StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Season 4
201720 episodes
Episode 1
Lance Armstrong
Oct 1, 20171h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Lance Armstrong and discusses the science of cycling with Scott Adsit, Max Glaskin, and Arthur Caplan.
Episode 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Oct 8, 20171h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and discusses the science of basketball with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.
Episode 3
Jane Goodall
Oct 15, 20171h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Jane Goodall and discusses chimpanzee behavior with Chuck Nice and Jill Pruetz.
Episode 4
Katie Couric
Oct 22, 20171h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Katie Couric and discusses the intersection of science and journalism with Eugene Mirman and Jeff Jarvis.
Episode 5
Kevin Smith
Oct 29, 20171h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kevin Smith and discusses science fiction and the science of superheroes with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.
Episode 6
SciFi Meets National Defense
Nov 5, 20171h
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with former head of DARPA Arati Prabhakar.
Episode 7
Katy Perry
Nov 12, 20171h
Episode 8
Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier
Nov 19, 20171h
Episode 9
James Cameron
Nov 26, 20171h
Episode 10
Celestial Navigation
Dec 3, 20171h
Episode 11
Salman Rushdie
Dec 10, 20171h
Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Salman Rushdie and explores the science of storytelling with comedian Eugene Mirman and literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall.
Episode 12
Interstellar Space Travel
Dec 17, 20171h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Mae Jemison and discusses the challenges of interstellar travel with Godfrey and Lawrence Krauss.
Episode 13
Alan Alda
Jan 7, 20181h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Alan Alda and discusses science communication with Matt Kirshen and Heather Berlin.
Episode 14
Stephen Colbert
Jan 14, 20181h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Stephen Colbert and discusses the intersection of science and comedy with Adam Conover and Sophia McClennen.
Episode 15
True Story of Hidden Figures
Jan 21, 20181h
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.
Episode 16
Sam Harris and the Science of Belief
Jan 28, 20181h
Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews neuroscientist Sam Harris, and discusses everything from free will to religion with Godfrey and Andrew Newberg.
Episode 17
Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering
Feb 4, 20181h
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.
Episode 18
Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing
Feb 18, 20181h
Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with surfer Kelly Slater, then discusses the science of surfing with Chuck Nice and William Finnegan.
Episode 19
Astronaut Scott Kelly
Feb 25, 20181h
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with astronaut Scott Kelly.
Episode 20
Stephen Hawking
Mar 4, 20181h
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.