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Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker · 2017
Mentioned 23 times across 12 podcasts · 2019–2026
Mention timeline23 mentions
20192026
Where it's mentioned
2026
The Science Behind Constraints | David Epstein
Behavioral Grooves Podcast · Aug 2026
“Matthew Walker and his bestseller Why We Sleep calls it the, you know, the ultimate proof of the power of our dreaming brain”
Bonus: How do CEO’s stay fit?
In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · Jul 2026
“so a book called Why We Sleep that came out a few years ago and to me when it comes to health it's about The trinity of nutrition Exercise and sleep”
The Dreaming Brain with Matt Walker
StarTalk Radio · Jul 2026
“now some time and I will simply say that there is a second one that apparently should be being written at this time”
How Constraints Help You Focus, Create, and Finish
The Art of Manliness · May 2026
“It's in Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep. It's there to show the power of our our our brains freed from reality”
Thinking Inside the Box (with David Epstein)
EconTalk · May 2026
“Matthew Walker in his blockbuster Why We Sleep held it up as the the ultimate proof that our dreaming brains”
2025
#838: The Random Show — The 2–2–2 Rule, The Future of AI, Bioelectric Medicine, Surviving Modern Dating, The Promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s, and Wisdom from Anthony de Mello
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2025
“Matt is a scientist. He wrote a book, Why We Sleep. And is about as credible as you can be within the world of sleep science”
Replay: Banishing burnout, with Arianna Huffington
Masters of Scale · May 2025
“doctor Matt Walker, Professor of Neuroscience at Berkeley, and author of the New York Times bestseller Why we sleep”
2024
#766: The Random Show — Lessons from Tim’s Sabbatical, Alzheimer's Breakthroughs, Kevin Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools and Protocols, Book Recommendations, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2024
“Who also wrote Why We Sleep, which was a mega, mega best seller”
Inside OpenAI | Logan Kilpatrick (head of developer relations)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Feb 2024
“that I always come back to is why we sleep”
2023
What great founders do at night, w/Arianna Huffington
Masters of Scale · Dec 2023
“I turn a sleep expert. doctor Matt Walker, Professor of Neuroscience at Berkeley, and author of the New York Times bestseller Why we sleep”
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My First Million · Mar 2023
“Or co founder or a partner is this guy Matthew Walker who wrote this book. Why we sleep”
2022
Tobi Lütke: Calm Progress
The Knowledge Project · Nov 2022
“There's a book which initially I thought was good, called Why We Sleep, which is actually very bad”
#630: Insights from Dr. Matthew Walker, Adam Grant/Atul Gawande, Diana Chapman, and Rich Roll/David Goggins
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2022
“I'm also the author of the book Why We Sleep”
#603: In Case You Missed It: May 2022 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show"
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2022
“I'm reading a book right now by Matt Walker, Why We Sleep”
#593: Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, How to Keep a Luck Diary, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, Mass Participation Experiments, NLP, Remote Viewing, and Attempting the Impossible
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2022
“I'm reading a book right now by Matt Walker, Why We Sleep”
#131 Matthew Walker: The Power of Sleep
The Knowledge Project · Feb 2022
“Matt is the author of the best selling book, Why We Sleep”
Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Jan 2022
“Matthew Walker's book, Why We Sleep. Has has played a huge part in that”
2021
A Billionaire’s Guide To Healing Your Mind And Extending Your Life - Christian Angermayer
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Mar 2021
“read why we sleep from Matthew Walker, like I think if you if you if you sleep Two, three hours less than you should”
Matteo Franceschetti – Modernizing Sleep – [Founder’s Field Guide, EP. 23]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Mar 2021
“there is also a book called Why We Sleep. written by Professor Matthew Walker, that has a whole section about thermal regulation”
2020
#426: The Random Show: Boozy Quarantine Edition!
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2020
“Matt Walker's book, Why We Sleep, is a phenomenal resource for this stuff”
2019
#391: The Random Show — On Fasting, Forest Bathing, How to Say NO, Rebooting the Self, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2019
“the Berkeley scientist out of um uh that has a sleep lab in Berkeley”
#59 Following Intellectual Curiosity with Thomas Tull
The Knowledge Project · May 2019
“called Why We Sleep. that had a pretty profound impact on me”
#368: Amanda Palmer on Creativity, Pain, and Art
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2019
“it's called Why We Sleep. And it's by Matthew Walker”