https://www.jasonnewland.com/Whisper Wednesday LMBYTS #1476 Jason Newland – 29th October 2025🕒 Duration: 1 hour, 2 minutes
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View Transcript🧘 Overall Tone: A relaxed, personal, whisper-style monologue with ASMR elements, storytelling, and rambling reflections. Jason blends anecdotes with dry humor, vulnerability, and a focus on comfort and mental wellness.
🧵 Key Themes & Topics Covered: 🌧️ Background Setting & Ambience
- Jason records during a rainy day with background noises (construction sounds, creaking doors, etc.).
- He talks about the soothing quality of rain sounds, especially from inside tents in his childhood holidays to Wales.
📚 Nostalgia & Childhood Memories
- Shares a vivid memory of reading as a child and being called outside by his dad during a sunny day.
- Talks about sunburn experiences, peeling skin (weirdly satisfying!), and not liking sunbathing.
- Reminisces about camping, childhood television, and early discomforts like getting blisters.
🤓 Vision & Eye Health
- Discusses struggling with eyesight and needing new glasses.
- Plans to buy three types of glasses (reading, computer, distance), but cost and motivation are barriers.
🧢 New Hat & Sock Saga
- Rants humorously about his new fur-lined hat that covers his ears and his renewed love of socks.
- Talks about avoiding socks due to an old foot injury and how it led to foot pain again.
🐾 Life with Vinny (his dog)
- Vinny woke him at 3:10 AM for a treat—not even for the bathroom!
- Jason feels tired due to medication and Vinny’s sweet tooth habits.
- Emphasizes his role as caretaker and his desire to keep Vinny happy.
💻 Website & Google Analytics Adventures
- Talks about updating his website and organizing recordings into groups of 50 with embedded links.
- Surprised by increased traffic, reflecting on Google Analytics data (been tracking for 25 days).
- Mentions possibly starting a new “Saturday Boxing” series.
🧠 Medication & Mental Health
- Describes changes in his medication routine—now takes it morning and night to “even out.”
- Talks about resulting tiredness, napping more, and managing side effects.
🎭 Stories from the Past
- Tells an offbeat and funny story about trying on a bra with an old girlfriend, and doing drama at school in women’s clothing.
- Reflects on freedom of expression, teasing, and shame in a humorous way.
🚣 Sea Cadet Days
- Talks about disliking canoeing, swimming, and prank culture in the cadets.
- Vividly recalls the joy of eating cornflakes on the last day of camp—because it meant going home.
👨👩👦 Family History
- Shares stories about his tall relatives, genetics, and his Irish heritage.
- Ponders how his uncle developed a strong Irish accent despite being raised in London.
- Compares how some accents stay strong (like Scottish or Liverpudlian), while others fade.
🧠 Reflections on Time & Aging
- Notes how fast October flew by.
- Finds it strange how memories blend and how he distracts himself mid-story.
- Makes peace with not having received a Valentine’s card—yet makes light of it.
🔁 Recurring Style & Themes:
- Stream of consciousness narration
- Self-deprecating humor
- Focus on comfort, routine, and mental wellbeing
- Frequent tangents that loop back to childhood, dogs, or cozy things
- Ending mantra: “Be kind to yourself. You deserve to be happy and feel safe.”
