Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe, with Janna Levin

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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How did the universe get to be this way? On this episode of StarTalk, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical cosmologist, Janna Levin, to help us break down the building blocks of the universe and how it started. Originally Aired March 8, 2021.

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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.
0:10.5	The archives run deep.
0:11.9	If you enjoy this, take a peek at the full catalog on your favorite podcast platform.
0:18.2	There's a lot there to tickle your geek underbelly. Check it out. Welcome to StarTalk.
0:26.8	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. StarTalk begins right now.
0:37.2	This is StarTalk.
0:40.0	Neil deGrasse Tyson here, your personal astrophysicist.
0:43.3	With my co-host, Chuck Knight, Chuck a baby.
0:45.3	Hey, what's happening, Neil?
0:46.9	All right, Chuck, Chuck, you know what today is?
0:49.4	It's a rare thing.
0:50.9	We've got to do this because I think people will want us to do it.
0:53.7	This entire episode is a shameless plug for the very latest Star Talk book
1:02.7	that is just coming out.
1:05.1	And the reason why it's a shame, maybe it's, maybe it's not shameless.
1:09.6	Maybe it's full of shame.
1:10.8	The point is, it's the title of the book is Cosmic Queries.
1:16.4	And this is a Cosmic Queries edition of StarTalk.
1:19.2	The book was inspired by this spinoff of the StarTalk flagship.
1:24.4	And so I just want to celebrate that with all of our fan base and with you. And so I just
1:29.7	thought I just put that out there, Chuck. I love it. So, so there's that. And it's published by
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