Note ofcourse that for this to work, you need to be, like me, nowhere remotely interested in grain yields or commodity trading or work in related fields. I don't live in the US either. Nor do I have any business there. To put things in perspective, after listening to the podcast I had to Google why the world would possibly need so much soy sauce and only then discovered what a vital role soybean plays in the world economy.
I haven't found anything as soporific as listening to detailed stats on bushels of corn and tonnage of wheat presented by people who are earnestly interested in this. Played at 50% volume.
I think it has something to do with the psychology of delivering bad news?
It's a podcast where the host reads a soothing story she wrote where very little happens
Themes include a huge range of topics such as working in her garden, stuff she sees while hiking, preparing a gift for a friend's wedding, etc
The stories take placr in a village called Nothing Much. Each story is independent but there are recurring characters
I often fall asleep before the episode ends
There's a website and merch too, though I just listen for free on Castbox, which has a nice option to shut itself down at the end of the episode: https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/kathryn
The content has to be not so boring it’s annoying, but slow paced and open ended enough that I can fall asleep. Audio books fiction or otherwise, don’t do it for me, I guess I’m too invested and end up following along.
I’ll take any recommendations!
It's not that it isn't interesting (it is!), but the soothing voice and calm delivery is the best sleeping aid I've had in many years!