Cosmic Queries – Astro-lore with Moiya McTier

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4.6 • 14.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Is it time to update the constellations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen dive into astrophysics, folklore, and our ancient connection to the stars with astrophysicist Moiya McTier, Ph.D.

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0:00.0	Hey, StarTalkins, Neil here.
0:03.1	You're about to listen to an episode specially drawn from our archives to serve your cosmic curiosities.
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0:24.1	Welcome to StarTalk. Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:32.9	StarTalk begins right now. This is StarTalk, Cosmic Queries Edition, ever popular with all of our audiences.
0:44.4	And I got with me my co-host today, Matt Kersh and Matt, welcome back to StarTalk.
0:49.5	Thanks, Neil. Good to see you.
0:50.8	So, Matt, you're a host, Probably Science. I was a one-time guest on there.
0:54.6	Absolutely.
0:55.2	Call me.
0:56.3	I will.
0:57.1	Yeah, I'd love you to come back.
0:58.3	We're still one of our most popular episodes.
1:01.2	Okay.
1:02.3	So today, our topic is like folklore in astrophysics.
1:10.0	It's like, and how do they relate?
1:12.4	And who connects a line between modern or even ancient astrophysics and cultures and folklore?
1:19.0	This is like, there aren't many people who do this.
1:22.1	And when you think about it, you know, the sky was really accessible to everyone at all times forever, right? I mean,
1:32.3	unless it was cloudy, but cave dwellers saw the night sky. So of all the sciences, modern astronomy
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