In this podcast episode, you will hear participants in the Voices of ASMR project explain the following about their ASMR experiences: What triggers ASMR for you when you are watching a video, include details like: Are you triggered by voices? s

Voices of ASMR: What triggers ASMR in the real world? (podcast episode #15)

Aug 16th, 2018

In this podcast episode, you will hear participants in the Voices of ASMR project explain the following about their ASMR experiences: What real world situations trigger your ASMR the strongest? Do your immediate surroundings make a difference?

Voices of ASMR: Is ASMR a sexual feeling? (podcast episode #14)

Jan 18th, 2018

In this podcast episode, you will hear participants in the Voices of ASMR project explain the following about their ASMR experiences: Does your ASMR feel the same as a sexual response? How is your ASMR similar to a sexual response? How is your

Voices of ASMR: What does ASMR feel like? (podcast episode #13)

Jun 18th, 2017

In this podcast episode, you will hear participants in the Voices of ASMR project explain the following about their ASMR experiences: What physical sensations do you feel? Where do you feel these sensations on your body? What emotional and psyc

Science of ASMR: The third peer-reviewed research publication (podcast episode #12)

May 12th, 2017

In this podcast episode, I will be summarizing the third peer-reviewed research publication about ASMR and sharing an interview with the authors. The paper is titled, ““An Examination of Personality Traits Associated with Autonomous Sensory Mer

Science of ASMR: The second peer-reviewed research publication (podcast episode #11)

Mar 20th, 2017

In this podcast episode, I will be summarizing the second peer-reviewed research publication about ASMR and sharing an interview with the authors. The paper is titled, “An examination of the default mode network in individuals with autonomous s

Science of ASMR: The first peer-reviewed research publication (podcast episode #10)

Dec 29th, 2016

In this podcast episode, I will be summarizing the data from the first peer-reviewed research publication about ASMR. The paper is titled, “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): a flow-like mental state”, is authored by Emma Barratt and

History of ASMR: Interview (Part 2) with Jennifer Allen, the woman who coined the term “ASMR” (podcast episode #9)

Nov 21st, 2016

In this podcast episode I will read the second part of an interview I did with Jennifer Allen, the woman who coined the term, “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.” Jennifer will be sharing her thoughts and feelings about the current widesprea

History of ASMR: Interview (Part 1) with Jennifer Allen, the woman who coined the term “ASMR” (podcast episode #8)

Oct 25th, 2016

In this podcast episode I will read the first part of an interview I did with Jennifer Allen, the woman who coined the term, “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.” You will hear about the details and inside stories about: her involvement in th

History of ASMR: About Jennifer Allen, the woman who coined the term “ASMR” (podcast episode #7)

Sep 5th, 2016

In this podcast episode, I will be telling you about Jennifer Allen, the woman who coined the term Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. But that is not all she did, here is a summary of her major contributions which I will be highlighting in t

History of ASMR: Interview with WhisperingLife, the first ASMR artist (podcast episode #6)

Mar 14th, 2016

This is the audio version of my interview with WhisperingLife. This audio recording gives a short overview of WhisperingLife and then I read the transcript of the interview which I initially posted on February 8, 2016. Subscribe to the ASMR Uni

History of ASMR: About WhisperingLife, the first ASMR artist (podcast episode #5)

Dec 17th, 2015

On March 26, 2009, a young woman started posting videos of herself whispering on YouTube. She shared some information about herself on YouTube, but she never revealed her exact identity. Most people refer to her by the name of her YouTube chann

Voices of ASMR: Project launch (podcast episode #4)

Nov 23rd, 2015

I have launched a new project called, ‘Voices of ASMR’. It will be a diverse collection of ASMR experiences submitted by visitors to my website and by listeners to my podcast. The project is a way for individuals to share their ASMR experiences

History of ASMR: the early ASMR-type videos (podcast episode #3)

Oct 30th, 2015

Many people initially discover their ability to have ASMR through real world experiences. These experiences may include having their hair being played with by a friend, hearing someone whisper, being examined by a clinician, listening to someon

History of ASMR: Music Remix of episode #2 (podcast episode #2a)

Oct 1st, 2015

In this podcast episode, you will hear a remix that combines music with excerpts from episode #2. Listen with headphones to enjoy the ear-to-ear experience. Subscribe (free) to the ASMR University Podcast to hear all of the past and future epi

History of ASMR: Birth of the ASMR Community (podcast episode #2)

Sep 24th, 2015

October 29, 2007 could be viewed as the birth date of the ASMR community. On this day, an individual by the username of “okaywhatever” started a forum thread at the website http://www.steadyhealth.com. The title of the thread was, “Weird sensat

History of ASMR: 500 million years (podcast episode #1)

Sep 2nd, 2015

How far back does the history of ASMR go? Or perhaps to be more accurate, how far back do the special triggers and relaxing sensations that we refer to today as ASMR go? 5 years? 50 years? 500 years? 500,000 years? More? In this episode of th

Rate