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Aug 24 2010

How Sleepwalking Works

26 min 3 movies discussed
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Sleep behaviors are pretty fascinating. Some people snore, some grind their teeth -- and some take a little stroll, or perhaps a drive. In this episode, Josh and Chuck investigate how sleepwalking, or somnambulism, works.

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Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the mysterious world of sleepwalking, from a shocking 1845 murder case where sleepwalking was used as a defense to modern-day incidents involving everything from sleep-eating on Ambien to a recent sexual assault acquittal. The hosts dive into what we know (and don't know) about this fascinating sleep disorder called somnambulism, covering the science behind why our bodies can be active while our brains are essentially offline, plus related sleep behaviors like sleep-eating and the difference between acting out dreams versus true sleepwalking.


Movies Discussed

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1968
★ 7.1
"You've heard warnings against that kind of thing. I think on everything from the Brady Bunch to Hawaii 5-0 — Josh mentions these shows as examples of media that warned against waking sleepwalkers." — Josh
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
1969
★ 6.7
"You've heard warnings against that kind of thing. I think on everything from the Brady Bunch to Hawaii 5-0 — Josh mentions these shows as examples of media that warned against waking sleepwalkers." — Josh
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 1h 17m
★ 7.9
"It's all, you know, the cabinet of Dr. Kelgari or, right, again, the Brady bunch — Josh references this classic German film while discussing how average jurors only know about sleepwalking from movies and TV." — Josh

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