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Sleeping with Celebrities — 202 episodes

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Is This Heaven? No, It’s Iowa and NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben Talking Field of Dreams

2

Let’s Go to Trader Joe’s with Dan Mintz. That Will Be Nice.

3

Dulcé Sloan Knows Every Trope, Archetype, and Inevitable Plot Point of K-Dramas

4

Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Used to Garden and Remembers It Fondly and At Some Length

5

Rebecca Sugar: Creator of Steven Universe, Knower of Earthen Building Techniques

6

Live From SF Sketchfest with John DiMaggio, Moshe Kasher, and Meredith Edgar

7

A Lot of Work Goes Into Eliza Coupe’s Spiritual Practice, But Not If You’re Just Listening To It For Sleep Reasons

8

MaxFunDrive 2026 BoCo Preview: Soundscapes - Runyon Canyon Hiking Trail

9

Bonus Mini-Sode: Bigfoot Guys, Aliens Guys, and That’s the Two Types of Guys w/ Drea Clark

10

Sleeping with the U.S. Constitution featuring SO MANY STARS

11

MaxFunDrive 2026 BoCo Preview: Ambient Soundscape by Daniel William Gonzalez - Vanishing Point

12

Bonus Mini-Sode: Walking Friendly Dogs on a Nice Day, Part 2

13

MaxFunDrive 2026 BoCo Preview: Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, Kim Jong Un, Pretty Much. And Blaine Capatch

14

Rob Huebel and His Sure-Fire Completely Doomed Business Ideas

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Bonus Mini-Sode: Walking Friendly Dogs on a Nice Day, Part 1

16

Casters on Casters: John Moe and Brenda Snell

17

Hrishikesh Hirway: Song Exploder / Paper Explorer

18

Martha Kelly Has More Thoughts Than You Might Have Realized About Alvin & the Chipmunks

19

Sam Sanders Puts Together Audio Shows and Makes Peace with the Beasts. Metaphorically.

20

Holding Your Horses, Your Actual Horses, Not a Metaphor, with Jennifer Hale

21

Damian Young from The Comeback Knows More About Neckerchiefs Than You Do

22

Inglourious Basterd Paul Rust Made Collages as a Kid and Just Never Stopped

23

Stephnie Weir Struggled Making Special Napkins to Give to Billy Crystal

24

Jordan Morris on Godzilla Taxonomy and Canonical Use of “Skreeonk.”

25

Simeon Lipman from Antiques Roadshow Tells You At Great Length About Baseball Cards

26

Vella Lovell Slowly and Carefully Introduces a New Cat to an Old Cat

27

Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz Walks You Through the Downstroke Part of Playing Guitar

28

A Discussion of Bigfoot with Todd Stashwick That Gets a Bit Too Exciting But Then Calms Down

29

Jordan Carlos Lives in New York City and Drives an Actual Car

30

Rachael Yamagata On The Importance of Backyard Vigilance

31

Akilah Hughes Guides You To Just Barely Interesting Things on Social Media

32

150th Episode: More All-Star Guests Who Excelled at Understanding the Assignment

33

Hanging Out at Airports with Roxane Gay (RERUN)

34

Jon Lovett Will Not Reveal How All of America Could Collapse

35

Jodie Sweetin’s Full House of Legos

36

Bridger Winegar Needs a New iPhone and Will Consider ALL Options

37

Comic Myq Kaplan Could Use Some Advice. Columns. I Mean, He Likes Advice Columns.

38

Let’s Go to a Concert with Wendi McLendon-Covey

39

Eddie Pepitone Is One Purchase Away from Happiness

40

You’ll Sleep Better Knowing Inspector Gamache is on the Case, Says Allison Raskin

41

Halloween is Here. Let’s Rank Witches with Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays

42

Zach Reino and Jessica McKenna Love Musical Theater and Its Regulations, and Tiki Bars

43

Amber Nash Takes You To Vermont. Well, a Catalog About Vermont, Anyway.

