Notable Guests
CR
Circadian Rhythms
2x
CN
Caffeine Nap
1x
DD
Daniel Durand
1x
CS
Catch-up Sleep
1x
CR
Charan Ranganath
1x
MH
Memory Hacks
1x
CC
Can Creatine
1x
ES
Exploding Head Syndrome
1x
FE
Face Blindness Explained
1x
FR
Free Radicals
1x
HS
How Memory Affects Sleep
1x
ME
Melatonin Explained
1x
AD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
1x
MM
Motor Memory
1x
AD
Acting Out Dreams
1x
Recent Episodes
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Nocturia is often not a bladder issue, but driven by other factors.
Nature's Call
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Cortisol is essential for metabolism, immunity, and survival, not just a villain.
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Scientists study sleep in noisy MRI scanners using earplugs and audio tricks.
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Music's 40,000-year history and its role as social bonding "glue".
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Matt explains how latitude affects sleep by altering seasonal daylight and melatonin production.
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Déjà vu signals a healthy brain's error correction, not a premonition.
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Matt Walker narrates a calming sleep story about a night ferry ride.
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Brain is active during sleep, not off; 7-9 hours is essential.
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Psychedelics like psilocybin quiet the Default Mode Network, enhancing neuroplasticity for mental health.
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Matt discusses the glymphatic system, the brain's waste-clearance network active during sleep.
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Sleep patterns evolve from newborn active sleep to healthy aging changes.
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Deep sleep is crucial for physical and mental repair, occurring mostly early in the night.
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Explores how the brain constructs reality through neurological anomalies like face blindness.
Face Blindness Explained
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Love is a neurobiological reward system, not just an emotion.
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Daily memories impact sleep biology and brain restoration.
How Memory Affects Sleep
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A guided sleep story set in a peaceful garden.
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Eyes have a hidden daylight circuit boosting alertness and triggering cortisol.
The Daylight Mistake
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Insomnia is hyperarousal, not lack of sleep drive.
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Understanding sleep inertia and the gradual process of waking up.
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Deconstructing the 'Sleepy Girl Mocktail' and its purported sleep benefits.
The Sleepy Girl Mocktail