List of interesting math podcasts?

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mathfactor is one I listen to. Does anyone else have a recommendation?

Should be community wiki, since it's asking for a sorted list of resources? — Kim Morrison, Jul 20 '10 at 19:48
Yes, any question that asks users to create a list or poll should definitely be made community wiki. I converted this question. — Robert Cartaino, Jul 20 '10 at 20:35
Why is this tagged off topic? Surely if it needs this tag then it should be closed... — Jacob, Jul 20 '10 at 21:15

score 20 · Answer 1 · edited May 17 '23 at 06:13

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I would like to draw attention to the beautifully produced podcast Relatively Prime hosted by Samuel Hansen, which was funded through a successful kickstarter campaign. All eight episodes are well worth a listen and include interviews with some very high profile and influential mathematicians.

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Kandinskij

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answered Mar 12 '13 at 20:58

Dan Rust

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score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 28 '10 at 17:38

Peter Rowlett has a couple mathematical podcasts. Travels in a Mathematical World produced 64 episodes, but recently stopped. He has a new podcast Math / Maths that he co-hosts with Samuel Hansen.

Samuel Hansen also has a couple other podcasts: Strongly Connected Components and Permutations and Combinations. Strongly Connected Components is more mathematical and often features interviews. I've only listened to Permutations and Combinations once or twice. I believe it's more of a comedy show.

score 16 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 20 '10 at 19:14

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More or Less is a BBC Radio 4 programme about maths and statistics in the news, and there is a free podcast. It's presented by Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist from the Financial Times.

answered Jul 20 '10 at 19:14

Simon Nickerson

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Oh, wow, Tim Harford! :) – Vivi Jul 20 '10 at 20:46
Yeah! Tim Harford +1 – Gambit Apr 29 '20 at 15:22

score 14 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 01 '13 at 10:58

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The BBC has a History of Mathematics series. Worth listening to. http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/maths

answered Nov 01 '13 at 10:58

Ian Carmichael

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score 13 · Answer 5 · edited Feb 03 '19 at 12:01

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Recently I created a curated list about all Math resources I am subscribed to ( blogs, Youtube Channels and podcasts). Here are some podcasts:

Relatively Prime
Ben Ben Blue (This is from the creator of the youtube channel 3 Brown 1 Blue.)

And Interesting Channels:

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Conor Cosnett

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answered Mar 15 '17 at 12:24

Alejandro Alcalde

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I listened to the first couple episodes of Relatively Prime and it wasn't great. Perhaps later episodes are better (as is usually the case with podcasts). – Paul Wintz Aug 10 '19 at 09:11
Yup, wasn't that great. A little bit disappointing but I think it is fine for some people. – Gambit Apr 29 '20 at 15:23

score 10 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 29 '13 at 16:13

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Strongly Connected components is a great podcast about interviews to several american mathematicians.

answered Mar 29 '13 at 16:13

Asinomás

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score 10 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 24 '14 at 15:23

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I think Math for Primates is kind of good.

answered Jan 24 '14 at 15:23

John Smith

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score 8 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 04 '18 at 02:17

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My favorite theorem is pretty good.

answered Jun 04 '18 at 02:17

Christopher King

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John D. Cook · Answer 9 · 2010-07-28T17:39:29.080

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The Science of Better is a good applied math podcast. Features applications of operations research to practical problems.

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John D. Cook

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Looks like the link is now broken. – Paul Wintz Aug 10 '19 at 09:10

score 6 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 20 '10 at 21:31

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I listen to Math Mutation Podcast. The topics are interesting and understandable by a layman.

answered Jul 20 '10 at 21:31

Chao Xu

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score 5 · Answer 11 · answered Feb 22 '13 at 13:41

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MAA podcast has an archive. http://www.maa.org/audio%20clips/podcast/podcast.html I think it has stopped producing new ones.

answered Feb 22 '13 at 13:41

Chakra

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score 5 · Answer 12 · answered Sep 25 '19 at 18:15

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The Numberphile Podcast is relatively new. Brady Haran, the maker of the Numberphile YouTube channel, interviews famous mathematicians about their life and their favorite math bits.

https://www.numberphile.com/podcast

answered Sep 25 '19 at 18:15

Moritz

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score 4 · Answer 13 · answered Nov 26 '14 at 22:16

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Somewhat self promotion but Dave Gale and Colin Beveridge record the Wrong, But Useful Podcast on an approximately monthly basis.

http://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/category/podcasts/

Also can be found on iTunes.

answered Nov 26 '14 at 22:16

Dave Gale

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Anxhela Coba · Answer 14 · 2017-07-12T16:48:18.187

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I think http://lineardigressions.com/ is enticing. Especially if you're interests involve machine learning.

