Podcast Episodes

Cosmic Queries – Astro-lore with Moiya McTier

Season 17 Episode 107

Is it time to update the constellations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen dive into astrophysics, folklore, and ou…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Bug Splat Galaxies with Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

Season 17 Episode 39

What type of planets orbit black holes? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Negin Farsad sit down with Mordecai-Mark Mac Low to crack open the myst…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Is Reality Really Real? With Donald Hoffman

Season 17 Episode 38

Did evolution never give us the ability to see reality as it actually is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Things You Thought You Knew – Rocks Float

Season 17 Episode 37

What would happen in a world with too much oxygen? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down how rocks actually float, warm blankets, and why oxy…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Disclosure Day with Steven Spielberg & David Koepp

Season 17 Episode 36

Have aliens already secretly visited us? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Steven Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp to discuss their new film D…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Conquering Fear with Alex Honnold

Season 17 Episode 35

Is the fear of heights innate or learned? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O'Reilly explore taking risks, the neuroscience of fear, and how …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Quasar Quirks & Sky Surveys with Matt O’Dowd

Season 17 Episode 34

Did the Milky Way used to be a quasar? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore quasars, the high energy universe, a…

2 months ago

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Physics & Philosophy with Sean Carroll

Season 17 Episode 106

Why is the past different from the future? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the universe’s deepest questions like why is there any…

2 months ago

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Cosmic Queries – LIGO, Light, & Lycanthropy

Season 17 Episode 33

Are all galaxies redshifting away? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Negin Farsad tackle a grab bag of fan questions covering cosmic infrastructure, r…

2 months, 1 week ago

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The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

Season 17 Episode 32

Can we put the data centers in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly map out the future of human habitation, research,…

2 months, 1 week ago

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