StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson: Season 4

Air Date

October 1, 2017

Episodes

20 episodes

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Season 4

Episodes

Lance Armstrong

1. Lance Armstrong

October 1, 2017
60 min

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

October 8, 2017
60 min

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

Jane Goodall

3. Jane Goodall

October 15, 2017
60 min

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

Katie Couric

4. Katie Couric

October 22, 2017
60 min

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

Kevin Smith

5. Kevin Smith

October 29, 2017
60 min

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

SciFi Meets National Defense

6. SciFi Meets National Defense

November 5, 2017
60 min

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

Katy Perry

7. Katy Perry

November 12, 2017
60 min
Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier

8. Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier

November 19, 2017
60 min
James Cameron

9. James Cameron

November 26, 2017
60 min
Celestial Navigation

10. Celestial Navigation

December 3, 2017
60 min
Salman Rushdie

11. Salman Rushdie

December 10, 2017
60 min

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

Interstellar Space Travel

12. Interstellar Space Travel

December 17, 2017
60 min

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

Alan Alda

13. Alan Alda

January 7, 2018
60 min

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

Stephen Colbert

14. Stephen Colbert

January 14, 2018
60 min

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

True Story of Hidden Figures

15. True Story of Hidden Figures

January 21, 2018
60 min

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.

Sam Harris and the Science of Belief

16. Sam Harris and the Science of Belief

January 28, 2018
60 min

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

Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering

17. Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering

February 4, 2018
60 min

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.

Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing

18. Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing

February 18, 2018
60 min

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with surfer Kelly Slater, then discusses the science of surfing with Chuck Nice and William Finnegan.

Astronaut Scott Kelly

19. Astronaut Scott Kelly

February 25, 2018
60 min

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with astronaut Scott Kelly.

Stephen Hawking

20. Stephen Hawking

March 4, 2018
60 min

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.