Joe Rogan Experience  

This podcast was a fuckn unexpected gem. What a great guest. Nothing better than when a person is genuinely passionate about their field. He’s knowledge on this subject was endless and perfectly articulated.

*watches whole podcast while in bed with the lights off on a phone at 2am* “man this guy is right on all this sleep stuff”

I can’t believe all this knowledge is available for free. Curse internet as much as we want, but it has brought knowledge to your fingertips like never before.

get this guy back for another podcast

His voice is perfect for reading bedtime stories.

This guy made me sleep 8 hours

I was really blown away with how Matthew had an answer for everything. Even when Joe asked something that seemed far outside the realm of sleep science, Matthew was able to provide a detailed response, often beyond what Joe was asking.

I love the fact Mr. Walker had a smile on his face the entire 2 hour video, more than happy to explain to me why I need my sleep as it’s 530 am and I’m watching the sun come up wishing I was already asleep

This guy had an answer to every question

Out of all the guests Joe has had, this man knew the most about what he was talking about more than anyone else. Every question Joe asked he answered perfectly. Talk about loving your job.

This is amazing, blew my freaking mind. We need this guy back on here immediately!!!

I usually never comment on any RU-vid videos, but I'm gonna on this one. I was working as a security guard for the past 3 years, usually 12 hour night shifts, from dusk till dawn basically. My sleep was all kinds of fucked up. I was quick to anger, short temper, irritated easily, virtually no patience with people, and often kept bumping into door frames with my shoulder because my balance was screwed up. Also, gained weight and kept eating chocolate like crazy and drank almost a liter of coffee a night. Fucked me up mentally and physically in a span of three years (started when I was 25yo, im 28 now). Then, I found this video. Everything I experienced was verbalized by Dr Matthew. Scared me shitless. Well, after watching the video, I couldn't stop thinking about what the good Doc said. Watched it a few more times since that day. Few months later, I quit my job. All those shitty things like loss of balance, anger issues, gaining weight etc went away, but most important thing was the improvement in my mood and memory. For instance, when I was working, and somebody told me something like "go and buy bread, we're out" I would be like "okay. " Start putting my shoes on and just as I am leaving the house I would hear "oh and milk too! "Fine. Exit the house, go across the street to the store and return home a minute later, buying milk but forgetting the bread. That's how bad my short term nemory got. And there were many more examples. Once I quit the job and started sleeping 8 hours a night, I found an immediate improvement. And it's the little things I noticed too. When I was still working I was amazed at how often I dropped things (fork, cellphone, pens, etc). Now, having quit that job, not only do I not drop them as often, but if I do, I almost always catch them in mid air before they hit the ground. Anyways, having quit that job was so damn monumental for me. And I said to myself from this day on I will not accept any job that forces me to sacrifice my sleep. I dont know if anyone will ever read this, but I just wanted to get it out. Best decision I ever made. Thank you Doc.

After watching this I now have to add "Am I getting enough sleep to be healthy?" to the long list of questions that keep me awake at night.

It’s mad how one mans knowledge on a podcast could drastically change billions of people’s lives for the better. Bravo Matt

This guy is brilliant and really well-spoken. ""It's a third of a patient's life and doctors get 2 hours of education about it" That was a great piece of perspective. And many other of his points. Great interview.

Matthew is easily one of the best guests Joe has ever had. He’s so knowledgable and very humble with it.

