Hosted by | Neil deGrasse Tyson |
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Produced by | Curved Light Productions |
Original release | June 1, 2009 | – present
No. of series | 8 (as of June 2017[update]) |
No. of episodes | 115 (as of 7 September 2014[update]) |
Opening theme | "Ch-Check It Out" by The Beastie Boys |
Ending theme | "The Sounds of Science" by The Beastie Boys |
Website | startalkradio.net |
Podcast |
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ |
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/
startalk/id325404506
StarTalk is a podcast on space, science, and popular culture hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, with various comic and celebrity co-hosts and frequent guests from the worlds of science and entertainment. Past co-hosts have included Colin Jost, Lynne Koplitz, Leighann Lord, Eugene Mirman, Chuck Nice, John Oliver, and Kristen Schaal. Guests have included astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actor Morgan Freeman, George Takei, comedian Joan Rivers, Arianna Huffington, Richard Dawkins and writer Mary Roach. StarTalk has a segment called Cosmic Queries, in which listeners send in questions about the universe to be answered on the show.
In May 2014, Rolling Stone ranked StarTalk at number 13 on its list of "The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now".
On February 29, 2016, it was announced that there would be a spinoff podcast, StarTalk All-Stars, whose rotating hosts will be former StarTalk guests. In addition, the regular StarTalk comedy co-hosts will appear.
Starting on February 1, 2017, a second spinoff, Playing with Science, was launched to discuss the science of sports. It is hosted by Gary O'Reilly and frequent StarTalk co-host Chuck Nice.
StarTalk is partially funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.