Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice step into the ring with WWE superstar Xavier Woods to explore professional wrestling, Esports, and how to keep sports thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/wrestling-the-pandemic-with-wwes-xavier-woods/ Photo Credit: WWE. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ne...
Apr 10, 2020•51 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast What separates humans from robots? Will humans eventually be fully dependent on automation? Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and robot ethicist Kate Darling, PhD, answer your Cosmic Queries on humans, robots, and everything in-between. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-humans-and-robots/ Thanks to our patrons Rusty Faircloth, Jaclyn Mishak, Thomas Hern...
Apr 06, 2020•50 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Neil deGrasse Tyson explores Star Trek and science fiction with Zachary Quinto (Spock), comic co-host Chuck Nice, and astrophysicist and StarTalk geek-in-chief Charles Liu, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to our Patrons Pat Mallon, Kyle Rhodes, M. Tristan Moody, Wil Jay (wil_n3rd), Mateo Monsalve, Adam Honaker, Foluso Ogundepo, Christian Lundgaard Torste...
Mar 30, 2020•50 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Is it an Esport? Is it a real sport? Or is it a bit of both? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice investigate drone racing and technology with world champion Paul Nurk Nurkkala and drone engineer Justin Pearce of Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/unmanned-drone-racing-and-tech/ Photo Credit: DRL. Subs...
Mar 27, 2020•50 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Whats the difference between a robot and an android? Should laws protect robots? Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the rise of robots with I Am C-3PO author and Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and robot ethicist Kate Darling, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/c-3po-and-the-rise-of-robots-with-anthony-daniels/ Thanks to our Patrons Leon Galante, Tyler Mil...
Mar 23, 2020•59 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice investigate what we currently know about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with Dr. Irwin Redlener, Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/understanding-the-coronavirus-covid-19/ Thanks to our Patrons Ivan Perez, Jon Mack, Johnathon Singer, Brandon Fergerson, Christopher O'Keefe, and Ro...
Mar 16, 2020•39 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice sit down with MLB Legend Carlos Beltrn to explore his extraordinary career including his first experiences in the league, adapting to the Moneyball era, and life after baseball. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/the-carlos-beltran-interview/ Photo Credit: StarTalk. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to lis...
Mar 13, 2020•59 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and theoretical physicist and author Brian Greene answer questions from our fans about string theory, the fabric of spacetime, interstellar travel, free will, and the meaning of life. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-until-the-end-of-time-with-brian-greene/ Thanks to our Patrons Jamie Boneleye, Evan Blackburn, Matthew ...
Mar 09, 2020•48 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast One episode wasnt enough! Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are back to answer more fan-submitted questions about black holes, dark energy, singularities, Hawking radiation, photons, and a lot more. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-black-holes-and-dark-energy-part-ii/ Thanks to our Patrons Ricky Saull, Nisarg Joshi, Brett Witan, Paul Fullop, Ari Moud...
Mar 02, 2020•49 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Should college athletes be getting paid? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice investigate this hotly debated question alongside author Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, and economist Andrew Zimbalist, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/show-me-the-money-is-it-college-athlete-payday/ Photo Credit: Keenan Hairston from Raleigh / CC BY-SA. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podca...
Feb 28, 2020•50 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Could the Earth become a black hole? Does dark energy impact your life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer your fan-submitted questions on black holes, dark energy, and other mysteries of the universe. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to our Patrons Ashod Kuyumjian, Tony Biell, Jon Emerson, Zap Andersson, and Ocean & Dylan McIntyre for supporting us this week. Image Credit: NASA, S. Gezari (...
Feb 24, 2020•55 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Are you ready for your lesson in geek culture? Neil deGrasse Tyson chats with Olivia Munn about superheroes, aliens, math, planetary science, and more. Featuring comic co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist and StarTalk geek-in-chief Charles Liu, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/geekdom-101-with-olivia-munn/ Thanks to our Patrons Genesis Perez, Braden Thomas, Joe Aguirre, Ayu...
Feb 17, 2020•50 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly, and Angela Ruggiero, Olympic Gold Medalist and CEO of Sports Innovation Lab, answer your fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on the past, present, and future of sports technology. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-the-joy-of-tech/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free a...
Feb 14, 2020•47 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast We explore the mission to Mars and beyond with Bill Nye the Science Guy, co-host Eugene Mirman, astrobiologist David Grinspoon, former NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman, and comedians Jo Firestone and Hari Kondabolu, recorded live at Awesome Con 2017. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/live-at-awesome-con-to-mars-and-beyond/ Thanks to our Patrons Justin Adamson, Forrest Shepard, Andrew ...
Feb 10, 2020•59 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast JPL astrophysicist Dr. Amy Mainzer is back as guest host for this weeks podcast, and together with comic co-host Chuck Nice she answers your questions about space probes. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.