Some Time-Stamps for Y'all 8:45 "Men who sleep 5-6 hours will have a level of testosterone which is that of someone who is 10 years their senior. So a lack of sleep will age you by a decade in terms of that critical aspect of wellness, virility, muscle strength" .. 13:30 Visual centers of the brain ramp up 30% during sleep but the frontal lobes (responsible for logic, rationality) shut down. 28:50 The brain paralyses the body during rem sleep so as to stop the body physically acting out any dreams. 32:45 You’re 20-30% better in terms of skilled performance after a good night's sleep then when you where at the end of the practice session the day before. 33:18 If you get 6 hours of sleep or less, your point of physical exhaustion can be up to 30% less. 36:38 (With inadequate sleep) Lactate acid build up increases, the lungs ability to inhale oxygen decreases, peak muscle strength, vertical jump and running speed all decrease. The less sleep you have, the higher injury risk present also. At 5 hours sleep there is a 60% increased probability of incurring a injury over a season. 39:15 Mental visualisation of a motor skill is about 50% as effective as physically performing it. That is in changing the plasticity of the Brain. 43:00 The brain forges Automaticity of skills and memorys during sleep. 44:11 After sleeping the brain divines or provides solutions to previously impenetrable problems. The author of the periodic table of elements came about by way of dream inspired insight! - Was unable to do it awake! 49:40 Using a light emitting screen before sleeping delays the release of melatonin by 3 hours and is reduced by 50%. This also disturbs and decreases rem Sleep. 50:42 Top Four actions to take to improve your sleep. 1. Regularity, 7 days a week. 2. 1 hour before sleeping, eliminate screens & reduce lighting. 3. Cool room. "Your brain needs to drop its temperature by about 2-3 degrees Fahrenheit to initiate sleep." Funny Tip: Warm your hands and feet so as to send blood to your core which then radiates the heat outward; aiding sleep. Have a bath. 58:25 "Short sleep equals a short life." "Short sleep predicts all cause mortality." 59:12 "Wakefulness is low level brain damage. And it is sleep that offers a repairatory function." 59:20 "Insufficient sleep across the life span now seems to be the most significant lifestyle factor in determining whether or not you'll develop alzheimers." 59:52 "Insufficient sleep is linked to cancer of the bowl, prostate and breast." 1:00:00 W.H.O. Classifys night-time shift work is a propable carcinogen. 1:05:00 You can't get back all the sleep lost previously by sleeping for longer afterwards, making a regular sleep routine all the more time important. 1:09:50 20 hours of sleep deprivation is equivalent to being legally drunk; physically and mentally. 1:10:10 Driving in a state of drowsiness causes more car accidents than alcohol and drugs combined. 1:11:40 Rogan tip: douse the face in ice cold water to become more alert/awake for driving. 1:17:10 Don't go to bed either too hungry or too full. 1:18:50 Melatonin can be effective when adjusting to a new time zone. But if used when one is established in a new time zone, and it has been found to be helpful, it is worth while to continue use as "The placebo effect is the most reliable effect in all of pharmacology." 1:21:30 Sleeping 6 hours or less doesn’t work "The number of people who can sleep 6 hours or less and not show any impairment, rounded to a number and expressed as a percentage of the population, is zero." 1:23:00 Sleep deprivation significantly decreases work performance. 1:26:38 When significantly sleep deprived, activity of the pre-frontal cortex significantly declines and the emotional centres of the brain significantly increase. 1:27:50 Lack of sleep can increase your chances of getting cancer. A study found that when people get just four hours of sleep a night people had a 70% marked decrease of critical anti-cancer fighting immune cells. In addition getting just 1 hour less of sleep a night resulted in a 24% increase risk of a heart attack. 1:30:10 Getting 6 hours of sleep or less compromises Immune-efficiency, facilities genes which encourage the growth of tumors, long term chronic- flammation, stress and cardiovascular disease. 1:34:45 It is during deep sleep there is a 'sewage in the brain that kicks into high gear and it cleanses the brain of all the metabolic toxins that have been built up throughout the day, this' low level brain damage.' - One of these toxins is beta-amyloid which is one of the leading causes Alzheimers disease. 1:41:10 If you have elective surgery ask your surgeon how much sleep they have had in the last 24 hours, - if it is 6 hours or less you have 170% increased risk of a major surgical error. 1:52:05 If your dieting but getting insufficient sleep, 70% of the weight you lose will come from lean body muscle, rather then fat. * If any one feels a important time stamp should be added please let me know and will happily add the addition. Appreciate all the positive comments. Happy sleeping Y'all 😚

This is honestly one of the most fascinating things I have watched in years. TV stations wonder why viewing figures are falling, when was the last time they showed something like this?!

This is the only podcast I have listened to more than 5 times. Not very often I rewatch podcasts but man, this bloke has you gripped from the start. How can anyone not be interested in this?

I never thought sleep was that important. After watching this, it's been a week and I've started sleeping 8hrs every night. I've made it a commitment to do so. Thank you for so much information on the disadvantages of losing sleep.

Joe with average guest: "You ever try DMT?" Joe with scientist: "Are you aware of Dimethyltryptamine?"

Great podcast. Matthew Walker is one of those people whose enthusiasm for their work is immediately contagious.

sleep is 1/3 of our lives... Probably the most impactful podcast he's done

Matthew Walker, you nailed this. Right now I am so happy that I decided to sleep nine hours per night four years ago. I am 16 now and very healthy, I knew that sleep was very, very important, but I did not realise it was to this extent... thank you so much, and I hope the public finds out about this.

This man just whips out crazy info for 2 hours straight; for sure one of the best jre guests

We need more podcasts with professors at this level. what an absolutely awesome topic.

This podcast was a game changer for countless people. I hope Joe brings him back someday.

Wow this episode shook me to the core I’ve been only getting 2-4 hours of sleep for 10+ years or even more because i stupidly rather be awake more than “waste” my hours sleeping. And one of my biggest fears is getting Alzheimer’s.. come to find out I’m increasing my chances of that by my terrible lack of sleep 😲 It’s going to be a very tough habit to break but I definitely will try getting more sleep after listening to this.

Matthew is very precise in what he says. Instead of saying "no one is immune to sleep deprivation", he says "the number of people who can survive on 6 hours of sleep or less rounded to a whole number, expressed as a percentage of the population is 0". So refreshing.

Joe is one of the only interviewers that manages to ask all the questions that people were thinking about.

as a programmer sometimes when I have a really difficult bug I will end up solving it in my sleep. it really amazes me how I’m able remember whole pages of code in my sleep

The bro from Tiktok recommended watching this. Glad I did 👍

This guy solved most of humanity’s problems in just under 2 hours.

"Lack of sleep is linked to all the cancers and Alzheimer's." I'm going to bed.

Do not know how I have missed this podcast but it is one of the most amazing ones. The guest is super eloquent and apparently has a study for every question that Joe has asked :)

Suggestion about why the Dickensian era people slept in two stages? If you have ever lived in a cold climate completely off-grid you might have experienced the wood-stove loading chore. I can pack my woodstove to a level that I can get about 4 hours of burn time before needing to address it again. At about the 4 hour mark I have to get up and reload the stove . . . sometimes I have to empty the ash before reloading. That means by the time I finish the chore, I am too awake to just jump back into bed. So I usually sit at the table and write. Within about an hour, I get sleepy again and return to bed. Perhaps they were tending to their woodstoves, fireplaces, coal stoves, heating source, etc.?

I like you Matthew Walker, you're a chill guy

Legit scared me and made realize that I need to make drastic changes to my sleep schedule

by far my favorite episode. Matthew is such a brilliant guest and really knows how to keep you interested in what he's talking about. wish i had a moment to ask him about dreams.

I can literally picture the people at work who get to work really early but take 10 times longer to learn even basic tasks. Such a relatable podcast.

I love the energy this guy gives off - such a kind compassionate fellow.

I'm losing sleep because I find this podcast so fascinating. How ironic.

The only episode that I’ve actually taken something from.

First ever full joe rogan podcast i've watched. This guy is really interesting and well spoken. Learned a lot of things

What a beautiful time to be alive where I can just access this information so easily for free

ONE OF THE BEST JRE PODCASTS EVER!

I haven't remembered my dream since I was about 10 years old... Also this guy's face when he's talking about the studies and theories is awesome. You can tell he genuinely enjoys what he does

This stuff needs to be taught in school. Such a brilliant podcast. Joe, you ask great questions... and I could listen to Matthew Walker all day - so engaging.

People: how do we change the world Matt: go to bed

Ironically, I lost 2 hours of sleep watching this video because it was so good I couldn't stop. :s

Bring this guy back now

I enjoy Joe's podcasting style... how efficient he direct this great scientist to extract precious information as much as possible... perfect episode Joe. Please bring Mr. Walker againg 🙌

30 mins in, we’ve covered DMT, weed health and MMA. well done Joseph

This guy was one of the most interesting and informative guests Joe has ever had. I'd like part 2.

Definitely blown away from this episode, didn't realize how crucial sleep was until today. Like who would've known. Definitely taking your advice 🖐🏽

This guy speaks very good and sharp. I fuckin respect this man's understanding of English

watching this at 2 am, im confused. should I learn more about how important sleep is or should I sleep?

Joe’s genuine interest always makes these easy to listen to

This is the most amazing interview and podcast I've ever heard. This doctor is so intelligent and so well practiced. He answered everything clearly and throughly!!

