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Season 4 - Best Episodes Of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Overall Rating: ★ 7.8

Season 4 - Best Episodes Of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

(Overall Rating: ★ 7.8)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 4 episodes of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

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 to "keep looking up."

5 Seasons
76 Episodes
Returning Series
Talk
Best Episodes
S4E3 - Jane Goodall ★ 8.4
S4E1 - Lance Armstrong ★ 7.9
S4E2 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ★ 7.9
Worst Episodes
S4E1 - Lance Armstrong ★ 7.9
S4E2 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ★ 7.9
S4E4 - Katie Couric ★ 7.9
★ 8.4/10 (19 votes)
#1

Jane Goodall

S4:E3

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Jane Goodall and discusses chimpanzee behavior with Chuck Nice and Jill Pruetz.

★ 7.9/10 (21 votes)
#2

Lance Armstrong

S4:E1

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Lance Armstrong and discusses the science of cycling with Scott Adsit, Max Glaskin, and Arthur Caplan.

★ 7.9/10 (17 votes)
#3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

S4:E2

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and discusses the science of basketball with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

★ 7.9/10 (16 votes)
#4

Katie Couric

S4:E4

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Katie Couric and discusses the intersection of science and journalism with Eugene Mirman and Jeff Jarvis.

★ 0.0/10
#5

Kevin Smith

S4:E5

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kevin Smith and discusses science fiction and the science of superheroes with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

★ 0.0/10
#6

SciFi Meets National Defense

S4:E6

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with former head of DARPA Arati Prabhakar.

★ 0.0/10
#7

Katy Perry

S4:E7

★ 0.0/10
#8

Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier

S4:E8

★ 0.0/10
#9

James Cameron

S4:E9

★ 0.0/10
#10

Celestial Navigation

S4:E10

★ 0.0/10
#11

Salman Rushdie

S4:E11

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

★ 0.0/10
#12

Interstellar Space Travel

S4:E12

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

★ 0.0/10
#13

Alan Alda

S4:E13

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

★ 0.0/10
#14

Stephen Colbert

S4:E14

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Stephen Colbert and discusses the intersection of science and comedy with Adam Conover and Sophia McClennen.

★ 0.0/10
#15

True Story of Hidden Figures

S4:E15

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.

★ 0.0/10
#16

Sam Harris and the Science of Belief

S4:E16

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

★ 0.0/10
#17

Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering

S4:E17

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.

★ 0.0/10
#18

Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing

S4:E18

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

★ 0.0/10
#19

Astronaut Scott Kelly

S4:E19

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

★ 0.0/10
#20

Stephen Hawking

S4:E20

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

★ 7.9/10 (21 votes)
#1

Lance Armstrong

S4:E1

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Lance Armstrong and discusses the science of cycling with Scott Adsit, Max Glaskin, and Arthur Caplan.

★ 7.9/10 (17 votes)
#2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

S4:E2

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and discusses the science of basketball with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

★ 7.9/10 (16 votes)
#3

Katie Couric

S4:E4

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Katie Couric and discusses the intersection of science and journalism with Eugene Mirman and Jeff Jarvis.

★ 8.4/10 (19 votes)
#4

Jane Goodall

S4:E3

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Jane Goodall and discusses chimpanzee behavior with Chuck Nice and Jill Pruetz.

★ 7.9/10 (21 votes)

Lance Armstrong

S4:E1

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Lance Armstrong and discusses the science of cycling with Scott Adsit, Max Glaskin, and Arthur Caplan.

★ 7.9/10 (17 votes)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

S4:E2

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and discusses the science of basketball with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

★ 8.4/10 (19 votes)

Jane Goodall

S4:E3

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Jane Goodall and discusses chimpanzee behavior with Chuck Nice and Jill Pruetz.

★ 7.9/10 (16 votes)

Katie Couric

S4:E4

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Katie Couric and discusses the intersection of science and journalism with Eugene Mirman and Jeff Jarvis.

★ 0.0/10

Kevin Smith

S4:E5

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kevin Smith and discusses science fiction and the science of superheroes with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

★ 0.0/10

SciFi Meets National Defense

S4:E6

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with former head of DARPA Arati Prabhakar.

★ 0.0/10

Katy Perry

S4:E7

★ 0.0/10

Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier

S4:E8

★ 0.0/10

James Cameron

S4:E9

★ 0.0/10

Celestial Navigation

S4:E10

★ 0.0/10

Salman Rushdie

S4:E11

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

★ 0.0/10

Interstellar Space Travel

S4:E12

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

★ 0.0/10

Alan Alda

S4:E13

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

★ 0.0/10

Stephen Colbert

S4:E14

Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Stephen Colbert and discusses the intersection of science and comedy with Adam Conover and Sophia McClennen.

★ 0.0/10

True Story of Hidden Figures

S4:E15

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.

★ 0.0/10

Sam Harris and the Science of Belief

S4:E16

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

★ 0.0/10

Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering

S4:E17

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.

★ 0.0/10

Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing

S4:E18

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

★ 0.0/10

Astronaut Scott Kelly

S4:E19

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

★ 0.0/10

Stephen Hawking

S4:E20

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

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
4 ★ 8.0 4
★ 8.4 Jane Goodall
★ 7.9 Lance Armstrong
1 ★ 7.9 10
★ 8.5 Richard Dawkins
★ 7.5 Dan Savage
2 ★ 7.5 5
★ 7.6 Seth MacFarlane
★ 7.3 Penn and Teller
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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