives people an idea of the kind of nonsense…so, a new listener…you say, whoa, this podcast is weird and different. Not sure how I feel about it, but it’s pleasant enough or it’s not bad, so I’ll keep listening. Oh, he’s trying to explain things and he’s kind of also demonstrating things, and he’s kinda…I realize I don’t really have to pay too much attention to him.
That’s…can take two or three tries to get used to. But for the regular listener, the intro…it’s a stretch. It gives you a twenty-minute buffer between your day life, your evening life, and your bedtime. It eases you into bedtime. So, for a lot of listeners, they listen as part of their bedtime routine. Now, some people are in bed. They’re drifting off. What up? You look great. I hope I feel as good as you look one day, getting there and getting cozy. But a lot of listeners are doing some sort of other activity as they wind down, or they’re getting ready for bed. Maybe you’re repoofing…maybe you’re poofing your baffles.
So, it just helps ease you into bedtime, ‘cause I’ve just found nothing…if I went to just telling you a story after I said, rub-a-dub-dub, welcome to the sleep podcast, this is Scoots, get ready for some sleepy stuff, sh-sh-shoo-shoo-shoo, fra-fra-froo, and then I start…maybe I would just get…they say, get rid of the nonsense words. Other than that, that’s great. That’s what a consultant would say, and then say, get to the story. But that…I feel like I want to give you a chance to get comfortable and let the sun slowly set. Now, you could skip ahead. You could start the show at twenty minutes. That’ll get you close to the story or at the start of the story. Three percent of listeners do that, and then some…a couple thousand people listen to story-only versions on our Patreon.
So, those are some options, but just give it a try and see how it goes, ‘cause a lot of the regular listeners love the wind-down of the intro, or they listen during the day as well to chill out. So, that’s the intro, and then to keep the show free, we have our sponsors after the intro, then there’s a story. Tonight it’ll be our episodically modular series, an actual play podcast of some friends playing a roleplaying game. It’ll be very chill. Don’t worry…totally relaxing and very…just as confusing as this intro. I promise. A lot of speech…oh boy, are there gonna…is there gonna be…right in the middle, I can guarantee you this; there’s gonna be a long, drawn-out conversation right in the middle. Oh, boy. I was…been working on for five days, this conversation.
So, I don’t know how many characters are gonna make…I don’t know if there will be any exposition or backstory. I was trying to put a little bit of backstory into it, but she was…the character, she was saying, well, this is kind of subtextual. You don’t need…don’t worry, I’ll put so much subtext into my talking that…and I said, that sounds like textbook sleep podcast stuff to me. So, that’ll be our series, then the show ends with thank-yous. So, that’s the structure of the show. Again, it takes some getting used to, but you can adjust as you need, as you find your way to the show or if you find it works for you. Now, it doesn’t work for everybody, like I said. You could go to sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou for other sleep podcasts or sleep audio, because this show doesn’t necessarily work for everybody.
Most people it works for, it takes a couple times to get used to. The reason I care…I say, hey, check out some other sleep podcasts if this doesn’t help…is because I really believe you deserve a good night’s sleep whether I can provide it or not. It’s just a fact. You’re a human being. You deserve a nice, restful place. If I can’t do that for you, hopefully somebody else can, or hopefully you say, well, let me try a bedtime routine without sleep audio. That’s great, because if your world’s a better place, my world is a better place, too.
The other thing is I’ve been there, even…I mean, I record these podcasts not necessarily in the same order you hear them, but I keep waking up wicked early, and…so I know how it feels, trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep, mind race…you know, all that stuff. So, if I can help you feel a little bit better about bedtime and getting some rest, I’m happy to provide that. So, that’s it. I’m glad you’re here. I work really hard. I yearn and I strive. I appreciate you checking this podcast out, and here’s a couple of ways I’m able to be here for you twice a week for free.
