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StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 - 2019 6.7 (21 votes) 5 Seasons
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Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Overview

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to "keep looking up."

Top Cast

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2015)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: George Takei
2015-04-20

Discussing how the scenarios in “Star Trek” relate to moral and social issues of today with actor George Takei.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Christopher Nolan
2015-04-27

Discussing how director Christopher Nolan translates his love of science to his films; with theoretical cosmologist Dr. Janna Levin and comic Eugene Mirman.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Dan Savage
2015-05-04

Activist, author and journalist Dan Savage joins Dr. Tyson to discuss what love means in today’s society. Anthropologist Helen Fisher and comedian Chuck Nice add their insight to the conversation.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Arianna Huffington
2015-05-11

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, explore Living in the Information Age. The two discuss how technology influences the rate and ways in which we communicate. Journalist Jeff Jarvis and comedian Chuck Nice add their insight.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Richard Dawkins
2015-05-18

StarTalk tackles a burning question: Can Science and Religion Coexist? Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and evolutionary biologist and ethologist Richard Dawkins debate whether science and religion can truly coexist in today’s society. Jesuit clergyman James Martin and comedian Eugene Mirman weigh in.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Jimmy Carter
2015-05-25

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and President Jimmy Carter examine the topic of Pulling the Plug on Pestilence. The duo discuss the importance of and progress toward ending fatal epidemic diseases. Mark Siddall, curator of the division of invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, and comedian Chuck Nice share their views on this matter.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Chris Hadfield
2015-06-01

Social Media-Savvy Astronauts are taking over the cosmos. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian astronaut to walk in space, discuss social media milestones in space, and its usage among today’s astronauts. Former astronaut Dr. Mike Massimo and comedian Eugene Mirman comment on this growing trend.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Biz Stone
2015-06-08

Dr. Tyson explores The Impact of Twitter on Society as he sits down with Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter and co-founder/CEO of Super.me. The two discuss how the social media phenomenon has affected the way we communicate in today’s world. Sharing their experience and opinions are Dr. Alondra Nelson, professor of sociology at Columbia University; Clive Thompson, journalist; and Eugene Mirman, comedian.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Charles Bolden/NASA
2015-06-15

This week’s theme is NASA’s Vision on Space. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden, administrator of NASA, examine NASA’s past, present and future. Astrophysicist Dr. Michael Shara and science educator Bill Nye share their thoughts on the space program.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Norman Lear
2015-06-22

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Norman Lear, television writer and producer, discuss TV and the Evolution of American Culture. From “All in the Family” to “The Big Bang Theory,” the diverse television landscape and evolving American culture are explored. Author Saul Austerlitz and comedian Chuck Nice add their insight.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2015)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Bill Clinton
2015-10-25

In the season premiere, Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with former President Bill Clinton, who was a strong advocate of science education and advancement during his two presidential terms. President Clinton opens up about his deep appreciation for science as he delves into topics including the importance of science in politics, the cosmic perspective, the Human Genome Project and Einstein. At the Cullman Hall of the Universe, Tyson continues the conversation with his comedian co-host Chuck Nice and genomics expert Juan Enriquez. Meanwhile, Bill Nye gives his take on advancing scientific progress in America, author Richard Muller joins via video call to talk about the influence of science on politics and Tyson answers fan questions about artificial intelligence.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Larry Wilmore
2015-11-01

Emmy® award-winning producer, actor, comedian and writer Larry Wilmore joins Tyson in the hot seat as the two delve into the intersection of science and comedy. At the Cullman Hall of the Universe, Tyson is joined by his co-hosts: comedian Chuck Nice and Scott Weems, author of “Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why.” The three discuss the physiology of laughter, the mathematics of crafting jokes and the link between humor and creativity. Adding to the discussion, author Andy Weir patches into the studio to discuss the comedy in his book “The Martian” and Bill Nye presents an improv performance to demonstrate that science can, in fact, be funny.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Seth MacFarlane
2015-11-08

Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy” and fellow executive producer of “Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey”, to discuss the role science plays in his work and personal life. In a private interview, the two take on myriad topics, including social issues in cartoons, the science of “Family Guy” and the science fiction parodies that abound in the series. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist and AMNH research associate Charles Liu, and later Bill Nye gives his take on cartoons and animation.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Penn and Teller
2015-11-15

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews magicians Penn and Teller and discusses the science of illusion with co-host Chuck Nice and guest Susana Martinez-Conde.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Susan Sarandon
2015-11-29

Neil deGrasse Tyson expands his cosmic perspective with actress and activist Susan Sarandon. The two discuss gender, race, perspective, marijuana and Carl Sagan.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: David Byrne
2015-12-06

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews musician David Byrne and discusses creativity in the arts and sciences with co-host Maeve Higgins and guest Monica Lopez-Gonzalez.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Mars 1
2015-12-13

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Mars One co-founder Bas Lansdorp and discusses the idea of establishing a permanent human settlement on Mars with co-host Eugene Mirman and guest Mike Massimino.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: David Crosby
2015-12-20

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews David Crosby and discusses folk music and social justice with co-host Chuck Nice and guest Thomas Sugrue.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Brian Cox
2015-12-27

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews physicist Brian Cox and discusses communicating science to the public with co-host Maeve Higgins and guest Jason Silva.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Gina McCarthy
2016-01-03

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Gina McCarthy and discusses the EPA's efforts in keeping the Earth habitable for humans with co-host Maeve Higgins and guest Andrew Revkin.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 3 (2016)

No overview available.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Whoopi Goldberg
2016-09-19

Academy Award-winner and comic Whoopi Goldberg joins Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Mayim Bialik
2016-09-26

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Man on Wire
2016-10-03

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Time Travel
2016-10-10

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Brian Greene
2016-10-17

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Robert Kirkman and The Walking Dead
2016-10-24

