Nap Time for Everyone! (Ep. 468) July 7, 2021 @ 11:00pm Listen now: The benefits of sleep are by now well established, and yet many people don’t get enough. A new study suggests we should channel our inner toddler and get 30 minutes of shut-eye in the afternoon. But are we ready for a napping revolution? Listen and follow Freakonomics Radio at , or wherever you get your podcasts . Below is a transcript of the episode, edited for readability. For more information on the people and ideas in the episode, see the links at the bottom of this post. * * * Several years ago, we put out a two-part series — episode Nos. 211 and 212 — called “The Economics of Sleep.” We looked at the relationship between sleep and health, both physical and cognitive.