Sleep4Performance Podcast
By Dr Ian Dunican
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Episodes: 163
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With your host Dr Ian Dunican we dive into all things sleep and performance-related. We focus on the latest evidence-based research and practical applications.
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Season 10 Episode 6 w Dr Spencer Roberts on sleep and mild traumatic brain injuries
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Season 10 Episode 5 w Dr Samantha Bramich on REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder, sleep, dreams and brain health
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May 09, 2025 |
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Season 10 Episode 4 w Dr Kathleen Reinhardt on the similarities between human and primate sleep behaviours
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Season 10 Episode 3 w Dr Michael Grandner on sleep and sport
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Season 10 Episode 2 w Dr Nicole Lindsay on the relationship between near death experiences and dreaming
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Season 10 Episode 1 w Dr Brigitte Holzinger on lucid dreaming in patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Season 9 Episode 10 w Dr Royette Dubar on the effect of religion and spirituality on sleep health
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Special Episode w Nicola Ward "Rise Above" overcoming the challenges of starting a business or consulting
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Season 9, Episode 9 w Dr Elie Gottlieb on Sleep Health
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Season 9, Episode 8 w Dr Serena Bauducco: Do Electronic Devices Impact Sleep? Maybe Not!
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Season 9, Episode 7 w Dr Hannah Scott: 11 million nights of sleep data, what can it tell us?
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Season 9, Episode 6: Exploring the Impact of Nocturnal Transportation Noise on Health with Dr. Laurie Thiesse
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Season 9, Episode 5 with Luis Mascaro on Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Mental Health in Athletes
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Season 9 Episode 4 w Dr Hailey Meaklim on educating Psychologists in the management of insomnia
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May 28, 2024 |
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Season 9 Episode 3 w Professor Sarah Blunden on Sleep and Pediatrics
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Season 9, Episode 2 w Dr Brian Sharpless on Sleep Paralysis, Nightmares and Psychological Disorders
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Season 9, Episode 1 w Professor Chris Barnes on Sleep and Leadership
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Combat Sports Series Episode 4: The Ultimate Science Based Guide to Cutting Weight for Combat Sports w Danny Lennon and Jordan Sullivan
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 13 w Jesse Cook and Dr Johnathan Charest Sleep and Performance in Professional Athletes (3/3)
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 12 w Jesse Cook and Dr Johnathan Charest Sleep and Performance in Professional Athletes (2/3)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 11 w Dr Jade Murray on personalized sleep–wake management for shift workers
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 10 w Jesse Cook and Dr Johnathan Charest Sleep and Performance in Professional Athletes (1/3)
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 9 w Dr Haresh Suppiah on developing practical sleep tools to support athletes
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Season 8 Episode 8 w Dr Peter Tierney on technology, data, and visualisation
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May 22, 2023 |
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Season 8 Episode 7 w Dr Mitchell Turner on Sleep & Performance in Tennis Players
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May 01, 2023 |
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Animal Sleep Series EP03 w/ Dr. John Lesku on Animal Sleep
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 6 with Carissa Gardiner on Effect of Caffeine on Subsequent Sleep
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 5 with Dr. Alex Agostini on Normal Sleep in Children and Adolescence
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Animal Sleep Series EP02 w/ Dr. Anne Aulsebrook on Sleep Loss and Sandpiper Birds
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 4 with Dr Jonathan Charest on travel, jet lag, fatigue and the impact performance in the NHL
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Animal Sleep Series, Episode 1 w Prof Theresa Jones on sleep in birds
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Audio Blog 4 ”Mouth taping and sleep apnea, shut your mouth about shutting your mouth”
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 3 w James Hewitt on Human Performance and Optimisation for 2023
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Season 8, Episode 2 w Melanie Furrer on Sleep in Reindeer, a Christmas Special
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Guided Meditation #1 Meditation to promote sleep w Alexis Santos
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Season 8, Episode 1 w Alexis Santos on meditation and sleep
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 12 w Dr Cassie Hilditch on combating sleep inertia
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 11 with Hailey Meaklim on strange themes and death‐related dreams during the pandemic
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Audio Blog #3 Understanding the sleep of ultra-marathon swimmers: Guidance for coaches and swimmers.
