Sleep is My Waking Passion

By Alison Kole

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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.


Episode Date
On The Fringe: Sleep Apnea Treatment You Haven’t Heard Of featuring Dr. Audrey Yoon, DDS, MS
May 27, 2026
Can Women Have Sleep Apnea Without Snoring? A Sleep Doctor's Story | REM OSA & Heart Risk
May 13, 2026
Talking Women’s Sleep in Atlanta and Beyond: An Interview with Sleep Legend Dr. Nancy Collop
May 06, 2026
Sleep Apnea Nearly Killed Me: ‘Out of Breath’ Documentary (with NJ Sleep Doctor Dr. Alison Kole & George Nierenberg)
Apr 29, 2026
Is Your Child’s Snoring Dangerous? Red-Flag Signs of Pediatric Sleep Apnea with Sleep Doctor Chris
Apr 22, 2026
Better Questions, Better Sleep: Why Smarter OSA Conversations Could Be the Data We’re Missing featuring Dr. Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg
Mar 18, 2026
Kratom, Alcohol & Sleep: A Near‑Death Wake‑Up Call featuring Xavier Schumann
Mar 11, 2026
Living With Narcolepsy Type 1: Cataplexy and the Invisible Attacks of Emotion with Sol Briggs
Mar 04, 2026
Somatic Therapy, EMDR, and DBT for High‑Achiever Insomnia featuring Anthony Fontana
Feb 25, 2026
When Faith Meets Insomnia featuring Dr. Benjamin Long
Feb 18, 2026
Why Your Insomnia Isn’t About Sleep Time (And How Digital CBT-I Can Actually Cure It) with Dr. Jason Ong
Feb 11, 2026
Cortisol, Tech Addiction, and Sleep: How to Escape “Stress Nation” with Justin Hai
Feb 04, 2026
Pregnant, Snoring, and Exhausted: When Should You Seek Help?
Jan 28, 2026
Is Perimenopause Wrecking Your Sleep? Here’s How to Take It Back with Dr. Meredith Broderick
Jan 21, 2026
A Guided Fireplace Relaxation Bonus
Jan 14, 2026
Can the Fireplace Effect Fix Your Sleep?
Jan 14, 2026
ANESTHESIA UNCOVERED: What Every Sleep Apnea Patient Must Know Before Surgery (And the 7 Steps to Save Your Life!)
Nov 12, 2025
Why Losing Weight Is NOT About Willpower—The Science You NEED
Nov 05, 2025
Optimizing Nutrition on GLP1s
Oct 29, 2025
The Future of Sleep Apnea Surgery: Inspire vs. Genio—Who Wins the Airway Wars?
Oct 22, 2025
Dr. Ashtaad Dalal SPILLS the Tea on Sleep Hacks Gone Wrong!
Oct 15, 2025
Surviving Sleep Deprivation: Science, Real Talk & Rescue Tactics with Dr. Rebecca Acabchuk & Vetern Firefighter Alan Pinsonneault
Oct 08, 2025
Insomnia Meets Sleep Apnea: The Double Whammy and a Digital Solution (with Dr. Chelsea Reynolds)
Oct 01, 2025
Behind the White Coat: When the Sleep Expert Has Narcolepsy
Sep 24, 2025
Sleep Isn’t Simple: What Living With CP and Epilepsy Taught Kayla About Surviving, Thriving, and What Really Restores Us
Sep 17, 2025
Stroke & Sleep Apnea: What You’re Missing Could Cost You Everything with Dr. Joyce Lee-Iannotti
Sep 10, 2025
I Was Just Tired: How Kristen Survived 15 Years Before a Sleep Apnea Diagnosis
Sep 03, 2025
How CrossFit Games Athlete Dr. Julie Foucher Prioritizes Sleep & Health
Jul 30, 2025
Grinding, Snoring & Finding Sleep featuring Dr. Maria Sokolina, DDS
Jul 23, 2025
Neurospicy & Sleepless: Breaking the Cycle with Science featuring Dr. Jill McGarry
Jul 16, 2025
Vincent Arthur on Nascar and Narcolepsy
Jul 09, 2025
Menopause, Sleep, and the Power of Personalized Care: What Your Doctor Might Miss!
