# 252: Dr. Aric Prather, UCSF Sleep Psychologist & Author of The Sleep Prescription, Poor Sleep & Mental Health Are Linked

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sleep-is-a-skill-podcast-1219741/252-dr-aric-prather-ucsf-sleep-psychologist-author-of-the-sleep-prescription-poor-sleep-mental-health-are-linked
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sleep-is-a-skill-podcast-1219741/252-dr-aric-prather-ucsf-sleep-psychologist-author-of-the-sleep-prescription-poor-sleep-mental-health-are-linked.md
Podcast: [The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sleep-is-a-skill-podcast-1219741)
Published: 2026-02-11T16:22:59+00:00
Episode link: https://the-sleep-is-a-skill-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/252-dr-aric-prather-ucsf-sleep-psychologist-author-of-the-sleep-prescription-poor-sleep-mental-health-are-linked-VB5_D6B8
Audio file: https://p.podderapp.com/7966234403/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/13bf47d2-befb-487f-9dad-b8f32fcfbbfb/episodes/accb68ee-9133-4576-9638-6055c2f7edae/audio/cdd71a09-143d-4203-a4d0-220f53e18572/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=o_sH699I
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sleep-is-a-skill-podcast-1219741/episodes/252-dr-aric-prather-ucsf-sleep-psychologist-author-of-the-sleep-prescription-poor-sleep-mental-health-are-linked
Duration seconds: 2992

## Resource

Dr. Aric Prather is a Professor and Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Research Program and the Center for Health and Community at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Prather's research focuses on the causes and consequences of insufficient sleep, with an emphasis on how poor sleep affects the immune system. He is also a licensed clinician and treats patients using cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia through the UCSF Insomnia Clinic. Dr. Prather's work is regularly showcased in the media, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and CNN. He is the author of "The Sleep Prescription: 7 days to Unlocking Your Best Rest" (Penguin Life).

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sleep-is-a-skill-podcast-1219741/episodes/252-dr-aric-prather-ucsf-sleep-psychologist-author-of-the-sleep-prescription-poor-sleep-mental-health-are-linked/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sleep-is-a-skill-podcast-1219741/252-dr-aric-prather-ucsf-sleep-psychologist-author-of-the-sleep-prescription-poor-sleep-mental-health-are-linked.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.