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I have a podcast series (http://wildaboutmath.com/category/podcast/ and on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sol-ledermans-podcast/id588254197) where I interview people who have a passion for math and who have inspired others to take an interest in the subject.

I've interviewed Alfred Posamentier, Keith Devlin, Ed Burger, James Tanton, and other math popularizers I know. I'm trying to get an interview set up with Ian Stewart and I'll see if I can do interviews with Steven Strogatz and Cliff Pickover in 2013.

Who do you know, famous or not, who I should try to get for my series? These people don't need to be authors. They can be game designers, teachers, toy makers, bloggers or anyone who has made a big contribution to helping kids or adults enjoy math more.

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    There are many! I would suggest Ravi Vakil (Stanford).2012-12-27
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    @AndréNicolas Great. I hadn't heard of Ravi but he looks like he fits the bill. Thanks!2012-12-27
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    Perhaps less "pop" than what you have in mind, but has inspired many students interested in problem-solving.2012-12-27
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    @AndréNicolas Among his many accomplishments this caught my attention: "I am the faculty advisor for the Stanford Math Circle (for high school students)." That alone is a good enough reason for me to try to interview him. Plus, I went to Stanford and majored in math.2012-12-27
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    Do they have to be living in the US?2012-12-27
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    @Sol I have had the pleasure and fortune of sitting in a few classes taught by Kannan Soundararajan. His lectures are inspiring and awesome to say the least. He is typically in-charge of the Polya problem seminar here and his research is in number theory, which non-mathematicians can at-least relate to in some way.2012-12-27
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    Maybe you can peruse [**100 Incredible Open Lectures for Math Geeks**](http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/19/100-incredible-open-lectures-for-math-geeks/) as well as checking out lectures within schools that partake in the [**Open Course Ware**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCourseWare) for other examples and ideas. Regards2012-12-27
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    @MichaelAlbanese Nope. They don't need to be in the US. Ian Stewart is in the UK.2012-12-27
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    @Marvis Great. I'll check out Kannan.2012-12-27
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    @Amzoti Thanks for the ideas.2012-12-27
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    @Sol: Please read [Create Wiki Posts](http://math.stackexchange.com/privileges/community-wiki). If you need help in making this post CW, please flag a moderator.2012-12-27
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    @robjohn: Users can't set *questions* as CW. Only moderators can.2012-12-27
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    @AsafKaragila It looks like you're right. I read the "Create Wiki Posts" doc that robjohn posted then went looking for that checkbox and I don't see it.2012-12-27
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    @AsafKaragila: Thanks. I keep forgetting that. However, I want to see if the author has any objection before the change.2012-12-27
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    @robjohn No objection. Please make the change. Thanks.2012-12-27
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    @Sol: Thank mixedmath. He got to it before my last comment :-)2012-12-27
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    The question might be really *Who are some very inspiring communicators of math for a general audience?*2013-01-30

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