How believing in someone can change their life w/ Jo Boaler’s first student Sue Besant
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Have you ever been so convinced you were bad at something that you didn’t even question it anymore? Not just as an insecurity, but like it was your full iden...
22 Jan 46min
Don’t let math define your entire self-worth w/ Shelby Strong
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Whenever Vanessa talks to math educator and coach Shelby Strong, they end up saying "why didn't we record that, it was basically a podcast!" So today we bri...
15 Jan 49min
Can asking for help backfire?
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) As you may know, Vanessa and producer David are in a band together, and they're currently writing songs for a new album. The path through writer’s block and ...
8 Jan 47min
2026: The Year of Student Engagement!
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Happy new year! To get in the mindset for a great 2026, here's a motivating episode about one of last year's hottest topics in math ed: student engagement. ...
1 Jan 38min
How Netflix saved both Christmas and math
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Five years ago, Vanessa fell head over heels in love with a Christmas movie. The plot twist? This wasn't one of the countless Hallmark romcoms she actually ...
18 Dec 202533min
How to make "show your thinking" less anxiety-inducing
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Getting students to think is a hot topic - but what does it actually mean? When kids are asked to "show their thinking", can we really blame them for being ...
11 Dec 202533min
Math Therapy's 100th (& most manic) episode!
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Since our humble (and as you'll find out, quite disorganized) start in 2019, Math Therapy has come a long way ... and today we celebrate our 100th episode! J...
4 Dec 202548min
How to believe in yourself when nobody else will w/ Taylor Telfer-Thompson
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Today we follow-up last week's episode with unfiltered celeb moms Cat and Nat (listen here) by interviewing Nat's daughter Taylor! Currently in Grade 11, sh...
27 Nov 202535min
