The Numberphile Podcast

Brady Haran

Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on mathematics, numbers, and the people who apply or communicate them, typically featuring mathematicians, scientists, educators, and prominent science creators. Credible pitches include accomplished researchers, quantitative professionals, STEM educators, and science communicators with an accessible story or distinctive work; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong subject-matter credentials and the ability to explain complex ideas engagingly.

Metrics

Episodes: 64

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.7M subscribers

Instagram: 743.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

numberphile@gmail.com

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Host

Brady Haran - Science filmmaker and producer who creates educational video series about mathematics, science, and the history of scientific ideas, including Numberphile.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Accomplished mathematicians, scientists, quantitative professionals, senior technical specialists, and established science communicators with substantial expertise or a distinctive public-facing project.

Required Achievements:

Major academic distinction or research contribution, Senior professional role in a scientific or technical field, Established science-education platform or significant public outreach work

Recent Guest Discussions

Zvezda Stankova - SAT Requirements, University Admissions, Mathematical Education, And Her Academic Career.

Destin Sandlin - Missile Testing, Astronaut Applications, Engineering, Religion, And Building A Popular Science-education Channel.

Dan Harris - Weather Equations, Meteorology, Professional Forecasting, And Communicating Weather Science.

Hugo Duminil-Copin - Percolation Theory, Mathematical Research, And The Experience Of Winning The Fields Medal.

Recent Topics

Science, Mathematics, Science Communication, Math Education, Mathematical Physics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Numberphile Podcast

The Glimmer in our Eye - with Grant Sanderson from 3Blue1Brown

September 28, 2026

AI has become the biggest talking point in mathematics. We discussed the topic - and the future - with Grant Sanderson (creator of the 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel).3Blue1Brown on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brownGrant’s guest post on Terry Tao’s blog - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/if-math-is-more-than-proof-we-need-to-better-celebrate-the-rest-of-it/A possible Navier Stokes breakthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3geDF-DAwpg  Grant Sanderson on Numberphile - ...

To SAT, or not SAT, that is the question

August 11, 2026

A growing number of people claim being “test blind” to applicants’ SAT scores is lowering standards at the University of California. Math Professor Zvezda Stankova is among the academics calling for SATs to be re-introduced to the admissions process.Jane Street intern applications (episode sponsor): https://jane-st.co/internships2027-NumberphilePodHere’s the Open Letter signed by over 3000 people at UC (including five Nobel laureates, they are keen to point out): https://ucstudentsuccess.org...

Rockets, Religion & Rejection - with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day

March 26, 2026

Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day.YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0KkswListen to the latest Signals & Threads podcast episode: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-ST-WillWilsonCheck out other episodes Signals & Threads here: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-SignalsandThreadsDestin’s YouTube channel is Smarter Every Day: https://www.youtube.com/smartereverydayWe also...

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