Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep
Marfa Public Radio has launched a sleep podcast where they read boring documents to help listeners fall asleep. The podcast is part of their fall membership drive, and they hope that after listeners wake up, they will donate to the station to keep it running. The podcast features various hosts reading different documents, including the NPR Style Guide and the Texas Administrative Code.
- ▪Marfa Public Radio operates 24/7 and has a lot of behind-the-scenes work to keep it running.
- ▪The sleep podcast features hosts reading boring documents, such as the Rescissions Act of 2025 and the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.
- ▪The podcast is part of the station's fall membership drive, and they are asking listeners to donate to keep the station running.
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Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep Hosted by Zoe Kurland , Christopher Dyer Marfa Public Radio is literally never asleep. It operates 24/7 (except when lightning strikes) and there’s so much that goes on behind the scenes to make this happen– fundraising, compliance, protocols, emergency response, maintenance…the list goes on and on.Do you lay awake wondering what FCC compliance entails? Ever wondered what NPR's code of journalistic ethics involves for the newsroom?We may never be able to explain what it takes to operate the station, but we can put you to sleep trying to.For this fall membership drive we bring you Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep.
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