StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)
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."
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Episode 1 - Lance Armstrong
Release Date: 2017-10-01Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Lance Armstrong and discusses the science of cycling with Scott Adsit, Max Glaskin, and Arthur Caplan.
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Episode 2 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Release Date: 2017-10-08Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and discusses the science of basketball with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.
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Episode 3 - Jane Goodall
Release Date: 2017-10-15Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Jane Goodall and discusses chimpanzee behavior with Chuck Nice and Jill Pruetz.
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Episode 4 - Katie Couric
Release Date: 2017-10-22Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Katie Couric and discusses the intersection of science and journalism with Eugene Mirman and Jeff Jarvis.
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Episode 5 - Kevin Smith
Release Date: 2017-10-29Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kevin Smith and discusses science fiction and the science of superheroes with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.
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Episode 6 - SciFi Meets National Defense
Release Date: 2017-11-05Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with former head of DARPA Arati Prabhakar.
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Episode 7 - Katy Perry
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Episode 8 - Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier
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Episode 9 - James Cameron
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Episode 10 - Celestial Navigation
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Episode 11 - Salman Rushdie
Release Date: 2017-12-10Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Salman Rushdie and explores the science of storytelling with comedian Eugene Mirman and literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall.
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Episode 12 - Interstellar Space Travel
Release Date: 2017-12-17Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Mae Jemison and discusses the challenges of interstellar travel with Godfrey and Lawrence Krauss.
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Episode 13 - Alan Alda
Release Date: 2018-01-07Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Alan Alda and discusses science communication with Matt Kirshen and Heather Berlin.
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Episode 14 - Stephen Colbert
Release Date: 2018-01-14Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Stephen Colbert and discusses the intersection of science and comedy with Adam Conover and Sophia McClennen.
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Episode 15 - True Story of Hidden Figures
Release Date: 2018-01-21Host 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.
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Episode 16 - Sam Harris and the Science of Belief
Release Date: 2018-01-28Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews neuroscientist Sam Harris, and discusses everything from free will to religion with Godfrey and Andrew Newberg.
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Episode 17 - Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering
Release Date: 2018-02-04Neil 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.
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Episode 18 - Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing
Release Date: 2018-02-18Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with surfer Kelly Slater, then discusses the science of surfing with Chuck Nice and William Finnegan.
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Episode 19 - Astronaut Scott Kelly
Release Date: 2018-02-25Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with astronaut Scott Kelly.
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Episode 20 - Stephen Hawking
Release Date: 2018-03-04Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.