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All Intro
Spelunking
https://caverntours.com/spelunking-vs-caving/
https://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-spe3.htm
Binaural Beats
https://theconversation.com/what-are-binaural-beats-and-do-they-affect-our-brain-180235
https://medium.com/@Supermind/history-of-binaural-beats-871897c83caf
https://www.popsci.com/story/health/sounds-beats-focus-creativity-science/
NERF History
https://www.blastercentral.com/nerf-history/
https://www.thefactsite.com/nerf-history/
Baffle
https://acousticalsolutions.com/ceiling-sound-baffles/
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/walls/22970158/soundproofing-a-room
https://www.thespruce.com/soundproof-your-room-or-apartment-4062945
DOWN TO BUSINESS
An all intro for July
Subscriber Summer
PLUGS
Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones; Story Only Feed; Rusty Biscuit Links; Emily Tat Artwork; Crisis Textline; Referral Program
SPONSORS
Helix Sleep; Zocdoc; Progressive; Quince
INTRO
953
Glorified Reminiscence
“Reminiscin’? I’ve Been Missin’ You” – Hall & Oates
The Comforting Cave
I think I’ve done an episode about that before?
There’s not many comforting caves in the world
Spelunking is a beautiful word
Out On A Spelunk (OOAS)
Using shorthand in the most long-winded way possible
I’ll be your bore-bor
You deserve a good night’s sleep
Is this intro just navel-gazing? Probably
Journey Into the Land of Tomorrow
STORY
954
Apologies to thoughts and feelings
The needs of thoughts and feelings
Holy Moly am I not perfect
“If you’re not perfect, you’re not perfect all the time”
Newisms and Truisms
You’re not just “and all”
I went off-topic extra early
Everywhere I go, here I am yo
Attending to Brain Bots
Diurnal and Binaural
Brainbots are a blit like droids
I could only afford BB-88
Passive Birding
At first, I get on your nerves
Well at least I can be imperfect and show-y
I know I need something new
My brain bots yearn to be barely entertained
Recap of GBBO
Could we return to this spelling test memory again?
Dried orange juice on the back of my hand
955
General Baffling Things
I guess we’re gonna talk about NERF in this intro
Half words and Three Quarter Words
Nerf Tangent
Sympathetic vibrations tingling across the universe
The Sour Patch Kid SWM Listening Face
I’ll be your bore person if you’ll have me
This is a Pobody’s Nerfect Place
Pretty Darn Not Bad
It took me about 150 episodes to really dial in the intro
I’ve started to stretch my wind down routine into an hour and a half
Tale of the Tape for Raiders of the Lost Ark
I want to help if I can
I don’t know much of NERF History
The NERF Hoop
I loved that NERF foam football
Dogs would always chew up NERF soccer balls
Hopefully NERF will sponsor this podcast
Expanding into toys for practicing aiming
Peyton Manning sleeps with a NERF basketball and NERF soccer ball
956
I’ve never had trouble saying “Turn out the lights and press play” before
Future Thoughts and Thoughts about the Future
I rarely make guarantees
I can 100% guarantee that I will have thoughts in the future
Was that a meta time travel?
I love baffle
A boatload of baffles
I’m definitely gonna be confused
I have a lot of words I say, but I don’t have a large vocabulary
Finding vocabulary on the side of the road
The Baffler
Let’s do some more rapport-building
Laying you down in a bed of baffles
Are your dogs tired when your dogs are tired?
Why are your dogs barking?