One of the best podcast guests Joe has ever had. Please please please invite him back

Can't tell if Matthew Walker is the best or worst guy to have at a sleepover

What an amazing podcast. Please more neuroscientists please.

I just listened to this and WOW! He blew my mind!! So good! Absolutely love the information! Joe, you ask all the right questions too! Thank you! 💞

Only podcast of Joe that I've seen from start to end ❤️ Will read your book soon, too, Dr. Walker!

Dude is woke about sleep

'Sleep is the elixir of life'. This has been one of the best JRE/podcasts I've heard.

Such an underrated episode... loved this one!

What a nice, competent and informative guy. Best podcast yet.

That Dr looks really well rested. I can imagine him in a very comfy bed with an eye mask.

No lie I workout at the same gym as him and I had no clue he was on JRE until today. I see him pretty much every day. Super positive, down to earth guy that everybody seems to get along with. Wild

I'd love to know how this happened. Several years ago I was working a full-time job and actively in the military. I was driving home from my unit and I have been basically sleep deprived for 2 days, anyone in the military would potentially understand that. I remember being on the interstate headed home and then I remember waking up in the driveway with the car in park but still running. No idea how I got there I don't even remember getting off the interstate let alone driving through town.

Omg bring this guy back. So informational. I love it

Dislike on this video certainly comes from people who had less than 6 hours sleep last night

This podcast is pure Gold!

I've watched this 3 times and I love how Matther talks and props to Joe for keeping up with the conversation

This was one of my favorite. Easy to digest and follow and very important information! Have him back on!

I love how he's smiling for 90% of the podcast.

I’m an RN who works graveyard for years , raised 6 kids to adulthood and haven’t slept more than 3 hours at a time!!!! I haven’t had a dream in years and I live off of my stress of responsibilities to get through my days and nights . I’m making changes now. I’m thankful I watched this video ... I needed this information.

27:47 He seems like the most likeable person i have seen on the podcast, there is no way i can find him unlikeable here. Hes super enjoyable to listen too with what he says

2 years after first watching this I’m back watching this one again, so interesting! Get this geeza back again for a 2nd pod. Epic he’s left this one up on the tube and not moved to Spotify

I wish more people were as articulate as Dr Walker. Incredibly accurate and beautiful English.

10/10 podcast, I wish he would have said something about oversleeping

3 years later and this episode changed my life

I first watched this 4 years ago and started tracking my sleep and getting better sleep than I ever did. Now 4 years later I started tracking my sleep again bc I have to wake up at 5 now for my job and knew I wasn’t getting enough. I averaged about 4-4.5 hour per night this week. Here to listen again and motivate myself to get to bed earlier again lol

Matthew is like the Steve Irwin of sleep. You can see the passion in his voice and his personality.

What an amazing human being Matthew Walker is. We need more like him in all areas of profession. For real one of the most insightful videos I have ever watched on RU-vid, and I've been here since 2007.

Ever since i found this channe ive been binging all your videos, Cant wait to watch as many as possible!

One of the best podcast episodes I've heard to date. So shocking, but in the best way possible. Informative, light, and so credible. Rewatching this later

Get this guy back post-quarantine for a podcast

I’m a doctor! I can attest to the fact that this podcast is probably better than 6 months of what I learned in school! Not just sleep. Thank God for researchers like you and for those like you joe who take it serious enough to broadcast!

I have listened to this episode several times and always find new stuff. Hands down the best conversation. Joe Rogan should bring him back again.

I'd love to hear more from him!!! I dont watch much of Joe Rogan, my husband sends me them sometimes depending on the content. I wanna hear this guy talk more about sleep conditions, like paralysis.

This entire podcast is one large sound-byte of Joe's brains being blown away.

I'm reading his book, currently on page 120. He's a great writer and the book is very informative. Highly recommend it.

This was absolutely incredible. What a man! Thank you 🙏🏼

34:49 is the best Owen Wilson impression on the internet 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

This podcast literally changed my life

One of the best guests and Joe Rogan podcasts ever.

After this I am ecstatic to follow a strict sleep routine. Please bring him once again. Love from 🇮🇳

It is incredible that this type of information does not have more weight in the mass media and in schools, congratulations from Argentina, incredible content.