How Sleep Became a Luxury: Social Determinants of Sleep Quality

Too often, sleep is marketed as something you need fancy gadgets and accessories to do well. Something you need an hour long wake up and wind down routine for. But most people don't have time or money to spare for so called sleep luxuries. In this episode, we're taking a closer look at the social determinants of sleep. The conditions in which people live, learn, work, and age, which affect their health.

To help, we've invited novelist and journalist Jessica Grose. An opinion writer at the New York Times, Jessica explores culture, politics, religion, health, and the American family through her twice weekly newsletter, and is the author of books like Home Economics, How Couples Manage Their Money, Sad Desk Salad, and most recently, Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood.