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Math anxiety, vulnerability, and the secrets to building student confidence w/ Amy Johnston
Jun 18, 2026
49m 44s
How to get fired up about teaching (even if the system has crushed your spirit) w/ Chase Orton
Jun 11, 2026
48m 06s
3 essential study skills to make exams less stressful for everyone w/ Deena Kara Shaffer
Jun 4, 2026
52m 34s
The unexpected text that turned my day around (and may turn yours around too)
May 28, 2026
9m 11s
How I talked my way out of an anxiety spiral
May 21, 2026
31m 12s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/18/26 | Math anxiety, vulnerability, and the secrets to building student confidence w/ Amy Johnston | Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Today's episode truly puts the "therapy" in Math Therapy! Vanessa chats with her friend Amy Johnston, a psychotherapist and empathic deep thinker, to discuss how trauma takes root in us, how it transfers through generations, and how being vulnerable about our own experiences can help us inspire students to rewrite their own narratives. This is a truly heartfelt conversation exploring questions like: Why your own math trauma is actually your gre... | 49m 44s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | How to get fired up about teaching (even if the system has crushed your spirit) w/ Chase Orton✨ | teachingeducation+3 | Chase Orton | Leander ISD | — | teachingeducation+5 | — | 48m 06s | |
| 6/4/26 | 3 essential study skills to make exams less stressful for everyone w/ Deena Kara Shaffer✨ | study skillsexam preparation+3 | Deena Kara Shaffer | — | — | study tipsexams+3 | — | 52m 34s | |
| 5/28/26 | The unexpected text that turned my day around (and may turn yours around too)✨ | vacationunexpected messages+3 | — | Prison Mathematics Project | — | text messageinmate+3 | — | 9m 11s | |
| 5/21/26 | How I talked my way out of an anxiety spiral✨ | anxietymental health+3 | — | — | — | anxiety spiralpanic+3 | — | 31m 12s | |
| 5/14/26 | Anxious about math? You may be the best person to teach it w/ Heidi Sabnani✨ | math anxietyteaching+3 | Heidi Sabnani | — | — | math anxietyteaching coach+3 | — | 42m 01s | |
| 5/7/26 | Why smart people still feel out of control (and what to do about it)✨ | self-improvementmental health+3 | — | — | — | self-helplife advice+3 | — | 30m 36s | |
| 4/30/26 | Math is a spiritual practice & here's the proof w/ Edward Doolittle✨ | spiritualitymathematics+5 | Edward Doolittle | — | Saskatoon | PythagorasJohannes Kepler+5 | — | 47m 50s | |
| 4/23/26 | It’s never too late to change your relationship with math✨ | math confidenceneuroplasticity+3 | — | — | — | math therapyconfidence+3 | — | 27m 45s | |
| 4/9/26 | This will change the way you think about calculators w/ Curtis Brown✨ | math educationcalculators+3 | Curtis Brown | Texas Instruments | — | calculatorsmath education+3 | — | 53m 18s | |
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| 4/2/26 | Why we haven't fixed math education (even though we know how) w/ Steve Leinwand✨ | math educationsystem improvement+3 | Steve Leinwand | — | — | math educationSteve Leinwand+5 | — | 35m 54s | |
| 3/26/26 | This will change how you show up as a leader w/ Alison Mello✨ | leadershipprofessional development+3 | Alison Mello | Math Therapy | — | leadershipfeedback+5 | — | 45m 29s | |
| 3/19/26 | The way you talk about math matters, even if you don’t teach it w/ Kylie Fraser✨ | math educationmath trauma+3 | Kylie Fraser | Mighty Peace Teachers Convention | Grand Prairie | math educationmath trauma+5 | — | 23m 46s | |
| 3/12/26 | Refresher: Predicting the Oscars with math w/ Ben Zauzmer (Oscarmetrics)✨ | Oscars predictionsstatistical analysis+3 | Ben Zauzmer | NY Mets | — | Oscarsmath+5 | — | 30m 56s | |
| 3/5/26 | The best scientists follow the data AND their hearts w/ Imogen Coe✨ | STEMsystemic barriers+3 | Imogen Coe | STEMBiomedical Sciences | — | Imogen CoeSTEM+3 | — | 42m 44s | |
| 2/26/26 | How a music studio is just like math class w/ Devon Lougheed✨ | musicmath+3 | Devon Lougheed | — | — | music studiomath class+3 | — | 27m 22s | |
| 2/19/26 | How to change your life by changing your story w/ Gorav Menon | Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Today's episode is about storytelling. So much of our self-worth and perceived ability come from internal narratives that have been shaped by stories we've either been told or that we tell ourselves - but we have the power to change them! Gorav Menon joins Vanessa to discuss the impact these stories have on our lives, and offers three simple steps to take control of them and unlock our full potential - both in and out of the classroom. Th... | 46m 34s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | 9 surprising reasons math scores are dropping | Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Everyone’s always ranting and raving about why student math scores are dropping, but are they focusing on the wrong reasons? In today's episode, Vanessa details some factors that often get overlooked: Kids are raised differently nowKids are more distracted nowMath anxiety has never been strongerMental health challenges are more commonMath feels irrelevantThe value of grades has changedLearned helplessnessAdults are more anxious tooSchool hasn'... | 33m 33s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | How math can help prison inmates turn their lives around w/ Christopher Havens | Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Christopher Havens is a mathematician with published research in number theory, but what makes him unique among fellow scholars is his entire career in math has taken place in prison where he is serving a 25-year murder sentence. Math was the catalyst and ongoing foundation for his rehabilitation, and along the way he founded the Prison Mathematics Project which provides resources to inmates across the US. In recognition of his years of rehabil... | 40m 16s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | What neuroscience actually says about gender & math w/ Sarah McKay | Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) A lot of brain-related questions often come up on this podcast, like: Is there a difference in math ability between genders?Is there even such a thing as a "math brain"?What about the left brain right brain / math vs creativity debate?And every time, Vanessa says "I need to speak to an expert about this!" Well, when she heard today's guest on the Mel Robbins Podcast talking about brain science and gender, she knew she had found her neuroscientist. Dr... | 47m 05s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | 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 identity: “I’m not a math person.” End of conversation. Well, this episode is about what happens when that story gets completely rewritten. Sue Besant was a directionless student who was literally & repeatedly told that she would amount to nothing, and math was ground zero for this crushing messa... | 46m 36s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | 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 bring you an actual podcast with Shelby, exploring an absolutely bonkers range of provocative questions like: What’s the danger of defining your self-worth by being good at one thing?When does enthusiasm/passion cross the line into gatekeeping?Why are we vilifying algorithms right now?Why do we... | 49m 19s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | 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 their ups and downs as a collaborative team led to some unexpected debates about the creative process that share surprising parallels with the greater discussion around mathematical thinking. So they hopped on the mic to debate a range of topics like: When do tools help vs. hinder?Does process ma... | 47m 40s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | 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. Why is it so hard to get students to really engage in the classroom? What does engagement even mean? What can we try differently this year? In this episode, Vanessa explores four reasons students might not engage in class (and offers tips for each): They don't feel heard (d... | 38m 46s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | 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 consumes throughout the year - this was a movie about a little girl who literally saves Christmas with math! Back then she interviewed Producer Lyn Sisson-Talbert and Writer/Director David E. Talbert about their groundbreaking Netflix film Jingle Jangle, so we’re resharing the conversation t... | 33m 18s | ||||||
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