Podcast Episodes

Secrets of Asteroid Bennu with Harold Connolly Jr.

Season 17 Episode 22

Could the ingredients for life have arrived on asteroids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice unpack what the sample collected from aste…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe, with Janna Levin

Season 17 Episode 105

How did the universe get to be this way? On this episode of StarTalk, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical cosm…

4 months ago

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Project Hail Mary with Andy Weir

Season 17 Episode 21

What if a microscopic alien lifeform was slowly eating our sun? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice sit down with Andy Weir, the bestselling author of…

4 months ago

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Told You So! with Matt Kaplan

Season 17 Episode 20

What happens when scientists are right and nobody wants to hear it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the frustrating histor…

4 months, 1 week ago

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Exploring Hidden Dimensions with Brian Greene

Season 17 Episode 19

Is our universe an inevitable outcome of the laws of physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Br…

4 months, 1 week ago

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Things You Thought You Knew – Sonic BOOM!

Season 17 Episode 18

Where does the wind come from? What is a sonic boom? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explain things you thought you knew about sonic booms, daily …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Our Burning Questions – Simulation Debate

Season 17 Episode 17

Are we living inside a computer simulation? Is artificial intelligence truly conscious? And what happens to us when we die? Neil deGrasse Tyson and c…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Dark Universe Decoded with Katherine Freese

Season 17 Episode 16

What are the main candidates for dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Katherine Freese t…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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True Crime & Forensic Pathology with Patricia Cornwell & Dr. Jonathan Hayes

Season 17 Episode 103

How can you get away with murder? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore forensic pathology, autopsies, and crime scene science with medical exam…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

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Cosmic Queries – Gravitons & Hyperspeed

Season 17 Episode 15

What if we took Earth… and pushed it somewhere else? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag fan questions about gravitons, hyperspeed, sa…

5 months ago

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