{"podcast":{"title":"I Can’t Sleep","slug":"i-can-t-sleep-7771740","podcast_index_feed_id":7771740,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6913380/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-can-t-sleep--6913380","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f84190b8f9025174f328d2b0f0cd8a4b.jpg","author":"ju","episode_count":556,"summary":"Trouble sleeping? You could count sheep, or let I Can’t Sleep do the heavy yawning for you. Host Benjamin Boster reads slow-paced, fact-filled content on science, history, and everyday oddities with zero plot twists and even less urgency. It’s calm. It’s consistent. And yes, you might accidentally learn something. So get comfy, press play, and let your brain wander off without you.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:18:31.435951+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-can-t-sleep-7771740"},"episode":{"title":"Honey | Can't Sleep? Learn About the World's Oldest Sweetener","slug":"honey-can-t-sleep-learn-about-the-world-s-oldest-sweetener","published_at":"2026-05-29T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-can-t-sleep-7771740/honey-can-t-sleep-learn-about-the-world-s-oldest-sweetener","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-can-t-sleep-7771740","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/honey-can-t-sleep-learn-about-the-world-s-oldest-sweetener--72217115","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72217115/glss9073198831.mp3","summary":"Honey has been part of human history for longer than recorded agriculture. This episode explores how bees transform nectar into honey, how hives function, the origins of beekeeping, and why humans became fascinated with harvesting sweetness from insects that absolutely did not volunteer for the arrangement. Along the way, you’ll hear about honey varieties, seasonal hive cycles, and the surprisingly competitive world of modern beekeeping. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Honey, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ad-free episodes: icantsleep.supportingcast.fmHave a topic in mind? Request a topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Honey has been part of human history for longer than recorded agriculture. This episode explores how bees transform nectar into honey, how hives function,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2107,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-can-t-sleep-7771740/episodes/honey-can-t-sleep-learn-about-the-world-s-oldest-sweetener/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-can-t-sleep-7771740/honey-can-t-sleep-learn-about-the-world-s-oldest-sweetener.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}