Podcasts

StarTalk: When Science Crashes the Party

Janeane Garofalo joins the show to engage in political warfare, exploring the divide between Democrats and Republicans, and their furious debates over scientifically driven issues that affect our lives. 12.05.2011

StarTalk: Time Lords--The Science of Keeping Time

The Nerdist Chris Hardwick joins us this week for an upbeat discussion of clocks, calendars, and leaps in time. 11.15.2011

StarTalk: Spooky Science

Paranormal investigator Joe Nickell talks to us from beyond our corporeal plane; Mary Roach provides a post-mortem on the history of spiritualism; and Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, devilishly dissects our favorite ghost movies. 10.31.2011

StarTalk: The Big Bang Theory

Neil talks with Bill Prady, co-creator and writer of the hit CBS show, David Saltzberg, professor of physics and astronomy at UCLA and science advisor to the show. From romantic relationships to religion to reflections on relativity, learn about the many ways "The Big Bang Theory" uses science to shine a light on society. 10.24.2011

StarTalk: Spaceward Bound

After sending NASA astronauts into low-Earth orbit for 30 years, the Space Shuttle program is over. Neil talks with the final shuttle crew about how will we now make the great leap into space. 10.10.2011

StarTalk: Live at the Bell House, Part 2

Actor Alan Alda, comedian Eugene Mirman, and more great guests discuss the state of science literacy and take audience questions that explore just how weird and funny science can be. 10.03.2011

StarTalk: Live at the Bell House

Actor Alan Alda, comedian Eugene Mirman, and more great guests engage in a hilarious discussion about aliens, black holes, asteroid Apophis, and the end of the universe. 09.26.2011

StarTalk: The Music of the Spheres

From the physics of sound to the healing power of song, groove to the universal sway of music with guests Moby and Jonathan Coulton. 09.20.2011

StarTalk: 9/11 Memorial

On September 11, 2001, the United States was hit by the biggest terrorist attack in our nation's history. Ten years later, we talk with people from different professions to discuss how the event affected them then and now. 09.11.2011

StarTalk: Making the Fur Fly

Animals have been our companions, co-workers, and food since before the dawn of civilization; more recently, they've also become our lab rats. The president of PETA, argues that, thanks to new techniques, we'll soon be able to eat meat and do science "without the patter of little feet." 08.22.2011

StarTalk: Revolving Around the Sun

Once worshipped as a God, we now know the Sun is one of many similar stars in a relatively quiet region of the galaxy. See the Sun with new eyes as we discuss the many ways this ball of plasma illuminates our past, present and future. 08.15.2011

StarTalk: Through the Wormhole

Morgan Freeman joins the show to discuss his Science Channel program. From the birth of the universe to the end of time, this series addresses some of the most long-lasting and quandaries facing science and philosophy. 08.08.2011

StarTalk: The Physics of Superheroes, the Sequel

Doctor Manhattan of Watchmen can use quantum mechanics. Professor X uses electromagnetism. Doctor Solar has power over the periodic table. Neil and James Kakalios talk about when science goes super. 07.27.2011

StarTalk: NASA and Nichelle Nichols

Through her ground-breaking role as Star Trek's Chief Communications Officer Lt. Uhura, Nichelle Nichols became a passionate advocate to get women and minorities involved in real-world space exploration. 07.18.2011

StarTalk: On the Bridge to Equality

In much of the past, the future was depicted as being a time when there were no people of color?a scary prospect, especially if you happen to be a person of color. And that's why Star Trek's Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols, was such a revelation. 07.12.2011

StarTalk: Making Cents of Money

Bestselling personal finance author and TV host Suze Orman gives us her two cents about investing, the economic meltdown, and the impact of science on the financial world. MIT's Andrew Lo guides us on a non-random walk down Wall Street. 06.28.2011