The Mathematician (Encore)
Whose Amazing Life?
Wondery
4.4 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Narrated by Mindy Thomas!
You are brilliant at math. The only problem is, other people don't see you as a genius — they judge you for how you look instead of for what's in your mind. And the stuff in your mind is truly out of this world! In order to make history, you'll have to push past the doubt of others... and shoot for the stars.
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| 0:00.0 | OneDry Plus subscribers can listen to Who's Amazing Life early and ad free right now. |
| 0:05.7 | Join OneDry Plus in the Wondry app or Wondry Kids Plus on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:15.6 | From Wondry, I'm Mindy Thomas, and this is Who's Amazing Life. |
| 0:23.6 | You've heard of people who have changed the course of history, but before they made their mark on the world, they were people like you and me, still figuring out what they wanted to do with their lives. |
| 0:34.6 | On this episode, you will be that person everyone knows. |
| 0:39.3 | You might be a musician, or an athlete, a scientist, or a painter. |
| 0:47.3 | You may know what the person accomplished later in life, but now you can experience everything |
| 0:53.3 | they faced along the way, from challenges |
| 0:56.4 | and heartbreak to triumphs and excitement. All the moments that built this person into someone |
| 1:02.5 | who would change the world. There will be clues, so pay attention, but only at the end will |
| 1:08.7 | you find out who you are. |
| 1:11.5 | So sit back and imagine your amazing life as the mathematician. |
| 1:21.6 | Imagine you're 10 years old. |
| 1:24.4 | You're walking across the quad of West Virginia State College, and you are petrified. |
| 1:31.3 | There are lots of kids here. Some are in high school and some are in college, but they all go to school on this campus. |
| 1:39.3 | You watch as they laugh and make their way to their classes. no one seems to notice you. After all, you |
| 1:46.2 | barely come up to their elbows. You follow a group of high school students into a nearby |
| 1:51.4 | building. As you look around the foyer, a woman sitting on a bench nearby rushes over from |
| 1:57.8 | her group of friends. She kneels down in front of you. |
| 2:01.3 | Hi, honey. Are you lost? |
| 2:03.0 | Where's your mom? |
| 2:04.3 | My mom's at home. |
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