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 10 w Prof Jill Dorrian the Dean who is not Mean (Average) on sleep, shiftwork, alcohol and lots more
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 9 w Ashely Montero on Sleep and Mental Health Issues in Current and Former Athletes
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 8 w Dr Nicola Barclay on Sleep Quality, Phenotypes, Chronotypes and Diurnal Preferences
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May 30, 2022 |
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Audio Blog #2 Rapid Eye Movement Behaviour Disorder in Combat and Contact Sport Athletes
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May 12, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 7 w Aaron Bezzina on Health and wellness in the Australian coal mining industry
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May 05, 2022 |
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Audio Blog #1: Prolonged mask use in safety critical roles and its potential impact on fatigue
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 6 Sleep loss and performance in female athletes with Liv Knowles
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Combat Sports Series: Episode 3 w Dean Amasinger Technical Director UFC Performance Institute
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 5: Fatigue Risk Management System with Dr Madeline Sprajcer
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 4: Peak Sleep Performance for Athletes with Dr Shane Creado
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 3: Fatigue Research in Military Aviators with Dr John Caldwell
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Season 7, Episode 2 with Daniela Dudysova on the effects of daytime psilocybin administration on sleep
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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S4P Knowledge mini-episode #1: Sleep Paralysis: Science, Mythology and Folklore
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Season 7, Episode 1 with Dr Jennifer Walsh on medical cannabis and the benefit to insomnia
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 12 with Dr Meeta Singh
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Combat Sports Series: Episode 2 w Chris Kirk & Dr Carl Langham Evans, training load in MMA athletes
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Combat Sports Series Episode 1 w Dr Israel Halperin augmented feedback to fighters
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Special Series on Sleep Disorders and Problems: Episode 3 Remote Polysomnography Technology with Dr Amy Bender
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Sleep4Performance Seminar, Session 4 Speaker line up and overview of talks
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Sleep4Performance Seminar, Session 3 Speaker line up and overview of talks
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Sleep4Performance Seminar, Session 1 Speaker line up and overview of talks
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Special Series on Sleep Disorders and Problems: Episode 2 wearables and technology with Dr Michael Grandner
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Special Series on Sleep Disorders and Problem: Episode1 with Sleep Technologist and Educator Mr. Brendan Duffy
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 11 with Ronan Doherty on sleep and nutrition interactions for athletes.
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Listener question 1 : How do I get sleep after working the night shift?
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 10 with Dr Spencer Roberts; Sleep Extension and Performance in Athletes
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 9 with Kendal Yonomoto, Golf Coach, Athlete and Entrepreneur
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May 18, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 8 with Pat Byrne "Inconvenient Sleep: Why Teams Win and Lose"
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May 10, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 7 with Nicholas Buc; Composer, Conductor and Arranger
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 6 with Dr Brandon Marcello Advisor to Elite Athletes and the Military
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 5 with Dr Ross DiCorleto on Occupational/Industrial Hygiene in the Workplace
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 5: Special Episode with Jason van Schie from the Psych Health and Safety Podcast
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 4 with Ultra Endurance Athlete Shane Finn
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 3 with Danny Lennon on Scientific Evidence, Nutrition and Dietetics
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Season 6, Episode 2 with Ben Hutchinson on Safety Science and Systems
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Season 6 Episode 1 with Dr Arthur Lynch on Strength and Conditioning
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Episode 9: Listener question-Sleep Disturbances Before Competition in Athletes with Dr Ian Dunican
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Episode 8 with Dr Adam Fletcher- Peak Alert
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Episode 7 with Dr Fiona Martin MP-House of Representatives
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Episode 6 with the legend Sonny Brown from the Sonny Brown Breakdown
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Episode 5 with Professor Michael Gradisar- pediatric sleep and insomnia
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Episode 4 with F1 Metrics expert Dr Andrew Phillips
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Episode 3 with BJJ blackbelt & Physiotherapist Liv Giles
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Melius Performance Podcast-Evaluations of Commercial Sleep Technologies for Objective Monitoring
