StarTalk (U.S. talk show)

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StarTalk
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Genre Talk show
Presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes72 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network National Geographic
Picture format 16:9 HDTV
Original releaseApril 20, 2015 –
present
External links
Website

StarTalk is an American talk show hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that airs weekly on National Geographic. StarTalk is a spin-off of the podcast of the same name, in which Tyson discusses scientific topics through one-on-one interviews and panel discussions. Space.com called it the "first-ever science-themed late-night talk show." [1] The series premiered on April 20, 2015. [2]

Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003.

In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, film, or any narrative work, derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work.

<i>StarTalk</i> (podcast) podcast hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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.

Contents

Format

The format of the show broadly follows the format of the podcast. This consists of a pre-taped discussion between Tyson and the guest of the week, which is shown in segments interspersed with the segments filmed in front of the live audience. Those segments consist of a discussion between Tyson, a specialist related to the guest's area of expertise, and a comedian (most commonly Chuck Nice or Eugene Mirman or Maeve Higgins). Near the end of the episode, a short taped segment of Bill Nye, giving his view of the episode's topic, is often aired.

Chuck Nice American comedian

Chuck Nice is an American stand up comic and radio personality from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he started his career leading the karaoke room atop new-wave dance club The Bank.

Eugene Mirman Russian-born American comedian

Eugene Boris Mirman is a Russian-American comedian and writer known for playing Yvgeny Mirminsky on Delocated and Gene Belcher on the animated comedy Bob's Burgers.

Maeve Higgins Irish comedian

Maeve Anna Higgins is an Irish comedian from Cobh, County Cork, currently based in New York. She was a principal actor/writer of the RTÉ production Naked Camera, as well as for her own show Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles. Her book of essays We Have A Good Time, Don't We? was published by Hachette in 2012. She wrote for The Irish Times and produces radio documentaries. She previously appeared on The Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM.

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

No.Guest(s)Original air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1
 George Takei April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20)N/A
2
 Christopher Nolan April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)0.138 [3]
3
 Dan Savage May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)N/A
4
 Arianna Huffington May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11)0.151 [4]
5
 Richard Dawkins May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)N/A
6
 Jimmy Carter May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25)N/A
7
 Chris Hadfield June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)N/A
8
 Biz Stone June 8, 2015 (2015-06-08)N/A
9
 Charles Bolden June 15, 2015 (2015-06-15)N/A
10
 Norman Lear June 22, 2015 (2015-06-22)N/A

Season 2 (2015–16)

No.GuestsOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11
 Bill Clinton October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)0.219 [5]
12
 Larry Wilmore November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01)N/A
13
 Seth MacFarlane November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)N/A
14
 Penn & Teller November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)N/A
15
 Susan Sarandon November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)N/A
16
 David Byrne December 6, 2015 (2015-12-06)N/A
17
 Bas Lansdorp (Mars One)December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)0.167 [6]
18
 David Crosby December 20, 2015 (2015-12-20)0.138 [7]
19
 Brian Cox December 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)0.180 [8]
20
 Gina McCarthy January 3, 2016 (2016-01-03)0.156 [9]

Season 3 (2016–17)

No.GuestsOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
21
 Whoopi Goldberg September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)N/A
22
 Mayim Bialik September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)N/A
23
 Philippe Petit October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)N/A
24
 Christopher Lloyd and Michelle Gomez October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)N/A
25
 Brian Greene October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)0.117 [10]
26
 Robert Kirkman October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)N/A
27
 Jeremy Irons November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)N/A
28
 Andy Weir November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)0.241 [11]
29
 Ben Stiller November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)N/A
30
 Buzz Aldrin November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)N/A
31
 Terry Crews December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)N/A
32
 Jay Leno December 12, 2016 (2016-12-12)N/A
33
 William Shatner December 19, 2016 (2016-12-19)0.186 [12]
34
 Ash Carter December 26, 2016 (2016-12-26)0.209 [13]
35
 Hope Solo January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)N/A
36
 Jill Tarter January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09)N/A
37
 Kathryn D. Sullivan January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)N/A
38
 Isaac Hempstead Wright January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)N/A
39
 Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)N/A
40
 Bill Maher February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)N/A

Season 4 (2017–18)

No.GuestsOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
41
 Lance Armstrong October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)N/A
42
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08)N/A
43
 Jane Goodall October 15, 2017 (2017-10-15)N/A
44
 Katie Couric October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)N/A
45
 Kevin Smith October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)N/A
46
 Arati Prabhakar November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)N/A
47
 Katy Perry November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)N/A
48
 Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau and Adrian Grenier November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)N/A
49
 James Cameron November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)N/A
50
 Nainoa Thompson December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)N/A
51
 Salman Rushdie December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)N/A
52
 Mae Jemison December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)N/A
53
 Alan Alda January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)N/A
54
 Stephen Colbert January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)N/A
55
 Margot Lee Shetterly and Janelle Monáe January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)N/A
56
 Sam Harris January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)N/A
57
 Frank Oz February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)N/A
58
 Kelly Slater February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)N/A
59
 Scott Kelly February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)N/A
60
 Stephen Hawking March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)N/A

Season 5 (2018–19)

No.GuestsOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
61
 Anthony Bourdain November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12)N/A
62
 Joe Rogan November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19)N/A
63
 Simon Helberg and Bill Prady November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)N/A
64
 United States Space Command April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)N/A
65
Vice President Al Gore April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)N/A
66
 Jack Black April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)N/A
67
 Dan Rather April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)N/A
68
 George R.R. Martin April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)N/A
69
 Anna Deavere Smith April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)N/A
70
 Jeff Goldblum April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)N/A
71
 James Marsden April 26, 2019 (2019-04-26)N/A
72
 Weird Al Yankovic May 2, 2019 (2019-05-02)N/A

Broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on National Geographic Channel on April 27, 2015. [14]

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

On August 27, 2015, 20th Century Fox released a viral video advertisement for the movie The Martian , taking the form of a special episode of StarTalk, with Tyson discussing the fictional Ares 3 mission from the film. [15]

20th Century Fox American film studio

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is an American film studio that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is located on the Fox lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles.

<i>The Martian</i> (film) 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott

The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon adapted from the novel of the same name by Andy Weir. The film depicts an astronaut's lone struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind, and efforts to rescue him, and bring him home to Earth. It also stars Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Donald Glover, Aksel Hennie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

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