Our Season 10 Premiere features Neil deGrasse Tysons interview with Anthony Bourdain, recorded before his death in 2018. With co-host Sasheer Zamata, food scientist Guy Crosby, Natalia Reagan, hot sauce guru Noah Chaimberg, and SciBabe Yvette d'Entremont. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/food-science-and-culture-with-anthony-bourdain/ Photo Credit: Brandon Royal Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ o...
Jan 04, 2019•51 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer your Cosmic Queries about colonizing Mars. Now extended with more questions on militarizing space, the wild frontier of space law, planetary orbits, gravity, Pluto, the heliosphere, the Drake equation, Panspermia, and more. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early....
Dec 28, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on the Space Race, the global impact of the Apollo program and John F. Kennedys political influence. Now extended with more questions on time travel, wormholes, asteroids, and more. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/extended-classic-cosmic-queries-the-space-race/ Photo Credit: NASA. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts...
Dec 21, 2018•48 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast The astrophysicist is in! Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on all things cosmic. Now extended with more questions about Jupiter, brown dwarfs, human intelligence, Isaac Newton, Star Wars, exomoons, and more. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Image credit: Lynette Cook / extrasolar.spaceart.org. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early....
Dec 14, 2018•53 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice investigate the world of sports injuries and the future of recovery science alongside New York Mets and New York Rangers physician Dr. Joshua Dines and sports psychologist Dr. Jim Taylor. Photo Credit: Bidgee [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early...
Dec 13, 2018•48 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast Discover what life is like aboard the International Space Station as Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with former astronaut Scott Kelly, comic co-host Sasheer Zamata, former astronaut Terry Virts, Jennifer Fogarty, chief scientist of the NASA Human Research Program, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/living-in-space-with-scott-kelly/ Photo Credit: NASA Subscribe to Siriu...
Dec 07, 2018•49 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice enter the world of big-data analytics and its rising influence on the game of soccer on the world stage alongside Dan Altman from North Yard Analytics and Howard Hamilton from Soccermetrics. Image Credit: Soccermetrics, with data by DataFactory LA. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.
Dec 06, 2018•49 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast Re-visit our Lets Make America Smart Again series as Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and Ellen Stofan look at the past, present, and future of NASA. Now extended with Neil and Chuck chatting with former HI-SEAS IV crew member Dr. Sheyna Gifford on interstellar space travel. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/extended-classic-lets-make-america-smart-again-the-future-of-nasa/...
Nov 30, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Do you have what it takes to run 50,100, or 200 miles? Hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly explore ultra-running and ultramarathons with runner Ann Trason and Shawn Bearden, a.k.a. Dr. Ultra. Photo Credit: John Doe [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early....
Nov 29, 2018•48 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson catches the perfect wave with world champion surfer Kelly Slater, comic co-host Chuck Nice, Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Finnegan, oceanographer Travis Schramek, lead engineer at the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch Adam Fincham, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/the-surfing-life-with-kelly-slater/ Photo Credit: Rtwkeaton [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://cr...
Nov 23, 2018•49 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Tiger Woods. Phil Mickelson. 18 Holes. 9 million dollars. Hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly sit down with neuroscientist Heather Berlin and sports physicist John Eric Goff to breakdown the science, both physical and mental, behind this epic match-up of two golfing titans. Photo Credit: DIRECTV. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early....
Nov 23, 2018•35 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast Technology, space travel, a changing climate What does the future hold for us? Neil deGrasse Tyson ponders humanitys future alongside comic co-host Maeve Higgins and astrophysicist, author, and Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/the-future-of-us-with-sir-martin-rees/ Photo Credit: StarTalk Radio Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen ...
Nov 16, 2018•48 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Hop in, buckle up, and earn your wings alongside hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly as they explore Red Bull Air Racing with Technical Director Jim Jimbo Reed, and pilot and 2-time World Champion Kirby Chambliss. Photo Credit: Myself (Hamish) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early....
Nov 15, 2018•48 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts a wibbly wobbly, timey wimey evening of time travel, quantum states, and wormholes recorded live at NY Comic Con 2018. Featuring Chuck Nice, theoretical physicist Brian Greene, and the Impractical Jokers James "Murr" Murray. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/startalk-ny-comic-con-its-about-time/ Photo Credit: NY Comic Con. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Appl...
Nov 09, 2018•49 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice enter the ring with legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard and neurologist and ringside physician Dr. Anthony Alessi as we investigate the sweet, sweet science of boxing. Ding, Ding! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.
Nov 08, 2018•46 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast Yoda, Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster, King Kong, Gollum, and more Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Adam Conover, astrophysicist Charles Liu, and Bill Nye explore the world of puppeteering and performance capture with Frank Oz and Andy Serkis. Listen you will. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/from-puppets-to-performance-capture-with-frank-oz-and-andy-serkis/ Photo Credit: muppet.wikia.com [CC BY-SA...
