The BEST episodes of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson season 5
Every episode of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson season 5!
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to "keep looking up." The studio audience portion of the series is filmed in the Cullman Hall of the Universe at the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City — where Tyson serves as the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium.
#2 - Author George R.R. Martin
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/18/2019
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews author George R.R. Martin ("A Game of Thrones").
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Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2018
An interview with UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan.
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#4 - Weird Al Yankovic
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/2/2019
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews parody songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic. Co-host Maysoon Zayid and astrophysicist Charles Liu join to discuss Yankovic's incorporation of science in his parodies, visual versus spoken comedy and being a nerd.
#6 - Journalist Christiane Amanpour
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/16/2019
Neil deGrasse Tyson and war correspondent Christiane Amanpour find order in the chaotic debate over journalistic neutrality. Joining Neil are comic Eugene Mirman, investigative journalist Azmat Khan and conflict journalist Judith Matloff.
#7 - The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg & Bill Prady
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2018
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.
#8 - Actor Jeff Goldblum
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/25/2019
#9 - Director Darren Aronofsky
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/9/2019
Director Darren Aronofsky ("Mother!").
#10 - Anthony Bourdain
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/2018
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.
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#11 - Author Patricia Cornwell
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/2/2019
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews author Patricia Cornwell. Co-host Matt Kirshen and forensic pathologist Rebecca Folkerth join to discuss forensics, and neuroscientist Andrew Newberg adds his expertise on the intersection of mind, body and soul.
#12 - Actor James Marsden
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/25/2019
Actor James Marsden ("Westworld").
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - News Anchor Dan Rather
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/11/2019
#15 - Actor Anna Deavere Smith
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/18/2019
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson and actress Anna Deavere Smith explore the roles of art and science.
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#16 - Bill Nye
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/9/2019
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews science educator Bill Nye. Co-host Chuck Nice and engineer Emily Calandrelli join to discuss science communication, romance and Nye's signature bow tie.