Episode-by-episode discussion of Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker — what sleep does for memory, mood and the body, and what losing it costs. Each episode takes one chapter and turns it into something you can use today. Part of Burnout Books to Podcasts.
7 episodes listed below. All 22 are on Apple Podcasts, free, no signup.
Season two opens with dreams as a crucible of creativity — the periodic table, Beatles melodies, and problem-solving that only happens when the sleeping brain fuses ideas the waking brain keeps apart.
Sleepwalking, narcolepsy, fatal familial insomnia: the dark catalog of what happens when sleep breaks. And the real answer to whether anyone can truly survive without sleep.
The modern assault on sleep: LED screens, thermostats, nightcaps, and alarm clocks. Why alcohol is sedation rather than sleep, and what your bedroom is quietly doing to your night.
Sleeping pills don't produce natural sleep — and the rebound can be worse than the insomnia. We compare medication against CBT-I, the therapy that outperforms pills with none of the cost.
Sleep-deprived doctors, dawn school start times, and workplace cultures that treat exhaustion as a badge of honor. What NASA and Google figured out that the rest of society hasn't.
Walker's blueprint for change — from technology that nudges your sleep to a cultural shift that treats rest as a pillar of health, not a luxury for the unambitious.
The series finale: the complete takeaway from Why We Sleep, plus Walker's twelve evidence-backed tips for healthy sleep — the checklist you can start using tonight.
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22 episodes in this show, 1,100+ across the whole network, and a new one every day.
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