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Episode 05: Fast asleep?

We always hear that the world is speeding up. We need Slow culture as an antidote! But these claims misrepresent the interconnectedness of “temporal infrastructures” that make some people’s time (and sleep) dependent on others. Join Joshua and Cressida in conversation with Sarah Sharma about Liquid Man, goblin mode, and selfie-care.

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Episode 04: Working from bed

During the COVID-19 pandemic many people worked not only from home but from bed. In this episode Cressida and Joshua talk with guest Hannah Haugen about that experience, as well as the history of the bed, celebrities, and how the private becomes public.

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Episode 03: Sleep coaching

For many people the first time they will experience acute sleep deprivation is when they have a baby. Can sleep coaches help? We talk with Jeanique Tucker about the first study of infant sleep coaches in Canada.

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Episode 02: Beauty sleep

Getting your zzz’s helps you stay youthful and refreshed! Join hosts Cressida and Joshua in conversation with Meredith Jones on the politics of sleeping beauties, makeover culture, and corpse chic.

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Episode 01: Sleep stories

Sleep is hard to narrate. But it nonetheless appears everywhere in film, novels, and advertising. We talk with Paul Huebener about his book Restless in Sleep Country: Imagination and the Cultural Politics of Sleep. Oh, Canada!

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Trailer: Is sleep the new sex?

Welcome to Sleep is the New Sex: The Podcast! Your hosts Cressida Heyes and Joshua Ayer join with special guests to lead you through a series of conversations about the cultural politics of sleep. In our trailer we explain what it’s all about.

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