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answered Jul 12 '17 at 16:26

Anxhela Coba

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score 4 · Answer 15 · answered Nov 04 '17 at 03:31

Breakingmathpodcast.com

A new podcast series with a lot of diverse topics based out of the University of New Mexico. I think I've listened to all of the full episodes in a week (There are about 20). They discuss everything from the Navier Stokes equations, to Hacking culture.

Good depth for those who are looking for overviews. I am an applied math undergraduate with a background in the social sciences, and I follow most things just fine.

Their primary objective is to make math accessible to everyone. They attempt to break down higher-level math concepts in a way that an 8th-grade student will understand.

Plus...... It's rather funny.

-Cody

The soundcloud link from their site is dead. – user5389726598465 Mar 27 '19 at 22:03 — user5389726598465, Mar 27 '19 at 22:03

score 2 · Answer 16 · answered Aug 09 '17 at 13:51

I think that Modellansatz from the KIT (Karlsruhe, Germany) is a good one. It is a podcast in German but it has many episodes in English since some interview partner do not speak German obviously. The themes are as divers as Cerebral Flow, Crime Prevention, Nonlinear Electrodynamics, ...

score 2 · Answer 17 · answered Nov 15 '17 at 23:37

Actually, I was looking for a good math podcast a while back and I didn't find one that fit my fancy, so I actually started one at my university interviewing mathematicians about what it is like to do research and work in academia. I've linked to it below if you want to check it out!

Group Theory Podcast

score 2 · Answer 18 · answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:11

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The YouTube channel Sense Makes Math has a a video-podcast called {Q,E,D}. Sometimes they do proofs so they use a whiteboard.

answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:11

Eins Null

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score 2 · Answer 19 · edited May 05 '21 at 07:30

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You can also check out the Lxt's Tylk Mzth podcast on Spotify here:

It's pretty much a chill and casual podcast about abstract algebra and math jokes in a someone rigorous way. Edit: I think it's also on Soundcloud.

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Matcha Latte

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answered Apr 21 '19 at 21:37

Jac9826

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Please add a link or correct the spelling, if i google "Lxt's Tylk Mzth podcast on Spotify" I get 0 results. – Alex J Best Apr 21 '19 at 22:04
That's the correct spelling. – Jac9826 Apr 22 '19 at 23:34
Great, well seeing as all the episodes were uploaded yesterday I think links are helpful as Google won't index it yet. Did you make this podcast? – Alex J Best Apr 22 '19 at 23:45
My apologies for not including the link at first. Yup. – Jac9826 Apr 23 '19 at 00:24

score 2 · Answer 20 · answered Apr 23 '20 at 02:46

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I enjoy My Favorite Theorem. This podcast helped broaden my mathematical knowledge and diversified my interests by showcasing a broad range of mathematicians and their theorems. It's pretty neat!

answered Apr 23 '20 at 02:46

score -4 · Answer 21 · answered Apr 22 '21 at 02:22

I have a math podcast called the Life and Math Podcast (LaMP). I interview mathematicians from a wide variety of backgrounds to learn about

Their path in life from high school to where they are now, and
The math they do.

Each interview is released as 2 episodes, a "Life" and a "Math". It's up as audio or video format.

So far I've had a former WWE-style pro wrestler, a guy who dropped out of undergrad to join the Army, and a prof who didn't get into a single college or university who all became mathematicians.

The audio is available on most podcast hosts (apple, spotify, etc). Here's a link to the podcast on soundcloud.

The video version is on Youtube (link to Youtube channel). I also make instructional videos on topics that come up in the interview which can be found on the Youtube channel. Things like "What are categories, functors, & natural transformations?". Enough to help students follow along with the interviews.

Everything can also all be found at https://lifeandmath.com. Roughly one interview every 1-2 weeks.

Can I support my product on this site ? – Matcha Latte May 03 '21 at 06:22 — Matcha Latte, May 03 '21 at 06:22

score -6 · Answer 22 · edited Jun 04 '18 at 02:31

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There's a new maths podcast that you may be interested in that reviews "Maths at the Movies: Interstellar plus SPECIAL GUEST" in its first series. It's a slightly anarchic look at movies, mathematics, and life: www.mathsat.co.uk (direct link to podcast MP3 audio). There are some additional podcasts included as other blog entries.

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Makyen

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answered Feb 13 '18 at 12:47

Ben Parker

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