Seasons & episodes

S4 · E9James Cameron 2017-11-26 · 60 min＋

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S4 · E10Celestial Navigation 2017-12-03 · 60 min＋

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S4 · E11Salman Rushdie 2017-12-10 · 60 min＋

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

S4 · E12Interstellar Space Travel 2017-12-17 · 60 min＋

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

S4 · E13Alan Alda 2018-01-07 · 60 min＋

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

S4 · E14Stephen Colbert 2018-01-14 · 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.

S4 · E15True Story of Hidden Figures 2018-01-21 · 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.

S4 · E16Sam Harris and the Science of Belief 2018-01-28 · 60 min＋

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

S4 · E17Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering 2018-02-04 · 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.

S4 · E18Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing 2018-02-18 · 60 min＋

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

S4 · E19Astronaut Scott Kelly 2018-02-25 · 60 min＋

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

S4 · E20Stephen Hawking 2018-03-04 · 60 min＋

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

S5 · E1Anthony Bourdain 2018-11-12 · 60 min＋

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews chef Anthony Bourdain; Sasheer Zamata, Guy Crosby and Yvette d'Entremont discuss the science of food as it relates to taste, cooking and climate change; Natalia Reagan tries one of the hottest sauces in the world.

S5 · E2Joe Rogan and the Science of Primitive Man 2018-11-19 · 60 min＋

An interview with UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan.

S5 · E3The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg & Bill Prady 2018-11-26 · 60 min＋

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews actor Simon Helberg and co-creator Bill Prady ("The Big Bang Theory"); comic Chuck Nice, astrophysicist Charles Liu and theoretical physicist Janna Levin discuss the portrayal of scientists in pop culture.

S5 · E4US Space Command 2019-04-04 · 60 min＋

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his tour of the remote Thule Air Base in Greenland, then tackles the science of defense with comedian co-host Chuck Nice and space security expert Laura Grego.

S5 · E5Vice President Al Gore 2019-04-04 · 60 min＋

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with former Vice President Al Gore, then discusses environmental science with Chuck Nice and Andrew Revkin.

S5 · E6Actor Jack Black 2019-04-11 · 60 min＋

Neil DeGrasse Tyson blows the mind of actor and musician Jack Black in a conversation about the size of our Universe.

S5 · E7News Anchor Dan Rather 2019-04-11 · 60 min＋

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with iconic reporter and former CBS news anchor, Dan Rather.

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with “Game of Thrones” author, George R.R. Martin.

Together, host Neil deGrasse Tyson and actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith explore the complex roles that art and science play in inspiring societal change.

Neil deGrasse Tyson and geek icon Jeff Goldblum meet for a curiosity-packed conversation.

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson analyzes humans’ hopes and fears about AI with actor James Marsden.

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with parody songwriter Weird Al.