StarTalk Radio
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Is this your podcast?Neil deGrasse Tyson is a renowned astrophysicist and the Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, celebrated for his ability to make complex scientific concepts accessible to the public. He is known for his engaging personality …
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Audience Interest
- science enthusiasts
- pop culture fans
Podcast Focus
- science and pop culture
- comedy and education
Publishing Consistency
- 1000 episodes produced
- active for 12 years
Platform Reach
- available on SiriusXM Podcasts+
- Apple Podcasts
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 49 chart positions in 49 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · Science#31M to 3M
- 🇺🇸US · Science#41M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Science#6300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · Science#7300K to 1M
- 🇩🇪DE · Science#48100K to 300K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.5M to 4.7M🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
5.1M to 16M🇨🇦19%🇺🇸19%🇦🇺6%+46 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
2.0M to 6.2M695K real followers tracked across platforms
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Recent episodes
Conquering Fear with Alex Honnold
Jun 12, 2026
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Quasar Quirks & Sky Surveys with Matt O’Dowd
Jun 9, 2026
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Physics & Philosophy with Sean Carroll
Jun 5, 2026
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Cosmic Queries – LIGO, Light, & Lycanthropy
Jun 2, 2026
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The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
May 29, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/12/26 | Conquering Fear with Alex Honnold | Is the fear of heights innate or learned? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O'Reilly explore taking risks, the neuroscience of fear, and how to overcome it with freestyle rock climber and subject of the film Free Solo, Alex Honnold, and neuroscientist Heather Berlin. | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | Quasar Quirks & Sky Surveys with Matt O’Dowd | Did the Milky Way used to be a quasar? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore quasars, the high energy universe, and the movie we’re making of the night’s sky with astrophysicist & host of PBS Space Time, Matt O’Dowd. | — | ||||||
| 6/5/26 | Physics & Philosophy with Sean Carroll | Why is the past different from the future? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the universe’s deepest questions like why is there anything, how we know we are in the real present, if there could be a unified theory of physics and more with theoretical physicist Sean Carroll. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | Cosmic Queries – LIGO, Light, & Lycanthropy | Are all galaxies redshifting away? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Negin Farsad tackle a grab bag of fan questions covering cosmic infrastructure, redshift, werewolves, gravitational waves, and the nature of time itself. | — | ||||||
| 5/29/26 | The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw | Can we put the data centers in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly map out the future of human habitation, research, and industry in low Earth orbit with Ariel Ekblaw, founder and CEO of the Aurelia Institute. | — | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | Cosmic Queries – From Wine to Wormholes | What would happen to Earth if Jupiter stopped rotating? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer a grab bag of fan questions about the challenges with space telescopes, the nature of AI, and whether aliens are funny. | — | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | Cosmic Queries – Scars in Spacetime | Can we influence the strong nuclear force? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio answer grab bag questions about sci-fi laser guns, the Roche Limit, how we interact with the fundamental forces, and more! | — | ||||||
| 5/15/26 | Fixing the Internet with Jaron Lanier | Is the internet too far gone or can we still fix it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, and co-hosts Negin Farsad and Gary O’Reilly, sit down with Jaron Lanier, Microsoft scientist, and father of virtual reality, to diagnose what went wrong with the web, how it’s changed with AI, and ideas for a new path back. | — | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | Things You Thought You Knew – Is Everything Light? | How bright is the Earth from the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice have fun with the sun’s reflectivity, discuss light pollution, and explore the electromagnetic light spectrum: how does sunscreen work? | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | Cosmic Queries – Starquakes with Conny Aerts✨ | starquakeasteroseismology+3 | Conny Aerts | StarTalk Radio | — | starquakeasteroseismology+4 | — | 52m 53s | |
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| 5/5/26 | How Did Life Begin? with Betül Kaçar✨ | origins of lifeastrobiology+3 | Betül Kaçar | StarTalk Radio | — | life originsastrobiology+3 | — | 1h 04m 47s | |
| 5/1/26 | Homesteading on the Moon with Kevin Espiritu✨ | homesteadingmoon+3 | Kevin Espiritu | Epic Gardening | — | moon farmingsustainable agriculture+3 | — | 1h 08m 35s | |
| 4/28/26 | Cosmic Queries – Take Me To Your Leader✨ | alien encountersnear-light-speed travel+3 | Paul MecurioCharles Liu | The Three Body Problem | — | alienleader+5 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 4/21/26 | Cosmic Queries – Total Darkness✨ | galaxiesgravity+3 | Chuck Nice | — | — | galaxiessuperstructure+3 | — | 53m 43s | |
| 4/17/26 | Busting Nutrition Myths with Jessica Knurick✨ | nutrition mythshealth misinformation+3 | Jessica Knurick | PhD | — | nutritionmyths+4 | — | 55m 43s | |
| 4/14/26 | Secrets of Asteroid Bennu with Harold Connolly Jr.✨ | asteroidsorigins of life+3 | Harold Connolly Jr. | OSIRIS-REx | asteroid Bennu | asteroid Bennulife origins+3 | — | 1h 13m 26s | |
| 4/10/26 | Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe, with Janna Levin✨ | origins of the universetheoretical cosmology+1 | Janna Levin | — | — | universecosmology+5 | — | 49m 14s | |
| 4/7/26 | Project Hail Mary with Andy Weir✨ | alien lifeformsscience fiction+3 | Andy Weir | Project Hail Mary | — | alien lifeformsun+3 | — | 40m 52s | |
| 4/3/26 | Told You So! with Matt Kaplan✨ | scientific truthhistory of science+3 | Matt Kaplan | scienceeducation | — | scientiststruth+5 | — | 1h 12m 17s | |
| 3/31/26 | Exploring Hidden Dimensions with Brian Greene✨ | Many-Worlds Interpretationmultiverse+3 | Brian Greene | StarTalk Radio | — | universelaws of physics+3 | — | 1h 57m 01s | |
| 3/24/26 | Things You Thought You Knew – Sonic BOOM!✨ | sonic boomwind+2 | Chuck Nice | — | — | sonic boomwind+3 | — | 40m 28s | |
| 3/20/26 | Our Burning Questions – Simulation Debate✨ | computer simulationartificial intelligence+3 | Chuck NiceGary O’Reilly | — | — | simulationartificial intelligence+3 | — | 1h 03m 50s | |
| 3/17/26 | Dark Universe Decoded with Katherine Freese | What are the main candidates for dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Katherine Freese to tackle fan questions about dark matter, dark energy, and the dark universe at large. | — | ||||||
| 3/13/26 | True Crime & Forensic Pathology with Patricia Cornwell & Dr. Jonathan Hayes | How can you get away with murder? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore forensic pathology, autopsies, and crime scene science with medical examiner and author Jonathan Hayes, featuring an interview with crime writer and author of Autopsy, Patricia Cornwell. Originally aired January 11, 2022. | — | ||||||
| 3/10/26 | Cosmic Queries – Gravitons & Hyperspeed | What if we took Earth… and pushed it somewhere else? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag fan questions about gravitons, hyperspeed, saving the sun, and more! | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
49 placements across 49 markets.
Chart Positions
49 placements across 49 markets.