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Actor/Comedian Steve Agee Has Seen Meatballs Way More Times Than You Have

45

A Very Gentle and Mellow Tour of D.C. Hardcore with Roman Mars

46

Nathan Pyle, Strange Planets, Hour Long Blocks of Old Commercials, and Rescue Dogs

47

How To Stack Tacos and Burgers With J. Kenji López-Alt Until You Conk Out

48

Baron Vaughn’s Ken Burns Effect

49

Ravi V. Patel’s Fitness Routine, Which Frankly Makes Us Tired Just Hearing About It

50

Patrick McEnroe and Melissa Errico, Stars of, Respectively, Tennis and Broadway

51

Kendahl Landreth and Jordan Myrick Gently Realign Your Chihuahua Perspectives

52

Ana Marie Cox on the Architectural Styles of Texas Homes of the Seventies and Eighties

53

Listener Winter Burnett Tours Two Laundromats in Morris, IL

54

Demi Adejuyigbe’s Well-Developed Interest in Film Photography

55

Meet Your Nocturnal Animal Friends with Janet Varney

56

The Many, Many Cats That Have Belonged to Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s. Many Cats.

57

Paget Brewster: Star of Screen, Stage, and Barnyard Bone Broth

58

John Hodgman Attempts To Memorize All of Maine’s Coastal Islands (RERUN)

59

Julie Klausner Tours You Through Her Pleasant and Less-Than-Pleasant Massages

60

Chris Duffy and the Joy of Sox

61

NPR’s Tamara Keith Has Strong Yet Soothing Opinions On Pie

62

Tamara Yajia: Brad Pitt’s Charcuterie Pal

63

Hanif Abdurraqib Has 90 Band Shirts. Which We Think You’ll Agree Is a Lot.

64

Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace Has THOUGHTS on Sports Team Names and Logos

65

NPR’s Linda Holmes Takes You on a Sleepy Tour of Beverly Hills, 90210

66

Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster Sierra Katow Gently Takes You Grocery Shopping

67

Hanging Out at Airports with Roxane Gay

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Campin’ About with Allan McLeod of Walkin’ About

69

Philosophy Tube’s Abigail Thorn Takes You Scuba Diving

70

Queen Priyanka on Crazy-Ass Dog Ownership

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BONUS MINI-SODE: Naps with Normies: Bikram Chatterji

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BONUS MINI-SODE: Naps with Normies: April Pendergraft

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Astronaut and Dog Lover Leland Melvin on Dogs, Space, and Building Campers

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BONUS MINI-SODE: Naps with Normies: Danny Baruela

75

BONUS CONTENT PREVIEW: The Celebrity Parade of Dreams Supershow

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BONUS MINI-SODE: Naps with Normies: Swish

77

BEDTIME STORY MINI-SODE: Ducky the Dog and His Many Couches

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BEDTIME STORY MINI-SODE: The All-Iguana Band

79

A Soothing Nighttime Edition with Steve Inskeep of NPR’s Morning Edition

80

BEDTIME STORY MINI-SODE: Louie the Tugboat’s Teriyaki Restaurant

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BEDTIME STORY MINI-SODE: Ed’s House of Many Onions (and Dancing)

82

A Calm and Soothing Trip to Escape Rooms with Mary Holland

83

Just Picking Up Some Stuff at the Drugstore with Samantha Irby

84

Unapologetic Love For Cabbage Patch Kids with Mike O’Connell

85

Warm and Pleasant Thoughts of Summer Camp with Anna Sale

86

Organizing Bookshelves with Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant

