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Sleeping with David Baddiel

By: Geoff Jein
Narrated by: David Baddiel, Dr Guy Leschziner
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  • Summary

  • Scientists have discovered one simple trick which will make you live longer, reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's, and make you slimmer, happier, and more attractive.

    It’s not a magic pill or ointment- and it won’t cost you anything. The secret? Harnessing the incredible power of sleep.

    Over six episodes, a world expert on sleep will act as a guru to an insomniac comedian, transforming their nocturnal habits and showing how you can do the same. In our hectic modern lives, sleep can often feel like a luxury - studies have found that 52% of Britons struggle to sleep, while around 70 million Americans suffer from a chronic sleep disorder. However, our sleep guru and their celebrity apprentice will reveal that everything we thought we knew about sleep was wrong, and teach us how to capitalize on one of the most often neglected resources for transforming our lives.

    Over the course of a journey to improve the star’s sleep quality, they will demystify the science behind how and why we sleep so that we can use it to make concrete improvements to our health, wellbeing, and productivity.

    A TBI Media production for Audible Originals.

    This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members. You can download all 6 episodes to your Library now.
    ©2020 Audible, Ltd. (P)2020 Audible, Ltd.
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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: What is Sleep?

    Ep. 1: What is Sleep?
    Jan 6 2020

    Dr Guy shines a light on this hidden world, revealing exactly what sleep does, how it works, and why it is as fundamental to our health as diet and exercise. We’ll take a look at biggest sleep cheat; caffeine.
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    34 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Sleep Deprivation

    Ep. 2: Sleep Deprivation
    Jan 6 2020

    Dr Guy unveils some shocking truths about the effects of not getting enough sleep. Meanwhile David investigates the grim history of sleep deprivation torture and meets the medical advisor to the TV show Shattered which offered £100k to the person who could stay awake the longest.
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    31 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Sleep Disorders

    Ep. 3: Sleep Disorders
    Jan 6 2020

    Dr Guy and David enter the weird world of sleepwalkers and people who act out their dreams, and also investigate the more devastating impact of chronic insomnia, night terrors and hypersomniacs who can fall asleep at any second.
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    34 mins
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It has helped me a lot to understand

It has helped me to understand sleep in general and about my particular sleeping patterns. it has gave me some new ideas to try for my sleep. Very useful, well narrated and easy to listen.

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This is a perfect book, an excellent work!

I just loved this book. A must listen! A great resource about sleep and sleeplessness.

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Great listen

I like David, very down to earth and amusing. very interesting listen. loved it was very much a bite sized listen.

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informative, funny

informative and funny, lots of really good information. well presented, easy listening. david and guy cover a lot of the mysteries of sleep.

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Learned a lot, but a little too chatty for me

I actually learned more from this podcast than any of the books I've read about sleep - especially when it comes to insomnia and how to treat it, how our sleep cycles work and the things we do that prevents good quality sleep. Very hands on and helpful. However, it was very centred around David Baddiel's own sleep problems, and may not be useful to everyone. It could easily have been cut down a bit; the audio diaries didn't really contribute much and there was a lot of Baddiel talking about himself and over the experts, that seemed irrelevant, maybe even self centred. It did bring humour and a personal touch to the subject, but it may not be for everyone.
I also wish it had a broader perspective on sleep, on more aspects of it and different sleep disorders, other than just Baddiel's own. Sleep is so fascinating, this podcast barely scratched the surface.

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Lots to learn

I loved this podcast even though I am not an insomniac. Like most folk though I have had periods of it and struggle at times. It's helped solidify how important it is and what we can do better. All done in an entertaining but informative way. Thank you!

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This got me through the flu. Thanks

Interesting and relaxing. Will listen to at night. Takes the pressure off trying to get back to sleep

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really liked this .. interesting and informative. a d g t e j k l

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practical and useful

A very interesting and accessible guide to sleep. humerous and informative, full of good tips too

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Great content

Turns our David Baddiel wants to moan about his sleep but not change anything about his life to improve it.

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