StarTalk Radio Podcast Episodes featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson

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StarTalk Live at NYCC 2019 with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - October 11, 2019 21:15 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
StarTalk returns to the main stage in front of a packed house at NY Comic Con. Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, and StarTalk geek-in-chief astrophysicist Charles Liu, PhD explore the science found in comics, sci fi, and popular fiction! (Warning: Adult Language) NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons ...

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#ICYMI - A Conversation with Mario Andretti and Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - August 01, 2019 22:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel…. “If everything seems under control then you’re just not going fast enough.” Hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice hit the fast lane with legendary driver Mario Andretti and our resident astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to explo...

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#ICYMI - Wrestling with Physics, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - February 28, 2019 23:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel…. What’s the best wrestling move? Can you wrestle in zero gravity? Hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice hit the mats as we sit down with astrophysicist and wrestling expert Neil deGrasse Tyson to answer fan-submitted questions abo...

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#ICYMI - SEASON PREMIERE: 2019 Big Game Special, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - February 01, 2019 19:26 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly kick off Season 4 of Playing with Science covering the science and spectacle of the Big Game. Featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, sports physicist John Eric Goff, sports economist Victor Matheson, and former NY Giants WR and Super Bowl XLII ring holder Brandon London. D...

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#ICYMI - Planet NASCAR, with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Repeat)

StarTalk Radio - August 23, 2018 23:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Is Planet NASCAR governed by the same laws of physics as the rest of Planet Earth? Get ready to roar down the track - left turns only - as hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice re-visit Planet NASCAR alongside our resident astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Sc...

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#ICYMI - Extended Classic: Planet Soccer, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - June 14, 2018 15:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel… Re-visit Planet Soccer as we gear up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Chuck Nice, Gary O’Reilly, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and former NY Cosmos assistant coach and MLS All-Star Alecko Eskandarian. Now extended with physicist John Er...

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#ICYMI - Playing with Science at BAM, with Sasha Cohen & Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - April 26, 2018 23:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel… We’re taking to the ice as we explore the physics of figure skating with host Chuck Nice, Olympic medalist Sasha Cohen, neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin, and resident astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Record live at “StarTal...

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#ICYMI - Space Jam: Basketball Cosmic Queries, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - November 30, 2017 16:44 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Neil deGrasse Tyson joins hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice to answer fan submitted questions about the physics of basketball, Michael Jordan, and the impact of race on athletic performance. (Warning: Adult Language.) Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Science. Subscribe to our channels on: ...

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#ICYMI - World Series Slugfest, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - November 16, 2017 20:31 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
The 2017 World Series is the greatest slugfest in the Fall Classic’s history. After 8 different batters hit home runs in a record-setting Game 2, Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice searched for scientific explanations with Neil Tyson and weather expert William Patzert. Don’t miss an episode of Playing...

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Human Augmentation with Adam Savage and Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - November 03, 2017 22:40 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Exoskeleton suits, brain implants, tiny people, AI, and more! Adam Savage and Neil deGrasse Tyson investigate human augmentation from the main stage at NYCC 2017 with comic co-host Chuck Nice and NYU bioethics professor and philosopher Matthew Liao. Special thanks to Adam Savage and Tested. Che...

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#ICYMI - Golf Science, with Geoff Ogilvy and Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - October 12, 2017 22:50 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Aerodynamics, Doppler radar, laser tracking, and big data! Gary and Chuck find out how science has guided the evolution of golf, from why balls have dimples to how clubs are designed, with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and, from the PGA Tour, 3x world golf champion Geoff Ogilvy. Don’t miss ...

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#ICYMI: Baseball TweetTalk, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - August 17, 2017 22:51 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
In the latest installment of our popular episodes where hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly invite Neil deGrasse Tyson into the studio to explain the thinking behind his popular, and sometimes controversial, sport tweets, we turn our attention to baseball. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Sc...

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#ICYMI: Planet NASCAR, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - August 10, 2017 22:40 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Is Planet NASCAR governed by the same laws of physics as the rest of Planet Earth? You wouldn’t know it from some of the responses to Neil deGrasse Tyson’s tweets about the sport. Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice bring Neil into the studio to unpack the physics in his NASCAR tweets. Don’t miss an ep...

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#ICYMI: Out of This World Sports, with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Repeat)

StarTalk Radio - July 06, 2017 22:50 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
This week, Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore what it would be like if we held the Olympics on Mars, or went ice skating on Europa, or played baseball on the Moon, using Neil deGrasse Tyson’s popular tweets that look at sports through the lens of science. Their only guest: astrophysicist and m...

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#ICYMI - Out of This World Sports, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - March 16, 2017 22:50 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
This week, Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore what it would be like if we held the Olympics on Mars, or went ice skating on Europa, or played baseball on the Moon, using Neil deGrasse Tyson’s popular tweets that look at sports through the lens of science. Their only guest: astrophysicist and m...

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StarTalk Playing with Science – The Big Game Special Edition feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - February 02, 2017 23:50 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
SERIES PREMIERE SPECIAL EDITION: This special edition of the series premier of our new podcast, Playing with Science, features additional content by Neil deGrasse Tyson before and after the show. In between, hosts Gary O’Reilly & Chuck Nice huddle up for Sunday’s big game with Super Bowl champs ...

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Unveiling Pluto, with Alan Stern and Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio - July 15, 2016 22:52 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Two prominent voices in the “Planet vs. Dwarf Planet” debate, Alan Stern and Neil Tyson, discuss what New Horizons has uncovered about our favorite Kuiper Belt object. In studio, astrobiologist Dr. David Grinspoon and Chuck Nice join the fun.

Books written by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Neil deGrasse Tyson

384 pages - ★★★★ - 9.82K ratings

Merlin's Tour of the Universe
Neil deGrasse Tyson

318 pages - ★★★★ - 293 ratings

Just Visiting This Planet
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stephen Tyson

352 pages - ★★★★ - 82 ratings