Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter

This week marks the 9th month we have put out the Top 10 Sleep Threats Power Rankings, and this week, we have a special guest assessor, Dr. Seem Khosla. In this episode we will:
Find out what Seema thinks are the top threats to your sleep
Focus on sleep priority failures...both of the patient and the clinician
Learn why Dr. Khosla's list marks a different view of sleep problems than lists before
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Recent headlines and viral clips have reignited conversation about Donald Trump appearing to fall asleep during public events. What’s actually going on? Trump has repeatedly said, in his own words and in interviews, that he doesn’t sleep much and doesn’t believe he needs much sleep. In this podcast we will:
Provide a brief tour of presidential and political history that shows short sleep has been common among leaders, from Thomas Jefferson to Bill Clinton
Talk about why sleep loss matters via a clear, science-based explanation of how chronic short sleep affects attention, decision-making, emotional regulation, and cognitive performance
Differentiate between “functioning” and functioning well, and discuss why people often overestimate how well they perform when sleep deprived
Pull in the cultural mythology of leaders who “never sleep” and why we tend to confuse exhaustion with strength, productivity, or toughness
Take a look at how sleep has become politicized, including nicknames, optics, and the public’s fixation on who looks tired and who doesn’t
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Electromagnetic fields (EMF) are everywhere—from our phones to our Wi-Fi to the wiring in our homes. But do they actually disrupt sleep… or is this another modern sleep villain that gets more attention than it deserves? In this episode of Sleep Unplugged, we will:
Define what EMF actually is (ELF vs RF, and why “non-ionizing” matters)
Learn what research says—and doesn’t say—about EMF and the brain, including why subtle EEG changes don’t always translate into real-world sleep problems
Review what studies show about EMF and sleep, from brain waves and spindles to subjective sleep quality
Focus on Chuck McGill (Better Call Saul) as a case study, and why his story mirrors what we see in insomnia, hyperarousal, and perceived sleep threats
Determine if EMF-blocking devices actually work and look at physics vs marketing—and why many products overpromise
List some reasonable precautions without fear, and why chasing the “perfect sleep environment” can sometimes make insomnia worse
Produced by: Maeve Winter

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This week on the Sleep Unplugged podcast, we are looking at sleep resolutions made for the new year and why they often fail. In this episode, we present six insomnia resolutions that don’t ask you to “try harder” — because insomnia isn’t a motivation problem, a discipline problem, or a character flaw. In this episode we will:
Reframe why New Year’s sleep resolutions fail
Think about insomnia as a brain trained to stay alert and how that reshapes our insomnia therapy goals
Discuss how CBT-I actually retrains the brain (not willpower) and how it fits in with the way we view insomnia therapy
Learn why fixing insomnia requires better systems, better language, and better care, and not more effort
Understand why insomnia can be tough to fix alone
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Once again we come to the end of another year and our 4th Annual Sleep Unplugged "Sleepy" Awards are upon us again. Join me in honoring the best and brightest in sleep in this podcast episode:

The 2025 Sleepy Award winners are:

Social Media Warrior                    Dr. Christopher J Allen (@sleepdrchris)      

Sleep Outsider Award                  The Nap Ministry/Tricia Hershey (@thenapministry)

Sleep Vanguard Organization     Natrol (@natrolofficial)

Sleep Sports Organization          Toronoto Blue Jays

Sleep Podcast of The Year           Deep Into Sleep/Dr. Yishan Xu (@dr.yishan)

Best Insomnia Advice                   Nada El Kouz (@wellpower.me)

Book of the Year                            Sleep Groove: Why Your Biological Clock Is So                                                                 Messed Up And What To Do About It
                                                         Dr. Olivia Walch (@olivia.walch)

Sleep Trend Farewell                   Nighttime baby carrots
                  
Sleep Crusader Award                Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, MD (@fabsleepdoc)
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