A Problem Squared

A Problem Squared

Matt Parker, Bec Hill

Episodes 139
Avg. Duration 50m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (234)
Since Nov 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Matt Parker and Bec Hill present: A Problem Squared. A podcast dedicated to solving problems of all kinds, such as, "What should I listen to right now?". A Podcast Squared. First one's free. You're welcome. Episodes released twokly on Mondays.

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S1E136 136 = How to Discuss The Number e and When to Disclose the "Real Me"

Jun 08, 2026 1h 1m

#️⃣ What’s the best way to explain the number e to an 8-year-old?💗 How early in a relationship should you reveal that you’re a bit weird?🤧 And there’s some any other blow-your-nose-nessHead to our…

S1E135 135 = Pasta Water Solution and QR Code Substitution

May 25, 2026 51m

🍝 Why do we put salt in pasta water?👾 Can you put bespoke characters in to a QR Code?🌼And Spring Has Sprung (in the UK) so there’s some Any Other BloomsnessHead to our socials to see some…

S1E134 134 = Tooth and Rock Day 2026

May 11, 2026 1h 21m

🤘To mark the May Birthday of Dwayne 'The' 'Tooth Fairy' 'Rock' Johnson, Episode 134 is a Tooth and Rock Special!🪨 Matt answers your rock-based queries and shares a Salt of the Perth update🦷 Bec and…

S1E133 133 = Oeuf-Bran Geometry and Huffman Decoder Tree

Apr 27, 2026 1h 1m

🥣 What percentage of a box of Weet-Bix is wheat again?🥚 What shape is an egg? 💬 What’s the most efficient way to write your name on a Pop-it Fidget Toy?👎 And would you like some AOB? We won’t take no…

S1E132 132 = Insistuvree and Bix of Weet

Apr 13, 2026 52m

🔠 Are there any English words containing four letters in alphabetical order?🥣 What percentage of a box of weet-bix is wheat?🎪 And there is some any other bah-bah-bahbahbahbah-buh-buh-businessHead to…

S1E131 131 = Microwave Conventions and Pythagoral Dimensions

Mar 30, 2026 1h 2m

👋 When microwaving food, should you place it in the centre, or off to the side?📐 Does the longest diagonal in a 1m sided cube in 4D square equal root 4? 🐨 And there’s some Bonus Other Business.Head…

S1E130 130 = Sly Skittles Claim and Why Sniffles Name?

Mar 16, 2026 53m

🌈 Is it true that "No Two Packs Of Skittles Are The Same?”🤧 Why a cold called cold?🤫 And there’s some ASMROBHead to our socials to see Matt’s Mission Patches, Matt’s Calculator, and the Skittles…

S1E129 129 = People off Ground and Pound for Pound

Mar 02, 2026 54m

🛫 How many people are flying in the air at any given moment?⚖️ What weighs a pound and costs a pound?🏈 And there’s some Any Other (Foot)BallnessHead to our socials to see Bec’s glasses 🤓Pat Patriot…

S1E128 128 = AMA 2^7 Special

Feb 16, 2026 51m

❓ Have you sent in a question for our AMA episode?❔ Have Matt and Bec answered it in this AMA episode?⁉️ Here are your AMA questions, answered!We’ll be back solving your problems as normal in Episode…

S1E127 127 = Labelling Consumables and Conceivable Numerals

Feb 02, 2026 55m

🫘 Can we come up with some fun names for common pantry items?🔢 What's the smallest number that has never been written down in human history?🧂 And there’s a sprinkling of Any Other…

126 = Temperature Levels and Special Vessels

Jan 19, 2026 59m

🧊 Why doesn’t the coldest day fall on the shortest day?🥂 If you don’t drink, what can you use fancy drinking glasses for?🏊 And we take the plunge into some Any Other Brrrrrrrness.If you’d like to…

S1E125 125 = Toots from Bums and Attitude Sums

Jan 05, 2026 1h

💨 How many people are needed to guarantee that there is always someone farting somewhere?🔠 If you match each letter with the corresponding number in the alphabet and add them together, which words…

S1E124 124 = Dangerous Angling and Harmonious Wrangling

Dec 22, 2025 55m

👼 What is the Angle of Death?🎼 What is the best filing system for sheet music?🎄And there’ll be some A-ho-ho-ho-BIf you have any maths-studio-based-names for the Newdio, go to the Problem Posing Page…

S1E123 123 = The Science of Fries and Mounting Sea Level Rise

Dec 08, 2025 56m

🍟 Why does the nutritional value of frozen chips change depending on whether they are cooked in an air fryer or in an oven?⛰️ How large a mountain could we make from 2.2 meters of dredged sea bed…

S1E122 122 = Shocking Theories with Quickfire Queries

Nov 24, 2025 51m

🔥 How many quickfire problems is it possible to solve in a single episode of A Problem Squared? 🧑‍💼 Why is Matt dressed like a maths teacher?🃏And we will deal out some Any Other BusinessIf you’d like…

S1E121 121 = Bi-annuals and Diagonals

Nov 10, 2025 51m

🗓️ Does bi-weekly mean every two weeks or twice a week?🧊 What is the name of the line between two opposing corners of a cube?🕑 And daylight will be saved with some Any Other Brightness.For more on…

S1E120 120 = Dealing Probability and Healing Gullibility

Oct 27, 2025 1h 8m

🃏 What are the odds of actually winning Morgan’s very specific, very fun card game?🤯 Are people more gullible now? And what are the best ways to persuade someone they are wrong?👻 And, appropriate to…

S1E119 119 = Proportions by Bananas and Polygons from Lava

Oct 13, 2025 54m

🍌 Is there a more consistent system of measuring things (and is it ‘Banana For Scale’)?🌋 Why and how do hexagons occur in nature?🔔 And there will be a whole Bec of Any Other BecnessHead to our…

S1E118 118 = Rolling Eyes and Juggling Highs

Sep 29, 2025 56m

🎲 What are the odds of rolling snake eyes? (And does it make for good TV?)🤹How long does it take to learn to juggle with seven balls?🛌 And there’s some Any Other Bed’n’BoardnessHead to our socials to…

S1E117 A Problem Squared - Emergency Episode!

Sep 15, 2025 19m Bonus

Unfortunately, Matt has been ill and lost his voice so we were unable to record the episode that should be coming out this week.To make up for it, we are releasing an episode of the…

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