Jul 02, 2025
Cerebral Palsy, Neurodivergence, and Sleep: understanding Unique Challenges and Holidtic Solutions
Jun 25, 2025
Dr. Chris’s Sleep Apnea Journey: How Personal Struggles Transform Patient Care
Jun 18, 2025
Wired for Sleep: Dr. Ruchir Patel on Neuromodulation for OSA & CSA
Jun 11, 2025
Mollie Eastman’s Secrets to Sleeping Like a Pro
Jun 04, 2025
Paddling Through Sleep Deprivation: Ultra Marathon Adventures with Chris Thomas Part 2
Apr 09, 2025
Paddling Through Sleep Deprivation: Ultra Marathon Adventures with Chris Thomas Part 1
Apr 02, 2025
Anthony Russamano on the Unique Nutrition and Sleep Needs of Elite Ultrarunners
Mar 26, 2025
Can Weight Loss Drugs Cure Sleep Apnea? Dr. Ruchir Patel Breaks It Down"
Mar 19, 2025
Unmasking the Hidden Health Crisis: Dr. Monica Mallampalli Exposes the Truth About Women's Sleep
Mar 12, 2025
Katie Huddleston on transforming your life (and sleep) with Pilates
Mar 05, 2025
Sleep Apnea Breakthroughs with Dr. Atul Malhotra
Feb 26, 2025
The Sleep Secret Every Exhausted Person Needs to Hear: How Haley Wall’s Mystery Diagnosis Could Save Your Life
Feb 19, 2025
Robert Miller
Feb 12, 2025
Why Sleep Telemedicine Must Be Permanent – And What It Means for You
Feb 05, 2025
From Dreams to Destinations" Travel Tips from Dr. Anne Marie Morse
Jan 29, 2025
Your Way to Better Sleep
Jan 25, 2025
Real Talk about Puppies and Sleep featuring Dr. Sarah McCormack, DMV
Nov 27, 2024
Myofunctional Therapy for Sleep Apnea featuring Karese Laguerre, RDH.
Nov 20, 2024
Pelvic Power: Mastering Nighttime Urination with Mariah Lohr PT, DPT, PRPC
Nov 13, 2024
Wny Later School Start Times? featuring Dr. Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, MD.
Nov 06, 2024
Jemma Munford Returns with more tips for Taming Toddler Sleep
Oct 30, 2024
Optimizing Sleep in Perimenopause featuring Dr. Parul Yadav, MD
Oct 23, 2024
Overcoming Obesity and OSA featuring Patient Advocate Jasmine Steele
Oct 16, 2024
Beyond Tired Book Launch! with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown
Oct 09, 2024
The Menopause Shift: Easing Symptoms and Finding Healthy Weight Loss featuring Dr. Caissa Troutman, MD
Oct 02, 2024
Gut Feeling: The Microbiome's Role in Sleep Health featuring Dr. Ellen Joseph, PhD
Sep 25, 2024
Optimizing sleep when travelling with Dr Sophia Konstantanopoulou
Sep 18, 2024
The One, the only...Emma Cooksey shares her Sleep Apnea Story!
Sep 11, 2024
Season 5 Teaser
Sep 05, 2024
Circadian Health Optimization featuring Dr. Sarah Silverman, PsyD
Jul 31, 2024
Exploring Sleep in Perimenopause: A Dentist’s Insight featuring Dr. Mary Burns
Jul 24, 2024
INSPIRE'd sleep: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for OSA featuring Dr. Ahmad Mahmoud
Jul 17, 2024
The Intersection of Sleep and Healthy Lifestyle featuring Lifestyle Medicine physician Solmaz Amirnazmi, MD
Jul 10, 2024
Sleep Training Tips every Toddler Parent should know about featuring Jemma Mumford
Jul 03, 2024
Enhancing Athletic Performance Through Sleep Extension featuring Dr. Cheri Mah, MD
Jun 26, 2024
The Sleep, Heart Failure and Cardiac Arrythmias Connection featuring Dr. Paul H. Nguyen, MD
Jun 19, 2024
Typical Insomnia Profiles and How to break the cycle featuring Dr. Shelby Harris, PsyD.
