Welcome to Planet Sleep. I'm your host, Josh. And tonight, I'm going to travel halfway

around the world to visit the beautiful yet wild Australian Outback. Before we go, I want

to remind you that one way you can support the show is by making sure you're

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show every week with lots of visuals and beautiful scenery to help you drift into a peaceful

sleep. But now that you're ready to go, let's head to the Outback. You are the only human

for miles as you stand within an open field of flowers. There is nothing but the wind and the

hum of insects in your ears. The buzzing bees move from one budding flower to the next. Bright and

pink are their petals. Some are open and flat coated with a sprinkle of morning dew. Some

jet from their stems and giant bolts of bright colors. They cover the land before you and sway

with each gust of wind. They make a soft bed of color and warmth and the fragrance of each

petal surrounds the air around you. You are alone, yet you are precisely where you want to be.

One of the most remote regions on the entire planet, the Australian Outback nests in the heart of

Down Under. The natives have lived across the Outback for over 50,000 years, but they have

maintained the integrity of nature. And it is one of the last remaining areas of land where

humans have had little to no exploitation of its resources. It is a haven of mother nature's

most genuine intentions. It is virgin earth, unscathed by man.

Various climates cover its land and its seasons lend to a healthy change of scenery to each plane

river and jungle. Some regions remain dry and erred, while others see their fair share of rainfall

brought by mighty monsoons. From the western coast to the northern reaches of Australia,

these winds carry the rains of salvation. These are the rains that give life to the field before

you, or flowers burst with color and bees pollinate the countryside. It is an area almost entirely

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