#115: The Slumbering Masses With Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer

#115: The Slumbering Masses With Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer

We often take for granted society's current sleep schedule. If you're like most people, you sleep about 8 hours a day in one chunk between the hours 10 PM and 8AM or there abouts. But our guest today reminds us that sleep always wasn't like that. In fact, it wasn't until the middle of the 19th century that that idea of sleep became the norm. In his book The Slumbering Masses, Dr. Michael J. Wolf-Meyer takes a look at the anthropology of sleep and explores how modern conceptions of sleep drives an entire sleep industry as well as stimulant industry-- coffee and energy drinks. A fascinating discussion.

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#654: How to Astronaut

#654: How to Astronaut

If you grew up in the ‘80s like me, there's a good chance you really wanted to go to space camp and you really wanted to be an astronaut. You probably had a lot of questions about what it was like to ...

21 Loka 202046min

#653: The Dirtbag's Guide to Life

#653: The Dirtbag's Guide to Life

If you call someone a dirtbag, you might be insulting them for being dishonest. Or, you might be describing their lifestyle -- their pursuit of an outdoor passion at the expense of more mainstream opt...

19 Loka 202053min

#652: Chefs' Secrets for Organizing Your Life

#652: Chefs' Secrets for Organizing Your Life

The kitchen of a busy restaurant can be a chaotic, frenetic environment. But the best chefs create a kind of personal eye in this storm, from which they can efficiently craft meal after meal without e...

14 Loka 202049min

#651: How to Turn Fear Into Fuel

#651: How to Turn Fear Into Fuel

We typically think of fear as a negative emotion. Something that feels terrible, and not only keeps us away from true danger, but also inhibits us from going after our life's goals and passions. Fear...

12 Loka 202045min

#650: Why People Are Building Bunkers for the Apocalypse

#650: Why People Are Building Bunkers for the Apocalypse

When you think about bunkers, you might be apt to think of the 1950s and people building basement and backyard fallout shelters during the Cold War. But there's a second "Doom Boom" going on right now...

7 Loka 202053min

#649: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Outsourced Expertise

#649: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Outsourced Expertise

In an age where endless streams of data, options, and information are available, it can feel like every choice -- from what TV show to watch to how to invest our money -- ought to be optimized, and ye...

5 Loka 202043min

#648: Lessons in Building Rapport from Experts in Terrorist Interrogation

#648: Lessons in Building Rapport from Experts in Terrorist Interrogation

What do you imagine when you imagine a terrorist being interrogated by an intelligence officer? The former getting roughed up? The latter yelling, banging his fists on the table, and demanding that th...

30 Syys 202057min

#647: What Happened When Two Friends Left Their Jobs to Build a Cabin Together

#647: What Happened When Two Friends Left Their Jobs to Build a Cabin Together

It's a thought that's crossed many a desk jockey's mind: "Man, I'd love to flee this office, get out from under this fluorescent-lighting, and do something more concrete with my hands. Like, maybe, bu...

28 Syys 202046min

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