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PodSkip has analyzed 11 episodes of StarTalk Radio, averaging 2.0 ads per episode (2% of runtime).

Episodes

Cosmic Queries – Scars in Spacetime
May 19, 2026
Can we influence the strong nuclear force? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio answer grab bag questions about sci-fi laser guns, the Roche Limit, how we interact with the fundamental forces, and…
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Fixing the Internet with Jaron Lanier
May 15, 2026
Is the internet too far gone or can we still fix it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, and co-hosts Negin Farsad and Gary O’Reilly, sit down with Jaron Lanier, Microsoft scientist, and father of virtual reality…
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Things You Thought You Knew – Is Everything Light?
May 12, 2026
How bright is the Earth from the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice have fun with the sun’s reflectivity, discuss light pollution, and explore the electromagnetic light spectrum: how does…
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Cosmic Queries – Starquakes with Conny Aerts
May 07, 2026
What is a starquake? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore asteroseismology, the sun, and what’s happening on the insides of stars with astrophysicist Conny…
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How Did Life Begin? with Betül Kaçar
May 05, 2026
What are the true limits of life, will we even recognize it when we see it? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the beginnings of life on Earth and what they might tell us about…
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Homesteading on the Moon with Kevin Espiritu
May 01, 2026
Could you grow your own food on the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with Kevin Espiritu, the gardening YouTuber behind Epic Gardening, to dig into…
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Cosmic Queries – Take Me To Your Leader
Apr 28, 2026
What would you actually do if an alien showed up and asked to be taken to your leader? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, and astrophysicist Charles Liu explore fan questions about physics of…
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Cosmic Queries – Total Darkness
Apr 21, 2026
Are all the galaxies orbiting a superstructure in the middle of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are reaching into the grab bag to cover questions from absolute zero to…
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Busting Nutrition Myths with Jessica Knurick
Apr 17, 2026
Are seed oils really that bad? Are people getting enough protein? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, & Gary O’Reilly cut through the noise on health myths, food misinformation, and the forces making…
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Secrets of Asteroid Bennu with Harold Connolly Jr.
Apr 14, 2026
Could the ingredients for life have arrived on asteroids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice unpack what the sample collected from asteroid Bennu is teaching us about the origins of…
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Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe, with Janna Levin
Apr 10, 2026
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 cosmologist, Janna Levin, to help us break down the…
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Project Hail Mary with Andy Weir
Apr 07, 2026
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 Project Hail Mary, for a deep dive into designing…
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Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
Apr 03, 2026
What happens when scientists are right and nobody wants to hear it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the frustrating history of brilliant minds who were ignored, mocked, and…
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Exploring Hidden Dimensions with Brian Greene
Mar 31, 2026
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 Brian Greene to discuss the Many-Worlds…
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Things You Thought You Knew – Sonic BOOM!
Mar 24, 2026
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 temperatures, and how wind works.
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Our Burning Questions – Simulation Debate
Mar 20, 2026
Are we living inside a computer simulation? Is artificial intelligence truly conscious? And what happens to us when we die? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost’s Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly tackle more…
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Dark Universe Decoded with Katherine Freese
Mar 17, 2026
What are the main candidates for dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Katherine Freese to tackle fan questions about dark matter, dark…
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True Crime & Forensic Pathology with Patricia Cornwell & Dr. Jonathan Hayes
Mar 13, 2026
How can you get away with murder? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore forensic pathology, autopsies, and crime scene science with medical examiner and author Jonathan Hayes, featuring an…
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Cosmic Queries – Gravitons & Hyperspeed
Mar 10, 2026
What if we took Earth… and pushed it somewhere else? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag fan questions about gravitons, hyperspeed, saving the sun, and more!
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Cosmic Queries – Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking with Charles Liu
Mar 06, 2026
Does the universe need observers to exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore questions about entropy, spontaneous symmetry breaking, spectroscopy and more with…
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Science at Warp Speed: StarTalk Live!
Mar 03, 2026
How much energy would it take to make a warp drive? Neil deGrasse Tyson joined by Sasheer Zamata & Pete Holmes explore the science in TV shows from antimatter annihilation to tachyons to warp bubbles…
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Is the Universe a Math Problem? With Terence Tao
Feb 24, 2026
Do we need new math to explain dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio explore unsolved problems in math, simulation theory, base systems and more with mathematician Terence Tao.
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The Origins of Artificial Intelligence with Geoffrey Hinton
Feb 20, 2026
How did we go from digital computers to AI seemingly everywhere? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly dive into the mechanics of thinking, how AI got its start, and what deep learning…
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Cosmic Queries – Your God Is Too Small
Feb 17, 2026
What’s more terrifying: finding alien life or finding out we are alone in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into fan questions about optics, religion, communicating…
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Cosmic Queries – Quantum Consciousness with Charles Liu
Feb 13, 2026
Is your consciousness a quantum phenomenon? Is the universe one predetermined block? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer grab bag questions about quantum theory, the…
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Thing You Thought You Knew – Red Hot, Blue Hot
Feb 10, 2026
How small is a molecule? What is the color of light? How can quantum physics spoil food? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice visualize a molecule’s actual size, break down the different…
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Cosmic Queries – Understanding Infinity with Stephon Alexander
Feb 06, 2026
What is infinity? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Negin Farsad explore whether we are in a finite universe, the issues with infinity, string theory, and more with theoretical physicist Stephon…
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Return to Venus with David Grinspoon
Feb 03, 2026
Is there life in the Venusian Clouds? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are joined by planetary astrobiologist David Grinspoon to discuss NASA’s return to Venus, our space future, and…
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Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Information Paradox
Jan 27, 2026
What do astrophysicists mean when they talk about “information”? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into questions about the black hole information paradox, moon moons, wormholes…
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What Everyone Knows You Know with Steven Pinker
Jan 23, 2026
What happens when everyone knows what everyone knows? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into human psychology and how recursive common knowledge is the invisible glue holding…
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