Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
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Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
#197 - Top 10 Sleep Threat Power Rankings: The Challenges We're Facing
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This week marks the 10th month we have put out the Top 10 Sleep Threats Power Rankings, and this week, we have a special guest assessor, Vanderbilt Professor of Neurology and Sleep Medicine Dr. Beth Malow. In addition to promoting her new book Beyond the Politics of Contempt—Practical Steps to Build Positive Relationships in Divided Times, Dr. Malow has graciously provided us her list. In this episode we will:
- Find out what Dr. Malow thinks are the top threats to your sleep
- Focus on how Dr. Malow looks at our divided political and stressful times as core drivers of sleep problems
- Learn why Beth's list marks a different view of sleep problems than lists previously
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Original outro music Vigilanteology (reprise) by Abhinav Singh (copyright 2026)
Produced by: Maeve Winter
Music by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reserved
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