Why Can’t You Sleep? How Insomnia Is Plaguing America
Season 2025
Episode 7276
About the Episode
We all need our beauty sleep. There's nothing more frustrating than tossing and turning in bed, unable to drift off. Millions in America suffer from insomnia, including The Atlantic's staff writer Jennifer Senior. She joins the show to discuss her recent piece on the struggle for sleep, and why she believes it is becoming a "public health emergency."
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Episode 7276, Season 2025<br> July 21, 2025
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