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Does this episode make you sleepy? | feat. Drew Ackerman
Is sleep giving you the cold shoulder? What if you had a bedtime buddy? A platonic pal who could slow the thoughts running through your head and lull you to sleep every night? Enter Drew Ackerman (aka Dearest Scooter). His Sleep With Me podcast gets 3 million+ downloads every month. That’s over a hundred thousand people, every night, falling to sleep to Drew’s hypnotic voice and meandering tales. How does he do it? What’s the secret sauce to lulling a football stadium’s worth people nightly? A few curiosities you’ll uncover in this episode: When it comes to putting strangers to sleep, what topics are off-limits?Are giant fighting monsters good for a snoozy narrative?What role does meandering play in a sleepy story?Did You Know? A lack of sleep is detrimental to our mood, creative output, and even self-control. Brain scans have shown the frontal lobe—which is responsible for self-control and gatekeeping emotional impulses—is switched off by a lack of sleep. Credits Curious State is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast hosted and produced by Doug Fraser. Find Curious State on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates. Podcast Manager - Adam Cecil Podcast and Advertising Operations Specialist - Morgan Christianson Marketing and Publicity Assistant - Davina Tomlin Digital Operations Specialist - Holly Hutchings Intern - Brendan Picha The Quick and Dirty Tips network is a division of Macmillan Publishers in partnership with Mignon Fogarty, Inc. Have a question? Or a topic you’d like covered on the show? Maybe you just love sending emails? Whichever shoe fits, tie it on and send me a message at curious@quickanddirtytips.com.
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