Rockets, Religion & Rejection - with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day

The Numberphile Podcast

Brady Haran

Education, Natural Sciences, Educational Technology, Social Sciences, Science & Medicine

4.9 • 621 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day. YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0Kksw Listen to the latest Signals & Threads podcast episode: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-ST-WillWilson Check out other episodes Signals & Threads here: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-SignalsandThreads Destin’s YouTube channel is Smarter Every Day: https://www.youtube.com/smartereveryday We also co-hosts the podcast No Dumb Questions: https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/ With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/ You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons Numberphile is created by Brady Haran

Transcript

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0:00.0	We don't always do this, but a video version of this podcast in which you can see Destin and
0:04.7	our talking is available on YouTube over on the Number File 2 channel or use the links down below.
0:15.6	Today we've got a really interesting interview with Destin Sandlin from the mega YouTube
0:20.2	channel Smarter Every Day.
0:22.6	But before we get to that, can I just say a quick thanks to Numberphiles long-time
0:26.7	supporter Jane Strait. I've told you about them before, a research-led trading firm
0:31.9	employing some of the world's best, most curious people to work with the very latest tech,
0:37.2	machine learning, statistics,
0:38.4	all that good stuff. But did you know they also have a podcast called Signals and Threads,
0:44.2	in which they interviewed top people about, well, how things work? It's really good deep dive stuff,
0:51.2	the exact sort of podcast I like listening to. There are links down in the notes.
0:56.5	Now, I know you're here to hear, Destin, so let's get to that, but I'll remind you again about
1:00.4	signals and threads at the end of the episode.
1:11.3	Destin.
1:12.3	Brady.
1:13.8	Where were you born?
1:15.7	Where was I born?
1:16.2	Yeah.
1:18.9	Here in North Alabama, Decatur, Alabama.
1:22.5	How many miles from where you're sitting and working right now were you born?
1:24.8	Oh, I don't know, man.
1:26.4	10.20?
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