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24 alternatives to Freakonomics Radio - The Economics of Sleep, Part 1

Could a lack of sleep explain why some people get sicker?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Freakonomics Radio - The Economics of Sleep, Part 1 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Freakonomics Radio - Bad Medicine, Part 1: The Story of 98.6▲60
Most of human history it has been scientific-ish at best.
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Health Geeks Radio Ep45 | Doc Parsley | What You Need To Know About Sleep▲54
How to get more sleep
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Sense▲192
Know more. Sleep better.
2014 · its alternatives →
4
Plant Trainers Podcast - Poor Sleep, Cortisol & Insulin with Rebecca Boulton▲61
Cortisol & insulin - how they pertain to sleeping patterns
2016 · its alternatives →
5
MoneyAlarm™ 2▲134
Alarm that costs you if you don't wake up
2016 · its alternatives →
6
Rise Sleep▲152
100 years of sleep science for more energy & productivity
2020 · its alternatives →
7
a16z Podcast: Sleep!▲64
Sleep, productivity, and creatively are intimately linked
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Should I get up?▲133
To stay in bed, or not to stay in bed
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Freakonomics - This Is Your Brain on Podcasts▲60
Scientific evidence that podcasts are good for your brain
2016 · its alternatives →
10
I'm Sleepy▲120
Bedtime sleep calculator for better mornings
2023 · its alternatives →
11
Sleep▲100
Health and fitness app
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
The One & Only Podcast: Avoid Disease With Functional Medicine▲61
Guest - James Maskell, The Evolution of Medicine
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Enough Sleep▲147
Boost your performance by getting enough sleep!
2016 · its alternatives →
14
How to Tell When You're Tired▲58
A brief examination of work
2016 · its alternatives →
15
I made an app to help insomniacs learn how to sleep again▲94
Hi HN! I suffered from chronic insomnia for over a year and tried everything from cutting coffee, blocking blue light, to taking melatonin and antihistamine, but couldn’t find anything that worked. I even bought a $500 research-grade EEG device to track my sleep, which was honestly kind of depressing because it showed that I was sleeping less than 4 hours per night for weeks straight. In the day, it took an immense amount of energy for me to perform even the most mundane of tasks, such as doing my laundry or ordering groceries. At night, I felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness and…
2022 · slumber.one · its alternatives →
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Sleepy ▲76
A Telegram bot that helps to sleep better
2022 · its alternatives →
17
Endel × James Blake: Wind Down▲214
Better sleep starts with unplugging from stresses of the day
2022 · its alternatives →
18
Naked Economics▲103
A book about economics that won’t put you to sleep
2016 · its alternatives →
19
Hibernate▲124
Level up your sleep by calculating your ideal bedtime.
2017 · its alternatives →
20
Emma Up Sleep▲128
Not sleeping well? Take back control with our AI sleep coach
2023 · its alternatives →
21
Mishi▲66
Music for wellness & sleep
2022 · its alternatives →
22
Sleep Smarter▲64
Strategies to sleep better
2017 · its alternatives →
23
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know▲56
A new trivia-like series from the Freakonomics folks
2016 · its alternatives →
24
The Wahls Protocol: Fighting fatigue with a fork▲60
What is the source of fatigue?
2016 · its alternatives →

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