StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)

Season 4

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."

Released April 20, 2015 Episode 60 min 10+

Genres: Talk, Talk Show

Keywords: tmdb.talk-show, tmdb.physics, tmdb.space, tmdb.cosmos, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.non-fiction, awards.emmy-award-nominated

Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Network: National Geographic

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

7.9

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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Director

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self - Host

George Takei
Self

Christopher Nolan
Self

Dan Savage
Self

Arianna Huffington
Self

Richard Dawkins
Self

Chris Hadfield
Self

Biz Stone
Self

S4E1 - Lance Armstrong

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

Oct. 1, 2017, midnight

S4E2 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Oct. 8, 2017, midnight

S4E3 - Jane Goodall

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

Oct. 15, 2017, midnight

S4E4 - Katie Couric

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

Oct. 22, 2017, midnight

S4E5 - Kevin Smith

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

Oct. 29, 2017, midnight

S4E6 - SciFi Meets National Defense

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

Nov. 5, 2017, midnight

S4E7 - Katy Perry

None

Nov. 12, 2017, midnight

S4E8 - Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier

None

Nov. 19, 2017, midnight

S4E9 - James Cameron

None

Nov. 26, 2017, midnight

S4E10 - Celestial Navigation

None

Dec. 3, 2017, midnight

S4E11 - Salman Rushdie

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

Dec. 10, 2017, midnight

S4E12 - Interstellar Space Travel

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

Dec. 17, 2017, midnight

S4E13 - Alan Alda

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

Jan. 7, 2018, midnight

S4E14 - Stephen Colbert

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

Jan. 14, 2018, midnight

S4E15 - True Story of Hidden Figures

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.

Jan. 21, 2018, midnight

S4E16 - Sam Harris and the Science of Belief

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

Jan. 28, 2018, midnight

S4E17 - Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering

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.

Feb. 4, 2018, midnight