{"podcast":{"title":"I Can’t Sleep","slug":"i-can-t-sleep-813855","podcast_index_feed_id":813855,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLSS7026966538","website_url":"https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/8dcc85a4-c274-11ed-a29b-f79195c9dbea/image/656580bbbd8e3b8ccf3d723ceae3a328.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Benjamin Boster","episode_count":558,"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":"2026-07-20T04:17:47.625825+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-can-t-sleep-813855"},"episode":{"title":"Skyscraper | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Humanity’s Tallest Buildings","slug":"skyscraper-can-t-sleep-learn-about-humanity-s-tallest-buildings","published_at":"2026-06-15T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-can-t-sleep-813855/skyscraper-can-t-sleep-learn-about-humanity-s-tallest-buildings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-can-t-sleep-813855","url":"https://icantsleeppodcast.com/episodes/skyscraper-cant-sleep-learn-about-humanitys-tallest-buildings","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLSS3623816478.mp3","summary":"Skyscrapers transformed city skylines and changed the way people live and work. This episode explores the origins of tall buildings, the engineering breakthroughs that made them possible, and the global rise of skyscrapers. Along the way, you’ll hear about engineering innovations, famous skyscrapers, changing skylines, and the developments that made building upward possible. 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 Skyscraper, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper), 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":"Skyscrapers transformed city skylines and changed the way people live and work. This episode explores the origins of tall buildings, the engineering break…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2081,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-can-t-sleep-813855/episodes/skyscraper-can-t-sleep-learn-about-humanity-s-tallest-buildings/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-813855/skyscraper-can-t-sleep-learn-about-humanity-s-tallest-buildings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}