A Problem Squared

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.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-problem-squared

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 49m. Bisher sind 88 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint jede zweite Woche.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 21 hours 24 minutes

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084 = Indicators and In Da Cake-ers


In this episode...

???? Where did birthday cake come from? 

???? How come my indicator is never in sync with other cars waiting to turn?

???? And, as always, some business from the business briefcase.

Nina, here’s that recipe for Greek Honey Cake: https://www.food.com/recipe/greek-honey-cake-428671

And for more cake from around the world, look no further than this infographic: https://i.imgur.com/lhhotIE...


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083 = Sunbeams and Dog Dreams


???? What’s the best place to see the next solar eclipse? 

???? Do animals dream? 

???? The Any Other Business briefcase is…half open. 


Send your problems and solutions to our website: www.aproblemsquared.com.


For a detailed look at the path of the 2026 eclipse, here’s the website referenced by Matt: https://eclipsophile...


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An Emergency Broadcast to Solve an Emergency Problem.


????????This is an emergency broadcast????????


Unfortunately a bout of sudden food poisoning has got in the way of our latest recording session. Everyone's safe (now) but as you may have noticed, we're missing an episode...


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082 = What Is Lint and Zero Hints


In this episode...

???? What is lint? 

???? When does zero count? 

???? And, as always, some business from the business briefcase. 

Please do send us your problems and solutions to the website: www.aproblemsquared.com.

Bec’s got loads of gigs coming up! If you wanna go see her check out dates on her website: https://www.bechillcomedian.com/tour-gigs...


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 March 25, 2024  56m
 
 

081 = Pi Prize and Square Stairs


In this episode…

???? Can Pi ever repeat itself? 

???? Is it impossible for cube-based stairs to be identical?

???? And some Business of an Any Other Nature. 

If you want to see the biggest hand calculation in HISTORY, you can! Just head over to Matt’s YouTube channel on the 14th of March: https://www.youtube...


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 March 11, 2024  54m
 
 

080 = Naming Clichés and Squaring Birthdays


In this episode…

???? What’s the best method for naming a human child?

???? How do you turn 45^2=2025 into a birthday celebration?

???? AYE-YOOO-BEEEE.

Please do send us your problems and solutions to the website: www.aproblemsquared.com

Bec’s got loads of gigs coming up! If you wanna go see her check out dates on her website: https://www.bechillcomedian...


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 February 26, 2024  46m
 
 

079 = Driving Clockwise and Evolving Dragonflies


In this episode…

⤵ Is it faster to drive around Australia in an anticlockwise direction on the inside lane? 

???? What were dragonflies called before there were dragons?

???? Business of an ‘Any Other’ nature.

New segment: Things Matt Needs Help With...


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 February 12, 2024  43m
 
 

078 = Spinal Taps and Star Maps


In this episode…

???????? A LAT of LA chat.

⭐️ If you visited each star on the Hollywood Walk of fame in alphabetical order, how far would you have to travel?

???? And some sort of Any Other Businesses. 

Send us your problems and your solutions to the Problem Posing Page: www.aproblemsquared.com

If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and of course, on Patreon.


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 January 29, 2024  49m
 
 

077 = Earth That Quakes and Quick Fire Takes


In this episode…

???? How often do earthquakes take place in the same location, on the same date, in different years? 

???? Dingletts, dingletts and more dingletts! 

???? A fundamental buoyancy error. 

If you want to look into the data Matt used for his earthquake problem, you can find that here: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-data...


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 January 15, 2024  46m
 
 

076 = Human Pasta and Strada Romana


In this first episode of 2024…

???? How long would human spaghetti be?

???? Do all roads actually lead to Rome?

???? We have new old business for a new new year.

P.S episode not intentionally Italy themed.

If you want to go see Matt and Bec in LA get to the Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank on Sunday January 7th at 5pm!

Bec and Matt will put on An Evening of Unnecessary Detail along with a few of their friends as guest acts...


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 January 1, 2024  38m