87

Super Bowl Special with Chris Kluwe, NFL Punting Legend

88

Jamie Loftus Learns Capitalism Through NeoPets

89

Langston Kerman Explains Complicated Board Games to You

90

Jonathan Ames Stays Cool Talking About Russian Bathhouses

91

Jon Gabrus Has Thoughts on Tomorrow’s Breakfast Sandwiches

92

100th Episode: All-Star Guests Who Exceled at Understanding the Assignment

93

Having a Lovely Time at Family Style Restaurants with Blaine Capatch

94

Comedian Jenny Yang’s Kitchen Is Full of Mechanical Contraptions

95

Ophira Eisenberg Has Strong Opinions on Poutine and About All of Canada, Really

96

Comedian Billy Wayne Davis is Fine Squatting While Objects Get Thrown at Him

97

Amy Tan’s Backyard Birdfeeder Ecosystem of Drama

98

Paul Reiser is Mad About Luggage

99

Comedian, Podcaster, and Low-Stakes Poker Player Andrew Ti Bets You’ll Fall Asleep

100

Matt Braunger Loves Taylor Swift’s Middle-Age Man Albums. Hear That, SEO?

101

Lachy Gillespie of The Wiggles Loves Tennis and Putting You to Sleep

102

Dan McCoy Is Not Miserly In His Love For Uncle Scrooge McDuck

103

Lennon Parham Guides You Through Her CD Binders

104

Strong But Gentle Salad Opinions with Kyle Bornheimer

105

Mara Wilson Goes to Boarding School

106

Griffin Newman and His Muppet Action Figure Collection. Yes, Really.

107

Jessica St. Clair Offers You Bedtime Francophilia

108

Fall Asleep with the Gang from the Magic Tavern

109

Alison Rosen's Fowl Life

110

Rhett Miller: Please Don’t Call Disc Golf ‘Frolf’

111

Comedian Todd Barry Reveals the Not-At-All-Shocking Truth About Airline Miles

112

John Hodgman Attempts To Memorize All of Maine’s Coastal Islands

113

Josh Gondelman Gets Bizzy

114

How Things Used To Be vs. How They Are Now with Laura Merli and Sarah Hester Ross

115

Michelle Biloon, Kevin Avery, and the Applications (Apps, the young people call them) on their Telephones

116

Helen Hong and Chicken Husbandry in South Central Los Angeles

117

Jill Moe, Crop Art Royalty at the Minnesota State Fair

118

David Plotz’s Tour of D.C.’s Civil War Forts and Fortifications

119

Brian Stack (Conan, Colbert) on Mild Encounters with Pleasant Celebrities

120

Chris Fairbanks on the Intricacies of Skateboarding on an Artificial Hip at Costco

121

Jenny Lawson’s Enormous Army of Dolls

122

Comedian Rachel Feinstein Has Tons of Firefighters In Her House But Don’t Worry She’s Okay

123

Nate Corddry Explains the Intricacies of Tabletop Baseball Until You Pass Out

124

Comedian Emily Fleming Has Tips For Cleaning Toys

125

Comedian Richard Sarvate Understands How Email Actually Works

126

Bill Corbett on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and Also On ZZ Top

127

Julia Duffy, from Newhart and Palm Royale, Has Just Read This Great Book

128

Lindy West Slows Down By Watching Others Play Video Games Fast

129

Comedian Ray Ellin Imagines Being in a Little House, Possibly One on the Prairie

130

Marsha Warfield from Night Court, Who Believes in She-sus

131

Rob Haze Has Many More Sneakers Than You Do

132

BONUS MINI-SODE 10: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: Dickey Simpkins the Wallaby Starts a Podcast

133

BONUS CONTENT PREVIEW: Let's Talk About the Weather

134

BONUS MINI-SODE 9: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: A Muskrat Takes a Long Disco Nap

135

John Darnielle Spills the Tea About Tea

136

BONUS MINI-SODE 8: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: Anson the Dragon's High School Reunion

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BONUS MINI-SODE 7: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: Inventing a Board Game with Hiram and Gretel

138

BONUS MINI-SODE 6: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: Going with Jill to get Tacos

139

BONUS MINI-SODE 5: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: Leonard the Sea Turtle Dreams of a Career Change

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BONUS MINI-SODE 4: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: Norman is a Pangolin Who Dances the Cha-Cha

141

Alan Tudyk? More Like Alan Yardsticks. (He Collects Yardsticks.)

