100 Useless Caffeine Facts for Sleep

Useless Facts for Sleep · Apr 19, 2026 · 2h 19m

Tonight, we drift through one hundred wonderfully useless facts about caffeine, coffee, tea, chocolate, energy drinks, and the quietly strange ways one small molecule changes how wakefulness feels. This episode moves gently through the whole caffeinated world, from coffee cherries and tea leaves to adenosine receptors, warm mugs, cans, chocolate, decaf, and the tiny rituals people build around staying awake. The facts begin with the most quietly satisfying “wait, really?” details, then gradually become slower, softer, and more meditative as the episode goes on. It is a warm collection of…