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Sleep is My Waking Passion

by Alison Kole

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The Sleep Syndrome of Menopause with Dr. Andrea Matsumura

October 28, 2026 · 33 min

Why do you fall asleep fine, then wake up at 3 AM with a racing heart and a brain that won’t switch off? If you’re in your 40s or 50s, you are not imagining it, and it is not “just aging.” Sleep disruption affects up to 60% of women in the…
Will Sleep Apnea End My Military Career? CPAP, Deployment & the Truth About Getting Tested

October 14, 2026 · 38 min

Afraid that a sleep apnea diagnosis will cost you a promotion, a deployment, or your career? You’re not alone. That fear keeps many service members quiet, tired, and untreated for years. In this episode of Sleep Is My Waking Passion™, I…
Sleep Like an Astronaut: NASA's Sleep Scientist on Body Clocks, Shift Work & Sleep Apnea in Space

October 7, 2026 · 26 min

Ever feel jet-lagged on a Monday without leaving your house? Or notice that a few night shifts can scramble your sleep for a week? Now imagine a sunrise every 90 minutes. That's life on the International Space Station, where astronauts…
Always Tired With COPD? It Might Not Be Your Lungs

September 30, 2026 · 38 min

Doing everything right for your COPD and still exhausted, foggy and short of breath? It might not be your lungs. In honor of World Oxygen Day (October 2, also my birthday!), I'm joined by fellow pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine…
19 Years Tired. It Was Narcolepsy. | Lindsay Scola

September 24, 2026 · 40 min

Ever been told your exhaustion is "just stress"? Lindsay Scola spent 20 years at the center of politics and entertainment, advancing events for President Obama and working the Emmys, while secretly fighting to stay awake. It took 19…

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Your Skin Knows You Didn't Sleep: Sleep, Skin Aging & the Truth About Korean Skincare with Dr. HeeJin Kim

September 16, 2026 · 42 min

Have you ever looked in the mirror after a bad night and thought, my face did not sign up for this? You're not imagining it. That dullness, the sunken eyes, the fine lines that look a little deeper than they did yesterday — that's your…
Fix Your Circadian Rhythm | Dr. Olivia Walch, PhD

September 9, 2026 · 35 min

If you've ever typed "why can't I sleep" or "how do I fix my circadian rhythm" into a search bar at 2 a.m., this episode is for you. Most of us have been taught to think about sleep in one dimension: how many hours did I get? But there's…
National Sleep Foundation Talks Kids Sleep

September 2, 2026 · 31 min

Your kid is bouncing off the walls at 7 p.m., melting down over the wrong-colored cup, and you're standing there thinking: how are they not tired? Here's what nobody tells you. When adults are sleep-deprived, we run out of battery — slow…
Back To School Sleep Reset featuring Dr. Sujay Kansagra

August 26, 2026 · 28 min

The Back-to-School Sleep Reset Every Family Needs Right Now Summer let everyone drift. Later bedtimes, slower mornings, no alarms. Then the school calendar shows up and suddenly you're asking a kid whose body clock is set to midnight to…
Sleep Like a Pro: Stealing the Elite Athlete Playbook with Dr. Abhinav Singh, "The Sleep Vigilante"

July 29, 2026 · 32 min

What if waking up refreshed wasn't luck — but strategy? Elite athletes don't leave sleep to chance. They treat it like training, nutrition, and recovery — because at the pro level, the margins are a game of inches. This week, Dr. Alison…
What if your political stress is quietly wrecking your sleep — and your relationships?

July 22, 2026 · 40 min

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Beth Ann Malow — neurologist, sleep medicine specialist, and 2026 AASM Sleep Health Advocate Award recipient — to discuss her bold new book, Beyond the Politics of Contempt. We explore how…
How Your Gut Controls Your Sleep featuring Marissa Sharkey

July 8, 2026 · 38 min

Registered dietitian Marissa Sharkey — aka the Gutsy Dietitian — returns to unpack the gut-sleep connection and why so many busy adults feel exhausted, bloated, and stuck. From simple meal-prep swaps to the daily habits quietly sabotaging…

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About the show

Hosted by Dr. Alison Kole—a triple-boarded pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine physician, reformed chronic insomniac, devoted mom, and unapologetic sleep health creator—this hit podcast takes you on the real, unfiltered journey inside the science and soul of sleep. Each week, with wisdom forged from the trenches of night shifts and the chaos of motherhood, Alison sits down with top-tier experts and ordinary people with extraordinary sleep stories, unraveling how sleep shapes happiness, health, and destiny. If you want the 360° truth—the wins, the setbacks, the breakthroughs—about why every hour of sleep could be the most important hour of your life, this is the show that will change how you see your pillow forever. Sleep isn’t just her passion—it’s the key to waking up to your potential. Hit subscribe and transform your nights, days, and dreams.