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Episode 2 with The Fight Dietitian to UFC champions - Jordan Sullivan
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Episode 1 Tales from Fight Island with UFC guy Dr Reid Reale
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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The new Melius Performance Podcast Launch
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 8: The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN) and the Royal Society with Prof Russel Foster
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 7: Chrononutrition with Alan Flanagan
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 6: Shiftwork, Fatigue and Meal Timing with Dr Charlotte Gupta
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 5: Travel Fatigue and Jetlag in Athletes with Professor Christa Janse van Rensburg
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Special Episode - Mixed Martial Arts Strength, Conditioning and Recovery with Dr Carl Langan-Evans
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May 20, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 4: Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction in Human Ischaemic Stroke with Elie Gottlieb
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May 06, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Special Episode - Ideas for managing your business online during Covid-19 with Rachel Huber
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Special Episode - Solidarity against the Covid 19 with Dr. John Illif
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Season 4 Episode 3: Sleep and Performance in Basketball with Jordan Fox
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 2: Open Water Swimming with Bec Johnson and Paul Blackbeard
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Sleep Science Audio Abstract 13: A Critical Review of Consumer Wearables
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 1: Circadian Rhythm and Light Therapy with Dr Myriam Juda
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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S4P Radio, Special Episode - Fitness and Health with Jason Donaldson
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 12: Sleep and Mental Health with Dr. Michael Grandner
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 11: Dr David Cunnington, Sleep Physician
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Sleep Science Audio Abstract 12: Sleep and Weight Cutting in Combat Sports Athletes
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 10: Nutrition and Shiftwork with Charlotte Gupta
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 9: Athletes and Sleep with Dr. Meeta Singh
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 8: Sleep and Fatigue Offshore with Vanessa Riethmeister
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Special Episode, Cyrus Milne - Swimming the English Channel
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 7: Circadian Rhythms with Professor Sean Cain
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 6: Sleep and Fatigue Research with Dr. Raymond Matthews
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Sleep Science Audio Abstract 11: Sleep practices implemented by team sport coaches and sport science support staff
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Special Episode, Dr. Marc Bubbs - Peak: The New Science of Performance that is Revolutionizing Sports
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May 27, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 5: Fighting, Sleeping and Philosophy with Ciaran O'Regan
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May 15, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 4: Exercise and its effects on sleep and mental illness with Oscar Lederman
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Sleep Science Audio Abstract 10: Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie.
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 3: Achieving Balance. Business, Study & Martial Arts with Lachlan Giles
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 2: The History of Sleep with Prof Roger Ekirch
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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S4P Radio Sleep Science Audio Abstract 9 : Do players and staff sleep more during the pre-or competitive season of elite rugby league?
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 1: The Brain Always Wins with Dr John Sullivan
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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S4P Radio, Special Episode: Diet and Performance with a Type 1 Diabetic Endurance Athlete
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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S4P Radio Kicking off 2019: Mental Toughness with K.Bradford Cooper
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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S4P Radio 2018 Year End Episode and Updates
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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S4P Radio, sleep science audio abstract review 8: Sleep disorders and problems in an elite super rugby union team
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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S4P Radio, sleep science audio abstract review 7: Fatigue, Alcohol and Performance
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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S4P Radio, sleep science audio abstract review 6: Sleep in a live-in mining operation: the influence of start times and restricted non-work activities.
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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S4P Radio, sleep science audio abstract review 5: Sleep or swim? Early-morning training severely restricts the amount of sleep obtained by elite swimmers.
