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Bill Nye explains climate change coverage, science denialism, UFO sightings, and how his "Science Guy" role has evolved

Reliable Sources

CNN

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3.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Fresh off the release of his new podcast, "Science Rules!," Bill Nye unpacks the pressing questions of our day, and how the press is faring in covering them. He talks with Brian Stelter about climate science, dinosaurs, vaccinations, UFOs, and much more.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Bill Nye is still the science guy. He's well known, well loved for his past television shows,

0:09.0

but now he's taking to new mediums to deliver his message,

0:13.2

and he has a very serious message about climate change and deniers.

0:18.7

Welcome to this week's Reliable Sources Podcast.

0:21.6

I'm your host Brian Stelter. This weekly podcast in between our

0:25.6

Sunday television program is a chance to go more in depth with media leaders and

0:30.4

newsmakers and Nye has been one of those newsmakers for decades.

0:36.3

Always outspoken, always able to be funny

0:39.6

while making serious points.

0:41.8

That is certainly what he's been doing lately. He had this

0:44.1

cameo on last week tonight with John Oliver that drew lots of attention and he's out

0:49.4

with a new podcast called Science Rules. So there's lots to talk with Nye about.

0:54.8

Of course climate change is a topic,

0:56.7

but also vaccinations and all the misinformation

1:00.0

that's been spread about vaccines.

1:02.3

And we're also going to get into those new stories

1:05.5

about UFO sightings,

1:07.9

you know, unidentified flying objects spotted by military pilots.

1:13.2

Let's get to it.

1:14.3

Bill, thanks for joining me.

1:16.0

It's so good to be here.

1:17.6

Tell me about the new podcast, Science Rules.

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