Dan Bain's Sleepy Time Mumbles

 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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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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Would you like to hear a long list of sports cliches, followed by an interminable list of medal results? Think that would send you to sleep. Then you need to get this episode of Sleepy Time Mumbles..…

Is the idea of listening to one low stakes interview with an incredibly dull subject just not enough for you any more? Need it longer, slower, duller? Then enjoy this omnibus interview compilation ep…

Tonight, let's discuss a theatre exercise, its purpose and execution, and then play the game. If that sounds incredibly dull then you know you must be at Sleepy Time Mumbles...

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Time to go through the entire catalogue and do some revisionism. There might well be factual errors that need to be corrected. So, in extensive, painstaking detail, let's do that. On Sleepy Time Mumb…

Imagine if Mumbles was a live show where you went to a theatre and fell asleep. Wonder what the technical rider for that would be? Of course not, which is why it's an episode of Sleepy Time Mumbles, 

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Mass Effect is one of my favourite games well known for its depth of characters and nuanced storytelling. But wouldn't you rather hear someone attempt to tell the story out of order and from memory? …

Oh boy I sure bet that listening to someone disappear into a vortex of how they do the thing that you are listening to will very quickly lose it's appeal as it becomes more and more meta. Which is wh…

Time for a guided meditation. Your mind is a Metropolitan dwelling corvid. Now let us count your nest treasures. Sounds interesting .... enough
 
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What was the process of adapting the Odyssey from a multi-book poem into a three-hander play? That sounds like it would be interesting enough to listen to, but not interesting enough to care about. 

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All around the world children write letters to fictional beings. 
Here's some examples. 

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Taxis used to be a thing. You would have to ring them up and talk to a person to get picked up. Can you even imagine that? Now you can on Sleepy Time Mumbles...

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Pseudo Medieval Sword Adventure: Book One: The Hammer of Anvilston (The Raven's Keep sequence - Catalyst Rising) chapter thirty. 

Pokarth Six-swords loses one of his personality swords and visits a wi…

In tonight's bonus episode, I go through all the items I've ticked off my to-do list. If that sounds both intricate, specific and, entirely missable, then you've worked out exactly what Sleepy Time M…

In September's episode, I attempt to remember both the order of songs and things about Radiohead's Kid A album, without any notes or having listened to it for months.  As you can imagine I either hav…

Imagine your mind is an electronics store and all the machines, appliances, and devices are switched off and silent, in this ridiculous guided meditation on Sleepy Time Mumbles...

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In this surprise episode I pick up a random classic novel, read a page, and then switch to another one. That sounds like a podcast you CAN miss...

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This evening it's a phone-in-caller interview with a mysterious gentleman caller, y'know like in the Tennessee Williams plays.

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I don't know if this is a good idea at all. But I compiled an hour of openings into an omnibus episode. 
Now that feels like a podcast you CAN miss...

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