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HiberNation

Mallika Rao dives into the lives of nearly a dozen people, each with a story to tell, rooted in a different facet of sleep. Over the course of this first season, we’ll descend from the material realm to the subterranean, from sleepovers to the dream world, and discover the extraordinary impact this ordinary act can have on all of us.

Episodes

  1. 05/08/2021

    Time Machine

    In Revolution-era Iran, a 38-year-old woman dreams the precise circumstances of her own death. For our season finale, we delve into a family mystery rooted in one of the more surrealist wings of dream science -- where time travel, astral bodies, and love collide. Special thanks to guests Nahid, Gazelle and Solmaz Emami, and to Dr. Julia Mossbridge, author of The Premonition Code and founder of the TILT Institute. Additional thanks to Dr. Robert Stickgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    41 min

  2. 29/07/2021

    Ghost Attack

    Sleep paralysis remains one of the world’s most puzzling disorders, known by different names across cultures and eras. Sufferers recount nightly visitations straight out of horror movies, by ghosts and demons who emanate concentrated evil. And scientists can’t deny that something inexplicable seems to happen to those in the throes of an episode. We travel from a bedroom in a small town in India to a luxury hotel to follow one woman’s journey with this baffling disorder.   Special thanks to guest Ranita Roy, and Dr. Baland Jalal. Links from today's episode:  The Entity    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    35 min

  3. 22/07/2021

    Go to Sleep, Little Baby

    The lullaby is an old song form, full of darkness and light. In this mini-episode, we learn about this ancient thread between parent and child, and enter the world of a tense expectant mother and a special lullaby. Special thanks to Emily Eagan of The Lullaby Project, to Ashley Pacheco and to Tiffany Ortiz. Links from today's episode:  Learn more about The Lullaby Project You can also listen the to the album The Lullaby Project released, Hopes and Dreams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    18 min

  4. 15/07/2021

    Third State

    In the 1950s, Armond Aserinsky became the most famous kid in science. The 9-year-old son of Eugene Aserinksy, a tough, obstinate grad student who discovered REM sleep, Armond saw the pains of discovery up close, as his dad’s first test subject. REM, which some likened to another state of existence, would change science, and the Aserinsky household, for good. Special thanks to guests Armond Aserinsky and journalist Lynne Lamberg, as well as to Dr. Peter Shiromani. Links from today's episode:  Read the article by Chip Brown that inspired this episode We couldn't have done this without Lynne Lamberg - read one of her articles on Aserinksy And for more on how sleep science evolved, read "A New Vision of Dreams" in the New York Times   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    55 min

  5. 08/07/2021

    Big $leep

    A tech reporter on a hunt to defeat her insomnia discovers a larger contradiction fueling the multibillion dollar sleep industry. Can products really solve a problem that modernity has partially caused? Special thanks to guests Charlotte Jee and Ben Reiss, author of Wild Nights.  Links from today's episode: Read Charlotte’s story about her wild nights with tech Check out the shipping forecast that used to keep her company Listen to Apeman by The Kinks And for more from Ben, get a copy of Wild Nights from your local bookstore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    38 min

  6. 01/07/2021

    Spend the Night with Joe McGill

    Joe McGill is on a quest to sleep in every slave dwelling in America. For this mini-episode, we sent the activist a recorder to tape an overnight stay and explain why he does what he does. Special thanks to Joseph McGill Jr. and Nicole A. Moore. Links from today's episode:  Learn more about The Slave Dwelling Project. Get some Headspace. Use code HiberNation at checkout for a 90-day free trial.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    16 min

  7. 24/06/2021

    Stay Woke

    Special thanks to Raysean White, Telicia Phillips, and Dr. Girardin Jean-Louis. Links from today's episode:  If you want more from Dr. Jean-Louis, follow him on Twitter.  Read the full CNN article that features Raysean. Get some Headspace. Use code HiberNation at checkout for a 90-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    38 min

  8. 17/06/2021

    Slumber Party

    Special thanks to this episode’s guests, Sushmita Yallapragada and Benjamin Reiss. Links from today’s episode:  Wild Nights by Benjamin Reiss Get some Headspace. Use code HiberNation at checkout for a 90-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    43 min

  9. 10/06/2021

    Sleeping Together

    Special thanks to this episode’s guests, Michele Neff Hernandez and Dr. Wendy Troxel. Links from today’s episode:  Soaring Spirits Sharing the Covers: Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep by Dr. Wendy Troxel Get some Headspace. Use code HiberNation at checkout for a 90-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    47 min

  10. EPISODE 2

    Don’t Be A Mosquito

    Get some Headspace. Use code HiberNation at checkout for a 90-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    5 min

  11. EPISODE 1

    Welcome to HiberNation

    Get some Headspace. Use code HiberNation at checkout for a 90-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    3 min

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Mallika Rao dives into the lives of nearly a dozen people, each with a story to tell, rooted in a different facet of sleep. Over the course of this first season, we’ll descend from the material realm to the subterranean, from sleepovers to the dream world, and discover the extraordinary impact this ordinary act can have on all of us.

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  • Channel
    Headspace
  • Creator
    Headspace Studios, Mallika Rao
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2021 Headspace Studios
  • Show Website
    HiberNation

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