StarTalk (podcast)
StarTalk Radio | |
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | Neil deGrasse Tyson |
Genre | Popular science, comedy |
Production | |
Production | Curved Light Productions |
Theme music composed by | Roy Harter |
No. of seasons | 13 (as of July 2022[update]) |
No. of episodes | 767 (as of 12 July 2022[update]) |
Publication | |
Original release | June 1, 2009 |
Related | |
Adaptations | StarTalk (American talk show) |
Website | startalkradio |
StarTalk is a
In May 2014, Rolling Stone ranked StarTalk at number 13 on its list of "The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now".[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
StarTalk is partially funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.[6]
As an homage to Jack Horkheimer, an astronomer who hosted the weekly television show Star Gazers on PBS, Tyson frequently ends his podcast with Horkheimer's trademark sign-off "Keep looking up!"[7]
Television series
In January 2015, the
As of February 4, 2016, audio recordings of all twenty TV episodes have subsequently aired as podcast episodes.
See also
References
- ^ "About Us". StarTalk Radio Show with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Curved Light Productions.
- ^ "StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson".
- ^ "Listen Up: The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now". Rolling Stone. May 8, 2014.
- ^ BREAKING NEWS: StarTalk Radio Announces New Spin-Off Show: StarTalk All-Stars
- ^ Welcome to Playing with Science
- ^ "Project Details: StarTalk Radio Show". Informal Science. National Science Foundation.
- ^ Tyson, Neil deGrasse (11 June 2015). "Reddit AMA 11 June 2015". Reddit. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Berenson, Tessa (January 8, 2015). "Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Getting His Own Talk Show". Time. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Breaking News: StarTalk TV Season 2 Premiere Announcement