Podcast Episodes

The Truth About UAPs with Jon Kosloski

Season 16 Episode 47

What’s really going on with UAPs? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Paul Mecurio get to the bottom of identifying the unidentifiable with Jon Kosloski, Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Off…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Making Science Cool, with Jeff Goldblum

Season 16 Episode 108

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice chat with Jeff Goldblum about Jurassic Park, science, and m…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vera Rubin Observatory with Zeljko Ivezic

Season 16 Episode 46

Will the Rubin Observatory prove Einstein wrong? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice answer queries about the new observatory, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), and our next big tool to uncove…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Power of Adaptability with Herman Pontzer

Season 16 Episode 45

What’s the science of what makes humans special? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore how we evolved to be different from eachother, what's up with Neanderthal DNA, and humanity…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Searching for Alien Worlds with Anjali Tripathi

Season 16 Episode 44

Could a new telescope one day spot city lights on exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen answer questions about the frontiers of exoplanet science with astrophysicist and NASA Exop…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Things You Thought You Knew – Faster Than Light

Season 16 Episode 108

What’s up with the fourth dimension? Can anything travel faster than light? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore things you thought you knew about dimensions, tachyons, and isotopes.

NOTE: StarT…

Published on 2 months ago

Do We Have to Die? with Venki Ramakrishnan

Season 16 Episode 42

Why do we die? Do we have to? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the paradox of death, the science of aging, and the search for immortality with Nobel Prize-winning structural…

Published on 2 months ago

Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Escape

Season 16 Episode 41

How much do we actually know about the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions from plasma propulsion to quantum gravity to black hole escape plans.

NOTE: StarTalk+ …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Nuclear Winter with Ann Druyan and Brian Toon

Season 16 Episode 107

Are advanced civilizations doomed to destroy themselves? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the Cold War, The Drake Equation, and nuclear winter hypothesis with producer of Cosmos and Carl Sa…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Super-Duper Novas with Michael Shara

Season 16 Episode 40

When will the last supernova be? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore types of novas, freaky binary star systems, core collapse, standard candles, and the explosive future of Betelgeuse with as…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago