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Sleeping with David Baddiel

Written 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?
    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
  • 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
  • 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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more then I expected...

It wasn't quite what I expected it would be when I downloaded it... that being said I think it was better! Very informative, providing some insight to me and my difficulty falling asleep. Will be looking into some of the ideas and items mentioned in the podcast.

Don't listen to this before bed though... LoL

You want to be awake and mindful when listening to this series. Some chapters I listened to multiple times to really take in what was said...

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i dig it

i thought it was a good and insightful listen and has helped me understand sleep a bit better!

i especially enjoyed the bit about lucid dreaming and have an interest in learning more about that.

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Short but focused overview

I enjoyed this six part look at sleep. It was very effective to be hosted by an insomniac and an expert in sleep and sleep disorders. Well done.

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It's alright

Thought there would be more tips for sleep. Lots of personal information and focuses on himself.

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All the background music makes it really hard to hear. Wasn't really impressed with the narrator in this context...I'm sure he's a great comedian but I felt he was trying to steal the attention from the drs.

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Great Listen but David needs to stop interrupting!

There's so much interesting info in this and I found it very helpful but I really wish that David didn't interrupt the experts so much. It's almost like he couldn't get enough of hearing himself speak.

Aside from the irritating host, great listen. I highly recommend.

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