Podcasts by 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.
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074 = Chocolate Powder Fails and Consonant/Vowel Details from 2023-12-04T09:34
On this episode…
🍫 Can you prevent hot chocolate from clumping?
🖊 When is a vowel a vowel?
👾 We have some Discord news!
073 = Farting Thrust and Pocket Mistrust from 2023-11-20T12:58
072 = The Perfect Paint Set and Rubik's Reset from 2023-11-06T00:00
071 = Snap Probability and Zombie Mobility from 2023-10-23T00:00
069 = Tiling Planes and Driving Planes from 2023-09-25T01:57
068 = Big Feastival and Bike Intervals from 2023-09-12T09:57
Coming to you AS-LIVE from a tent at The Big Feastival!
In this wet and festivally episode...
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067 = Line Times and Wide Words from 2023-08-28T18:55
In this episode…
🙏 How often do the hands of time align?
📜What is the longest one syllable word?
💼And a very large serving of ...
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066 = Strawberry Yields and Football Fields from 2023-08-14T17:13
In this slightly sports adjacent episode...
🍓 Are there more strawberries or old men on earth?
⚽️ Is Melbourne Rectangular Stadium more or less rectangular than the aver...
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065 = Central Parks and Baseball Larks from 2023-07-31T18:06
This is a single problem, AOB-less and DIY episode...what could be more New York?
🏟 Baseball fun in New York City!
📍 How central is Central Park really?
📜 Vibe for this e...
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064 = A Tetris Education and Candy Bar Formation from 2023-07-17T08:01
In this episode...
👾 What is the best way to win at Tetris?
🍫 Revisited: Have all the candy bars been invented?
📜 And some AOOOOOOOOOB.
You can find th...
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063 = Meta Magic Squares and Fire Hose Care from 2023-07-03T10:28
In THIS episode...
🔲 Is it possible to make a magic square of magic squares where each cell is the magic constant of another magic square?
📜 Bec becomes a document detective!
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062 = The Ice Cream Hack and Burger Rings Packs from 2023-06-19T01:00
In THIS episode:
🍦 Can you lose weight with a diet of ice cream and beer?
🍔 What's up with Burger Rings?
🛎 DING! DING! DING! DING!
💼 And some A-OHHHHH-B...
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061 = Shifting Dates and Lifting Waits from 2023-06-05T01:00
On THIS episode...
🌍 Where should Earth be?
🛗 What's the best way to spend one minute in a lift?
♾ Why are there different sizes of infinity?
💼 And, bu...
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060 = Cables Coiled and Water World from 2023-05-22T01:00
059 = Concealing Stars and Conceiving Bars from 2023-05-08T12:34
058 = Bluey's Beats and Undies Cheats from 2023-04-24T02:30
057 = Factorial Calculations and Optimal Celebrations from 2023-04-10T11:19:03
In THIS episode...
* Matt has found the last number.
* How do you determine which day of the week a given d...
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056 = LTRL Words and Half-Life Burns from 2023-03-27T13:55
In THIS episode...
🐹 A Peanut Squared!
📇 How many words neatly shorten to letter-name versions?
🔥 Was Michael Jackson's hair catching fire in a Pepsi ad the ex...
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055 = Bristol Bus Buds and Generic Soap Suds from 2023-03-14T14:21
In this episode...
🚍 What’s the probability that you get on a bus and see a colleague who's travelling to the same house as you?
🧽 Can I use a single cheap soap to clean...
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054 = Sparkling Wines and Marking Lines from 2023-02-27T08:44
In this episode...
Can a spoon keep open cham...
053 = Elementary Monikers and Rotatory Chronikers from 2023-02-13T18:30
052 = Piping Hot Baths and Predicting With Graphs from 2023-02-06T14:45
In this episode...
🛀 How do you keep a bath warmer for longer?
💼 Matt solves a problem about business.
🗞️ We have some AOB.
🪵 And a brand new stumpdate!
If...
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051 = Have We Hit 1 Mil Yet and Should Yer Toothbrush Feel Wet? from 2023-01-16T03:00
In THIS very meta episode...
* Did Matt forecast a million downloads correctly?
* When should your toothpaste be wet?
* And there's some Any Other Sizeness.
You can...
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050 = Nearly an Hour of Mirth About Places Called Perth from 2023-01-02T03:00
049 = Grand Theft Auto Five and Girlfriend Digit Size from 2022-12-19T10:29
In THIS episode:
* How do you get a billion dollars on GTA 5 as fast as possible?
* What are some sneaky but effective ways to measure a ring finger?
* And some ANY OTHER B...
