Maths Appeal
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Maths Appeal
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke are two maths fans on a mission to make maths more accessible to everyone! The Maths Appeal podcast features discussions about key maths topics, maths puzzles and interviews with maths champions from the worlds of tech, entertainment, comedy and education.Maths Appeal...
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31 episodesMaths Appeal Series 3 - Episode 8
Join maths teachers and maths fans Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke as they chat about maths in relation to travel. They set a tricky travel-based math...
Maths Appeal Series 3 - Episode 7
Join maths teachers and maths fans Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke as they discuss value for money. How do we know we're getting the best deal? Have a...
Maths Appeal Series 3 - Episode 6
Join Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke as they discuss banking and savings with Timi Merriman-Johnson AKA Mr Money Jar. Bobby and Susan tackle a problem...
Maths Appeal Series 3 - Episode 5
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke invite you to join them in solving a maths problem about Bobby's lunch. They also meet the National Numeracy champion...
Maths Appeal Series 3 - Episode 4
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke invite you to join them in solving a maths problem about utility bills. They also meet the inspiring National Numeracy...
Maths Appeal Series 3 - Episode 3
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke are joined by Great British Bake Off winner Peter Sawkins to talk about the links between numeracy and baking! Bobby's...
Maths Appeal Series 3 - Episode 2
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke celebrate National Numeracy's Number Confidence Week (7th -11th November 2022) with special guests Rachel Riley and th...
Maths Appeal Series 3 - Episode 1
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke are back with another series celebrating the wonderful world of maths! In series 3, we're delighted to partner with Na...
Maths Appeal Series 2 - Episode 8
Stand-up comedian, best-selling maths author and former maths teacher Matt Parker joins Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke to chat about his brilliant bo...
Maths Appeal Series 2 - Episode 7
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke are two maths teachers (and maths fans!) on a mission to make maths more accessible, engaging and FUN!
This epi...
Maths Appeal Series 2 - Episode 6
Maths teachers and maths champions Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke welcome you to another podcast of problem solving and it's a tricky one, especially...
Maths Appeal Series 2 - Episode 5
Maths teachers Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke invite you to join them in solving another maths problem - and this one brings us into the world of mod...
Maths Appeal Series 2 - Episode 4
Dr Tom Crawford AKA Tom Rocks Maths joins Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke to chat about maths modelling, a great example of using maths in the real wo...
Maths Appeal Series 2 - Episode 3
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke present another maths problem for us to solve along with producer Jenny - and we'd love to see your calculations too!...
Maths Appeal Series 2 - Episode 2
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke tackle a maths problem involving pizza - and possibly cherry pie - and Susan brings her A-game in the world of Maths F...
Maths Appeal Series 2 - Episode 1
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke return to spread the love for maths! Series 2 is focusing on problem solving so every episode will feature a maths pro...
Maths Appeal Series 2 Trailer
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke are back! We've been away for a little while but Series 2 of Maths Appeal will return in June 2022, and the focus of t...
Maths Appeal 2019 GCSE Special
Bobby and Susan present a special edition of the podcast for students preparing to sit GCSE Maths exams - and it's also a support guide for parents of...
Maths Appeal Ep 12 - Measure / Zoe Griffiths
In the final episode of series 1, Bobby and Susan discuss measure and Bobby sets a puzzle related to it - with a Harry Potter twist! The guest is Zoe...
Maths Appeal Ep 11 - 2D & 3D Shapes / Catherine Breslin
Bobby and Susan tackle 2D and 3D shapes, and Puzzle King Bobby sets a puzzle related to a Rubik's cube with a casual West Ham reference thrown in for...
Maths Appeal Ep 10 - Angles and Lines / Anne-Marie Imafidon pt.2
Bobby and Susan talk about angles and lines, explaining how they teach the subject to their students and the common challenges faced by people getting...
Maths Appeal Ep 9 - Statistics / Anne-Marie Imafidon pt.1
The podcast could be described as above average this week as Bobby and Susan get to grips with statistics. Puzzle King Bobby puts on his dancing shoe...
Maths Appeal Ep 8 - Probability / Simon Singh
Probability is everywhere, and Bobby and Susan are here to prove it. From the weather, to the national lottery, with dice-throwing in between, the two...
Maths Appeal Ep 7 - Language of Algebra / Ken Cheng
Welcome, fellow Mathsketeers! This week, Bobby and Susan discuss the language of algebra and why it's so important. Bobby sets a puzzle related to the...
Maths Appeal Ep 6 - Percentages / Gareth Jones (AKA Gaz Top)
Get your maths on with Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke! This week they tackle percentages and Bobby's corresponding puzzle has a musical flavour to it...
Maths Appeal Ep 5 - Multiplicative Reasoning / Mike Ellicock from National Numeracy
This week, Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke discuss multiplicative reasoning. It's a bit of a mouthful, but there's a lot to say about it! The guest is...
Maths Appeal Ep 4 - Additive Reasoning / Danielle Newnham
Bobby and Susan discuss how they approach additive reasoning in the classroom, and Bobby sets one of his soon-to-be-legendary puzzles based on that to...
Maths Appeal Ep 3 - Fractions & Decimals / Alex Bellos
Bobby and Susan get to grips with fractions and decimals, and Bobby's puzzle this week features his fashion icon, the Waistcoat Wearer Gareth Southgat...
Maths Appeal Ep 2 - Types of Numbers / Johnny Ball
Bobby and Susan get to grips with types of numbers and Bobby follows this up with one of his puzzles. While you're working that out, we'll hear the se...
Maths Appeal Ep 1 - Place Value / Johnny Ball
In the first episode of Maths Appeal, Bobby and Susan get to grips with place value and we hear the first part of their interview with maths legend Jo...
Maths Appeal - Podcast Trailer
Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke are two maths fans on a mission: to make maths accessible to everyone! Welcome to Maths Appeal, a brand new podcast ai...