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

Ghost Attack

Jul 29th, 2021 35m 23s

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

Go to Sleep, Little Baby

Jul 22nd, 2021 18m 18s

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

Third State

Jul 15th, 2021 55m 1s

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.

Big $leep

1 Jul 8th, 2021 38m 4s

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 an

Spend the Night with Joe McGill

Jul 1st, 2021 15m 55s

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

Stay Woke

1 Jun 24th, 2021 37m 34s

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

Slumber Party

1 Jun 17th, 2021 42m 41s

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

Sleeping Together

1 Jun 10th, 2021 47m 21s

Special thanks to this episode’s guests, Michele Neff Hernandez and Dr. Wendy Troxel.Links from today’s episode: Soaring SpiritsSharing the Covers: Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep by Dr. Wendy TroxelGet some Headspace. Use code HiberNa