Nov 02, 2018•49 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly explore the state of mental health in sports, with former NBA player and mental health advocate Royce White, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, and the co-founder of Canadas first Centre for Mental Health and Sport, Krista Van Slingerland. Photo Credit: GoIowaState dotcom (flickr user GoIowaState) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Subscribe to Si...
Nov 01, 2018•51 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on cancer research with freshly-minted 2018 Nobel laureate and immunologist Dr. Jim Allison, whos at the frontier of finding new cancer immunotherapy treatments. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/curing-cancer-with-2018-nobel-laureate-jim-allison/ Photo Credit: BruceBlaus [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativec...
Oct 26, 2018•48 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice answer your questions and investigate the collision of sports, technology, and engineering alongside David James, sports engineer and Director of Photo Credit: The Center for Sports Engineering Research at Sheffield Hallam University. jonwick04 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonwick/4388363999/) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Subscribe to SiriusXM Podc...
Oct 25, 2018•44 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and Astro Mike Massimino celebrate Neil Armstrong and the impact of his career and the legacy of his first steps on the Moon. Featuring interviews with Neil Armstrong and Apollo Flight Director Gene Kranz. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/first-man-celebrating-neil-armstrong/ Photo Credit: Tyson Archives. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on ...
Oct 19, 2018•49 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly explore the science of baseball with physicist Alan Nathan, James Sherwood, Director at the Baseball Research Center, and baseball great Shawn Green. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.
Oct 18, 2018•49 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson investigates free will, morality, meditation, psychedelic experiences, artificial intelligence, and more alongside neuroscientist and author Sam Harris, comic co-host Godfrey, neurotheologist Andrew Newberg, and neuroscientist Robert Wright. You have no choice but to listen. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/the-illusion-of-free-will-with-sam-harris/ Photo Credit: Brandon Roya...
Oct 12, 2018•49 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly sit down with neuroscientist Heather Berlin and Joanna Harper, medical physicist and transgender endurance athlete, to investigate the complexities of gender and its role in sports. Photo Credit: Nevit Dilmen [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to ...
Oct 11, 2018•49 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast Discover more about NASAs Hidden Figures as Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with author Margot Lee Shetterly, Janelle Mone, comic co-host Sasheer Zamata, NASA Chief Historian Bill Barry, NASA systems engineer Tracy Drain, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/hidden-figures-with-margot-lee-shetterly-and-janelle-monae/ Photo Credit: Brandon Royal Subscribe to SiriusXM Podca...
Oct 05, 2018•48 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Explore the world of mountaineering as hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly take a mental expedition to the worlds highest peaks alongside world-record breaking mountain climber Vanessa OBrien and mountain guide and physician Alan Oram, D.O. Photo Credit: Photo taken by Vanessa OBrien (using a timer) on October 4, 2011 near the summit of Shishapangma, the worlds 14th highest mountain climbing from Tibet. [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://crea...
Oct 04, 2018•49 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Uncover the truthiness and nothing but the truthiness as Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Stephen Colbert, comic co-host Adam Conover, author Sophia McClennen, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Rev. James Martin, SJ, to investigate the science of satire. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/the-truthiness-with-stephen-colbert/ Photo Credit: Brandon Royal. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Ap...
Sep 28, 2018•49 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Football on Mars, tricky cricket physics, curving curling rocks, and more Hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice sit down with astrophysicist Charles Liu to answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries that span across the sporting world. Photo Credit: Xiaphias [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole ...
Sep 27, 2018•49 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the craft of getting people excited about science with legendary actor and award-winning science communicator Alan Alda, comic co-host Matt Kirshen, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, primatologist Natalia Reagan, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/communicating-the-science-with-alan-alda/ Photo Credit: 2018 92nd Street Young Men's and Young W...
Sep 21, 2018•46 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel Are you ready for the 2018 Ryder Cup? Hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly prepare for golfs most exciting, and most intense, tournament alongside sports physicist John Eric Goff and performance psychologist Gregg Steinberg. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/golfs-2018-ryder-cup-physics-psychology-at-the-albatros/ Photo Cre...
Sep 20, 2018•41 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Gather round everyone, its story time! Neil deGrasse Tyson, world-renowned author Salman Rushdie, comic co-host Eugene Mirman, literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall, and literary neuroscientist Natalie Phillips investigate the history, science, influence, and future of storytelling. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/the-power-of-storytelling-with-salman-rushdie/ Photo Credit: Brandon Royal. Subscr...
Sep 14, 2018•49 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast 
