This is a re-run (nostalgia) of our fun-spirited discussion about how to ruin your sleep. We play the entire episode, plus some added research from the last five years. Have you taken on the challenge to never sleep again? (Please don't)

Recommendations

• Abraham: Famous by Blake Crouch (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790216/famous-by-blake-crouch/)  
• Shane: Bugonia ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12300742/)

Holidays (11 March 2026):

• 311 Day
• Debunking Day
• Dream Day
• Johnny Appleseed Day
• National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day
• National Immune System Day
• National No-Code Day
• National Sofrito Day
• Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day
• Wash Your Nose Day
• World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue, and Film
• World Plumbing Day
• Girl Scout Week
• National Aardvark Week
• National Bubble Gum Week

Links and References: 

1. https://en.hdbuzz.net/better-sleep-better-function-new-study-links-sleep-quality-to-clinical-outcomes-in-huntingtons-disease/
2. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250905-how-your-microbiome-affects-your-sleep
3. https://news.asu.edu/20260227-health-and-medicine-study-uncovers-another-reason-not-skimp-sleep
4. https://news.asu.edu/20260227-health-and-medicine-study-uncovers-another-reason-not-skimp-sleep
5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945725005441 
6. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6033330/#:~:text=Epidemiologic%20research%20has%20shown%20that,is%20related%20to%20sleep%20disorders 

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