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Jeremy Irons
2016-11-07

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: The Martian
2016-11-14

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews best-selling author Andy Weir.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Ben Stiller
2016-11-21

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Buzz Aldrin
2016-11-28

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Terry Crews
2016-12-05

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: Jay Leno
2016-12-12

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: William Shatner
2016-12-19

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with iconic actor William Shatner.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
2016-12-26

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 15: Hope Solo
2017-01-02

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with soccer goalie Hope Solo.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 16: Search for Aliens
2017-01-09

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with astronomer Jill Tarter.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 17: The Science of Weather
2017-01-16

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with NOAA Administrator Kathryn D. Sullivan.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 18: Science of Game of Thrones
2017-01-23

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with "Game of Thrones" actor Isaac Wright.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 19: Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter
2017-01-30

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews jazz icons Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter and discusses the art and science of jazz with his studio co-hosts.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 20: Bill Maher
2017-02-06

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with comedian Bill Maher and discusses satire in society with Maeve Higgins and Dr. Alison Dagnes.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 4 (2017)

No overview available.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Lance Armstrong
2017-10-01

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Lance Armstrong and discusses the science of cycling with Scott Adsit, Max Glaskin, and Arthur Caplan.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2017-10-08

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and discusses the science of basketball with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Jane Goodall
2017-10-15

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Jane Goodall and discusses chimpanzee behavior with Chuck Nice and Jill Pruetz.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Katie Couric
2017-10-22

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Katie Couric and discusses the intersection of science and journalism with Eugene Mirman and Jeff Jarvis.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Kevin Smith
2017-10-29

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kevin Smith and discusses science fiction and the science of superheroes with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: SciFi Meets National Defense
2017-11-05

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with former head of DARPA Arati Prabhakar.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Katy Perry
2017-11-12

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier
2017-11-19

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: James Cameron
2017-11-26

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Celestial Navigation
2017-12-03

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Salman Rushdie
2017-12-10

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Salman Rushdie and explores the science of storytelling with comedian Eugene Mirman and literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: Interstellar Space Travel
2017-12-17

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Mae Jemison and discusses the challenges of interstellar travel with Godfrey and Lawrence Krauss.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Alan Alda
2018-01-07

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Alan Alda and discusses science communication with Matt Kirshen and Heather Berlin.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: Stephen Colbert
2018-01-14

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Stephen Colbert and discusses the intersection of science and comedy with Adam Conover and Sophia McClennen.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 15: True Story of Hidden Figures
2018-01-21

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews author Margot Lee Shetterly ("Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race") and actress Janelle Monáe, who starred in the movie.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 16: Sam Harris and the Science of Belief
2018-01-28

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews neuroscientist Sam Harris, and discusses everything from free will to religion with Godfrey and Andrew Newberg.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 17: Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering
2018-02-04

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with puppeteer Frank Oz, then discusses puppets in pop culture and the people "behind the curtain" with Adam Conover and Charles Liu.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 18: Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing
2018-02-18

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with surfer Kelly Slater, then discusses the science of surfing with Chuck Nice and William Finnegan.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 19: Astronaut Scott Kelly
2018-02-25

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with astronaut Scott Kelly.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 20: Stephen Hawking
2018-03-04

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2018)

No overview available.

16 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Anthony Bourdain
2018-11-12

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews chef Anthony Bourdain; Sasheer Zamata, Guy Crosby and Yvette d'Entremont discuss the science of food as it relates to taste, cooking and climate change; Natalia Reagan tries one of the hottest sauces in the world.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Joe Rogan and the Science of Primitive Man
2018-11-19

An interview with UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg & Bill Prady
2018-11-26

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews actor Simon Helberg and co-creator Bill Prady ("The Big Bang Theory"); comic Chuck Nice, astrophysicist Charles Liu and theoretical physicist Janna Levin discuss the portrayal of scientists in pop culture.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: US Space Command
2019-04-04

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his tour of the remote Thule Air Base in Greenland, then tackles the science of defense with comedian co-host Chuck Nice and space security expert Laura Grego.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Vice President Al Gore
2019-04-04

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with former Vice President Al Gore, then discusses environmental science with Chuck Nice and Andrew Revkin.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Actor Jack Black
2019-04-11

Neil DeGrasse Tyson blows the mind of actor and musician Jack Black in a conversation about the size of our Universe.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: News Anchor Dan Rather
2019-04-11

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with iconic reporter and former CBS news anchor, Dan Rather.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Author George R.R. Martin
2019-04-18

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with “Game of Thrones” author, George R.R. Martin.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Actor Anna Deavere Smith
2019-04-18

Together, host Neil deGrasse Tyson and actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith explore the complex roles that art and science play in inspiring societal change.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Actor Jeff Goldblum
2019-04-25

Neil deGrasse Tyson and geek icon Jeff Goldblum meet for a curiosity-packed conversation.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Actor James Marsden.
2019-04-25

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson analyzes humans’ hopes and fears about AI with actor James Marsden.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: Weird Al Yankovic
2019-05-02

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with parody songwriter Weird Al.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Author Patricia Cornwell
2019-05-03

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with crime novelist Patricia Cornwell and tackles all things forensics with Matt Kirshen and Rebecca Folkerth.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: Bill Nye
2019-05-09

Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Bill Nye, one of America’s most recognized science educators, to discuss the science of communication, romance and more.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 15: Director Darren Aronofsky
2019-05-09

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with film director Darren Aronofsky, then dives into the extremes of storytelling and psychology.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 16: Journalist Christiane Amanpour
2019-05-16

Neil deGrasse Tyson and war correspondent Christiane Amanpour find order in the chaotic debate over journalistic neutrality.

Runtime: 60 min

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