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Sleep Junkies

Exploring sleep through the lens of science, culture, medicine, technology and more. The whole conversation on sleep.

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007: Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia explained – Dr Lindsay Browning

007: Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia explained – Dr Lindsay Browning

CBT-I is a cognitive and behavioral-based therapy that is rapidly becoming a first line treatment for insomnia around th... Read more

4 Feb 2019

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026: Redefining sleep training (it’s not all about Cry It Out) – Dr Craig Canapari

026: Redefining sleep training (it’s not all about Cry It Out) – Dr Craig Canapari

Getting a child to sleep through the night is one of the biggest challenges that parents face. In recent years, online w... Read more

16 Sep 2019

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010: Light hacking for optimal sleep and circadian biology – Thaddeus Owen

010: Light hacking for optimal sleep and circadian biology – Thaddeus Owen

A practical guide to optimising your sleep and circadian biology with light exposure in the day and blocking blue light ... Read more

27 Feb 2019

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044: Do dreams have a social function? Covid-19 Special Report – Prof Mark Blagrove & Dr Julia Lockheart

044: Do dreams have a social function? Covid-19 Special Report – Prof Mark Blagrove & Dr Julia Lockheart

This week we explore 'pandemic dreaming' - a phenomenon where people around the world, experiencing lockdown during the ... Read more

27 Apr 2020

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019: How to optimize your sleep when you work night shifts – Carolyn Schur

019: How to optimize your sleep when you work night shifts – Carolyn Schur

Despite the constant warnings about the negative health impacts of shift work, the 20-30% of the workforce who work nigh... Read more

22 Apr 2019

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036: Sleep and the teenage brain – Dr Valerie Crabtree

036: Sleep and the teenage brain – Dr Valerie Crabtree

For a long time, teenagers have been portayed as lazy, prone to mood swings, and generally difficult to get on with. But... Read more

25 Nov 2019

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043: Screen time and sleep – it’s not all about blue light: Dr Michael Grandner

043: Screen time and sleep – it’s not all about blue light: Dr Michael Grandner

In recent years we've been bombarded with advice warning of the dangers of sleep-stealing blue light emitted from smartp... Read more

31 Mar 2020

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003: Measuring the sleeping brain – Curzio Vasapollo

003: Measuring the sleeping brain – Curzio Vasapollo

We talk to Curzio Vasapollo about the practicalities and challenges of measuring the sleeping brain using EEG (electroen... Read more

5 Dec 2018

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022: ASMR: a sleep expert’s perspective – Stephanie Romiszewski

022: ASMR: a sleep expert’s perspective – Stephanie Romiszewski

In just 10 years, ASMR has grown from a fringe Youtube trend into a mainstream cultural phenomenon, boasting billions of... Read more

13 May 2019

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038: Exploding head syndrome – Dr Brian Sharpless

038: Exploding head syndrome – Dr Brian Sharpless

Winning the award for the best named sleep disorder ever, exploding head syndrome is an intriguing phenomenon which, alt... Read more

9 Dec 2019

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Sleep, immunity and coronavirus - a special episode: Dr Jonathan Cedernaes

Sleep, immunity and coronavirus - a special episode: Dr Jonathan Cedernaes

A special episode focussed around coronavirus COVID-19, we talk to Dr Jonathan Cedernaes about the roles that sleep play... Read more

19 Mar 2020

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039: The truth about melatonin – Professor Helen Burgess

039: The truth about melatonin – Professor Helen Burgess

In recent years melatonin has exploded in popularity as a 'wonder drug' - a safe, natural supplement for helping with sl... Read more

13 Jan 2020

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029: Exploring a sociology of sleep – Dr Robert Meadows

029: Exploring a sociology of sleep – Dr Robert Meadows

The Sociology of Sleep Group was founded at Surrey University over 20 years ago and has published widely on many sleep r... Read more

7 Oct 2019

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025: Lucid dreaming: a science-based user’s guide – Curzio Vasapollo & Achilleas Pavlou

025: Lucid dreaming: a science-based user’s guide – Curzio Vasapollo & Achilleas Pavlou

Lucid dreaming is a wildly popular, but often misunderstood phenomenon. But alongside the fantasy narratives of movies l... Read more

3 Jun 2019

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030: Putting sleep apnea ‘out of business’ – Adam Amdur

030: Putting sleep apnea ‘out of business’ – Adam Amdur

The American Sleep Apnea Association was founded in 1990 with a goal to administer and nurture a new model of sleep apne... Read more

14 Oct 2019

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018: The Nocturnal Brain – Dr Guy Leschziner

018: The Nocturnal Brain – Dr Guy Leschziner

We talk with Guy Leschziner, world-renowned neurologist, sleep physician and the author of a new book, The Nocturnal Bra... Read more

15 Apr 2019

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037: The science of music and sleep – Thomas Dickson

037: The science of music and sleep – Thomas Dickson

Music has been called the 'purest form of art', but it's also used by many as a means to fall asleep more easily. But at... Read more

2 Dec 2019

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023: Intensive Sleep Retraining: a genuine quick fix? – Hannah Scott

023: Intensive Sleep Retraining: a genuine quick fix? – Hannah Scott

When it comes to treating insomnia, we're usually told that there are no quick fixes. Although a relatively recent devel... Read more

20 May 2019

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034: The Sleep Charity – Vicki Dawson

034: The Sleep Charity – Vicki Dawson

After experiencing chronic sleep deprivation after the birth of her first child, Vicki Dawson identified a need for soc... Read more

11 Nov 2019

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016: The great sleep tracker debate: Part 1 – Jesse Cook

016: The great sleep tracker debate: Part 1 – Jesse Cook

How accurate is your sleep tracker? Are consumer sleep wearables good enough to used for research and clinical purposes?... Read more

8 Apr 2019

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