StarTalk

Podcast hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Also known as Star Talk Radio · StarTalk Radio

Instance of: podcast show
Website: startalkradio.net

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StarTalk is a podcast on science, comedy, and popular culture hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice, with various other 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, John Oliver, and Kristen Schaal. Guests have included astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actor Morgan Freeman, George Takei, comedian Joan Rivers, Arianna Huffington, YouTuber Sam Denby, 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.

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Started: June 1, 2009
Theme music: Ch-Check It Out
The Sounds of Science
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Immediate cause of: StarTalk
Distribution format: audio podcast
Language: English
Presenter: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Social media followers: 4,780,000(July 14, 2025) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-07-14
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221,008(February 9, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 41712825
4,340,000(February 22, 2025) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-02-22
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3,740,000(October 5, 2024) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
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3,350,000(June 29, 2024) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-06-29
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3,040,000(April 29, 2024) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-04-29
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2,740,000(January 14, 2024) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-14
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2,230,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
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1,730,000(March 18, 2022) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
209,268(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 41712825
1,510,000(July 3, 2021) youtube channel id: UCqoAEDirJPjEUFcF2FklnBA
202,174(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 41712825
Genre: comedy podcast
science podcast
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educational podcast
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Review score: 4.2/5(January 9, 2021) review score by: Podchaser · number of reviews/ratings: 24 user rating
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Country of origin: United States
Episodes: 1,139(September 30, 2026)
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