Feb 08, 2020•37 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Aliens, the multiverse, immortality, Oumuamua, and more Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Paul Mecurio answer the quirkiest fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on topics from all across the universe. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/quirky-cosmic-queries/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Daniel Kulikowski, Natalia Lalicata, Scott Eisen, Jeffrey David Marraccini, Sunil...
Feb 03, 2020•50 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast As we gear up for Super Bowl LIV, Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with NFL legend Tony Gonzalez to explore his football career, quantum mechanics, veganism, success, and much more. Featuring co-hosts Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/conquering-the-game-with-tony-gonzalez/ Photo Credit: Vayner Talent. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to ...
Jan 31, 2020•50 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Harrison Greenbaum answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries that explore the techniques, inventions, and ideas for navigating the cosmos including celestial maps, GPS, the North Star, and more. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Stella Burkey, Derek Pavan, Travis Dunn, Michael Jonsson, Chad Hunt. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podc...
Jan 27, 2020•54 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Time to get even deeper! Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted questions on the multiverse, the Big Bang, time travel, dark matter, sunlight, and more in Part II of Cosmic Queries The Deep. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-the-deep-part-ii/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Ryan MacNeil, Mark Medina, Dan Wuduku Mayn Ken...
Jan 20, 2020•41 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Lance Armstrong, the New England Patriots, steroids in baseball Neil deGrasse Tyson investigates cheating in sports alongside co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly, Dr. Lee Igel, PhD from the Tisch Institute of Global Sport, and behavioral scientist Lisa Shu, PhD. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.
Jan 17, 2020•58 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore aliens in film with YouTuber Jake Roper including E.T. , Men in Black , The Blob , The Thing , War of the Worlds , WALL-E , Contact, Arrival , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , and more. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Matthew Iskander, Cody Stanley, David Adair Wolford Jr, Kim Shoemaker, Dawn Jordan. Photo Cred...
Jan 13, 2020•50 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast For our Season 11 premiere, Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down for a one-on-one conversation with author, entrepreneur, and investor Tim Ferriss to explore the writing process, neuroscience and psychedelics, marine biology, science fiction, and more. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/season-premiere-a-conversation-with-tim-ferriss/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Saul F...
Jan 06, 2020•50 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast SERIES PREMIERE: Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with former NFL running back Arian Foster to explore his illustrious NFL career, the rise of science in football, and much more. Co-hosted by Gary OReilly and Chuck Nice. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Photo Credit: StarTalk. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.
Jan 03, 2020•34 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer your fan-submitted Cosmic Queries about death whats the best way to die, the death of humanity, and the death of the universe and they explore all the things that could kill us. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/deadliest-cosmic-queries/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us on Patreon: Aaron Colwell, Stephanie Judd,...
Dec 27, 2019•50 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast In honor of Sir Isaac Newtons birthday, Bill Nye and Chuck Nice answer Cosmic Queries about inventions, innovations and scientific discovery, from sewers, to artificial intelligence, to the future of energy, to the exploration of Mars, and more. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-innovating-with-bill-nye/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Brett Larue, A...
Dec 20, 2019•49 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson explores geopolitics with Ambassador Susan Rice, PhD, co-host Chuck Nice, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD, and cybersecurity expert Stephen Garcia. (WARNING: strong language, discussions of suicide and mental health, other adult topics.) NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Paul Weist, Alexandra Uribe Coughlan, Annie C Hickman. Photo Credit: StarTalk. S...
Dec 13, 2019•50 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast What lies beyond the edge of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and astrophysicist Janna Levin, PhD, answer your fan-submitted Cosmic Queries about higher dimensions, the multiverse, the Big Bang, and much, much more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-edge-of-the-universe/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Paul Love, Sharon Co...
Dec 06, 2019•54 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the scientific, metaphysical, and psychological aspects of filmmaking with auteur filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, co-host Paula Poundstone, astrophysicist Charles Liu, PhD, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD, and Bill Nye. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/science-and-psyche-in-film-with-darren-aronofsky/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Sebastian Se...
Nov 29, 2019•51 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast What lies hidden in the murky hallways of the cosmos? Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist Jackie Faherty, PhD, and co-host Chuck Nice answer your fan-submitted questions on brown dwarfs, interstellar objects, Planet 9, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-between-planets-and-stars-with-jackie-faherty/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Scott Pete...
Nov 22, 2019•49 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Paul Mecurio are back together again to answer your fan-submitted questions on Saturn, Jupiter, neuroscience, tidal forces, lunar exploration, and the science behind your hat size, and more. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-planets-and-stuff/ Thanks to this weeks Patrons for supporting us: Kay Gilbert, Brendan Brown, Akasha Yi,...
Nov 15, 2019•50 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast 
