S63E4: Sleep deprivation and shift work

S63E4: Sleep deprivation and shift work

Author: Rachel Wheeley April 23, 2026 Duration: 11:20
Walking my local streets amongst the lavender, discussing sleep deprivation and shift work. Whilst shifting your day around can enable an early or a late start, it is seriously incompatible with a young family. Your thoughts on sleep? Go to walkthepod.com.

Rachel Wheeley hosts Walk the Pod: 10 minute walking, a daily companion built around the simple, transformative act of putting one foot in front of the other. This isn't just about physical steps; it's a practice woven into the rhythm of your day, designed to pull you away from the screen and into the air, even if just for a short while. Each episode is a gentle nudge to step outside, pairing practical, thoughtful tips on how to walk with a sense of reflection that makes those ten minutes truly your own. The podcast grows from a dedicated community of people who find that this brief daily pause does more than just get the blood moving-it clears the head and recenters the day's priorities. You'll hear ideas for noticing your surroundings, adjusting your pace, and connecting the physical motion with your mental landscape. The aim is consistency, offering a reliable slice of time where the only goal is to move and breathe, providing a foundation no matter what else is happening in life. Tune in for a straightforward, supportive guide that turns a simple walk into a small, sustaining ritual. New episodes arrive every day, ready whenever you are to take that short, vital break.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
S63E10 Sleep and pillows [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:56
Wrapping up our sleep series with one last thought on sleep from Mighty Marcel in the Netherlands. Marcel reflects on a few night’s sleep without his preferred pillow. Thank you for listening, dear friends. Walk the Pod…
S63E9 Summing up sleep [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:39
Summing up everything we’ve learned so far about sleep this series, plus a clarification from Cross Border Selector Postie Nige.
S63E7 Sleep hygiene [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:10
Walking in Kensington Gardens this lunchtime, considering how to sleep well, given everything we’ve learned so far.
S63E6 Sleep and drugs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:08
In this sixth installment of Series 63 on sleep, we consider sleep and stimulants, such as caffeine, and sedatives, such as alcohol and sleeping tablets. Join the Walk the Pod lunchtime walk club to play Colour Quest - P…
S63E5 Sleep Friday Round Up [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:12
Walking in nature for just 10 minutes this lunchtime, rounding up everything we’ve learned about sleep so far. Looking agead to next week’s episodes and inviting you to join the Walk the Pod lunchtime Walk Club: http://w…
S63E3 Sleep and Learning [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:38
Walking in the woods this lunchtime, thinking about Matthew Walker’s book Why we Sleep, particulary the section on Sleep and Learning. Sleep, it seems, helps us prepare to learn, acts as a ‘save’ button for what we’ve le…
S63E2: Sleep cycles and Sleep Efficiency [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:39
Walking in my local woods at lunchtime today discussing our new theme: Sleep. Today, Robin’s voicenote prompts a discussion of circadian rhythms, sleep breathing and noradrenalin.
S63E1: Introducing Sleep [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:27
Welcome to a brand new series of Walk the Pod. This series our theme is Sleep! Invoting you to contribute your thoughts about sleep, and I’ll be introducing ideas from Matthew Walker’s ‘Why We Sleep’.
S62E10 Ego: thank you for listening [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:02
A final episode on Ego, closing our series. Walk the Pod will return on Monday 20th April. If you’d like to vote for our next theme, you can do so by joining the walk the Pod lunchtime walk club on Patreon. Join the Walk…