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Vehicles equipped with Android Auto can launch into NPR One by simply connecting their Android device to their car. Use Voice Actions on Android to launch into NPR in the car with, ‘Ok Google, Listen to NPR. ‘

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Stream WAMU live from wamu.org using a computer or smartphone. Click on the blue “Live” button to listen. Stream WAMU through a smart speaker device, like Google Home, Amazon Alexa or Sonos. For example, with Amazon Alexa, say “Alexa, play WAMU.”

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Just ask your Alexa-enabled device, Google Assistant, or Apple Siri to play WAMU. You can also add WAMU’s regional newscast to your Alexa flash briefing — enable it within the Alexa app. There are also many other ways to hear NPR content on-demand using your smart speaker.

With iOS 13.1 and above, you can use Apple’s Shortcuts app to set your favourite BBC radio station to play via BBC Sounds when you switch off your alarm in the morning. So if you regularly listen to Radio 6 Music on the BBC Sounds app, you’ll see a suggested shortcut to listen live to Radio 6 Music.

Wake up every day to your favourite radio station! Download this free app now and turn your iPhone into an alarm clock with radio streaming. If you put the alarm clock into snooze-mode, it will temporarily stop the alarm and start again after a certain amount of time (according to your alarm settings).

For a traditional radio alarm clock, we like RadiON for Android and iPhone. If live radio isn’t your thing, Public Radio & Podcast for Android is a podcast player with a built-in alarm clock. Just set your alarm clock time, and the app wakes you up to your favorite public radio podcast every morning.

Top 5 sounds I recommend within Bedtime:

• Early Riser: A slow and ascending piano with chimes.
• Springtide: More upbeat but still soft.
• Droplets: A soothing combination of bells and chimes that mimic a soft, summer rain.
• Birdsong: Just what you’d expect, this is the peaceful sound of a variety of types of birds chirping.

Best Overall: Sonic Alert Sonic Bomb Extra-Loud Dual Alarm Clock. Best Light Therapy: Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock. Loudest Option: Screaming Meanie Timer and Alarm Clock. Best Classic Design: Peakeep 4-inch Twin Bell Alarm Clock.

Harp. Clearly the best option of the classic iPhone alarms, Harp gently ascends in both pitch and volume, a soothing song to kick-start your morning routine.

You can use the Galarm app’s (www.galarmapp.com) Buddy Alarm feature. Because it is an app that works across both Android and iPhone, you can include other participants in your alarms across both of these device types.

You May Have A Circadian Rhythm Disorder When our internal clocks are thrown off, it can become impossible to fall asleep or wake up when we need to. Sometimes this happens because of travel, but if it’s a chronic issue for you, it may be because you have an actual circadian rhythm disorder.

Improves brain functionality The singing in music helps our brain get working in the morning. Imagine waking up every morning, singing along with your favorite song, and it actually helping your brain functionality. According to J Weekly, singing is good for your mental well-being as well as your cognitive function.

If you wake up at 3 a.m. or another time and can’t fall right back asleep, it may be for several reasons. These include lighter sleep cycles, stress, or underlying health conditions. Your 3 a.m. awakenings may occur infrequently and be nothing serious, but regular nights like this could be a sign of insomnia.

The 21 Best Songs to Wake up to Each and Every Morning

• 1 “Brave” by Sara Bareilles.
• 2 “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers.
• 3 “Run the World (Girls)” by Beyoncé
• 4 “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera.
• 5 “The Cure” by Lady Gaga.
• 6 “I Smile” by Kirk Franklin.
• 7 “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton.
• 8 “Stronger” by Kanye West.

Waking up abruptly can cause higher blood pressure and heart rate. Besides increasing your blood pressure, an alarm can add to your stress levels by getting your adrenaline rushing. The solution to this health-harming problem is to instead try gradually waking up to natural light.

Walker says: “Most people – as long as they are sleeping in synchrony with their body rhythms and getting sufficient sleep – should be able to wake up for the most part naturally, and require very little nudging. A normal alarm should do it.”

The feeling of ‘falling’ in our sleep is very common. On waking up you may feel that you must have seen a bad dream, this sudden retraction from sleep has a scientific reason behind it. Commonly known as a hypnic jerk, these are involuntary movement in our muscles known as myoclonus.