Episode
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson: Joe Rogan and the Science of Primitive Man
Overview
An interview with UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan.
Details
- Series
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2018-11-19
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Joe Rogan and the Science of Primitive Man is Episode 2 in Season 5 of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. It aired on 2018-11-19. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 1: Anthony Bourdain
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.
Episode 3: The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg & Bill Prady
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.
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Episode 7: News Anchor Dan Rather
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Episode 8: Author George R.R. Martin
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Episode 9: Actor Anna Deavere Smith
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Episode 10: Actor Jeff Goldblum
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