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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S4P Radio, sleep science audio abstract review 4: Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and Sleep: a Review of the Literature
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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S4P Radio, sleep science audio abstract review 3: Laboratory and home comparison of wrist- activity monitors and polysomnography in middle-aged adults.
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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S4P Special Episode #4 with Dr Reid Reale, Making weight in Combat Sports
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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S4P Radio, sleep science audio abstract review 2: Adverse childhood experiences are associated with adult sleep disorders: a systematic review.
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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S4P Science review, episode 1: The Effects of Sleep Extension on Sleep, Performance, Immunity and Physical Stress in Rugby Players
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 10 with Rob Wilson; The Art of Breath
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 9 with Dr John Iliff: Managing fatigue/shift-work in an Accident/Emergency Department
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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BONUS EPISODE S4P Radio with Ven Dr Buddharakkhita ...Sleep, Meditation and Buddhism
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 8 with Ian Prior, Captain of the Western Force Rugby Union team
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 7 with A/Prof Siobhan Banks; Shiftwork, diet and nutriton for performance
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 6 with Dr Melissa Ree Sleep and Mindfulness
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Sep 02, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 5 with Dr Corey Peacock Sleep with Elite MMA athletes (UFC, Bellator and more)
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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S4P Radio, Season 2, Episode 4 with Lama Surya Das on Tibetan Dream Yoga
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 3 with Dr Shona Halson_Sleep and Recovery for Olympic Athletes
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 2 with Major Bram Connolly DSM_Sleep is a Weapon
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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S4P Radio Season 2, Episode 1 with Dr Amy Bender_Sleep and Sport
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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S4P Special Episode #3 BASES Webinar questions answered
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May 07, 2018 |
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S4P #Special Episode #2 Updates and Season 2 Updates
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May 07, 2018 |
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Season 1 #Episode 18: Tim Smithies Optimizing Sleep & Performance in Super Rugby
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Mar 27, 2018 |
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Season 1 #Episode 17: Sleep Interventions for Athletes with Daniel Bonnar
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Mar 11, 2018 |
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Season 1 #Episode 16 Electronic Device Use on Sleep and Performance in Athletes with Maddison Jones
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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Season 1 #Episode 15 Sleep Disorders in Elite Athletes with Johnpaul Caia
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Season 1 #Episode 14 Outrun Cancer with Luca Turrini
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Jan 29, 2018 |
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Sleep Science Research #1 Introduction to PhD thesis: Sleep and Performance in Elite Combat and Contact Athletes
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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Season 1 #Episode 13 Fatigue Management in High Risk Industries (Mining, Oil, Gas, Aviation, Rail)
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Jan 16, 2018 |
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Season 1 #Episode 12 Jason Donaldson -Fighting Christmas Fat
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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Season 1 #Episode 11 Jacob Fiedler-Fatigue Science
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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S4P #Special Episode #1 Reflection on TEDxPerth and Q&A
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 10: Matt Pomery, Military, Mining and Ultra Running.
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 9: Dancing for your life, a tale of strength, fitness and happiness with Joanna Nicholas
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Oct 19, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 8: Sleep and extreme challenges with Gavin McClurg
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 7: . Adam Fletcher; Fatigue Management for On-Call, Stand-By & Call-Out
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 6: Pitchford-Let Sleeping Western Bulldogs Lie!
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Sep 13, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 5: David Wessels-How a Super Rugby coach manages sleep
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Sep 02, 2017 |
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Season 1 #Episode 4: Brache-USA Eagle and Western Force
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Aug 31, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 3: Napping and Jet Lag in Elite Athletes with Georgia Romyn
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Aug 07, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 2: Engineer to Novelist with Mark J Kennan
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Jul 01, 2017 |
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Season1 #Episode 1: Power Speed Endurance and the Cell Coach Jason Donaldson
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Jun 14, 2017 |
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Episode #1 Introduction to Sleep4Performance Radio (S4PR)
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Jun 10, 2017 |