Episode 33: The Sleep Lecture - A Case of Encephalitis Lethargica

What if you couldn’t wake up—and your mind kept trying to lecture its way out of the dark? In this week’s Month of the Macabre episode, “The Sleep Lecture,” a neurologist begins a talk on encephalitis lethargica—the mysterious “sleepy sickness” that swept the world a century ago—only to discover she’s become part of her own subject. Based on true clinical records and modern research, this immersive narrative blurs the line between dream and science, between consciousness and coma. Listen with the lights low. And maybe don’t fall asleep just yet.   Listener Note: The medical and historical details in this episode are based on real research, but the people and institutions are fictional. Any similarity to real individuals or places is entirely coincidental.