Jun 12, 2024
What does it mean when you act out your dreams featuring Dr. Dan Barone, MD
Jun 05, 2024
GLP1 drugs, Sleep, and CV Health with Dr. David Fieno
May 29, 2024
Treat Sleep Apnea by Treating Obesity? YES! But... with Dr. Audrey Wells
May 22, 2024
S4 Teaser
May 15, 2024
The Sleepy American Story of "Narco-wreck me Narcolepsy"
May 15, 2024
FINALE! Stacy Ochoa Returns to Talk CPAP Alternatives for OSA in Adults
Apr 10, 2024
Sleep on the Autism Spectrum with Dr. Beth Ann Malow
Apr 03, 2024
Rare Disease Alert: Idiopathic Hypersomnia, featuring Logan Schneider
Mar 27, 2024
Holistic Strategies for Better Sleep in Women with Morgan Adams, MSW
Mar 20, 2024
CPAP Success Secrets Featuring Dr. Kim Hutchison
Mar 13, 2024
The ADHD and Sleep Connection featuring Quiet Mind founder Mikey Goldman
Mar 06, 2024
Cannabis for Sleep, A Scientist Perspective with Jen Walsh
Feb 28, 2024
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) with Dr Jeff Durmer
Feb 21, 2024
Sleep and Athletic Performance with Dr Jeff Durmer
Feb 14, 2024
Living with Narcolepsy Type 1 featuring Julie Flygare, JD
Feb 07, 2024
Mastering your potential for Longevity: Practical Implementation of Diet, Exercise, and Sleep with Jacqueline Llovet, BSN, CNC
Jan 31, 2024
Beauty Rest Redefined: How Body Image Influences Our Sleep
Jan 24, 2024
Season 3 Teaser
Jan 21, 2024
Kids and the Importance of Dental Sleep Collaboration
Dec 06, 2023
Sleep and Your Heart featuring Dr. Lee Surkin
Nov 29, 2023
Why Later School Start Times are a Must with Dr. Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH Director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at UPENN
Nov 22, 2023
Defining COMISA with Alex Sweetman
Nov 15, 2023
Shift Work Part 2: Preserving your sleep during shift work with Joselyne John
Nov 08, 2023
Beyond Fatigue: Chronic Health Effects of Irregular Work Patterns with Joselyn John - Part One
Nov 01, 2023
CPAP Alternative Treatments with Dr. Matt Davis
Oct 25, 2023
Patient Advocacy Tips from the Hypersomnia Foundation, featuring Claire Wylds-Wright.
Oct 18, 2023
Breathless Nights: Insight into Sleep Apnea from Kids to Adults
Oct 11, 2023
Stress Management Tips with Dr. Liz Munoz
Oct 04, 2023
Let's talk Narcolepsy with Dr. Kevin Trice
Sep 27, 2023
Kids Say the Smartest Things, featuring Lily Studer, Age 8
Sep 20, 2023
Welcome to Season 2 with Dr. Alison Kole
Sep 13, 2023
Dr. Val returns: Sleep in Perimenopause
Jul 19, 2023
Consumer wearables: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly with Dr. Mike Yurcheshen
Jul 12, 2023
Sleep and Mental Health: Dr. Bhopal's Top 5 Stress-busting Micro Practices
Jul 05, 2023
Sleep and Mental Health: The OHC Edition
Jun 28, 2023
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Telemedicine 
Jun 21, 2023
Pediatric Sleep Pearls
Jun 14, 2023
Plants, Hormones, and OTC Sleep Aids: Friend or Foe?
Jun 07, 2023
Mythbusters unite to "Save Standard Time"!
May 31, 2023
CBTi-what? with Jen Martin
May 24, 2023
Sleep and the Immune System with Dr. Erica Kaufman
May 17, 2023
Top 5 Functional Foods for Sleep with Dr. Val Cacho
May 10, 2023
Sleep Biohacking 101
Apr 14, 2023