Why This Universe?
Activesciencephysicsastronomy

Why This Universe?

by Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+
Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: science · physics
+1 more

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular
100+ episodes since 2020

Platform Reach

Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.

Most discussed topics

physics
6
science
4
nobel prize
3
astronomy
3
cosmology
3
quantum mechanics
2

Brands & references

Patreon6
Shalma Wegsman4
Schrödinger equation1
Large Hadron Collider1
Particle Fever1
Do Aliens Speak Physics?1
Nobel1
Generic platforms filtered out.
Medium Confidence

Est. Listeners

250,001+

Based on iTunes & Spotify (publisher stats).

  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    1,001 - 10,000
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    5,001 - 25,000
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    5,001 - 15,000

Market Insights

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Platform Distribution

Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly

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* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.

On the show

From 10 eps

Hosts

DH
Dan Hooper
10 eps
SW
Shalma Wegsman
10 eps

Recent guests

4 across last 10 eps
DK
David Kaplan
2 eps
AR
Adam Riess
2 eps
DW
Daniel Whiteson
1 ep
DS
Dan Scolnic
1 ep

Recent episodes

98 - An Improbable Quantum Ghost Story (Ft. David Kaplan)

Jan 19, 2026

41m 21s

97 - The Schrödinger Equation: The Heart of Quantum Mechanics

Dec 22, 2025

29m 52s

96 - The Making of Particle Fever (Ft. David Kaplan)

Nov 24, 2025

53m 24s

95 - Would Aliens Have the Same Physics? (Ft. Daniel Whiteson)

Nov 4, 2025

43m 10s

38 - The Nobel Prize's Greatest Misses (2025 Update)

Oct 13, 2025

34m 29s

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Chart Positions

33 placements across 23 markets.