Patrick McKeown sits down with Bob van de Gronde, director of Air Hunger – The Breathwork Movie, now streaming worldwide. The film takes breathing out of the wellness corner and into performance, following elite athletes, military veterans, scientists and everyday people. A conversation about putting breathing on screen, and why it might be the most underrated lever we have.

Patrick McKeown sits down with Dr. Tim Hughes, an anaesthetist, advanced breathwork instructor, and co-founder of The Breath Doctors. Tim uses breathing to calm patients before surgery and himself before he walks through the hospital doors. A conversation about performing under real pressure—and how something as simple as breath can be the difference.

Patrick McKeown and James Nestor meet face-to-face for the first time to discuss the science of breathing, functional breathing methods, and how nasal breathing transforms sleep, health, and well-being.

After years of correspondence—Zoom calls, Instagram Lives, emails, voice notes—they finally sit down together. What was meant to be one episode ran long. They kept talking well into dinner.

TOPICS COVERED:

Functional breathing methods • CO2 physiology • Nasal breathing vs. mouth breathing • Sleep apnea and sleep quality • Scoliosis and postural breathing • Dental health and oral development • Why doctors overlook breathing instruction • Documentary series launching spring 2027

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/npGKGtwsTuc?si=CBNnwH6B6CrWpD-W