Scoutful (Skeptical and doubtful)
Two degrees below charming
I don’t have a strong grasp of Baffling
You really don’t have to pay attention to me
Shoo Shoo Shoo, Fra Fra Froo
The intro is an intentional buffer
Journey Into the Land of Tomorrow
Right in the middle, there’s a long drawn-out conversation
Subtextual Backstory
I know how it feels
SUMMARY:
Episode: 1362
Title: Out On A Spelunk | All Intro 953 – 956 for 4th of July
Plugs: Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones; Story Only Feed; Rusty Biscuit Links; Emily Tat Artwork; Crisis Textline; Referral Program
Sponsors: Helix Sleep; Zocdoc; Progressive; Quince
Notable Language:
- 953
- Reminiscence
- The Comforting Cave
- Spelunk
- Out On A Spelunk (OOAS)
- This podcast isn’t here for you to listen to or put you to sleep
- Bore-bor
- Navel-Gazing
- Bathed in Nostalgia
- 954
- Holy Moly
- “If you’re not perfect, you’re not perfect all the time”
- Newisms and Truisms
- Everywhere I go, here I am yo
- Diurnal and Binaural
- C-A-K-E-S
- 955
- General Baffling Things
- Nerf Tangent
- Pobody’s Nerfect Place
- Pretty Darn Not Bad
- 956
- Future Thoughts
- Baffle
- A boatload of baffles
- Scoutful
- Shoo Shoo Shoo, Fra Fra Froo
Notable Culture:
-
- 953
- “Reminiscin’? I’ve Been Missin’ You” – Hall & Oates
- Spelunking
- Journey Into the Land of Tomorrow
- Role-Playing Games
- 954
-
- Squirtle / Pokemon
- BB-8 / Star Wars
- Great British Bake Off
-
- 955
- NERF
- Sour Patch Kids
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Peyton Manning
- 956
- The Baffler, a new comic book podcast
- Journey Into the Land of Tomorrow
Notable Talking Points:
-
- 953
- Glorified Reminiscence
- “Reminiscin’? I’ve Been Missin’ You” – Hall & Oates
- The Comforting Cave
- I think I’ve done an episode about that before?
- There’s not many comforting caves in the world
- Spelunking is a beautiful word
- Out On A Spelunk (OOAS)
- This podcast isn’t here for you to listen to or put you to sleep
- Using shorthand in the most long-winded way possible
- I’ll be your bore-bor
- You deserve a good night’s sleep
- Is this intro just navel-gazing? Probably
- Journey Into the Land of Tomorrow
- Bathed in Nostalgia
-
- 954
- Apologies to thoughts and feelings
- The needs of thoughts and feelings
- Holy Moly am I not perfect
- “If you’re not perfect, you’re not perfect all the time”
- Newisms and Truisms
- You’re not just “and all”
- I went off-topic extra early
- Everywhere I go, here I am yo
- Attending to Brain Bots
- Diurnal and Binaural
- Brainbots are a blit like droids
- I could only afford BB-88
- Passive Birding
- At first, I get on your nerves
- Well at least I can be imperfect and show-y
- I know I need something new
- My brain bots yearn to be barely entertained
- Recap of GBBO
- Could we return to this spelling test memory again?
- Dried orange juice on the back of my hand
- 955
- General Baffling Things
- I guess we’re gonna talk about NERF in this intro
- Half words and Three Quarter Words
- Nerf Tangent
- Sympathetic vibrations tingling across the universe
- The Sour Patch Kid SWM Listening Face
- I’ll be your bore person if you’ll have me
- This is a Pobody’s Nerfect Place
- Pretty Darn Not Bad
- It took me about 150 episodes to really dial in the intro
- I’ve started to stretch my wind down routine into an hour and a half
- Tale of the Tape for Raiders of the Lost Ark
- I want to help if I can
- I don’t know much of NERF History
- The NERF Hoop
- I loved that NERF foam football
- Dogs would always chew up NERF soccer balls
- Hopefully NERF will sponsor this podcast
- Expanding into toys for practicing aiming
- Peyton Manning sleeps with a NERF basketball and NERF soccer ball
- 956
- I’ve never had trouble saying “Turn out the lights and press play” before
- Future Thoughts and Thoughts about the Future
- I rarely make guarantees
- I can 100% guarantee that I will have thoughts in the future
- Was that a meta time travel?
- I love baffle
- A boatload of baffles
- I’m definitely gonna be confused
- I have a lot of words I say, but I don’t have a large vocabulary
- Finding vocabulary on the side of the road
- The Baffler
- Let’s do some more rapport-building
- Laying you down in a bed of baffles
- Are your dogs tired when your dogs are tired?
- Why are your dogs barking?
- Scoutful (Skeptical and doubtful)
- Two degrees below charming
- I don’t have a strong grasp of Baffling
- You really don’t have to pay attention to me
- Shoo Shoo Shoo, Fra Fra Froo
- The intro is an intentional buffer
- Journey Into the Land of Tomorrow
- Right in the middle, there’s a long drawn-out conversation
- Subtextual Backstory
- I know how it feels
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