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The Matt Walker Podcast — 181 episodes

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#144 - Face Blindness Explained

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#143 - The Science of Love, Desire, and Sex

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#142 - How Memory Affects Sleep

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The Beekeepers Garden - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#141 - The Daylight Mistake

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#140 - Tired but Wired

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#139 - Waking Up

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#138 - The Sleepy Girl Mocktail

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#137 - Bedtime Procrastination

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#136 - Sleep & Sound

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#135 - Two Windows: How Light Shapes your Sleep

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#134 - Seeing Inside the Brain with Prenuvo

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#133 - Sleep & Doomscrolling

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#132 - Sleep and Binaural Beats

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#131 - Sleeping with Pets

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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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Ask Me Anything Part 17: Tracker Accuracy, 3 AM Wake ups, Sleep Onset & More

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#95 - Circadian Rhythms, Travel, and Athlete Optimization with Dr. Cheri Mah

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Clara and the Twilight Garden - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#94 - Dream Sleep for the Body

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Ask Me Anything Part 16: Dream Time, Circadian Changes, & Night Sweats

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#93 - Sleeping Pills and their Alternatives with Dr. Ranji Varghese

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The Archives of Lost Letters - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#92 - The Healing Powers of Sleep

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Ask Me Anything Part 15: Beauty Sleep, Naps, 3 AM Wake-Ups & Axl Rose with Dr. Eti Ben Simon

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#91 - Sleep, Ambien, Memory, and Alzheimer's

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The Evergreen Express - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#90 - Sleep as Fuel for Athletes with Dr. Cheri Mah

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Ask Me Anything Part 14: Sleep, AI, Space, and Superpowers

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#89 - Does Catch-up Sleep Work?

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#88 - Sleep & Sleeping Pills with Dr. Ranji Varghese

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Beneath a Highland Moon - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#87 - Sleep, Trauma Memories, AI & Memory Hacks, with Dr. Charan Ranganath

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Ask Me Anything Part 13: Circadian Rhythms, Biphasic Sleep, Gut Health, and Animal Sleep Secrets

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#86 - Sleeping Pills & Weight Loss

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Starlight Stroll - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

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#85 - The Power and Limits of Memory with Dr. Charan Ranganath

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Ask Me Anything Part 12 - Meds, Pets, Sleeping Naked, and So Much More with Dr. Eti Ben Simon

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#84 - Sleep & Narcolepsy

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#83 - Sleeping Separate vs. Your Relationship

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Ask Me Anything Part 11 - Falling Asleep, Staying Asleep, and False Awakenings

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#82 - Sleep and ADHD with Dr. Jessica Lunsford-Avery

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#81 - Aging, Alzheimer’s, and Sleep with Dr. William Jagust

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Ask Me Anything Part 10 - Naps and Sleepwalking

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#80 - Sleep Advice for Couples with Dr. Wendy Troxel

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#79 - Melatonin, Autism Spectrum Disorder, & Sleep

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Ask Me Anything Part 9 - THC, Melatonin, and Defining ‘Enough Sleep'

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#78 - Sleep & Relationships with Dr. Wendy Troxel

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Ask Me Anything Part 8 - Lucid Dreaming & Sleep Hygenie

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#77 - Sleep & CBD

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#76 - Precognitive Dreaming

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AMA Part 7 - Deep Sleep, Alcohol & Anxiety

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#75 - The Business of Sleep With Dr. Chris Barnes

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# 74 - Sleep & THC

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Ask Me Anything Part 6 - Lunar Cycles & Weighted Blankets

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#73 - Sleep & Work with Dr. Chris Barnes

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# 72 - Sleep & Cannabis

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#71 - Acting Out Dreams - REM disorder

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Ask Me Anything Part 5 - Pregnancy & Rheum

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#70 - Sleep & Screens with Dr. Michael Gradisar

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#69 - Sleep & Menopause

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Ask Me Anything Part 4 - Our Sleep Habits Explored

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#68 - Sleep & Light With Dr. Michael Gradisar

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#67 - Sleep to Lose Weight

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Ask Me Anything Part 3 - Alzheimer's, Shift Work, Sleep Optimization

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#66 - Exploding Head Syndrome

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#65 - Sleep & Athletes with Dr. Michael Grandner pt.2

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#64 - Sleep & Athletes with Dr. Michael Grandner pt.1

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#63 - Yawning Explained

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#62 - The Snooze Button

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#61 - Ask Me Anything Pt.2

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#60 - Ask Me Anything Pt.1

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#59 - Sleep & Motor Memory

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#58 - Caffeine Nap

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#57 - Polyphasic Sleep

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#56 - Treating Your Insomnia with Michael Grandner pt 2

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#55 - Targeting Insomnia (With Dr. Michael Grandner)

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#54 - The Art of Napping

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#53 - Sleep & Antioxidants

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#52 - Sleep & Free Radicals

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#51 - Catch-up Sleep?

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#50 - Restless Leg Syndrome

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#49 - Nightmares and Treatment

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#48 - What is Sleep Apnea?

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#47 - Too Much Sleep

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#46 - Sleep and Teens

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#45 - Sleep and Kids Pt.3

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#44 - Sleep and Kids Pt.2

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#43 - Sleep and Kids Pt. 1

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#42 - Sleep and Exercise Pt. 4

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# 41 - Sleep and Exercise Pt. 3

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# 40 - Sleep and Exercise Pt. 2

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# 39 - Sleep and Exercise Pt. 1

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#38: Sleep is Bloody Remarkable #3

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#37: Sleep and Memory - Part 3

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#36: Sleep and Memory - Part 2

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# 35: Sleep and Memory - Part 1

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# 34: Sleep and Sex – Part 2

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#33: Sleep and Sex – Part 1

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# 32: Insomnia - Part 7

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# 31: Insomnia - Part 6

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# 30: Insomnia - Part 5

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#29: Insomnia - Part 4

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#28: Insomnia - Part 3

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#27: Insomnia - Part 2

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#26: Insomnia - Part 1

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#25: Optimising Your Sleep

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#24: Sleep is Bloody Remarkable #2

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#23: Dreams – Part 6

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#22: Dreams - Part 5

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#21: Dreams - Part 4

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#20: Dreams - Part 3

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#19: Dreams - Part 2

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#18: Dreams - Part 1

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#17: Sleep is Bloody Remarkable #1

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#16: Sleep & Weight Gain – Part 2

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#15: Sleep & Weight Gain – Part 1

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#14: Temperature – Part 2

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#13: Temperature - Part 1

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#12: Melatonin

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#11: Sleep & Caffeine – Part 2

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#10: Sleep & Caffeine – Part 1

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#09: Sleep & Alcohol - Part 2

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#08: Sleep & Alcohol - Part 1

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#07: Naps

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#06: Chronotype: Part 3

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#05: Chronotype: Part 2

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#04: Chronotype: Part 1

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#03: Circadian Rhythms

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#02: Sleep Pressure

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#01: What is Sleep?

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