Cosmic Queries – The Deep

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⏱️ 47 minutes

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Why are we here? Who are we? What is the meaning of life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on a range of topics that stem from the deepest thoughts, ideas, and feelings we share about our place in the universe. Originally Aired September 27, 2019.

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0:00.0	Hey, StarTalkians, Neil here.
0:03.1	You're about to listen to an episode specially drawn from our archives to serve your cosmic curiosities.
0:10.7	Check it out.
0:13.3	Welcome to StarTalk.
0:15.9	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:21.6	StarTalk begins right now.
0:27.1	Today, it's Cosmic Queries.
0:29.4	That's one of our favorite forms of this show.
0:32.6	Ed by and I love it.
0:34.2	Ed by I love it.
0:35.3	Everybody loves it.
0:35.3	Everybody love it.
0:35.7	Everybody love it.
0:35.8	And we are, in fact, educated people.
0:42.2	My mom is spinning in a grave right now.
0:46.6	So, but this is a cosmic queries of a topic we've never solicited.
0:51.4	No, we have not.
0:52.4	Yeah.
0:52.9	And the topic is the deep, deep space, deep thoughts. Deep questions. Well, Chuck, you got to give it in your deepest voice. Okay, here we go. And by the way, we did this once. Yes, we did. And I think I, I think I beat you by half a tone or something. Yeah. Just bear it. Let me hear it. Here we go. Deep thoughts. Deep thoughts. Yeah, you got me already, yeah. See, I got to drink scotch the night before. And smoke a cigar. Yeah, I got a smoking cigar and drinks a and alcohol just fix that right up. But then it becomes like a deep boy's and like somewhat Harvey Firestein.
1:31.4	Oh, Raspi.
1:32.2	Yeah, it becomes Raspian.
1:33.4	Deep thoughts.
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