• 11 minutes 38 seconds
    S63E9 Summing up sleep
    Summing up everything we’ve learned so far about sleep this series, plus a clarification from Cross Border Selector Postie Nige.
    30 April 2026, 11:59 am
  • 10 minutes 27 seconds
    S63E8 Sleep, siestas, and what to do if you can’t sleep
    Walking my local streets this lunchtime with voicenotes from Cross-border Selector Postie Nige, and Hannah and Ian, on holiday in Spain.
    29 April 2026, 12:37 pm
  • 9 minutes 9 seconds
    S63E7 Sleep hygiene
    Walking in Kensington Gardens this lunchtime, considering how to sleep well, given everything we’ve learned so far.
    28 April 2026, 11:47 am
  • 12 minutes 7 seconds
    S63E6 Sleep and drugs

    In this sixth instalment of Series 63 on sleep, we consider sleep and stimulants, such as caffeine, and sedatives, such as alcohol and sleeping tablets. Join the Walk the Pod lunchtime walk club to play Colour Quest - Poddies are keeping an eye out for red in the environment this week.

    27 April 2026, 11:09 am
  • 10 minutes 11 seconds
    S63E5 Sleep Friday Round Up

    Walking in nature for just 10 minutes this lunchtime, rounding up everything we’ve learned about sleep so far. Looking ahead to next week’s episodes and inviting you to join the Walk the Pod lunchtime Walk Club: http://www.patreon.com/rachelwheeley

    24 April 2026, 11:55 am
  • 11 minutes 19 seconds
    S63E4: Sleep deprivation and shift work
    Walking my local streets amongst the lavender, discussing sleep deprivation and shift work. Whilst shifting your day around can enable an early or a late start, it is seriously incompatible with a young family. Your thoughts on sleep? Go to walkthepod.com.
    23 April 2026, 11:52 am
  • 10 minutes 37 seconds
    S63E3 Sleep and Learning

    Walking in the woods this lunchtime, thinking about Matthew Walker’s book Why we Sleep, particularly the section on Sleep and Learning. Sleep, it seems, helps us prepare to learn, acts as a ‘save’ button for what we’ve learned, and can even help with recall within the day of learning if we take a quick nap in between study sessions.

    22 April 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 38 seconds
    S63E2: Sleep cycles and Sleep Efficiency
    Walking in my local woods at lunchtime today discussing our new theme: Sleep. Today, Robin’s voicenote prompts a discussion of circadian rhythms, sleep breathing and noradrenalin.
    21 April 2026, 12:27 pm
  • 11 minutes 26 seconds
    S63E1: Introducing Sleep

    Welcome to a brand new series of Walk the Pod. This series our theme is Sleep! Inviting you to contribute your thoughts about sleep, and I’ll be introducing ideas from Matthew Walker’s ‘Why We Sleep’.

    20 April 2026, 11:53 am
  • 13 minutes 1 second
    S62E10 Ego: thank you for listening
    A final episode on Ego, closing our series. Walk the Pod will return on Monday 20th April. If you’d like to vote for our next theme, you can do so by joining the walk the Pod lunchtime walk club on Patreon. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley
    13 March 2026, 3:23 pm
  • 10 minutes 26 seconds
    S62E9 Ego round up
    A summary of some of what we’ve discussed this series plus an invitation to join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime Walk Club. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley
    12 March 2026, 1:48 pm
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