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(no music) (5 hours) #1432 Let me bore you to sleep | Monday’s Boring Objects
(no music) (5 hours) #1432 Let me bore you to sleep | Monday’s Boring Objects | Jason Newland | 15th September 2025
🧠 Main Themes & Structure
- Introduction & Purpose
- Jason welcomes listeners to Let Me Bore You to Sleep, his long-running podcast.
- He speaks gently and slowly, aiming to relax listeners enough to fall asleep.
- There's playful self-awareness, like referring to himself in third person.
- Music Nostalgia: Focus on 1980s UK Charts
- Jason spends the bulk of the episode reflecting on music charts from 1980, and then moves through other parts of the decade.
- He discusses UK hits, obscure songs, chart trivia, and personal reactions to songs from that era.
- Artists discussed include:
- Blondie (Jason’s favorite)
- Madonna
- The Specials
- Rick Astley
- The Clash
- Duran Duran
- Michael Jackson
- John Lennon
- Shakin’ Stevens
- ABBA
- Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
- and many more
- Personal Stories & Reflections
- Memories of:
- Going to the seaside with his dad
- Attending concerts with a BBC producer friend named Helen
- Meeting Terry Hall from The Specials (without realizing who he was)
- Childhood excitement around recording the Top 40 on cassette tapes
- Listening to Tide Is High by Blondie with his brother
- These stories are told in a free-associative, wandering style that moves between years, people, and places fluidly.
- Memories of:
- Pop Culture & TV
- Jason reminisces about watching classic TV shows like MASH, Cheers, The Young Ones, and Bottom.
- Talks about early black-and-white TVs, pretending to fall down stairs to get a day off school, and sneaky bedtime stories.
- Funny, Lighthearted Tangents
- Reenacts a jokey workplace sketch based on Joe Dolce’s Shaddap You Face
- Talks about his attempts at roller skating and "eel-style" swimming
- Pokes fun at his weight loss journey with Taekwondo (self-deprecating and humorous)
- Emotional & Sentimental Moments
- Describes his deep attachment to his childhood home
- Expresses love for the song Imagine and sadness over John Lennon’s death
- Reflects on feeling different from his family growing up, craving quiet and space
- Observations About Music Evolution
- Talks about the transition from vinyl to cassette to CD
- Comments on UK vs. US chart differences
- Notes how certain artists didn’t chart well in the US despite UK success (e.g., Blondie)
- Closing Thoughts
- Wraps up with a kind, gentle sign-off: encouraging listeners to be kind to themselves, feel safe, and drift off peacefully.
- Reminds us: "You deserve to be happy. Lots of love. Bye."
- Music history
- UK pop culture
- Hidden chart trivia
- Behind-the-scenes anecdotes
- A big ol’ dose of nostalgia
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