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BONUS MINI-SODE 3: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: Nadine the Hard-Working Duck on a Farm

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BONUS MINI-SODE 2: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: Clomp, the Littlest Giant

144

BONUS MINI-SODE: Unscripted Bedtime Stories: The Owl of Nebraska

145

Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Jackie Kashian, Jeremy Bent, John Moe, and Dan McCoy

146

Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and Their Non-Secretly Non-Fascinating Pets

147

Steve Almond: The Dad Compactor

148

Oscar Montoya Says Rice is the Offensive Lineman of Grains

149

Stefanie Wilder-Taylor and Cecily Knobler Are a Barenaked Ladies Fan Club

150

Dessa: Queen of Beats... and Buttercream Flowers

151

John-Luke Roberts Is a Pigeon Activist

152

Laurie Kilmartin is an Accidental Anime Fangirl

153

Sandeep Parikh: Wartime HOA President

154

Jason Pargin is a Rabbit Person

155

John Moe Meets Salem Sue: An ND Road Trip

156

Rob Harvilla’s Open Mic Setlist Circa Late 90s

157

Linda Holmes and the Malcontents of Melrose Place

158

A Clockwise Tour of Wales with Ben Partridge

159

An Abbreviated History of the Holy Roman Empire with Guy Branum

160

The Tragicomic Theater Career of Gianmarco Soresi

161

Stephen Tobolowsky and the Most Boring Man in the World

162

Ranking Presidential Pets with Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold

163

Exploring Paris with Polyglot Negin Farsad

164

Aparna Nancherla Is the Indie Coffee Shop of Comedy

165

Phoebe Judge: Hardcore Clammer

166

Felicia Day Has a Lazy Flap

167

Five Dates & Five Concerts with Cameron Esposito

168

Steven Page & All His 1983 Bar Mitzvah Gifts

169

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard Fight Against Toxic Load

170

Zak Orth Rolls His T-shirts

171

Frank Conniff Found Redemption at Arby’s after White Castle Rejection

172

Kristin Hersh Woke Up in a Field and Didn’t Know Where Her Bandmates Were

173

Jo Firestone Has Ten Favorite Candies

174

Emily Heller Doesn’t Have a Lawn Anymore

175

Dave Hill’s Favorite Jerseys Are Sweaters

176

Andrew Child Writes Where the Deer & Antelope Play

177

Don’t Underestimate Crows w/ Halle Kiefer and Alison Leiby

178

John Ross Bowie Makes Three Baguettes

179

Michael Ian Black on Cunning Two-Letter Scrabble Plays

180

A Sleep-Safe Audio Slide Show of Janie and Paul’s Icelandic Vacation

181

An Audio Slide Show of Janie and Paul’s Icelandic Vacation

182

One Thousand Sodas with Chris Gethard

183

Andy Kindler Makes One Cup of Coffee

184

Don’t Go Down the Clown Rabbit Hole with Susan Orlean

185

Molly Wood Lets Her Actuary Flag Fly

186

One on None Basketball in Harlem w/ Gary Gulman

187

Bayonne: Gateway to the Past with James Urbaniak

188

Sara Schaefer Says Size Matters

189

Jean Grae Loves a Good Silk Market

190

Baratunde Thurston’s Quest to Make Perfect, Clear Ice

191

Randy and Jason Sklar Explain Sports Portals

192

Broti Gupta Knows a Lot About Cincinnati’s Kenwood Mall

193

Jonathan Katz, Amateur Table Tennis Hustler and Champion

194

Scott Thompson Is a Proud Porridge Man

195

Linda Holmes and the Malcontents of Melrose Place

196

Maria Bamford Has a Parking Problem and Is Making Amends

197

Bonus Content Preview: A Snowy Spring Nature Walk

198

How to Plan a Disney World Vacation with Justin McElroy

199

How to Build a Home Studio w/ Open Mike Eagle

200

RadioLab’s Lulu Miller Says You Don’t Know What It’s Like to Be a Bat

201

Andy Daly Tends His Own Lawn

202

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