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The Matt Walker Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Dr. Matt Walker. It has 166 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

The Matt Walker Podcast is all about sleep, the brain, and the body. Matt is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of the book, Why We Sleep and has given a few TED talks. Matt is an awkward British nerd who adores science and the communication of science to the public. 

health ·en-us ·166 episodes

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#130 - Shift Work and Solutions

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The London Apothecary - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#129 - Natural Short Sleepers

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#128 - Sleep Position

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#127 - Non-Restorative Sleep

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#126 - The Coffee Paradox

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#125 - Melatonin Explained

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#124 - Acting Out Dreams

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Ask Me Anything Part 25: Sleep Talking, Long Covid, CBD/CBN, and Bedroom Environment

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#123 - Sleep & the Microbiome

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#122 - Exercise vs. Insomnia

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#121 - A Practical Guide To Insomnia

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Ask Me Anything Part 24: Tinnitus, SAD, Sleep Divorce, and Vaccines

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#120 - How Sleep Deprivation Hijacks Your Genetic Code

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The Midnight Bookshop: A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#119 - Your Brain On GLP-1s

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#118 - A Sleep Medication to Lower the Risk of Alzheimer's

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Ask Me Anything Part 23: The Gut, Grief, Creativity, and Microsleeps

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#117 - Can Creatine & Exercise Overcome Sleep Deprivation?

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#116 - 40 Hz Brain Stimulation

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#115 - Sleep Deprivation for Depression

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#114 - How to Boost your HRV

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#113 - Modafinil: An All-Nighter In A Pill?

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#112 - How Synesthesia Secretly Shapes Your Reality

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#111 - The Price of Sleep

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#110 - The Science Behind Wearable Sleep Monitoring

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#109 - How to Get More REM Sleep

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Cozy Cabin Retreat: A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#108 Implanting False Memories Into Your Brain

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#107 - Medicine 3.0 with Dr. Avinish Reddy

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Ask Me Anything Part 22: Latitude, Pain Gating, Temperature & Shift Work

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#106 - Can A Sleeping Pill Help Fight Alzheimer’s?

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Ask Me Anything Part 21: Sleep Debt, Snooze Button, Naps & Sleep Myths

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#105 - Delta Sleep Inducing Peptides

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#104 - Humans Can Navigate Like Bats

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#103 - 172 Diseases, One Hidden (Sleep) Cause?

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The Dreamer's Embrace: A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#102 - Mouth Taping

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Ask Me Anything Part 20: Sleep Under the Influence

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#101 - The Sleep Prescription To Better Immunity with Dr. Aric Prather

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The Dreamer Boat: Sophia's Journey, A Sleep Story, read by Matt Walker

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#100 - Sleep As The Fountain Of (Facial) Youth

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Ask Me Anything Part 19: The Sleep Science of Her

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#99 - Insomnia in 7 Days with Dr. Aric Prather

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The Dreamer Boat - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#98 - Weighted Blankets

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Ask Me Anything Part 18: From Phone Radiation & Paralysis to Full Moons & Earworms

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#97 - Night Terrors

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Celestial Slumbers - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#96 - Nine Unknown Functions of Dream Sleep

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