People who never dream a little dream.

People who never dream a little dream.

From "News From The Future" with Dr Catherine Ball by The Future Is Already Here.... Meet The Humans At The Cutting Edge

April 30, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the phenomenon of dreaming and why some people claim they do not dream.

Buy the book here. Podcast transcript: Hello and Welcome to News From The Future, spoken by the eleven labs audio clone of Dr Catherine Ball. In this new short series we will be focussing on Sleep. We all do it, and we all recognise when we have not had enough of it. Dr Cath’s new book The Future of Sleep is out now and available globally in paperback, audiobook, and ebook. We think you’ll get something life changing from it. Today we are talking about something a bit controversial - People who don’t dream! Enjoy! Some mornings, you open your eyes and the dream you just had feels so vivid and real, it’s almost as if you’re still in it. You might even feel the emotions lingering in your chest, taking a few moments to reorient yourself to reality. Other mornings, there’s nothing—just a blank slate and the quiet sense of having slept. You may even know people who claim they don’t dream at all. But here’s the truth: everyone dreams. Every single one of us. The real difference lies in whether or not we remember those dreams. Dreaming is a universal part of the human sleep experience, but dream recall varies widely. To understand why, it helps to first look at the mechanics of sleep…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Catherine Ball

Topics covered

  • sleep
  • dreaming
  • dream recall
  • human experience
  • sleep mechanics

Keywords

  • sleep
  • dreams
  • dream recall
  • REM sleep
  • deep sleep

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Future of Sleep

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