Sleep paralysis is like when you wake too early from a dream, and your waking and sleeping brains collide. Many see vivid and terrifying visions, and feel unable to move. This is a sleep disorder that more than twenty-percent of us will experience in our lifetime, yet is it not well understood. Meet Dr. Baland Jalal, who went from suffering from sleep paralysis to becoming an expert working on a cure.Learn more and submit your own sleep questions at www.vox.com/areyousleepingAnd, let us know what you think of the show at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Sleep paralysis is like when you wake too early from a dream, and your waking and sleeping brains collide. Many see vivid and terrifying visions, and feel unable to move. This is a sleep disorder that more than twenty-percent of us will experience in our lifetime, yet is it not well understood. Meet Dr. Baland Jalal, who went from suffering from sleep paralysis to becoming an expert working on a cure. Learn more and submit your own sleep questions at www.vox.com/areyousleeping And, let us know what you think of the show at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sleep paralysis is like when you wake too early from a dream, and your waking and sleeping brains collide. Many see vivid and terrifying visions, and feel unable to move. This is a sleep disorder that more than twenty-percent of us will experience in our lifetime, yet is it not well understood. Meet Dr. Baland Jalal, who went from suffering from sleep paralysis to becoming an expert working on a cure.Learn more and submit your own sleep questions at www.vox.com/areyousleepingAnd, let us know what you think of the show at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Sleep And The Supernatural

This week, host Kate Berlant gets a call for help. Listener Dan’s bed is crowded. Since the pandemic hit, his two kids have been afraid to sleep on their own. Dan wants to reclaim his bed and his privacy, and help his kids relearn to sleep on their own. Our sleep experts are here with a strategy to help get them out, and to give some global perspectives on co-sleeping.Learn more and submit your own sleep questions at www.vox.com/areyousleepingAnd, let us know what you think of the show at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

This week, host Kate Berlant gets a call for help. Listener Dan’s bed is crowded. Since the pandemic hit, his two kids have been afraid to sleep on their own. Dan wants to reclaim his bed and his privacy, and help his kids relearn to sleep on their own. Our sleep experts are here with a strategy to help get them out, and to give some global perspectives on co-sleeping. Learn more and submit your own sleep questions at www.vox.com/areyousleeping And, let us know what you think of the show at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, host Kate Berlant gets a call for help. Listener Dan’s bed is crowded. Since the pandemic hit, his two kids have been afraid to sleep on their own. Dan wants to reclaim his bed and his privacy, and help his kids relearn to sleep on their own. Our sleep experts are here with a strategy to help get them out, and to give some global perspectives on co-sleeping.Learn more and submit your own sleep questions at www.vox.com/areyousleepingAnd, let us know what you think of the show at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

My Kids Stole My Bed! (Listener Question)

Meet host Kate Berlant, and get ready for a deep dive into the fascinating world of sleep. So… how DID you sleep last night? If your answer is great, terrible, or so-so, welcome! Our society is obsessed with sleep; the best ways to do it, the tech to measure it, and how to hack it. Why? Maybe you want to work, play and live at peak performance with as little sleep as possible. Or maybe you throw money at sound machines, motion pillows and sleeping pills to deepen your rest. Sleep is at the core of our survival. So why aren’t we better at it? What happens when we don’t get enough? And what does our sleep say about us and our culture? We’re pulling back the covers on all of it, with some of the most fascinating sleepers, and our own sleep experts. So snuggle up. For transcripts and more, head to www.vox.com/areyousleeping And let us know what you think of the show by taking our listener survey at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Meet host Kate Berlant, and get ready for a deep dive into the fascinating world of sleep. So… how DID you sleep last night? If your answer is great, terrible, or so-so, welcome! Our society is obsessed with sleep; the best ways to do it, the tech to measure it, and how to hack it. Why? Maybe you want to work, play and live at peak performance with as little sleep as possible. Or maybe you throw money at sound machines, motion pillows and sleeping pills to deepen your rest. Sleep is at the core of our survival. So why aren’t we better at it? What happens when we don’t get enough? And what does our sleep say about us and our culture? We’re pulling back the covers on all of it, with some of the most fascinating sleepers, and our own sleep experts. So snuggle up. For transcripts and more, head to www.vox.com/areyousleeping And let us know what you think of the show by taking our listener survey at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet host Kate Berlant, and get ready for a deep dive into the fascinating world of sleep. So… how DID you sleep last night? If your answer is great, terrible, or so-so, welcome! Our society is obsessed with sleep; the best ways to do it, the tech to measure it, and how to hack it. Why? Maybe you want to work, play and live at peak performance with as little sleep as possible. Or maybe you throw money at sound machines, motion pillows and sleeping pills to deepen your rest. Sleep is at the core of our survival. So why aren’t we better at it? What happens when we don’t get enough? And what does our sleep say about us and our culture? We’re pulling back the covers on all of it, with some of the most fascinating sleepers, and our own sleep experts. So snuggle up. For transcripts and more, head to www.vox.com/areyousleeping And let us know what you think of the show by taking our listener survey at www.vox.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Rest Obsessed

Are You Sleeping? A new podcast from Mattress Firm and Vox Creative. Launching 4/1! On World Sleep Day, meet host Kate Berlant as she pulls back the covers on real stories about why we can’t sleep, how sleep shapes who we are, and the huge price we pay when we don’t get enough… Subscribe now! Learn more at www.vox.com/areyousleeping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Are You Sleeping? A new podcast from Mattress Firm and Vox Creative. Launching 4/1! On World Sleep Day, meet host Kate Berlant as she pulls back the covers on real stories about why we can’t sleep, how sleep shapes who we are, and the huge price we pay when we don’t get enough… Subscribe now! Learn more at www.vox.com/areyousleeping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are You Sleeping? A new podcast from Mattress Firm and Vox Creative. Launching 4/1! On World Sleep Day, meet host Kate Berlant as she pulls back the covers on real stories about why we can’t sleep, how sleep shapes who we are, and the huge price we pay when we don’t get enough… Subscribe now! Learn more at www.vox.com/areyousleeping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Are You Sleeping? Trailer

Everyone needs to sleep, and everyone has a story to tell. The way we sleep, or struggle with sleep, can tell us a lot about who we are. And if you are feeling exhausted, or worried about your sleep, you are not alone. Join host Kate Berlant as she meets some of the most fascinating sleepers in the country. And, leading sleep experts help uncover the mysteries that play out during our unconscious hours.&nbsp;

Sisters discover the secret behind their short-sleep superpower. A woman composes music in her dreams. A man tries&nbsp;to keep his life together while being forced to sleep in his car. An Olympian trains to perform at her best while struggling to get enough rest. Plus, sleep stories and questions from you!

Brought to you by Mattress Firm, with Vox Creative, Are You Sleeping? Is setting out to dive deep into sleep. Join us. Subscribe now, and learn more about the show at www.vox.com/areyousleeping

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Everyone needs to sleep, and everyone has a story to tell. The way we sleep, or struggle with sleep, can tell us a lot about who we are. And if you are feeling exhausted, or worried about your sleep, you are not alone. Join host Kate Berlant as she meets some of the most fascinating sleepers in the country. And, leading sleep experts help uncover the mysteries that play out during our unconscious hours.  Sisters discover the secret behind their short-sleep superpower. A woman composes music in her dreams. A man tries to keep his life together while being forced to sleep in his car. An Olympian trains to perform at her best while struggling to get enough rest. Plus, sleep stories and questions from you! Brought to you by Mattress Firm, with Vox Creative, Are You Sleeping? Is setting out to dive deep into sleep. Join us. Subscribe now, and learn more about the show at www.vox.com/areyousleeping

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