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048 = Satellite Applications and Website Calculations from 2022-12-05T12:07
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047 = If Bees Flew Your Weight and Honey Use-By Date from 2022-11-21T01:00
047 = If Bees Flew Your Weight and Honey Use-By Date
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046 = Novel Novel Hovels and A Lot o' Lotto Pottos from 2022-11-07T02:00
045 = A minute of New Yorkin' and "Hey, I'm walkin'!" from 2022-10-24T00:30
In THIS episode...
* Can we increase the chance of catching the subway by walking to the nearest stop in the direction of travel?
* How long is a New York Minute, really?
*...
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044 = Belts for Crime and Smells in Time from 2022-10-10T00:00
In THIS episode...
* Which utility would be most useful on a utility belt?
* How fast is the speed of smell?
* Matt comes one step closer to finding his stairs.
* A...
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043 = Millennia Tripled and Why Are Males Nippled? from 2022-09-26T00:00:09
In this episode...
* We run the numbers on the 2002 hit song 'Year 3000'
* Why do all humans have nipples?
* And, A Problem Squared goes to New York City!
I...
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042 = Plate or Bowl Guesses and Faster Processes from 2022-09-12T05:43:38
In this episode...
* When does a plate become a bowl?
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041 = Table Surface Braced and Toothbrush Versus Paste from 2022-08-29T09:18:51
In this episode...
* How do you stop a wobbly table from wobbling?
* Which is more effective for your dental hygiene: a toothbrush without toothpaste or toothpaste withou...
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040 = Anniversary Crazes and Any Cursory Praises from 2022-08-15T06:15:11
In THIS episode...
* What's the most appropriate gift for a couple’s -1 year anniversary?
* How do you write a podcast review without Apple ...
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039 = Many Ways to Replace Lights and Trebuchets Shooting Space Flights (live at Bluedot Festival) from 2022-08-01T12:15:42
038 = Fldxt in Wordle and Improv Tact Hurdle from 2022-07-18T07:50:25
037 = Digital Displays and Digits All Splayed from 2022-07-04T00:00:40
036 = Score Menu Sets and Door Etiquette from 2022-06-20T02:00:49
035 = Lunar Cheese Pops and Physics Bullet Drops from 2022-06-06T08:33:08
034 = Novel Seal of Approval and Family Seal of Removal from 2022-05-23T02:30:43
033 = Super Computers and Putrid Pong Tooters from 2022-05-09T12:50:08
032 = Mountains, Molehills and Mates from 2022-04-25T07:38:10
031 = Differing Frames and Numbering Phones from 2022-04-11T00:00:03
030 = Genetic Draws and Wheels vs Doors from 2022-03-28T00:00:29
029 = Product Labels and Public Payrolls from 2022-03-14T11:09:12
Happy Pi Day 2022!
In this episode...
* Which edible products have protected names?
* How much tax paid by a civil servant would pass into their own salary?
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028 = Having a Chat and Nav'ing a Sat from 2022-03-01T17:11:42
In this episode...
* Could a GPS sat nav work on the moon?
* A Pudding Squared returns.
* An APS announcement.
* AND format news!
If you have any memory of...
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027 = Postcode Tray Score and Mesh Mask Decor from 2022-01-31T01:00
026 = Sliding on Snow and Skipping on Sleep from 2021-12-31T01:00
APS 026 is here, and it's the last of the year! In this episode...
* How fast could a team of penguins complete a 4 x 100 relay race?
* How can you fix your sleeping schedule?
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025 = Bec's Beck's and Bucks from 2021-11-30T12:00
In this month's episode Bec finds out how many Beck's beers would fit in Bec Hill. And Matt investigates how much he'd have in Euros, if every person gave him 1 in their local currency.
024 = Pumpkin Bores and Bumps 'n' Doors from 2021-10-31T01:00
APS 024 is out now!
And it's a spooky October edition! In this episode...
* What's the largest hole that can be carved in a pumpkin without the pumpkin collapsing?
* How...
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024 = Pumpkin Bores and Bumps 'n' Doors from 2021-10-31T01:00
APS 024 is out now!
And it's a spooky October edition! In this episode...
* What's the largest hole that can be carved in a pumpkin without the pumpkin collapsing?
* How...
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023 = The Weight of Words and Graphene for Turds from 2021-09-30T00:00
Yes, that's right. The Weight of Words and Graphene for Turds.
In this month's episode...
If graphene ...
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022 = Serial Writing, Lineal Sighting, and Cereal Biting from 2021-08-31T00:00
What's the best way to stay inspired when writing?
Where on earth can you look the furthest away at something else, that is also on the earth?
When eating cereal, what is the milk?...
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021 = Inharmonics and Skin-harm-tonics from 2021-07-31T14:12:11
This is Inharmonics and Skin-harm-tonics!
In this month's episode...
How well can the human voice mimic a dinging bell? Bec teams up with a multi-vocalist Beardyman to tackle this ...
