HiberNation
Mallika Rao dives into the lives of nearly a dozen people, each with a story to tell, rooted in a different facet of sleep. Over the course of this first season, we’ll descend from the material realm to the subterranean, from sleepovers to the dream world, and discover the extraordinary impact this ordinary act can have on all of us.
1
Time Machine
Every so often, someone has a dream they really should tell everyone about.
39 min
2
Ghost Attack
A young woman sets out to understand the mysterious presence that visits her at night.
34 min
3
Go to Sleep, Little Baby
17 min
4
Third State
The discovery of REM changed the way we think about sleep. But the man behind the discovery…he wasn’t exactly thrilled about it.
53 min
5
Big $leep
Have you heard the story of the old man and the leak? Tech reporter Charlotte Jee hadn't - but she was living it.
36 min
6
Spend the Night with Joe McGill
14 min
7
Stay Woke
The sleepless nights of a young man in Wisconsin key into a story as old as America.
36 min
8
Slumber Party
An unlikely friendship offers a lens to consider how class, race and family lines can blur -- or harden -- when kids step into this American tradition.
41 min
9
Sleeping Together
What happens in a bed between two people? For some of us, the question can feel like a way to understand love.
46 min
10
Don’t Be A Mosquito
In this four-minute first-look at HiberNation, host Mallika Rao unwinds a small family legend to understand something bigger.
4 min
11
Welcome to HiberNation
Take a listen to a few of the voices who’ll guide us on our journey through the shadowy world of sleep.
1 min