Phillip Compeau is the author of the Leanpub book Biological Modeling: A Short Tour. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Phillip about his background, how he got interested in math and biology, Computer Science and Computational Biology, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.This interview was recorded on June 7, 2022.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM205-Phillip-Compeau-2022-06-07.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.