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020 = Filling Up and Falling Down from 2021-06-30T00:00
Score! It's episode 020 of A Problem Squared, Filling Up and Falling Down!
In this episode...
- Can we solve global warming ... Listen
019 = Wetness, Trees and Pet Mysteries from 2021-05-31T00:00
How did a hamster end up in a listener's apartment on the other side of the world?
How many leaves would humans need to photosynthesise all our energy?
Plus, an update on Dish Spla...
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018 = Make Your Vote Count&New Species Amount from 2021-04-30T14:57:10
This month, Matt and Bec explore voting systems in elections. Bec wonders what effect it might have to vote for a novelty candidate. And we speak to a special guest who might just know a thing o...
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017 = All The Hills, Fauna Fills and Sauna Chills from 2021-03-31T11:00
How many Bec Hills could fit in Bexhill?
What species would make the longest queue if you put every individual in a single line?
Plus an update on Bec's coat conundrum!
If y...
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016 = Biscuit Tips and Longer Trips from 2021-02-28T12:00
In this month's episode, Matt investigates what is the optimal way to share biscuits amongst a group, and Bec explores how you can elongate your holiday time using all manner of creative methods...
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015 = Getting Plucky and Feeling Lucky from 2021-01-31T12:00
This month Matt and Bec are problem-solving thusly:
Can you cast shadow puppets on the Moon?
Why do champion cyclists wear such short shorts?
Is there such a thing as a luck...
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014 = Final Cheese Drama and Quick-Fire-O-Rama from 2020-12-31T12:00
It's the end of year special!
We have an update on the Cheese Cover Up, the results of the listener survey, and a selection of quick-fire new problems to round off 2020. Plus, what on Ear...
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013 = Heavy Lifting and Clever Gifting from 2020-11-30T12:00
What's the most cunning way to move furniture on your own?
Thoughtful ideas for Christmas presents
Answers to the riddle of Pudding's Wheel, including a brilliant piece of maths by...
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012 = Series of Teeth and Queries of Cheese from 2020-10-31T12:00
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011 = Massive Halls and Ambassadors' Balls from 2020-09-30T11:00
How long is a year of A Problem Squared podcasts?
What's the qualification for a room being a room?
Is the famous Ferrero Rocher advert mathematically possible?
You can visi...
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010 = Heat Fighting and Typewriting from 2020-08-31T11:01
- How can you keep cool when there's no air conditioning?
- What's the best thing to do with a spare room? (If you're lucky enough to have one, that is.)
- How much would the Big M...
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009 = Big Statues and Big Stack Chews from 2020-07-31T11:00
- Could pennies make a girlfriend for the Statue of Liberty?
- What's the optimum burger size for your mouth?
- Where is Matt's topography video?
Here's Bec's burger video ana...
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008 = Height Matters and Dish Splatters from 2020-06-30T11:00
- Why are kitchen counters one-size-fits-all?
- Are the recorded surface areas of countries 3D?
- Why don't plastic things dry in the dishwasher?
Special thanks to:
Gare...
007 = Big Thing Fans and Retirement Plans from 2020-05-31T11:00
- What is the biggest big thing?
- Is the lottery a good retirement plan?
- Update on the £5,000 t-shirt.
- The taster data has popped.
Support us on Patreon!
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006 = Squaring Shirts and Testing Toasters from 2020-04-30T11:00
Support us on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/aproblemsquared
Submit your data for our toaster investigation.
http://bit.ly/APS_toasterdata
Mike Hill wrote up his calc...
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005 = Airplane Stacks and Backpack Hacks from 2020-04-01T11:50:09
- What went wrong with the audio of episode 003?
- The best place to put a backpack on a crowded train.
- How many Boeing 737s will fit?
- Making a perfect guest bedroom.
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004 = Quarantine Kits and Contagion Calculus from 2020-03-24T14:15:23
- Why is this episode so late?
- What to take when in hospital quarantine?
- Tips for working at home from two pros.
- Does the exponential maths of viral memes check out?
003 = Teeth Tips and Defining Decades from 2020-01-31T21:59:32
- When does the new decade start?
- The best system for brushing teeth.
- How many orders are there for Bec's show?
- Top travel tips.
Get in touch if you have any more ...
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002 = Too Much Pizza, Not Enough Space from 2019-12-31T16:19:57
- How much pizza is too much pizza?
- What is the optimal way to store shirts?
- How should Matt deal with jetlag?
Update from episode 001: someone embroidered t...
001 = Sizing Shoes and Selling Organs from 2019-11-30T11:42:55
Problems featured in this episode:
- What's the deal with shoe sizes?
- Buy my body!
- Re-refridgeration.
- Nice knick-knacks for nieces.
Bec Hill: ...
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